Yeah I kind of do this with my 50 straight ins. I shoot 20 follow, 10 stop and 20 draw, usually. But if I notice my CB isn't landing in the right spot after a draw shot I may up the amount of draw shots for example.
Whats your practice routine? Or do you even have one?
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Yeah I kind of do this with my 50 straight ins. I shoot 20 follow, 10 stop and 20 draw, usually. But if I notice my CB isn't landing in the right spot after a draw shot I may up the amount of draw shots for example.
i start with the beer, to kill the concious mind so the subconcious can take over! 
then i start with my stroke, roll the CB down to the end rail and see if it returns to the cue tip. when i got that,i do long straight in shots, stun draw etc. then cut shots, short and then long. then the 15 ball drill. total, maybe 45 minutes.
then i start with my stroke, roll the CB down to the end rail and see if it returns to the cue tip. when i got that,i do long straight in shots, stun draw etc. then cut shots, short and then long. then the 15 ball drill. total, maybe 45 minutes.I....
-shoot two racks of random shot...just throw the balls out and shoot them in...basically to get in stroke.
-shoot some spot shots from off the head rail.
-put OB's on rail at diamonds all around the table and shoot the balls in...two tables worth.
-shoot a 9-ball rack of banks.
-shoot a couple racks of 9-ball.
As mentioned before...dring beer and watch COPS or Swamp People on tv.
Seems to work good enough for me...I don't have very high expectations.
L8R...Ken
-shoot two racks of random shot...just throw the balls out and shoot them in...basically to get in stroke.
-shoot some spot shots from off the head rail.
-put OB's on rail at diamonds all around the table and shoot the balls in...two tables worth.
-shoot a 9-ball rack of banks.
-shoot a couple racks of 9-ball.
As mentioned before...dring beer and watch COPS or Swamp People on tv.
Seems to work good enough for me...I don't have very high expectations.
L8R...Ken
I understand about pushing through when you are not shooting well, things aren't going right and so on. It is important to practice that when it occurs during practice. However, this is somthing that is really only be learned how to do under pressure, when the games really counts.
The key is how much you do that. You can practice something too much, so be careful.
As a suggestion, as you get closer to the tourney, doing nothing but 9 ball games. Get all the possible patterns in your head, get yourself thinking nothing but 9 ball and get how well you did last 15 ball practce session, as a example, out of your head.
One more version of the 15 ball drill is safety battles with yourself.
The key is how much you do that. You can practice something too much, so be careful.
As a suggestion, as you get closer to the tourney, doing nothing but 9 ball games. Get all the possible patterns in your head, get yourself thinking nothing but 9 ball and get how well you did last 15 ball practce session, as a example, out of your head.
One more version of the 15 ball drill is safety battles with yourself.
Good points, thanks for your input.
GENERALLY any Training or Practice routine that lasts over 30 minutes will become counterproductive. I really like what you planned out, just spread the routines out over a period of time. The brain will only take so much and then any thing we do becomes dangerous.
Quite a few Instructors know about the 20/20 rule. In a perfect World our routine should last no more than 20 minutes and never have more than 20 attempts on any particular shot.
Do this twice a day and your skills will appear very quickly.
Good luck
randyg
I wish I had the time to set up any sort of practice routine.
What I've started doing lately, when I have a game off (meaning I just lost and someone else has taken my place at the table
) and one of the other adjacent tables isn't being used, I'll take the balls and shoot them into a pocket, 5 balls to a pocket. Usually from 2-3 feet away. I'll try to just focus on the basics, stroke, bridge, grip, etc. I'll try to mix it up, shooting straight in, draw, follow, various slight cut shots with inside and outside english (how's that Scott, got the terminology correct this time!), put 5 balls in, move to a different pocket and hit the next 5 to a different pocket, etc.
I'll do this until it's my turn to play again. 10-15 minutes, maybe a little more depending on the chatter and refreshment/bathroom breaks.
Not really structed, not consistent. But it gives me a chance to just dial in the basics. Sometimes I'll even do a little of this when my buddy and I are the only ones in the room, and he's busy running balls on me. Hell, I have the time! I've even started to try and teach myself a more defined "Set, Pause, Finish" routine. Very much still a work in progress, especially with little to no "real" practice time, but I can see little pieces of it develop.
It's not the best practice, I'm sure. But it does help me keep the foundation of my game a bit more grounded. I've noticed some real benefit on a couple of aspects of my stroke as a result lately. Small improvement, but hey, I need all the help I can get!
