Jul 4, 20152 min
My concern is that the game is not the same when played on a bar box.
There are a lot of adjustments you have to make. One is the angle towards the pocket. They are generally sharper than the big table, and you cannot get by with any kind of “push” in your stroke.
Therefore, you must have a better stroke on a bar box. On this shot here[see featured article image] for instance, it is easy to bring the cue ball back to the spot on a big table. Not so easy on a bar box.
This is my warm up drill for tournament preparation. On the big table I can bring it back to the spot with a nice, firm, committed, dig in punch stroke with outside English. My stroke actually helps me pocket the ball.
On the bar box, I must use a snip draw and load it up with a strong firm drive-through stroke. Not so easy to pocket the ball with this stroke. However, with a lot of practice you can master this exercise on a bar box.
I wish you all the luck in the world as you pursue this great game.
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