25 Advanced Game-Winning Pool Shots – BU Exam III
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That one also covers “A26 - Throw Cue to Floor in Excitement.”
Excellent point. I guess I need to start a list for BU Exam IV! :grin-square:
Regards,
Dave
This is an extreme example of both "A6 – Straight Power Draw" and "A8 – Power Draw with Side" from https://youtu.be/59amcNEN0Tg?t=10s:
FYI, I compiled all of the shot examples in this thread in one place:
BU Exam III Advanced Shot Examples ... Real Shots in Real Games
I still need examples for:
A1 – Spot Shot From Head Rail
A2 – Spot Shot With Break Out
A6 – Straight Power Draw
A10 – Ball-First Inside Follow
A11 – Ball-First Outside Draw
A13 – Rail-First Spin across Table
A17 – One-Pocket Foot Spot Bank off Head Rail
If you have seen any of these and know where to find them, please post video links here. Thanks! I'll keep looking also.
I would like to continue to add more pro examples for all of the shots, so please keep a look out for other examples.
Thanks and enjoy,
Dave
... to get the American fans fired up. It seemed to work fairly well. Too bad it couldn't make the American team play better (and Europe worse). :frown:
Anybody plan to try the Exam and post a video showing us how it went?
I'll try to find time in the next couple of weeks to give it a go myself.
We plan to do the next BU Exam Challenge featuring this Exam, so I'm curious to see what kind of scores we can expect.
Good luck,
Dave
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How did it go with the GF?
When you get a chance to post the video, please share the link here.
Catch you later,
Dave
FYI, I added your score to the AZB BU sticky thread.
Your 30 is the only score posted so far, so you've set the initial bar the rest of us.
How high do you think you could score after some dedicated practice with the shots?
Catch you later,
Dave
Another good example of the A26 advanced "technique."This is an even better example of the above:
Now let's try to find some of these:
A1 – Spot Shot From Head Rail
A2 – Spot Shot With Break Out
A6 – Straight Power Draw
A10 – Ball-First Inside Follow
A11 – Ball-First Outside Draw
A13 – Rail-First Spin across Table
A17 – One-Pocket Foot Spot Bank off Head Rail
Thanks,
Dave
Not frozen to the rail, but the final spot shot of the WPS tiebreaker shootouts is close to A1.
Example: https://youtu.be/1MD-X5hoL4s
Example: https://youtu.be/1MD-X5hoL4s
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Thanks!Not frozen to the rail, but the final spot shot of the WPS tiebreaker shootouts is close to A1.
Example: https://youtu.be/1MD-X5hoL4s
I just added it to:
Examples of pros using BU Exam III advanced shots in real game-situations
Now we just need:
A2 – Spot Shot With Break Out
A6 – Straight Power Draw
A10 – Ball-First Inside Follow
A11 – Ball-First Outside Draw
A13 – Rail-First Spin across Table
A17 – One-Pocket Foot Spot Bank off Head Rail
Some of these should be easy to find, especially A6, A10, and A11. I'll keep looking.
Catch you later,
Dave
https://youtu.be/9myYl6ifI_w
Above is the link to my youtube video. I scored a 30. The video is edited for brevity and short attention spans (mine!).
To answer Dr Dave, I believe I could score higher with dedicated practice on these shots. Specifically, the jacked up shots of the draw and masse variations. I purposely rarely practiced these in my life, and rarely even take a jump cue to the pool hall when I'm gambling.
The banana shot I just have to figure out how exactly to hit it, and I know I can score better on that. Same with a couple of the other shots, it comes down to knowing how to hit it. These are knowledge improvements, not a stroke improvement.
All that said, scoring higher on this test than my first attempt, will not show that I have improved as a player
Enjoy the video.
Above is the link to my youtube video. I scored a 30. The video is edited for brevity and short attention spans (mine!).
To answer Dr Dave, I believe I could score higher with dedicated practice on these shots. Specifically, the jacked up shots of the draw and masse variations. I purposely rarely practiced these in my life, and rarely even take a jump cue to the pool hall when I'm gambling.
The banana shot I just have to figure out how exactly to hit it, and I know I can score better on that. Same with a couple of the other shots, it comes down to knowing how to hit it. These are knowledge improvements, not a stroke improvement.
All that said, scoring higher on this test than my first attempt, will not show that I have improved as a player
Enjoy the video.