in pool i am having a lot of trouble with my draw shot looking for help?

Answer 1

The art of hitting a "draw or reverse" shot is your "butt".......you must keep it level......you do know that I am talking about the cue "butt" .....right?....then hit the ball just below center.....you don't necessarily have to go "way low"....but the next most important thing is that you must follow thru with a medium speed......what "medium" is...you will have to expierment until you find it......put an object ball in line to the corner pocket....on the "headstring" line and then put your cue ball in line with the opposite corner pocket (head string line)...you are shooting it diagonally from corner to corner....keeping you "butt" level stroke it until you can make the cue ball come back and scratch in the corner at our end.....line this as straight as possible and do it until you can do it 7 out of ten...10 out of 10 if you some day want to go "pro"......it will teach you the "draw shot" and at the same time tell you if you are shooting straight or not....if you are not hitting "dead on" you are probably shooting too hard.....try it until you get it down the first time and then you will know what "medium" means.....good luck on the tour!!

Answer 2

A couple things that will help. Like pool tables, cue balls are different. Mud-balls or heavier than Red Circles, Blue Dots and others that are played on regular poolroom tables. The bar-box cue balls require that you aim a little lower and don't grip your stick too tight. A smooth follow through upon making contact with the cue ball will create better action than a punch. You've heard the expression "Stroke it- don't poke it" I'm sure!
The lighter ball requires just as much concentration but the difference here is don't over-stroke it. The cue ball will come back farther than you want it to.
If you watch the pros on TV they use the lightest cue ball. That's why it looks like no effort is being made and the ball comes all the way back down the table.
Even the women make it look easy. Because pool is one of the few games where muscle is not a factor, only talent. And a smooth steady stroke will enhance your talent.

Answer 3

Draw shots are pretty easy. You just use bottom english. You cant hit the cueball too low or your cue will go underneath it causing it to jump on or off the table. You cannot aim and strike too high either for this will cause the cueball to come to a dead stop right after contact with the object ball. How far you want to draw the ball back will determine how hard you strike the cueball. The harder the strike the further it will roll. Make sure the tip of the cue is in good shape and has plenty of chalk on it for this is a shot that is easy to miscue on.

Answer 4

NO mystery low eng. about i tip is what i useL-R center hit depends on where you want it to go on the table Thats the first step excesive follow through med hard not to hard you will lose control of the qball get it down you can draw a ball 2 full rails off a 1 ft. shot #3 hope you know what i mean you need a nickel dome on your tip the hardest tip you can find chaulk and more chaulk then chaulk it again im not going to type practice that many times just assume 50 more times get it down Mike Massey look out LATER Johnny

Answer 5

the reason your having trouble is because your not following through on the cue when you hit bellow the white, if you jab at it after the hit you will loose the backward spin you put on the white ball, your stroke should be smothe and when you hit the cue ball it should be one continous motion, try this little practice routine before attempting the draw back, just move all the balls off the table and just have the white ball on, first practice hitting the cue ball bellow center with one continue stroke, dont stop after you hit but let your stroke stop naturaly, keep doing this till you get into the habbit of following through on your stroke, after a few hits try the drawback shot and see if it improved, and if it did then keep practiceing till it becomes natural for you

Answer 6

http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:e7JDAu_-sCUJ:www.engr.colostate.edu/~dga/pool/bd_articles/2006/june06.pdf+pool+draw+shot+techniques&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us