Practice routines

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Hey guys. I love this game. Recently I matched up with SVB at the fourbbears tourney in minot...Shane is excellent and I was clearly outclassed...I'm a great player but I know I can play at much higher levels.

My question to you guys is ...what are your practice routines that got you to the highest levels...what did the pros so to get that good...I feel like I'm as good as I'm gonna get just by playing...and if I ever want to play at high levels(I do) I need to start putting in serious dedicated work....share with me your guy's thoughts ...what did you do I should do..and what worked for you...what are some key points/moments/events that took you to the next level...I am not interested in theory...I'm interested in the actual things you all DID....thanks guys
 
Get good coach..someone to watch you practice. Someone who will see your strenghts and weaknesses.
Or, just video yourself hitting . Look for things you should practice.
I watched svb warm up for a match. He put the ob in the center of the table. Qb on the kitchen straight in. Many many repitions of the same shot. He was warming up his eye, arm, and focus.
 
For the tenth time and hopefully not the last:

I break my 5 days a week training into sections.
I train twice a day for about twenty minutes a day.
Always starting with Mechanics and then onto other things on my list.
Three times a week I spar with a better player in lots of different games.
My list is never finished because I am always adding to it.

randyg
 
if you really think you are that good then its time for a real coach, a but load of tournaments and (yes i admit) a lot of action. I honestly think that is next level stuff, below open and strong A's i'm all about drills.
 
Figure out why you lost and work on that. Nothing you can do when someone runs a rack on you. Did you learn anything watching SVB? Games where you got to the table but lost, figure out why. No one can tell you what to work on. Maybe your a great shooter but lack position play. Maybe your kicking and safetie game needs work. Video your matches if allowed or take notes.

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I practice a mind control technique called, "Being the ball."
I get to the poolroom early, get a table, and quietly stand at the foot rail and imagine that I'm a cue ball making shots. I make cuts, banks, long straight shots, and even an occasional jump shot. Pure mental visualization.
This practice regimen had helped my game so much that I decided to try it on the girl playing at the table next to me. By the time I had her undressed her boyfriend had come over and punched out one of my headlamps. Be careful what you think. :smile:
 
Do it

i think i know what the key is....theres not some perfect practice routine....the answer is DO IT. figure out something to do and keep doing it. thats how you take your game to next level....this thread didnt provide the feedback i was hoping......so ive come up with the answer on my own....DO IT
 
Here are a few that I've done....

Tangent line drill.....set up a cut shot into a corner pocket where the CB isn't to far from a rail. Place a OB on the rail where you think the CB will hit after pocketing the OB. The goal is to have the CB hit the OB.

Increase the distance as you progress and also try the same idea going two rails with the CB first after contact with the OB.

Varying the speed and spin used.

Bank, carom, combo......roll all 15 balls out over the table. The only shots that are to be made are a bank, carom or combo, or any combination of those three.

Pocket speed ......roll all 15 balls onto the table. Use only enough CB speed to barely pocket the OB. This is a stroke tester. It's is very hard to stroke slow. Harder than you think.

Kicking.....roll one OB on the table. Go one rail first with the CB to contact the OB. Then go 2 rails and so on.

Banks......use one OB and just try different types of banks. Not just 1 rail, but two and three also.

Then.....practice nothing but 14.1. Serious. It may not be played where you go, but practicing it does give a advantage in the other games.
 
jburkm002 said:
Figure out why you lost and work on that. Nothing you can do when someone runs a rack on you. Did you learn anything watching SVB? Games where you got to the table but lost, figure out why. No one can tell you what to work on. Maybe your a great shooter but lack position play. Maybe your kicking and safetie game needs work. Video your matches if allowed or take notes.

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I second this. They make notebooks that are half lined and half graph paper on every page. They are excellent for drawing shot diagrams of mistakes and adding notes at the bottom during a match or gambling session. Helped me identify the common denominator was forgetting my preshot routine under pressure and being lazy.
 
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