Fun Stuff

Place two balls touching over each pocket 3 inches away from the bag. Make sure they are dead in line like a plant or a set. Now you can place the white where you like. See how many shots you can sink all twelve balls in.
You will find it is much harder than it looks. The trick is to use screw back when you hit the ball and try to be quite straight. The screw will often make both balls drop at the same time. This can be used as a challenge to a friend and is a good way to earn a few bucks.
Some of you wrote me and said you enjoyed the exercise of clearing the colours. Well, here is a variation:
Place the colours on the spots and pot yellow, black, green, black, brown, black and so on, ending with black, black, then start again.
This exercise is very hard and is a very good way of practicing going up and down the table without getting bored.
Please remember that these tips will not work for everyone. Some players have very unorthodox styles, some just may be different. Mind you, do not be put off just because something feels uncomfortable. Give everything a good try before you decide that it does not work for you.