and the table plays great so now i just want to get my self on track so i dont lose motivation
thanks for the feed back everyone im going to try and work on a few things and make a new video , id like to get back up to speed seems to be a bit harder than i thought it would be, i want to get everything worked out and get it down so if i do take time away from the game it wont be so hard to get up and going again, i never feel i had great fundamentals no one ever taught me i just picked up a cue and started pocketing balls and i was hooked but i have never played for any longer than a year at a time id say 5 years of total playing all together with long long layoffs inbetween like id play 9 months here then not play for a year then 11 months there then not play for 2 even 3 years , but im thinking id like to keep playing this time since i have my table set up now nice tight 4 inch pockets
Jay,
......hope you don't mind my jumping in here....
Yeah there is something about this game that is intriging. I have like it since I was 15 and that was 50 years ago. Do the math.
My son came to me one day and said he really liked playing the game but was inconsistent. I said okay, start hitting some balls around. (I have my own table). He got into his stance and bent over to shoot, at this time a put my hand on his grip hand.........holy smoke, he gripped the cue like you would grip a hammer. His stance was out of whack also. He was also shooting with his whole arm. Good grief.
So, I showed him how to craddle the cue and get into a comfortable stance in the shot line and to shoot from the elbow down.
Hey John, if you're ever in NYC sometime, look me up and I'll give you my take on shooting certain shots with the upper arm.
He said he liked to play one pocket. So we started going to C&C on Sundays. He is still standing way off to the side of the cue but is shooting from the elbow down. He doesnt practice, says he doesnt have the time.
I told him that if you ever expect to be a good player you will have to practice very day and practice the same things you have to do on every shot. I told him tro practice 14.1 because the game has no end, (until you miss) Your PSR has to become automatic to a point where you dont have to think about it when your in the field.
I've seen players just two minutes away from a nervous breakdown trying to play 14.1. Oh ---- I think I was just talking about myself here. LOL. Actually Ray Martin told me the opposite many years ago. He told me to play 9-ball and then switch to 14.1 after I became a good shot maker. Interesting take, right?
I am really impressed with Stevie Moores style, good tempo.
Me too.
What may help to get a good rythm going is to listen to some music while practicing and get into the same rythm as the music.
I tried that once, and then the William Tell Overture came on and all hell broke loose.
I'm an old time rock n roll fan.
long winded, sorry
There's no apologizing in pool.
Have fun Jay.
Fran, Mark Wilson is the man in my area. I do enjoy helping folks who are interested in leaning the game.
Wow. I never realized Mark Wilson owned so much land.
Jay,
You seem to be a natural.
Yeah there is something about this game that is intriging. I have like it since I was 15 and that was 50 years ago. Do the math.
My son came to me one day and said he really liked playing the game but was inconsistent. I said okay, start hitting some balls around. (I have my own table). He got into his stance and bent over to shoot, at this time a put my hand on his grip hand.........holy smoke, he gripped the cue like you would grip a hammer. His stance was out of whack also. He was also shooting with his whole arm. Good grief.
So, I showed him how to craddle the cue and get into a comfortable stance in the shot line and to shoot from the elbow down.
He said he liked to play one pocket. So we started going to C&C on Sundays. He is still standing way off to the side of the cue but is shooting from the elbow down. He doesnt practice, says he doesnt have the time.
I told him that if you ever expect to be a good player you will have to practice very day and practice the same things you have to do on every shot. I told him tro practice 14.1 because the game has no end, (until you miss) Your PSR has to become automatic to a point where you dont have to think about it when your in the field.
I am really impressed with Stevie Moores style, good tempo.
What may help to get a good rythm going is to listen to some music while practicing and get into the same rythm as the music.
I'm an old time rock n roll fan.
long winded, sorry
Have fun Jay.
Fran, Mark Wilson is the man in my area. I do enjoy helping folks who are interested in leaning the game.
John