If possible, you want to learn HOW to move the cue ball in any direction,
before worrying about WHERE you should move it.
Sort of like: it's not useful to know the best route to get to Madison, WI... if I don't know how to drive yet.
So, right now you cannot draw easily.
I have what I consider the best draw-learning trick of all time. I'm surprised it hasn't caught on more.
1. Set up a straight in shot into the corner or side pocket.
Try a distance you're uncomfortable with (like 2 diamonds between cue ball and object ball).
2. Chalk the crap out of your cue (good habit anyway on all draw shots).
3. Replace the cue ball with the 9 ball. Rotate the 9 so that the numbers are on the shot line
and set up the yellow stripe so that it's perfectly level with the table.
4. Line up with a level cue to hit the bottom of the white circle around the number 9.
See this pic:
5. Keep the cue DEAD LEVEL and stroke straight through that spot.
Hit firm but you don't have to strain. If you hit the sweet spot, you will
get maximum draw with minimum speed and effort.
To get the cue level you might need to flatten out your bridge hand a lot.
If you have trouble with this, try shooting with an open bridge... just for learning purposes.
Later on you can figure out how to get it that low with a closed bridge, if you want.
99% of the time, players do not hit low enough.
In fact, not only do they start out aiming too high, but they don't hit where they aim...
they try to force the shot and by "muscling" it. Their tip rises up at the end of their stroke.
Then you end up hitting higher than than where you were aiming.
Many times I'v heard people SWEAR they hit low, but in reality their tip hit center ball, or even above.
So what we've done by heavily chalking in step 2 is given you a way to see where your tip hit.
After the shot, lift up the 9 ball. Look for the blue chalk mark your tip made. Is it at the bottom
of the circle? If you hit firmly, but got no draw, I guarantee it wasn't.
So, pick up the 9 ball, wipe off that chalk mark, and try again (chalking the cue heavily every time).
Keep trying until you hit that sweet spot at the bottom of the circle.
Even coming
close will get good draw.
Remember also to keep that cue level. One trick to help with this is to lower your back hand
until you feel the cue bump the rail. Then go ahead and bring it up just an inch or two
so you can swing the cue without smacking your back hand into the rail.