Practice Tip

[Island Drive]

I've seen so many, drills etc, but never heard this talked about and it's your baseline. To begin....I'll toss balls out on the table and just shoot ones I have difficulty with....but....use ZERO outside cueing. Learning the feel of the cut angle is what pools all about, along with learning the feel of walking up to the shot , making sure your swinging it in the center axis only to then mistakenly pound it into the rail ugh:speechless:. Only cue whitey along the vertical axis between 6 and 12 o'clock. This type of practicing makes one even more aware of center ball and builds muscle memory very quickly.

 

[3kushn]

I have a similar drill on a 3C table. I place the OB within the first diamond on the long rail. The CB is in the kitchen or further. (Have to be honest with yourself.) I see how many times I can hit the OB and still keep it within the first diamond. Note I catch the ball ea shot but don't move it from the catch spot.

The difference is I allow myself to spin the ball.. Maybe I'll remove that option. Makes it even tougher in some respects but..... For another day.

Like your drill.

 

[Island Drive]

I have a similar drill on a 3C table. I place the OB within the first diamond on the long rail. The CB is in the kitchen or further. (Have to be honest with yourself.) I see how many times I can hit the OB and still keep it within the first diamond. Note I catch the ball ea shot but don't move it from the catch spot.

The difference is I allow myself to spin the ball.. Maybe I'll remove that option. Makes it even tougher in some respects but..... For another day.

Like your drill.

No spin is how all players should begin. Basic pool, make the ball and have a feel of cue ball speed to get where you need to for your next opportunity. Any more info for a beginner is not needed other than swing the cue straight....''holy grail''.

 

[JoeyA]

Thanks Bill. I will try to work on that some.
JoeyA

I've seen so many, drills etc, but never heard this talked about and it's your baseline. To begin....I'll toss balls out on the table and just shoot ones I have difficulty with....but....use ZERO outside cueing. Learning the feel of the cut angle is what pools all about, along with learning the feel of walking up to the shot , making sure your swinging it in the center axis only to then mistakenly pound it into the rail ugh:speechless:. Only cue whitey along the vertical axis between 6 and 12 o'clock. This type of practicing makes one even more aware of center ball and builds muscle memory very quickly.

 

[bdorman]

Thanks for the tip. It makes good sense.

I'll try to work on it but spinning the CB is so much FUN!

 

[SmoothStroke]

I agree Bill.
I have mentioned something similiar a few times.

Playing through your center core and playing along the crease, 6-12 playing up and down the ladder, playing inside the cue ball.
When you can master that you can generate plenty of spin just eyelashes off the crease. Tip measurements to me are yesterdays news.

Sincerely:SS

 

[ElCorazonFrio]

No spin is how all players should begin. Basic pool, make the ball and have a feel of cue ball speed to get where you need to for your next opportunity. Any more info for a beginner is not needed other than swing the cue straight....''holy grail''.

I agree, but I also show new players english pretty quickly.

I do this for two reasons:

1. It is a beautiful thing to see what can be done using english on a pool table. This keeps the new players interested and shows them how much there really is to pool.

2. Very few beginning players can actually hit center ball reliably. Knowing what effects english causes will give them knowledge to diagnose their accuracy.

 

[Scaramouche]

2. Very few beginning players can actually hit center ball reliably. Knowing what effects english causes will give them knowledge to diagnose their accuracy.

Very few pool players can actually his the centre ball reliably. :grin:

Snooker players practice shooting the cue ball along the centre line - the cue should return to you cue tip.

Add an object ball and see if you can still get the cue ball to return to you cue tip. :grin:

It is very tough to correct without the assistance of someone to correct you before shooting.

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sp...burn_to_the_world_championship_title/?ref=rss

The 83-year-old mentor’s biggest claim to fame came after a chance meeting with Canadian star Cliff Thorburn, who he helped guide to the 1980 World Championship.

“I was in Blackpool with one of the young players I was coaching at the time and Cliff was on the table next to us during a practice session,” explained Chisholm.

“He (Thorburn) was going through a bad spell and asked me if I could help.

“Cliff thought he was hitting the centre of the white ball, but was striking it a quarter of an inch to the left.

“I’ve always been able to see where players are going wrong and consider myself a guru of the game.”

Thorburn heeded Chisholm’s advice and, as the saying goes, the rest is history.

In fact, Thorburn toppled top-10 player John Parrott immediately after his first session with Chisholm.


Is CJ's TOI just a correction to get him to cue straight? :rotflmao:

Two aids:
Joe tucker's third eye gizmo
Place a mirror at the end of the table.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=5172675&postcount=8

 

[SmoothStroke]

Crawl, walk, run. Put your underwear on before your pants.
Start on the inside and learn to work your way to extreme outside.
Bring your straight stroke so you don't twist off the edge and miscue.

Sincerely:SS

 

[Johnnyt]

Many good tips in this thread so far. Soak it up. Johnnyt

 

[Island Drive]

I agree, but I also show new players english pretty quickly.

I do this for two reasons:

1. It is a beautiful thing to see what can be done using english on a pool table. This keeps the new players interested and shows them how much there really is to pool.

2. Very few beginning players can actually hit center ball reliably. Knowing what effects english causes will give them knowledge to diagnose their accuracy.

But, when you talk about spin, then you must also talk about cue ball squirt and deflection TMI...............First make the ball, feel what it's like to ....make the ball. this is theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee most difficult game on the planet to master. Crawl is your baseline. When you see players like Strickland pounding in 30 degree cuts, it's with pure 6/12 o'clock. Six/twelve's baseline is different on every table and it is directly related to play conditions. That's what pros are doing on those power cut practice shots during warm up. Stay in the middle.

 

[grindz]

But, then....

I've seen so many, drills etc, but never heard this talked about and it's your baseline. To begin....I'll toss balls out on the table and just shoot ones I have difficulty with....but....use ZERO outside cueing. Learning the feel of the cut angle is what pools all about, along with learning the feel of walking up to the shot , making sure your swinging it in the center axis only to then mistakenly pound it into the rail ugh:speechless:. Only cue whitey along the vertical axis between 6 and 12 o'clock. This type of practicing makes one even more aware of center ball and builds muscle memory very quickly.

I'd have to learn how to 'drive' all over again.... :wink:

I'm not sure my CB would recognize me.

td