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Practice is very important. You can have all the knowledge about the game, but if you can't implement it, it does you no good. Practicing develops muscle memory which increases your consistency.
The main reason people don't practice is because it is work. Here are a couple of practice games that are fun to play - either by yourself or with a friend or two:
The idea behind this game is to perfectly run three balls in rotation. First take any three balls and throw them on the table. With cue-ball in hand line up on the lowest numbered ball to pocket it and get position on the next lowest number ball. This first shot is critical, because not only should you pocket the first ball and get position on the second ball, but the position you get on the second ball should be "perfect." In other words, the angle on the second ball should be such that on your second shot you easily make the ball and get position on the third ball. You should have no hard shots. In otherwords, you should have a gimme, an easy shot with the correct angle and finally another gimme.
If you miss any of the three balls, or don't get the perfect angle on the second ball, you have to start over. When you are able to make all three balls with a proper angle on the second ball and no difficult shots 15 out of 20 times, you are good enough to advance to four balls and continue the same.
With four balls the first shot is a gimme, the second shot you should have an easy shot with a good angle to the third ball. Now on the third ball you must again get an easy shot with a proper angle to the fourth ball. The fourth ball should be a gimme. Once you are about to make all four balls "perfectly" 15 out of 20 times consistently then you can graduate to five balls.
If you are tough on yourself holding strictly to no tough shots, and no wrong angles, you will find this practice game very challenging, but your game will reap the benefits.
The 3-ball perfect position drill article was posted on 12/15/2008 2:11:00 AM and updated on 12/15/2008 2:11:00 AM. The 3-ball perfect position drill article was edited by Billiards Forum Editor.
The information for the 3-ball perfect position drill article was sourced from Paul Gerni, Internet Archive, 1996. Written in 1970s..
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Started with the 3 ball position drill. Now I am Instead of practicing with the 4 ball position drill which is helping my game. I wouldn't call it 4 ball perfect position drill yet, but the thing is my game is getting better. This is a lot better than just thowing the balls on the table & putting them in. Once I've gotten the 4 ball routine down it'll be on to 5 balls. To make it more interesting I pretend that I'm playing a 16 game football season & I get a win if I get all 4 balls in, in order, & a loss if I don't. To me it makes the practice more interesting & gives me more reason to strive to be better. Before this drill I was throwing 15 balls on the table & giving myself a football win if I pocketed them all in before going over 2 misses. The mind games help me concentrate better.
It's always the "simple" things that are the most effective. This WORKS and works WELL! I have added 3 balls to every run as a result of this practice. My only qualm is WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS BEFORE!? It's so simple yet very effective (still hard to do though!). How many times during a game of 9 ball have you gotten to the "7" ball, only to find you either miss it trying to get on the black 8, or pot it and end up in bad position? Well, NO MORE! Not with this routine. You DO have to imagine that it's a "life or death" shot so as to intensify the exercise though!
A few years ago I delevoped a little 3 three ball game for my enjoyment and improvment..I take the 1,2,3 ball and set hem up for a break like I was playing 3 ball...then break...and then you have to make the three balls in rotation. But prior to doing this you have to call all three balls in which pocket PRIOR to shooting the first..And then if your playing someone else you keep score how many strokes it takes to make them. A scratch counts for one shot
Another very useful routine that I use to great benefit is a game called "Bowlliards" (based on ten-pin bowling) It's such a good game as it puts pressure on you for your solo practice, and yet can also be used as a great 'money' game with your pals, and ANY number of people can play at the same time! Check out the rules on the web and you'll soon see how 'striking' (sorry - bad pun!) this game can be!
Bowlliards is a great game that you can play by yourself for practice and here in town at almost all the League Bars there is a Bowlliards League.
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