Mother Drills?

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I keep seeing people in this section referring to mother drills as a form or source of practice. Can someone elaborate more on these, is there a book that these are referencing? I'm fairly new to the game and am looking for a good, well-rounded practice routine. I work actively on my stroke at the beginning of every session and it seems to be helping substantially, but again, am I missing something with these "mother drills"?

Cheers,

-Tyler
 
You are missing a ton with mother drills. I experienced my first time with mother drills last night. Ill let the pros tell you about them. You will love them.....I promise.
 
The Mother Drills are used by the instructors associated with Randy G's SPF group.

It is not the drills that are unique but the process that you learn to use them, and evaluation of the feedback you get from them.
 
So these are drills that are taught directly by instructors, in person? If so i'm guessing that I should post a follow-up thread to see if anyone in my area is part of the SPT group can offer instruction.
 
kaffeineman said:
So these are drills that are taught directly by instructors, in person? If so i'm guessing that I should post a follow-up thread to see if anyone in my area is part of the SPT group can offer instruction.
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You looking for pool instruction or motor oil?
 
kaffeineman said:
I keep seeing people in this section referring to mother drills as a form or source of practice. Can someone elaborate more on these, is there a book that these are referencing? I'm fairly new to the game and am looking for a good, well-rounded practice routine. I work actively on my stroke at the beginning of every session and it seems to be helping substantially, but again, am I missing something with these "mother drills"?

Cheers,

-Tyler
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Try the third article in http://www.sfbilliards.com/articles/2010.pdf for some basic drills. For lots of other drills, see the rest of those articles at http://www.sfbilliards.com/articles/BD_articles.html
For other drill resources, visit the Billiard University site at http://billiarduniversity.org/ and Dr. Dave's other on-line resources, including drills, at http://billiards.colostate.edu/

While time with a good instructor is much better for your game than time reading on-line, there are lots of things you can do for your game before you get to the one-on-one time.

Good luck with your game.
 
Agree with above...

Don't get too hung up on the mother drills. If you ever take a lesson from a PBIA instructor, they will typically demonstrate and prescribe the mother drills to help you refine and ingrain your personal stroking template, speed control, etc.

As Bob said, there are a number of other drills out there that you can use to help diagnose and improve your stroke. That being said, if you feel yourself getting in a rut and aren't improving then some one on one time might help you along your way.

And Fran, love the sense of humor... :)

Scott
 
kaffeineman said:
If i was looking for motor oil I would post "WTB: 5 quarts of Mobil 1".... not sure where you are going with this....
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SPT is a brand of motor oil. SPF is a brand of pool instruction. I was just having some fun with your typo.
 
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SeanChamp said:
Now that's funny! He had a typo, and you had a dyslexic moment!

STP motor oil.
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No, not dyslexic. Just stupid. I thought SPT was the name of the motor oil company. I guess you now know how many times I've bought motor oil.
 
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Not true Scott. Not all PBIA instructors teach SPF. ALL SPF instructors are PBIA.

To the OP...For SPF instruction in your part of the country, seek out Mark Avalon or Brad Hornshaw (www.playbetterbilliards.com).

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

scottjen26 said:
Agree with above...

Don't get too hung up on the mother drills. If you ever take a lesson from a PBIA instructor, they will typically demonstrate and prescribe the mother drills to help you refine and ingrain your personal stroking template, speed control, etc.

Scott
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Interesting - I guess I thought you went through the BCA / now PBIA certification process, and part of that was learning how to teach the standard SPF methods, curriculum, etc. My bad...
Scott
 
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