Originally Posted by kflps
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First of all, you are potting balls in no particular order. You move the cue ball very little, have no goals, not giving yourself any challenge whatsoever.
Try tossing 9 or 10 balls on the table and then pot them in numerical order. It is the essence of American pool, no? Start with ball in hand. If the next ball is far on the opposite side of the table, that is when you will be tested. This will show if you can move the cue ball with little effort or not. Also, it will show if you can play with side and side/screw or side/top combined. Many times 2 or 3 rails position with running side will be required to get to the next ball.
9ball is all about cue ball movement with ease and feel and touch, it is not about ultimate object ball precision. You don't need surgical precision of top snooker player and brilliant technique, but you DO NEED to move cue ball well, you need to time the ball well on those tables too. The way you strike the ball, with such little follow through, I think you might have difficulty moving the cueball longer distances. Lots of good 9ballers time the ball very well without cueing particularly straight.
I have given you advice for practising 9ball, since that's the table you play on.
If you want to remove technical flaws and test straight cueing to the limit, US 9ball table is the wrong place to do it...you will have to move to snooker table exclusively and get a real coach if at all possible. I know I am repeating myself, but really trying to get excellent snooker style technique by practising on a 9ball table is a completely wrong approach. It might even be impossible.
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