Greetings, I hope you had appropriate practice time with the five-ball drill
last lesson. I now give you the four-point centripetal position drill. Position the balls as shown below at one inch from the side rails
and start to pocket your first ball at a sixty-degree angle as shown. Take note
that this drill has but one rule; you should stay inside the area of the object
balls. In other words, this drill requires you to practice your exit angle
recognition with draw shots. My suggestion on starting this drill is for you to
try and pocket them via a diagonal roadmap.
A light and fast swing will help you navigate back into a favorable
sixty-degree angle for the next shot. This drill will further your education on
exit angles and rebound angles. Try if you can make it three out of five tries.
If you get it right on your first try then I must say that you possess a natural
talent for calculating the stroke speed. The primary directive of this drill is
to try and give you a better grasp on calculating “how much draw for what kind
of angle”. Practice this drill religiously, you’ll see these simulated shots in
game situations more often than anything.
There are a few points you must look out for with this drill, namely; the
speed of your stroke in relation to the angle you are playing, the snap of your
wrist with regards to the amount of draw you wish to materialize, and lastly,
the sequence by which you choose to run the drill. The last of three things I
have mentioned is the most important. I don’t want you shooting this drill
without any plan whatsoever about it’s run-out sequence. It simply won’t work
for you if you don’t have a plan for the drill. If you don’t get this drill on
your first trials then I advise you to re-examine your misses. Ask yourself, was
my stroking too hard? Was my angle selection too straight? Did I grip the cue
too firmly to materialize any draw? Asking yourself these questions when you
miss is vital to get the ideal thinking process in pool. Remember, a miss is the
result of a lack of concentration on one or more factors involved with shooting
pool. I hope you get appropriate practice time with this drill as the last one.
Till next time.