What I've started doing lately, when I have a game off (meaning I just lost and someone else has taken my place at the table
) and one of the other adjacent tables isn't being used, I'll take the balls and shoot them into a pocket, 5 balls to a pocket. Usually from 2-3 feet away. I'll try to just focus on the basics, stroke, bridge, grip, etc. I'll try to mix it up, shooting straight in, draw, follow, various slight cut shots with inside and outside english (how's that Scott, got the terminology correct this time!), put 5 balls in, move to a different pocket and hit the next 5 to a different pocket, etc. I'll do this until it's my turn to play again. 10-15 minutes, maybe a little more depending on the chatter and refreshment/bathroom breaks.
Not really structed, not consistent. But it gives me a chance to just dial in the basics. Sometimes I'll even do a little of this when my buddy and I are the only ones in the room, and he's busy running balls on me. Hell, I have the time!
I've even started to try and teach myself a more defined "Set, Pause, Finish" routine. Very much still a work in progress, especially with little to no "real" practice time, but I can see little pieces of it develop.It's not the best practice, I'm sure. But it does help me keep the foundation of my game a bit more grounded. I've noticed some real benefit on a couple of aspects of my stroke as a result lately. Small improvement, but hey, I need all the help I can get!
Wow, that doesn't seem like much time. I've heard several times that pro's practice several hours a day and that is the type of dedication it takes to reach their level. Dont get me wrong, I'm not trying to become a pro. I just want to get my game to a higher level and I hear allot that you need to be willing to put in the work. Do you recommend only a 20 min session per day or a break in between the 20-30 min sessions?
I'm willing to put in the work to get better, and i dont want to be counter-productive but surely there has to be a happy medium. What do you think of me breaking up my routine into smaller parts and taking a 30 min break between each part?
Thanks for your help randyg. :smile:
SHORT IS SWEET & LONG IS WRONG when it comes to Practice.
I like two 20 minute workouts per day. I change routines every workout. I always make sure I work on the Horse before I fill the Cart.
randyg
9 ball vs Ghost, no b.i.h. , race 4 to 10..
Ok, I will make some changes to my routine. It's hard to disagree with a BCA Master level instructor! Thanks for you help Randyg, and thanks to everyone else as well.
Where can I find some more info on this (20/20)? I have heard of this in more than just pool and would like to read more about it. I have used this for golf but would still like to expand my knowledge if you would help please.
As Grady would say, "I am diametrically opposed."
Assuming an attention span of 20 minutes, I'd maybe agree. A good surgeon can concentrate for say 10 hours. I think ability to concentrate is directly related to motivation though. And what gets one motivated?? LOSING. The more it hurts, the better. Life is ironic, no? It kind of all makes sense too, because all the best players in the world have had numerous REALLY bad losses,.... and thus the motivation to practice really hard.... for more than 20 minutes.
I think if one player practices 20 minutes a day, and another 1 hour a day, at the end of a year the 1 hour player would probably be better. Quite a bit better too.
Hi there,
here an example for *one day* plan.
30-45 minutes a drill to sharpen confidence and pre-shot-routine.
short break. This with scoring the results
then a kind of freestyle-training, where things are used that have been practiced 1-2 days before to recall and test em. This lasts 60-90 minutes.
Pause/Break
In the afternoon/evening *just* playing sets/games
I also usualy recommend to do just 1 or 2 practice drills in a row-- the time is really a very special point, how Randy has explained. So if you really plan to train for a complete day, like many want to-this should really be planned carefully. Otherwise it s too contra-productive.
Week-plans are nice to follow a specified goal.
But all depends also on the given time you can spend of course
And for sure it depends also a bit on your experience and your level of playing. Playing has nothing to do with real structured practicing!
lg
Ingo
here an example for *one day* plan.
30-45 minutes a drill to sharpen confidence and pre-shot-routine.
short break. This with scoring the results
then a kind of freestyle-training, where things are used that have been practiced 1-2 days before to recall and test em. This lasts 60-90 minutes.
Pause/Break
In the afternoon/evening *just* playing sets/games
I also usualy recommend to do just 1 or 2 practice drills in a row-- the time is really a very special point, how Randy has explained. So if you really plan to train for a complete day, like many want to-this should really be planned carefully. Otherwise it s too contra-productive.
Week-plans are nice to follow a specified goal.
But all depends also on the given time you can spend of course
And for sure it depends also a bit on your experience and your level of playing. Playing has nothing to do with real structured practicing!
lg
Ingo
I'm going out on a limb here. But I am assuming Randy is talking about the time it takes to ingrain a specific change. When I changed my golf swing I had to work on it specifically for 20 minutes every day for 6 weeks, at that point it would become routine. After a substantial break I could practice something else like putting but nothing that required a full swing. I could very well be wrong too. This worked great for my golf swing though.
I would really like to get some additional info on this if possible too.
I borrowed it from the golf World. Several of my golf instructors always taught the 20/20 rule for perfect practice.
randyg