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New progress video (month 7) - Constructive criticism is welcome and appreciated
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booooooommm shots fired
Nah, some stuff is just so funny, I try to call attention to it with the humor it so rightly deserves. :grin:
I Just don't know how strong I am in the APA/Other scale.
Over here, I'm a B/A player. But lots of people compliment my stroke, including Pros and/or coaches. I play money games against A players and I win half the time.
My Game play is B/A, my stroke is above that for sure. As I said, I worked pretty damn hard on my stoke, and it paid off.
My point was not about me being B or A or AA, my point was that I have a stroke that may lead people to think I'm stronger than I actually am.
I don't really care what you think, I know I have an above average stroke, and I also know there is still place for improvement.
Yup..........
I also saw someone comment that players work on their fundamental a lot may not develop the proper feel. I think you can work on both.
I worked hard on the mechanical part, for months, but I also work on a regular basis for the feel part of my stroke.
You just need to be aware of what you're trying to accomplish when shooting balls!
Cheers!
I worked hard on the mechanical part, for months, but I also work on a regular basis for the feel part of my stroke.
You just need to be aware of what you're trying to accomplish when shooting balls!
Cheers!
Free stroke as in you just throw balls on the table and without aiming or even thinking just start firing balls in without regard to aiming, mechanics, speed, english, anything really. Just kind of on auto pilot and can do no wrong no matter what you do - kinda like the balls had eyes and are just driving themselves into the heart of the pockets. Could be just drilling a ball as hard as you possibly can, splitting the pocket , taking the cue ball 4 or 5 rails and getting dead nuts perfect on the next shot?
I do that sometimes, it’s fun. I don’t get as good results as when I try hard, but I’m always a bit surprised by how not bad it comes out.
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Cool, the reason I suggested it is because you / your stroke looks a little tight / uptight to me. I by no means am an instructor, and I actually don't even teach my friend very well so I am only speaking as a player and in general. I thought that if you could get a little more relaxed while at the table but still
Looking keeping your fundementals it would benefit you. You will sometimes see pros doing this between matches to " keep loose ". Keep up the good work!
Sam,
Do these three things, and your game will improve.
1. Go search for every post that Pidge has made on these forums. Especially ones about fundamentals. Study them.
2. Purchase Nic Barrow's 10 DVD set. http://www.thesnookergym.com/10-dvd-library/
Sure, it's geared towards snooker, but there's a lot that can be applied to pool as well.
3. Play people better than you. Gamble if possible. As cheap as you can. Tournaments too.
Do these three things, and your game will improve.
1. Go search for every post that Pidge has made on these forums. Especially ones about fundamentals. Study them.
2. Purchase Nic Barrow's 10 DVD set. http://www.thesnookergym.com/10-dvd-library/
Sure, it's geared towards snooker, but there's a lot that can be applied to pool as well.
3. Play people better than you. Gamble if possible. As cheap as you can. Tournaments too.
Chuck Fields?
Well that has got to be the DUMBEST attempt to bash me I have ever seen. L O L to you sir.
but seriously, I think i can help even you, just send $49.95 and a video of yourself and i can take you from a C to a C+ in less than six months.
Sam...If your "professional" instructor is evaluating your 'game-playing' skills before correcting your fundamentals and helping you develop a solid PSR...then you have the WRONG instructor. Using video to evaluate match play is great...but this person is putting the cart before the horse, imo. It's difficult to "fix" things in what you do, because you don't know what you do. You do different things, different times, on different shots. I teach you to do the same things, the same way, all the time, for almost all SOP shots (which encompass 90-95% of the shots we encounter playing the game). Find yourself an instructor who, first thing, does a video evaluation of what you do, and how you do it. I want to see how you stand and think, how you step into the shot, your stance, where and how you put your bridge hand down on the table, how and where you grip your cue on the butt end, how you line up a shot visually, and what (if any) kind of process do you have, to actually strike the CB accurately, on demand, under pressure...in one try! 
That's the first step to improvement. You can't fix what you don't know about, and you can't fix what you can't measure.
Now...to summarize, if your instructor has not followed this process, then you need a different instructor. If they did follow this process, then either they really suck at communication...or it went in one ear and out the other with you. To realize your dream, come to the states and attend pool school with Randy and I. It will change your pool life forever!
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
That's the first step to improvement. You can't fix what you don't know about, and you can't fix what you can't measure.Now...to summarize, if your instructor has not followed this process, then you need a different instructor. If they did follow this process, then either they really suck at communication...or it went in one ear and out the other with you. To realize your dream, come to the states and attend pool school with Randy and I. It will change your pool life forever!
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Jim...That would be PEP #3. Far more players prefer to transition the eyes from CB to OB before starting the backswing (PEP #1)...but then again, this is why you seek out a professional instructor like Jim Baker. He has the requisite skills to analyze, make corrections, develop a written game plan on how to accomplish your goals...and many other things! Plus, he can play at a high level. Tell you one thing...he's playing the best pool of his life. So is Randyg...he told me so today! This kind of structured SPF training is a solid path to a better pool game, no matter what you play! :thumbup:
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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I was pointing out the error in your thinking. To say the step from A speed to the next level is easy, is a farce. But keep spewing your immature nonsense, as it seems to keep your mind occupied. :thumbup:
Ah chuck, chuck, chuck
I will admit I was truly surprised with your comment, now even more so.
At no point did I say it was easy and nothing is that statement gave improvement advice to the player, it was encouragement for someone who agreed on a previous statement.
Next, so that I don't make a fool of myself in the future can you please tell me what is the difference between an A and AA player so as to expand my knowledge a little.
I shot like dog shit tonight. Any advice I gave you in this thread forget about it.
It happens IOS, Your advice is good even if your night was not
I shot bad tonight also but last night I owned the big oak monster.
Pretty good advice.
Sam, shouldn't discount the obligatory half-million balls afterwards.
JoeyA
Sam, shouldn't discount the obligatory half-million balls afterwards.
JoeyA