I've never liked bank shots. To me they're a necessary evil; a shot to be played if there's no other option, and hopefully as part of a two-way shot in case of a miss. So when I heard that John Brumback (widely considered the best bank pool player in the world today) was coming out with an instructional DVD, I thought that maybe this guy knows something I don't.
Boy, does he.
My copy of John's DVD arrived Friday, I watched it Saturday morning and went out to practice on Saturday afternoon. I'm blown away. My banks game has jumped 2 balls just from watching the video and an hour or two of practice. Now I feel like I know what I'm doing when I bank - my pocketing has gone up and my misses tend to be closer to the pocket. I certainly need more practice on his techniques, but quite literally overnight I've gone from disliking banks to accepting/liking them.
As John says, most people bank "the wrong way." There's not a lot of good information out there, and banks come up infrequently in most games. It's easy for amateur players to get by with mediocre banking skills because of that infrequency. John's information can turn you from a mediocre banker into a superior banker.
Without exaggeration I can say that John's DVD is the most useful instructional item I've used since I was a beginner. Nothing else has given me such a noticeable improvement in such a short period of time. If you've ever wondered why you missed a bank shot, try this DVD.
John's DVD is available at: http://www.teachmepool.com/ and there is a sample video available at: http://www.teachmepool.com/Videos.htm
Thank you, John and Mark.
Boy, does he.
My copy of John's DVD arrived Friday, I watched it Saturday morning and went out to practice on Saturday afternoon. I'm blown away. My banks game has jumped 2 balls just from watching the video and an hour or two of practice. Now I feel like I know what I'm doing when I bank - my pocketing has gone up and my misses tend to be closer to the pocket. I certainly need more practice on his techniques, but quite literally overnight I've gone from disliking banks to accepting/liking them.
As John says, most people bank "the wrong way." There's not a lot of good information out there, and banks come up infrequently in most games. It's easy for amateur players to get by with mediocre banking skills because of that infrequency. John's information can turn you from a mediocre banker into a superior banker.
Without exaggeration I can say that John's DVD is the most useful instructional item I've used since I was a beginner. Nothing else has given me such a noticeable improvement in such a short period of time. If you've ever wondered why you missed a bank shot, try this DVD.
John's DVD is available at: http://www.teachmepool.com/ and there is a sample video available at: http://www.teachmepool.com/Videos.htm
Thank you, John and Mark.