Another try at posting video for review

These videos are much better for analysis. One nit. It would be helpful to see the cue ball and a little more to the right on the side view..

Im away from home so i can't properly review then until tomorrow.
 
You have the same problem I fought for years. Every so often I line up wrong on a shot due to my head not being in the right place. I would run a rack, then miss a duck. Very frustrating. It makes you doubt your game and want to quit! :grin:

When you line up too quickly without a pre-shot routine, you occasionally line up the cue under your left eye. The shot looks good, but in order to pocket the ball, you have to steer the shot or miss. When you line up under your right eye, your stroke is firm and strong. When I say under your eye, I mean just slightly to the left or right.

I notice these things in players because I've worked on it in depth for a year now and can pick it out quickly. You seem to be right eye in charge when you stroke well. Take a second and keep your alignment using the right eye to aim. After a few racks you will see your confidence come back because your stroke is clean. GL.

Best,
Mike
 
A few things that I noticed:

Lack of a distinct "set" position prior to the final stroke to deliver the cueball. This can be called continuous cue. Without that distinct stop you don't give yourself time to process the point of contact.

Lack of getting to a "finish" position. The importance of the pendulum stoke which you have for the most part is to complete the full range of motion so your brain knows what to expect. Adjust speed more by how fast you accelerate than how far you stroke.

As a result of your continuous cue, there is virtually no smoothness to the backstroke. This should be a very deliberate action. When it is quick, your arm never fully settles before changing directions

Slight shoulder drop on a few of the shots, you can tell when this occurs when the tip goes upwards after contact of the cue.

Mark is correct, it would have been helpful to see point of contact in the profile clip.

I am sure others will chime in and hopefully point out some other things, but some good players to watch their mechanics (that I got to see in person at the DCC this year) include: SVB, John Brumback, and John Morra. They all use a very distinct SPF stroke.
 
That last video is very revealing. Nice job!


I think you better call me. We can start lessons on the phone. Then when you attend Pool School we will be able to make more headway.

randyg
214 908-2908
 
imwalrus38 said:
Here are 3 short videos using the camera set ups suggested tome in my last post.All the feedback I received so far has been great. In all 3 videos the first 5 shots are my normal stroke the second 5 is where I am trying tomake corrections.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PX-LDycGA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN6O0evRptE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z59URsm-h0


I apologize for the multiple posts I'm trying to get the video right.Thanks again.
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Have you started to experiment with your stance yet like I suggested? It it appears that you haven't.

I really do happen to know what I'm talking about. If you ignore good advice, how will you expect to improve?
 
randyg said:
I think you better call me. We can start lessons on the phone. Then when you attend Pool School we will be able to make more headway.
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I'll defer my analysis and comments to Randy. Your in good hands, and should avoid advice from others while working with him.
 
FranCrimi said:
Have you started to experiment with your stance yet like I suggested? It it appears that you haven't.

I really do happen to know what I'm talking about. If you ignore good advice, how will you expect to improve?
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I can tell i'm not balanced well. I tend to be clumsy. I'm starting to try having my legs spread a liitle more.
 
randyg said:
That last video is very revealing. Nice job!


I think you better call me. We can start lessons on the phone. Then when you attend Pool School we will be able to make more headway.

randyg
214 908-2908
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I will try calling today. Thanks again
 
imwalrus38 said:
I can tell i'm not balanced well. I tend to be clumsy. I'm starting to try having my legs spread a liitle more.
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OK Good. That's a start. Now start to think about what direction you're facing. Right now your lower half is facing a different direction than your upper half. That will tend to throw you off-balance.

Right now you're standing way far left of the line of the shot. Experiment with the lower half of your body facing the shot. Try to locate the line you want the cue ball to travel on and extend it off the table and on to the floor. Then step on that line with your back foot.

Start there and then experiment. See what you get. You may start to feel in balance.
 
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