This progressive exercise to improve your playing skills is in the book Drills & Exercises for Pool & Pocket Billiards.
Purpose: Runout all the balls on the table. Set the sequence before running the balls. Any failure, reset balls and start again. Continue reading
This progressive exercise to improve your shooting skills is in the book Drills & Exercises for Pool & Pocket Billiards.
This setup concentrates on precision cue ball control skills. The purpose is to send the OB to the cushion and return to hit the CB.
Suggestions: Start easy with follow (12:00, 1 tip up). Proceed from slowest possible speed up through Medium 2.
When 12:00 is controlled, use 6:00 (1 tip below center). Proceed with slowest speed through Medium 2 speed. The returning OB must chase down CB.
(This is today's bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)
There are times when, no matter how you struggle, the balls don't roll your way. For some reason, the billiard gods have decided that today is your day to suffer all of the bad luck they can offer to you. Continue reading
This is today's bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.
The hidden ball safety type is considered by many players to be the only real defensive shot. To the intelligent player, it is simply another way to create additional problems for an opponent. Regardless of how simple or difficult the kick or jump might be; it forces an opponent to stop and think. Continue reading
Each player is assigned a certain skill level. When individuals with different levels compete, the adjustments are made to their scoring requirements. A new player will start at an initial skill level. As matches are played, the skill level is adjusted as appropriate. Continue reading
This is a shark that requires practice to ensure its presentation is smooth and easy to implement without any rough edges. It needs some sort of video recording device (video camera or a smart phone) to ensure that this trick is performed well. Continue reading
This tactic uses your own appreciation of humor to prevent you from playing with all due intelligence and intention. You have an adversary who is a wanna-be comedy club regular. He is accustomed to being the center of attention of any group that he joins. To him, the game is just another venue for his funny presentations. You are another of his many audiences - only one person, to be sure - but to his viewpoint, still a qualified (and captive) public spectator. Continue reading
Here is Today's Test Group Challenge from the book. This progressive set develops personal confidence when similar shots come up during competition - and define Comfort Zone limitations.
PURPOSE: From the setup, shoot Cue Ball into Object Ball and roll the Object Ball into the target zone.
This is the Object Ball Speed Control (angled), cross side (Advanced) Test Group . There is also an Intermediate Test Group. Continue reading
Here is Today's Test Group Challenge from the book. This progressive set develops personal confidence when similar shots come up during competition - and define Comfort Zone limitations.
PURPOSE: Pocket the 1 Ball on each of the the designated attempts - for each layout in the Test Group.
This is the Side Pocket CPS(2) (Advanced) Test Group. There is also an Intermediate Test Group. Continue reading
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