Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

The key to proper practice is quality, not quantity. If you practice and play for five or six hours, I can guarantee that two or three of those hours aren't ...

A good practice drill as that it will help with all facets of your game. It will help your stroke, your position play, your pocketing...everything.

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

This “Up and Down” rotation practice drill is pretty tough, but it is also enjoyable and rewarding. It's great practice for cut shots and for seeing the edge ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

It's a very good drill for feel and speed and pattern play, and one that intermediate players always use when their games have improved beyond beginner status.

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

With just you and a table, it's difficult to stay focused and motivated simply throwing balls on the table. Doing drills offers a challenge and forces you to ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

A rotation drill that works all facets of your game. The drills that I set up are often exercises that focus on cue ball control and pattern play. The best ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

This is a perfect drill to work on patterns and to get the feel back. The one extra ball from traditional 9-ball doesn't sound like much, but it does make a ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

Let's mix it up this month and try an 8-ball drill. It's always been my strongest game but drills are hard to come by. Here's a nice pattern drill I came up ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

I've discussed several drills that you should use at the beginning of your practice sessions to get your stroke straight and your cue ball speed in working ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

You have to hit the center of the pocket, and the rounded corners prevent you from cheating the pocket or hitting a diamond up the rail and still making the ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

This drill because it places the 3 ball in the middle of the table. It will test your cue ball skills. There's no real right or wrong.

Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton. Awesome instructional video ...

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Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

It's good for pattern play and using the rails in the correct manner. You will see the benefit of using two rails, as the second rail slows the cue ball down ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

Look Ma, No Rails! July 2023. A simple game requires minimal movement and cue ball control. Wouldn't we all like to have the ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

This drill takes concentration because cue ball speed and staying on the right side of the ball are much more critical in this drill.

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

Here are a few simple drills to figure out what you're doing wrong and how to get you back on track.

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

Here is a two-for-one lesson! These are simple exercises, but they are very effective for all amateur level players. And they are two of my favorites.

Darren Appleton's Dynamite Cross of Death Challenge

DYNAMITE CROSS OF DEATH A little fun challenge thread here.... Darren Appleton explained this drill in his Billiards Digest article (July ...

Billiards Digest — Perfect Practice with Darren Appleton

One of the drills I've posted is the 9-ball drill shown here. It requires cue ball control and playing into short, small areas. This is especially true on the ...

Anyone got good books on billiards to recommend? I mostly play 8 ...

Play Your Best Pool has sections for both 8 ball and 9 ball. And basics too. Just a good all around book too start with.