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Originally Posted by justme
I'd rather just gamble...Thats my practice!
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That's what Jesse Bowman said to me one day. He said he doesn't get paid to practice. LOL
Here's a practice drill that Jon Kucharo taught me that might fits guys that don't like drills where you have to setup the balls, yet can put pressure on you. That's the problem with just throwing balls out on the table and shooting them in...no pressure therefor no progression.
Step#1: Rack a certain number of balls in any geometric form you like. How many you start with depends on your skill. FWIW, I start with 5 or 6 so I can get rolling.
Step#2: Open break the balls and take BIH after spotting any that drop. Obviously, if you drop multiple balls it will make a cluster at the spot. Also, don't baby the break to keep a tight pack so its easy to run out. Really disperse them so you have to move the CB.
Step#3: Run the balls in order.
If you miss, subtract a ball and go back to Step#1.
If you run out, add a ball and go back to Step#1.
You will quickly gauge your game by how many balls you can comfortably run. Jon would regularly hover in the 13-15 range. He started with 9 or 10.
Jon went so far as to start using two sets of balls so he could go over 15!
He was also known to rack a 21 ball rack (like a 8-ball rack with additional 6 on the back row) and try to run them out in order.