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The only shot that took lots of “takes” was the hop-off-the-rail draw-delay shot. It was tricky to get the cue elevation and speed just right, especially since I had not really practiced this before. I think it took me 6-7 tries to get the shot in the video.

Yep. That was the annual International Certified Instructors (ICI) Summit in Quincy. Bob and I go every year. It is held along with the BEF Junior Nationals and the American National Championship (started this year).

Correct. I am primarily an instructor for private lessons and Boot Camp courses.

It is something about the video. The view rate is significantly less than other videos posted at similar times. I honestly don’t care that much. It just astounds me how poorly I predict how popular a video might be or not.

This is one of those videos that I expected people to like and benefit from, but the view rate on YouTube to this point is much lower compared to typical videos. Why do you guys think this is the case? Are the techniques too "advanced" or "out of the realm of possibility" for the typical...

Draw can’t happen until a CB with backspin hits an OB, so I think the title is appropriate. Concerning hitting the CB into a rail with backspin (or topspin) to curve the CB path, I cover that in detail here:

FYI, I just posted a new video that discusses and demonstrates useful techniques and “hot tips” for controlling the CB with draw shots off a rail at various angles. Check it out: Contents: 0:00 - Intro 0:11 - Straight Back Draw 1:29 - Using Ball Hop to Delay Draw 3:29 - Speed Effects...

Good suggestion. FYI, I also have lots of good advice dealing with breaking and racking technique and strategy (for all games) under all the links here: racking and breaking techniques and strategy

Yes. Here's a pertinent quote from my "Ball Weight and Size Difference Effects" BD article (February, 2012): To see how much ball weight can vary in typical conditions, I took an accurate digital scale to my local pool hall (“Match Ups” in Fort Collins, Colorado). I weighed the CB and randomly...

Thank you for your insightful, thoughtful, and well-stated comments. I appreciate it and I agree with your assessment.

Officially, that could be considered “pattern racking.” But since the pattern is used only to help create a tight rack (and not for game strategy or “cheat code” reasons), I personally don’t see any harm in it unless your opponent notices and objects. Your opponent could alternatively just...

Does anybody have any other good ideas not covered in the video to help get a tight rack?

I have always been interested, and I enjoy watching world-class 3C play, but I would need another lifetime to learn all the techniques and systems and give it the attention it deserves with instruction.

FYI, I just posted a new video that discusses and demonstrates many techniques that can help you rack the balls as tightly as possible to improve your break effectiveness and consistency. Check it out: Contents: 0:00 - Intro 0:12 - VENT Excerpt on Racking ---- 0:26 - remove the top...

For those interested, I just remembered that I included a few VNEA Vegas match highlights from a couple of years ago here, where "I Got Lucky" few times:

I would wear my "Got English?" shirt and point at different parts of it every time somebody missed a shot. See the 3:07 and 11:36 points in this video:

This would certainly be fun for me and the others to participate in, but wouldn't you rather watch top play from pro players? There is so much great pro match content available to watch online, why would you be interested in watching stuff of lesser quality?

You need to find better people to know, or at least try to encourage the people you know to develop better sportsmanship and be more honest.

There is no doubt about about; but I still plan to try, based on all the reasons in the video.

I have been in a variety of leagues, and I know many people in many other leagues, and I have spoken to many people (players, refs, league operators, organization leaders, etc.). I still think “All Ball Fouls” is better in long run, even if it might result in some “growing pains” in the near...