The AZ improved your game quiz thread

[prewarhero]

Lets get some opinions on things that improved your game. Fill in the blanks and if you think of another question, add it and we can always edit our posts with new questions. Maybe this thread can be a resource too.


The instructional material I found most valuable was:

My game improved significantly when I finally/really learned:

The single best tip I learned was:

The best drill I know of is:

 

[prewarhero]

The instructional material I found most valuable was: Kinister's secrets to long hard shots video

My game improved significantly when I finally/really learned: to play three balls ahead

The single best tip I learned was: slower back swing

The best drill I know of is: don't do enough drills

 

[ENGLISH!]

For me:

CJ Wiley


& A Few AZB Members.

 

[prewarhero]

Very specific thank you. Lets hear from others

 

[Diamond69]

The instructional material I found most valuable was: Ray Martin's 99 Critical Shots in Pool

My game improved significantly when I finally/really learned: Full cue jump shots 25 years ago.

The single best tip I learned was: Geno's close CB/OB shot calculations

The best drill I know of is: Stroking into a bottle end, showed to me by Willie Mosconi when I was 8 years old. Still use it when I feel my stroke is slipping.

 

[justadub]

The instructional material I found most valuable was: 99 Critical Shots

My game improved significantly when I finally/really learned: to let the cue do the work

The single best tip I learned was: to let the cue do the work

The best drill I know of is: the "hit-the-cue-ball-and-have-it-come-back-to-the tip" drill


My game is still in the novice stage. I expect that some of these answers can and will change over time.

 

[Ghosst]

The instructional material I found most valuable was:
VEPS/VEPP

My game improved significantly when I finally/really learned:
To loosen my grip

The single best tip I learned was:
Stroke it, don't poke it.

The best drill I know of is:
Coke bottle
MOFUDAT

 

[prewarhero]

The instructional material I found most valuable was:
VEPS/VEPP

My game improved significantly when I finally/really learned:
To loosen my grip

The single best tip I learned was:
Stroke it, don't poke it.

The best drill I know of is:
Coke bottle
MOFUDAT

Yeah, loosen the grip was a big one for me.

 

[Cdryden]

The instructional material I found most valuable was: Powerful Pool by Max Eberle and some tips from Scott Lee posted here on the forums

My game improved significantly when I finally/really learned: Speed Control

The single best tip I learned was: Realizing I wasn't hitting the cb where I thought I was and correcting it.

The best drill I know of is: Brainwash

 

[Neil]

The instructional material I found most valuable was:
There are several here. Dr. Dave and Bob Jewetts material, and aiming systems.

My game improved significantly when I finally/really learned:
To really focus and pay attention to details while still shooting with the subconscious. Being "aware".

The single best tip I learned was:
Can't break it down to just one. There have been so many on here. But, if I had to say one, then it would probably be "practice like you play, and play like you practice."

The best drill I know of is: Billiard University and The Gauntlet are both great ones that I have done from info on here. There have been many drills posted on here throughout the years. Some for general use, some for specific goals. Any drill that helps you is a good drill.

edit: There is so much knowledge in these forums that anyone that says they haven't learned anything just isn't reading much or trying to learn anything.

 

[cleary]

The instructional material I found most valuable was: Shane's aiming system

My game improved significantly when I finally/really learned: To not decelerate my stroke.

The single best tip I learned was: To not decelerate my stroke.

The best drill I know of is: L drill