There are tricks to playing billiards, and even those who are not very skilled can gradually achieve good results.
Let’s start with the grip and stance. Don’t hold the cue too tightly. Just grip the cue lightly with your fingers, similar to the relaxed feeling when you hold a pen to write. If you grip it too tightly, your force application will be unnatural. The stance is also crucial. Stand firmly with your feet shoulder-width apart, lean your body slightly forward, keep your center of gravity on the soles of your feet, and align your eyes, chin, and the cue in a straight line. This way, you can aim at the ball accurately.
When hitting the ball, be sure to carefully find the striking point. Which position the cue ball hits the target ball will directly affect the subsequent movement of the balls. Whether you want the cue ball to stop, pull back, or follow the target ball, the striking points are all different. There is also the force and rhythm. Practice with different forces usually, feel the relationship between the strength of the force and the movement of the cue ball, find a rhythm that suits you. Don’t be in a hurry, and take a steady and solid approach.
Daily practice is also essential. Start by practicing the basics such as fixed balls and straight balls to develop your feel for the game and your control of the cue. Then, play more actual games with others, train yourself in competitions, summarize your experience, and gradually you will be able to play better and better. As long as you keep practicing, your billiards skills will surely improve by leaps and bounds!
Many people feel that they can’t aim accurately when playing billiards, or they always miss the target even though they seem to have aimed correctly. Later, when I chatted with an old billiards friend, I found that we need to find our comfortable dominant eye.
When you stand at one end of the billiard table, open both eyes and point your finger at the chalk at the other end, then close your left eye. If your finger is still pointing at the chalk, it means you are right-eye dominant; otherwise, you are left-eye dominant.
For someone like me who is right-eye dominant, when lying down to aim now, I must make sure that my right eye is vertically aligned with the cue and focus on the point of the target ball at the moment of hitting. I used to be completely unaware of the importance of the eye position and always made mistakes when playing. Now that I’ve learned it, I realize how ridiculous my previous posture of playing with my head tilted was.
Once you find the right dominant eye, it will be easier to use the foolproof “three-point alignment” aiming method in billiards. When playing, you should first stand on the extension line between the target ball and the pocket, use the cue to point and determine this line, and then step back to adjust the position of the cue ball. When hitting the ball, keep your eyes fixed on the contact point of the target ball throughout the process, and it’s best to hold your breath at the moment of making the shot.
In fact, the most important thing in playing billiards is to practice more to find a way that suits you. No matter how many techniques there are, they can’t compare with your own down-to-earth practice. There is no such thing as a genius; it’s just that others work harder than you. A good billiard table can make your training more effective. Spike, a direct manufacturer, creates a product with the highest cost-performance ratio. With our excellent quality and affordable prices, we will be your best choice. https://www.tiktok.com/@spk.billiard?_t=8qRRRnXP4N8&_r=1