For me personally this is one of the best practices i have tried for many years. First Place a sheet of writing paper anywhere in the table. Next, select the cue ball and another ball of your choice. Put those balls anywhere then shoot the object ball into the pocket (with follow, draw, left or right spin, center, or a combination of these) and try to get the cue ball to get on the sheet of paper. if you can do this about fifteen times with different positions, angles, and english then you can play with position.