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​Defn: "Practice: repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it"


Quote: The more I practice, the luckier I become
​

If you want to improve, you must practice. You will practice the fundamentals of the game every time your stroke goes off the rails and you can't figure out why.

But you must practice with a purpose. Just throwing balls on the table and hitting them around will not benefit you. In fact, it will probably hurt.

You must never accept that you tried a shot and simply missed; Missing does not just happen; you must know why. 

So you must study the game; understand why things happen; understand why your moods affect your game; understand what happens when you hit the cue ball, when the cue ball hits the object ball, when the object ball hits the jaws of a pocket.

Practice with a purpose.

Here I have written down the fundamental skills that you need to strart improving.

Practice them, with a passion.

Good luck

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  • Home
  • Information
    • About the O.S.S.L. >
      • Our History
      • Membership Application
      • Wanted Poster
      • 2022-23 Start Up Letter
      • Tie Breaker Resolution
      • Foul and Miss Rule
      • Handicap Review and Change
      • How the OSSL Handicaps are calculated
      • Banquet Photos 2022
      • Banquet Photos 2019
      • Contact the Executive
      • Our Constitution
    • News >
      • Newsletters >
        • February 2023
        • December 2022
        • August 2022
        • 2022 Final Recap
        • January 2022
    • Where we play >
      • Frederick Mall Billiards
      • M & J Billiards
      • Shooterville
  • Schedule & Results
    • Sept.-Dec. 2022 Event Schedule
    • Jan. - Apr. 2023 Event Schedule
    • YTD Points Standings
    • Current Handicaps
    • Winners to Date
    • Event Results >
      • Mar 18, 19 & 21st, '23
      • Mar 11, 12 & 14th, '23
      • Mar 4, 5, & 7th, '23
      • Feb 25,26 &28th '23
      • Feb 18, 19 & 21st '23
      • Feb 12 major & 14th, '23
      • Feb Major result
      • Feb 4, 5 & 7th, '23
      • Jan 28,28 & 31 '23
      • Jan 21,22 &24 '23
      • Jan 14,15 & 17 '23
      • Jan 3,7,8,&10 '23
      • dec 17, 1 8 ,20 &27, 2022
      • Dec. 10, 11 & 13, 2022
      • Dec. 3, 4 & 6, 2022
      • Major Results, Nov. 27, 2022
      • Nov. 26 & 29, 2022
      • Nov. 19, 20 & 22, 2022
      • Nov. 12, 13 & 15, 2022
      • Nov. 5, 6 & 8, 2022
      • Oct. 29, 30 & Nov. 1, 2022
      • Oct. 22, 23 & 25, 2022
      • Oct. 15, 16 & 18, 2022
      • Oct. 8, 9 & 11, 2022
      • Oct. 1 & 2, 2022
      • Sept. 24, 25, 2022
      • Sept. 17, 18, 2022
      • Sept. 10, 11, 2022
      • Sept. 3, 4, 2022
  • Coaching
    • Calling a MISS
    • Winning Psychology
    • Stay Down!
    • Fundamentals >
      • Practice
      • How to aim
      • The grip
      • Natural Roll
      • Stroke Straight
      • Roll the ball straight
      • Develop Touch
      • CUEING _ How NOT to have a reeaaally good cue action...
      • Cueing off the cushion
      • The Line Up
      • Practice
      • Long Line Practice
    • Top 3 mistakes of players at 20-30 break standard
    • How to escape snookers >
      • One cushion escape
      • Two cushion escape
      • So you missed anyway. What to do now?
    • "squeeze" plants
    • Cue Ball Control >
      • Intentional misscue
      • Where is the cue ball going?
      • Slow motion spin
      • Control cue ball off the spot
      • For the more mathematically inclined
    • Running 100 from the player perspective >
      • Running 100 with demographics
  • Other Links