KICKING ACADEMY – PART 3
First let me start my updating.
I mentioned to a friend what I was doing and he supplied me with Dr. Cue’s three volumes of videos, on volume two Tom has a very interesting version of the Plus System which I think bears looking at; although it has limitations it seems VERY workable. He also has a good example of the Diamond System which bears looking at. Videos give a much better representation than I can in print.
Today I will deal with two of Grady’s Systems on his “Only Kicks” video. The first system is remarkably close to Dr. Cue’s Plus Variation, but a little looser and not so involved. Both these systems are based on a shot to the corner pocket but as I will point out can be expanded into three and four rail kicks.
In the second post of this two part series I will show a GREAT one rail kick system which I call the “Multiplier” System. I found the basics of it in an billiard book and reworked it a bit to fit 9 ball.
Diagram 1 shows the version that is similar to Dr. Cue’s and uses running english just as his does; oh yeah, according to Dr. Cue running english is 1 tip side and ½ tip above center; that seems right, I just do it by “feel”.
Once you get inside the second set of diamonds (red line) the adjustment is in half’s. When the cue ball is close to the first hit cushion as shown by the blue line you have to make an adjustment because the cue ball elongates off the rail due to it’s closeness; take a few shots by adjusting towards the trajectory of the cue ball to see how much of an adjustment you need with “your” stroke.
Diagram 2 shows adjustments by diamonds to hit balls at different points on the table.
Diagram 3 shows an example of a three and four rail kick.
Diagram 4 shows the second system to the corner pocket; again, be aware of the adjustment in half’s shown by the red line and the closeness to the cushion shown by the blue line. Adjustments to hit balls at different points on the table and multi rail kicks are the same as noted above.
END PART ONE
First let me start my updating.
I mentioned to a friend what I was doing and he supplied me with Dr. Cue’s three volumes of videos, on volume two Tom has a very interesting version of the Plus System which I think bears looking at; although it has limitations it seems VERY workable. He also has a good example of the Diamond System which bears looking at. Videos give a much better representation than I can in print.
Today I will deal with two of Grady’s Systems on his “Only Kicks” video. The first system is remarkably close to Dr. Cue’s Plus Variation, but a little looser and not so involved. Both these systems are based on a shot to the corner pocket but as I will point out can be expanded into three and four rail kicks.
In the second post of this two part series I will show a GREAT one rail kick system which I call the “Multiplier” System. I found the basics of it in an billiard book and reworked it a bit to fit 9 ball.
Diagram 1 shows the version that is similar to Dr. Cue’s and uses running english just as his does; oh yeah, according to Dr. Cue running english is 1 tip side and ½ tip above center; that seems right, I just do it by “feel”.
Once you get inside the second set of diamonds (red line) the adjustment is in half’s. When the cue ball is close to the first hit cushion as shown by the blue line you have to make an adjustment because the cue ball elongates off the rail due to it’s closeness; take a few shots by adjusting towards the trajectory of the cue ball to see how much of an adjustment you need with “your” stroke.
Diagram 2 shows adjustments by diamonds to hit balls at different points on the table.
Diagram 3 shows an example of a three and four rail kick.
Diagram 4 shows the second system to the corner pocket; again, be aware of the adjustment in half’s shown by the red line and the closeness to the cushion shown by the blue line. Adjustments to hit balls at different points on the table and multi rail kicks are the same as noted above.
END PART ONE
