Here's another drill to test your position play. When a ball is hanging in a pocket we often take the shot and our position to our next shot for granted. This exercise will test your skills and help you improve them.

With cue ball in hand pocket one of the balls near a pocket and play position for one of the balls on a rail. Decide which pocket the rail ball will go in and how you will play position before you shoot. Remember some of the pockets are blocked by other balls so plan accordingly. Where ever the cue ball comes to rest after you pocket a rail ball is where you must shoot your next ball from. When you have completed this drill set it up again and run the balls in a different order.