Having the cue-ball come to rest exactly where you want is key to a great run. Here is a drill that will improve your short game where follow and draw can be applied with only a medium speed stroke.
If you play straight pool, then you understand the importance of Caroms. If you like to fish in 9-ball, then this is a drill for you. Make sure you are aware of all the balls on the table, not only your primary target ball because you may be able to sink two for the price of one.
Many great positions drills can be written about using a solid center ball hit and just adjusting the speed that you take the shot. This drill will help you understand how speed relates to the rail, when hitting the cue-ball at center.
Another great drill for straight pool and 9-ball players. What may look easy, actually is easy, but only after a lot of practice. Use this drill to polish up your combo skills.
No object balls are needed for this drill. This will help you understand the relationship between the cloth and your cue-ball. You need to be comfortable knowing how hard the cue-ball needs to be hit to travel certain distances. Great drill for people with speed control problems.
Table long shots need to be hit perfectly straight, otherwise by the time the cue-ball reaches the opposite side of the table you can be as much as a centimeter off. That could mean the difference between making your target ball and totally missing the pocket.
So you think you’ve got a straight shot now, eh? Well try out this exercise which will certainly test that. The purpose of this is to get you used to making a bridge, open or closed, over a corner pocket. The important thing to focus on is that your bridge is SOLID.
The object ball getting stuck on the rail happens pretty often, so practicing these shots should be a priority. Spend some time with this drill, and you just may start to look foward to these shots in the future.
Eight or nine feet is a lot of cloth. That’s why practicing to sink long shots is very important. Having a wide open shot down table looks easy, but aiming straight is very important. Being off the slightest bit will cause you to miss by a few inches.
One of the easiest ways to get positioning is with the Stop Shot. That is why it is very important that players master the timing and speed needed to execute this shot perfectly 99% of the time. This quick drill will help you get that timing and speed down, and this drill is a great workout for the beginner player.
In the intricate world of pool and billiards, the draw shot, often referred to as the “backspin shot,” stands out as one of the fundamental shots every proficient player should master. By striking the cue ball below its center, players can make it spin backward after contact with the object ball, a technique that provides strategic depth and control over the game’s flow.