Perfect Practice Makes Perfect: For Pool and Billiard Playing

It’s no secret that being a good pool player means you need to practice. Then practice some more. But only perfect practice makes a perfect game.

There are actually, a great deal of things to prep and execute before taking a shot. First, you have to determine your object ball. What pocket is your object ball going to? What kind of shot are you taking, a bank or a cut? Next, you take a stance, keeping proper body position. Finally, use your non dominant hand to carefully bridge your cue and push a perfectly straight stroke. All that and we didn’t even cover English, placement, or combinations. 

There are few things harder than your stroke. So for now let’s focus on solid, clean, center mass cue ball shots.  Some 80% of shots on the table can be made with simple center shots on the cue ball. Once you master a center shot you can then practice the dynamics of what makes a good shot. Those would include the body position, aiming, angles, alignment, and stroke.
Practice those together and it will definitely help your game. Don’t grip the cue tight with your hand and always remember to pull back the cue slow and accelerate the cue through the shot.