Each drill given at PPA is designed to target a specific area of your game. This five-in-a-line short range shooting drill was designed to develop the first stages in your mental game. Specifically, the ability to judge clearly and predict the path a cue ball will take after collision with an object ball. We break down this process by dividing it into three parts. First, see if you can predict the path the cue ball will take after collision with an object ball; we'll call this first part the "exit angle". Next, try to determine how the cue ball will bounce off the rail. It will be relatively easier, if for referrence, you use your predetermined exit angle. This line that originates from the rail we will call your "rebound angle". This line will of course NOT materialize if you choose not to use a rail in playing position. The final part is what we call the "entry angle". This will be your final position for the next shot. Determine this by judging the amount of pace you need from the very start, in other words think backwards from entry angle to exit angle. It's the only way you can correctly measure the pace required, you see the pros do it all the time on television. I'll expound on the many positional uses based on the lesson i have given today next time, including "creating the angle required".
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