The aim here is to hit the pink with the cue ball without hitting the reds. The pink is sitting on top of the cushion, supported by the two reds. Cue ball is at the opposite end of the table in a direct line with the pink. It may seem impossible to begin with, but it's quite easy once you know the simple trick - as the cue ball is just about to reach the reds, bump the end of the table with your hand...the vibration will disturb the pink, pushing the reds out of the way and allowing the pink to come down onto the bed of the table, just in time to make contact with the white.
	The aim is sink the pink into the middle pocket The pink is hard up on the cushion with at least 4 reds in front of it and 1 red behind it, also on the cushion. There is a red half a ball width from the cushion and 3mm away from the last red next to the pink. There is another red sitting in front of the middle pocket, half a ball width from the side. The pot is quite easily achieved by simply striking the white low with medium to strong power. The reds behind the pink knock each other out of the way, leaving the pink to cannon into the red in front of the pocket and drop in. Cue ball contact - 6:00
	This is a practice drill which should be used extensively by players of all ability levels. The aim is to simply pot all the balls on the table with as few misses as possible. Scatter the balls around the table, with nothing closer than 18 inches from the cushions, and no balls too close to each other. Place the white anywhere on the table to begin, but once you start you must play from where it lies. Count the number of misses you have in potting the balls. If you can consistently reach a level where you have less than 1 or 2 misses you are doing very well. An average player could expect to have around 10 or 11 misses to begin with.
Some important things to remember: Always take the easiest ball to pot, especially in the early stages. You will find that you are better off taking an easy pot to get position on the next ball which will give you more chance of clearing the table. Keep a tally of your scores and work out your average. As you improve you will see it manifested in the scores you achieve. Don't Give Up! It is a very easy thing to have a few misses and think "This is no good, I'm going to do something else". This practice drill teaches the obvious skills of potting and position, but above all it teaches mental toughness. The players that give up easily on the practice drill will be the players that give up easily in the high-pressure situation of a match. Break through the mental barrier and complete the drill - and use it every time you practice.
	This is an advanced break building technique to be used early in a frame. The simple approach would be to pot the red, drop the black in and leave easy position on the open red across the table. However, once you pot it you are left with a closed pack after potting the black. The better approach is to pot the red and leave an angle on the black to smash into the pack. You will be guaranteed position on the red because you will be knocking the pack away from it and still leaving a line for the cue ball. You can then pot the next red and take the black with a knowledge of where to leave the cue ball for position on the next loose red. The main idea is to develop a few more loose reds so that you will be able to continue on to compile a sizable break.