How much hours a day to you practice pool?

Question

How much hours a day to you practice pool?

Answer 1

Forget about pool, you should be practicing your writing skills and your grammar. It's how many hours. Not how much hours.

Answer 2

There is no set amount of time to practice pool but I would suggest a minimum of one to two hours a day. There are a few things you can and should do "at" the table and there is some additional time you should invest "away" from the table.

Starting with the latter, start reading instructional books about pool. I suggest you pick up Robert Byrne's "Standard Book of Pool and Billiards". It is an invaluable source of information for any player ranging from a novice to a pro.

Attend some professional or higher level amateur tournaments and just observe the matches and take note of the players stance, how hard or soft they shoot, when then they shoot hard or soft, their cue ball control, their demeanor at the table, and the size table their playing on. That's a starting list of what to be looking at.

Armed with that knowledge, you can start practicing on the pool table. A pool room is probably the best place to practice because they hold such a variety of players.

Ask the attendant who the best players are though and approach them about playing with you. (You can't learn anything from another novice player other than some bad habits.) The higher level players may seem a little annoyed at playing with what they think is an inferior opponent but don't be dismayed. Keep prodding them and you'll be quick to discover that they're somewhat egotistical and live to show off their prowess at the game.

Then play as often as you can. Practice, practice, practice! Find some lower level tournaments and play in those. It will be a great testing ground to exercise what you've learned and you will get to play against a different varity of opponents.

Finally, (you didn't mention where you're from) join an APA pool league in your area. That will put you in touch with a wonderful group of people that live to play pool.

Here is the answer I just gave for someone asking about a pool cue and this will probably apply to you.

"I think you will usually find players use an 18 or 19 ounce cue to play with but use a 20 to 21+ ounce cue to break with. I learned with (and am still using the same cue 23 years later) a 21.3 ounce Mali and found the weight very comfortable to me.

We're talking about using a tool that is as individual as the user. I don't believe there is a "correct" weight to use other than trying out what is comfortable to YOU.

Don't consider just the weight of the cue either. Consider the kind of tip you will have at the end of the shaft. A soft tip is usually good for a soft shooter (which I think we should ALL be) and a hard tip is suitable for a hard hitting shooter. Look for a comfortable diameter in the shaft. Mine is an 11 millimeter but some players prefer a 12 or 12.5 millimeter shaft, while other players prefer the feel of a snooker cue. That's sort of like using a number 2 pencil to me but that's where individual preferences come into play. You may also want to consider the length of the cue as well. Those are just some things to take into account while you're looking for your cue".

I hope all of that helps.

Answer 3

I wish I could still put in 4-6 hours practicing and playing pool, but the old adage is true.  A wife and steady job have ruined many a good pool players :)  I actually get to the hall for 1-2 hours most days.  Good luck, and keep racken em up!  Oh and if you have a BCA league in your area join up, its the best way to play!

Answer 4

4 1/2 to 6 hrs mostly at night and early morning