I do this every week before my matches and it’s made a massive difference to the way I start matches and then I just build from there. These drills are like all round prep for match play scenarios. I find myself chuckling to myself when in a match I’m presented with almost a copy of the middle line drill- several stuns and screws and I just set about them. I’ve had several break and dishes this season- 4 so far. Never had any before in 2 match format play. Man I was granite tonight. Awkward flicked black to middle - hearted it. Middle pocket play in pool I’ve improved due to this drill. 2nd in league promotion contention. My secret weapon this drill. The absolutely key thing is Not glossing over the misses and not carrying on. When I miss a ball I replace it and play the same shot until I’m happy with the pot and position- then I re-rack them all. I actually find the easier drills before matches really get my confidence up and touch play. You’re a great coach. Thank you so much.

Man, these routines really highlight how inconsistent both my potting and positional play are. I’ve been a casual player for years but only recently have I consciously decided to make a sustained effort to improve. Kudos to you for making these videos, you are helping me improve already. Keep up the good work.

Without a doubt this channel is the best I’ve seen in regards to UK 8 ball pool, fabulously put together videos and tutorials. A gem of a find for any young player or a rusty one like myself!

Ok so today I attempted the first drill. I am still mostly just working on a straight stoke so my draw isn't very good. I had a frustrating practice session. I wasn't happy with how it went so before bed I went back to the table with a different mindset. What do ya know! I was able to get some balls knocked in!!! The mental aspect of this game is huge. Thank you again for this Video

Thank you for this great video. Drill 1 is so much harder than it seems. In a pub league and casually rate my self as okay. If you are off cueing straight then it throws the whole drill off. Spent an hour and a half practicing today on my own, resetting everytime and got 5. Crazy hard.

Missed you, great drills

Love this practice routine for sure, definitely has given me a lot of fresh new ideas.....

I like those English style pockets. How they are rounded instead of pointed.

Finally a drill that is useful for intermediate plus levels. 🎱💗👍🏻

You are one of my favourite youtubers

It's great to have you back, I've been following your channel from last year. The videos they have helped me a lot, you are the best coach I've never had; Open Table Drill one of my favourite 💯🙏

Glad to see an upload from you! Awesome.

Thank you so much for all these videos. I'm applying the techniques and practice routines to snooker, but it's a massive help :)

Thank you! I will be doing this absolutely

Open table drill ♥️🎱 it's my favorite first time I saw this on your channel fell inlove with it, I practice this one for about 3-4 hours a day . Thanks to you my brother

That’s a good practice routine. I think incorporate into my next practice. 👍

Your channel is gold mate 👌 Iv not long finished "practising" at home but it was aimless and frustrating me so I spat my dummy! I'm going to integrate these drills into my practice, subbed, thank you 😊

Great to have you back! I find that if I play too many drills where the cue ball and object ball are relatively close together I start to lose my consistency with long pots (5ft plus away (I have 8ft table). So now I like to start with a long potting drill and then the close quarter drills. I also randomly place 7 reds or yellows on the table and the black to see if I can clear up which improves my confidence when I play good players who have potted all their colours and missed the black! I am now much more primed to pot 8 balls in a row! Just lacking that consistency and flare to regularly dish/reverse dish 🥲

I really like your table it’s beautiful keep it up 😊 amazing video

Very useful drills that I will now put into my practice. Agree that playing yourself is too predictable and I'm excited to see some results. Keep up the great content

I’m really enjoying this drill. So far I’ve just started at any ball on drill 2. and I’ve done it a few times but I agree about missing an easy ball and not glossing over..because these are balls I tend to miss more than once… tomorrow I’m doing part 3. Drill 1 is actually hard to do 15 perfect straight 3 inch screw shots? I’ve only managed 9 so far. The main thing is I feel like this focussed practice is giving me a much better preparation for match play come Tuesday nights.

just found this. thanks for making these,.. have you any rail shot tutorials?

Thanks really help me

Thank you.

Thanks so much for making these videos, they're a great help! Can I ask what model and size table is that? Thanks.

I hate to draw a comparison to snooker (yet again!... this is a pool channel after all) but I agree standard practice routines can definitely help more than just "playing yourself".... although that does have it's own place too, especially when it comes to safety and trying to stitch yourself up! 😂 My local snooker club will charge less too if you are just practicing by yourself so always worth asking 😀 Keep up the Stirling content 👍 💜

Thanks!

Another great video! Thank you :) Just wondering, when you do a stun shot, is it just about where you hit the cue ball (ie a bit below centre) or do you also change how you hit the ball (ie harder or with a long or short follow through?). Thanks!

Superb as always. Wee question, I have a supreme winner table too. Do the balls ever bounce out of the pocket when you pot a ball Right in the middle ? If so any ideas how to prevent this. Keep. Up the good work 👌

I can't pot long balls. I pot a couple overall, by luck or by skill, but if by skill, i can't do it again. I struggle to hit the cue ball straight, despite it looking straight when I hit it. My cue ball positioning isn't very good either. yes, I'm beginner, but I'm not improving either. When 'on form', i can pot 4-5 balls max in a row, but I'm not consistent at all.

If I was this good at pool I'd never shut up about it😂

How would you recommend practicing safety play

What size tip are the best to use in 8 ball pool

What size your pool table, ball set size sir?

Hey, what cloth do you have on your table and what sort of life do you expect from it?

Good cueing. It's good discipline to start again if you make a mistake during line potting. 🎱👏🏾

Ok really gd video but we really didn’t need to see u play the entire drills😂

How small is this kids toy table 😂

Oh no, we didn’t practice.. I mean, we did, that was $20-$50 a game, just to pay the room rent.. We did nothing for free, no..

Thanks!