how could i forgoten this one
alot of gathers shown here, with diagrams and the shot displayed
https://youtu.be/BrJEFVzQcOw?t=1182
alot of gathers shown here, with diagrams and the shot displayed
https://youtu.be/BrJEFVzQcOw?t=1182
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Even where you hold the cue butt is important!
One more piece of advice thats taken me a while to swallow
Many good players have told me don't practice to make runs
Just practice the gathers
Took me a while to understand but i see it now
Unless your going for the 1 cushion challenge, then disregard this
Many good players have told me don't practice to make runs
Just practice the gathers
Took me a while to understand but i see it now
Unless your going for the 1 cushion challenge, then disregard this
for 35 bucks a yr, you can have access to the 54 time swiss champions video training archive
he speaks in french mostly, but has a handful of videos in english, he breaksdown runs and gives you insight on how he plays
https://xaviergretillat.com/videos-commentees/
he speaks in french mostly, but has a handful of videos in english, he breaksdown runs and gives you insight on how he plays
https://xaviergretillat.com/videos-commentees/
Gert jan just added english subs to his latest 1 cushion exercises vid
One thing he says that i kind of discovered on my own
The fuller hit, less to no english is needed
Because itll rotate naturally
Thinner hit use more english
Havent watched it all yet but that part at the beginning was helpful
Hope it helps some of you
https://youtu.be/ejmi_uVr8gg
One thing he says that i kind of discovered on my own
The fuller hit, less to no english is needed
Because itll rotate naturally
Thinner hit use more english
Havent watched it all yet but that part at the beginning was helpful
Hope it helps some of you
https://youtu.be/ejmi_uVr8gg
Gather shot tests thank you jeagle for digging this up
http://wbpb.blogspot.com/?m=1
The days when i sit and do gather shots i will not move to the next one until i can get all 3 balls inside a 1 diamond area, 3 times
http://wbpb.blogspot.com/?m=1
The days when i sit and do gather shots i will not move to the next one until i can get all 3 balls inside a 1 diamond area, 3 times
watching your vid last night, first time i seen your break, thought id share this
yours got to the area, but you want it to hit the long rail on its way to slow it up some
break shot for these games, we try and play position, it can be done, lol if i can you can
the standard break, you want the red ball to stay on that 1/3 portion of the table where you make the point
to do this, its just a half ball hit, driving the red up to around the first diamond on the short then somewhere around the 2nd or 3rd diamond of the long rail, its not a hard hit, use about the same amount of english, want the cue ball to come off right under the 3rd diamond of the long rail as usual
the red will always be down there,
its a tight window but can be done regularly, second photo the cueball is above both object balls for a easy next point
yours got to the area, but you want it to hit the long rail on its way to slow it up some
break shot for these games, we try and play position, it can be done, lol if i can you can
the standard break, you want the red ball to stay on that 1/3 portion of the table where you make the point
to do this, its just a half ball hit, driving the red up to around the first diamond on the short then somewhere around the 2nd or 3rd diamond of the long rail, its not a hard hit, use about the same amount of english, want the cue ball to come off right under the 3rd diamond of the long rail as usual
the red will always be down there,
its a tight window but can be done regularly, second photo the cueball is above both object balls for a easy next point
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another option is a 2 rail, which a good player i believe can dial in well
its a little bit more of a half ball hit, no english just some follow on it,
the results can vary alot,
in the second photo though the cueball is behind the white, but makes for a gather shot
its a little bit more of a half ball hit, no english just some follow on it,
the results can vary alot,
in the second photo though the cueball is behind the white, but makes for a gather shot
vietnamese balkline instruction about looking for short table solutions instead of setting up for long table gathers
with english subs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-j7ABsGjYg
with english subs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-j7ABsGjYg
In this Dutch series of videos there is a young Dick Jaspers learning the game.
I just seen xavier gretillat post that hes got a trip to vietnam coming up
Will be meeting with thinh kent of course
Vietnam is about to get proper world class technical training
Im sure kent got a lesson with sam as well last yr
If we could only get xavier a trip to the U.S.
Will be meeting with thinh kent of course
Vietnam is about to get proper world class technical training
Im sure kent got a lesson with sam as well last yr
If we could only get xavier a trip to the U.S.
Something i just noticed
Watching the caudron freegame vid
When hes running the rail nurse
Seems he hits just a little above the horizontal axis to give him the correct spacing between cue ball and ob ball to ensure they aren't too close or frozen
What i read from hoppes book use below center to deaden the balls movement
And Its true
Try rail nurse and use a bit of bottom, kills the ob ball
Then try a bit of follow, gives you a little breathing room
I still cant run them well for some reason but thought that may be a bit of useful info
Watching the caudron freegame vid
When hes running the rail nurse
Seems he hits just a little above the horizontal axis to give him the correct spacing between cue ball and ob ball to ensure they aren't too close or frozen
What i read from hoppes book use below center to deaden the balls movement
And Its true
Try rail nurse and use a bit of bottom, kills the ob ball
Then try a bit of follow, gives you a little breathing room
I still cant run them well for some reason but thought that may be a bit of useful info
Hoppe used ivory balls. The play a lot differently.
If they match up I hope it will be streamed
french vid with gathers exercises
you can use utubes auto translate to get what hes saying
it works well on this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpntBjHtlB4
you can use utubes auto translate to get what hes saying
it works well on this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpntBjHtlB4