To Blackjact RE: "T" Drill

[SneakyPete]

To Blackjack RE: "T" Drill

Blackjack,

Your drills in your Yahoo group look very challenging and can't wait to start practising on them when I get my new table...

On the "T" drill, you haven't made it clear which pocket the balls should be going in...presuming they are pocketed in numbered order. If I was to guess I would need to play shape on the 2-Ball for the side pocket??

Thanks

 

[Blackjack]

Here is where the balls should go. You figure out how to do it.

This is not the only solution.

 

[SneakyPete]

Thank you....much appreciated!

 

[highsea]

This is pretty wicked, Dave. I have to draw the CB cross side back (almost) to the 4 to get position on the 2. That's the toughest shot in the drill. Miss this, I might as well start over.

From the 2, One rail straight across to the 3 (natural follow on the 2 maybe a little left), leave the CB on the "5" line at the 2nd diamond), one rail to the 4 (natural on the 3, leave the CB midway between the 4 and 5), one rail to the 5 (slow draw on the 4, with a little left), Get straight on the 5, follow past the 9 to the third diamond for the 6, natural one rail for the 7 , stop shot on the 7 for the 8, slow follow on the 8 for the 9 in the side or the corner.

Great drill. I need a little bit of everything; draw, follow, right, left, and stun, to be successful. It's all about speed, the CB never goes past the side pockets. I never use more than one rail for position. Other than the 5 and maybe the 9, I can do the whole drill on 1/2 a table.

It took me a half hour to work this all out. (That's with you giving me the right pockets!) I think if I got to up to the 4 in a real game, I would set up for the 5-9 in the side. LOL

I'll try it, but it's going to take me 6 months of practice to actually do it. (if I'm lucky)

-CM