long straight ins

Here is a drill I was taught.

Here is a drill that I was taught a long while back and has helped me A LOT. Start off with the 4 balls (you can use any numbered balls I just used 1-4) set up 1 diamond in on the short rail and two diamonds up on the long rail. Shoot each shot - if you miss one of the four you start over until you make all four in a row. After I make it once I make it two more times in a row. If I miss I start over. When you first start shooting them it doesn't matter where the cue ball ends up. Once you complete this drill 3 times in a row then do the same drill but using a stop shot. Complete that drill and then try a litte draw and then a little follow. I don't do this drill as often as I should but I just started using again recently and I have much more confidence in my straight shots. You can also use this drill at different lenghts.

CueTable Help

 
poolfoole said:
Any stroke problems you have with straight in shots will carry over to all other shots.

Here's an excellent drill you can do to access your stroke and identify and fix just about any problems that you have. It's a progressive stop shot drill shot the same way on both sides of the table. Start off on 1 side of the table. Shoot the 1 ball, and bring your cue ball to a dead stop. When you consistently shoot this shot good, shoot a stop shot on the 2 ball. Keep progressing until you can bring the cue to a dead stop on the 4 ball. Repeat the same thing on the other side of the table with the 5 through 8. It's important to do this drill on both sides of the table, because certain problems will predominately show up shooting on 1 side of the table or the other. Also, the more speed you use, the more flaws in your stroke will be magnified.

At any point, if your cue ball does anything other than come to a dead stop, there's something wrong with your stroke. You can accurately identify what went wrong and where it went wrong with this drill. It's a terrific drill for developing an accurate, repeatable stroke.

CueTable Help

Click to expand...
This is also an excellent drill that I was taught by BigCat :)

BVal
 
poolfoole said:
Any stroke problems you have with straight in shots will carry over to all other shots.

Here's an excellent drill you can do to access your stroke and identify and fix just about any problems that you have. It's a progressive stop shot drill shot the same way on both sides of the table. Start off on 1 side of the table. Shoot the 1 ball, and bring your cue ball to a dead stop. When you consistently shoot this shot good, shoot a stop shot on the 2 ball. Keep progressing until you can bring the cue to a dead stop on the 4 ball. Repeat the same thing on the other side of the table with the 5 through 8. It's important to do this drill on both sides of the table, because certain problems will predominately show up shooting on 1 side of the table or the other. Also, the more speed you use, the more flaws in your stroke will be magnified.

At any point, if your cue ball does anything other than come to a dead stop, there's something wrong with your stroke. You can accurately identify what went wrong and where it went wrong with this drill. It's a terrific drill for developing an accurate, repeatable stroke.

CueTable Help

Click to expand...

THIS!!
This is the first thing I teach anyone who is wanting to learn to play pool as far as cue ball control. It does both stop shot control, and straight ins. Wonderful drill.

Also, you don't need to do it all that much. 5 or 10 shots a day and you're done. You'll be shooting straight in shots in under a week with a very high %. Do this before you start to play, and just before you pack things up.

I can't recommend this enough.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top