Q&A for How to Hold a Pool Cue

Play as much as you can. Practice makes perfect.

Yes. Pushing it classifies as a push shot and this is a foul, which, in snooker, grants your opponent four points.

A glove helps reduce the amount of friction between the cue and the player's bridge hand, allowing the cue to glide smoothly along the player's bridge hand. It is the alternative to using hand talc, which could make a mess on the table if too much is used.

To hit a straight shot in pool, you hit the middle of the cue ball. If you hit anywhere else, you will make it spin.

Always keep your eye on the ball you're shooting.

You could use powder to reduce friction. A cloth handkerchief may make it slip from your hands.

There are not enough variables mentioned, there are too many things that are necessary to know before this question can be accurately answered. Are you on the correct side of your current object ball, distance needed to travel to your next object ball, what will be the correct angle to get into the next object ball's shot line, etc. Too many variables are unknown, so this question cannot be accurately answered and that's exactly why it has not been answered.