9 Ball Ghost Video

Not bad shooting at all.....

tough out on that second rack, you came with it on those bank shots.

what happened on that final rack? You had a thin cut on the 8 and video cut out - looked like you would send cue down and back to get the 9.

I was fascinated by the gentleman in the background - his training regiment was to move the balls around and study the table in the time it took you to go through 4 racks until he finally started shooting, but when he did, he was pocketing 'em.

I remember watching a youtube video of orcollo playing the ghost in 10-ball, and he soft breaked every rack, almost keeping the balls on half table, of which he risked a few tight shots, but ultimately the run outs were easier.
 
Hey Jon, hope you are doing well. Some comments for you:

1st rack - looked like when you shot the 2, you didn't use enough speed to move the cue ball much. Definitely should have gotten close to the 3, would have made getting back down to the 4 much easier

2nd rack - again, small positional error going from 5 to 6. Just remember you would rather be a little too far above then not get high enough. You made 3 tough shots/banks to get out, not something to rely on...

3rd rack - I would have tried to break up that cluster with softer speed, concentrating on hitting the 9 on the bottom side, that way you end up with a nice shot on the 2. Using that higher speed is risky.

4th rack - Nice, but again needed a few power strokes that could have been avoided with better position

5th rack - Again, small positional errors, wrong side of the line, requiring more difficult shots and transitions


Overall looked pretty good, just try to focus on staying in line a bit more, maybe checking angles on critical shots from different vantage points, pay attention to your angles so you are able to move more naturally between the shots instead of needing that hard power stroke as often. Save that for a rainy day... :)

Take care,
Scott
 
You should think more about avoiding landing on rails.

You should speed up - fluency and rhythm are important when practising. Only playing will improve you from here, so make the best use of the time you have.

You should stop thinking you are a rock star for potting a few balls. ;)
 
Ron Swanson said:
You should think more about avoiding landing on rails.

You should speed up - fluency and rhythm are important when practising. Only playing will improve you from here, so make the best use of the time you have.

You should stop thinking you are a rock star for potting a few balls. ;)
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1. Agreed

2. Personal rhythm is more important, provided it's not Charlie Williams slow. We all can't play as fast as Ronnie.

3. I don't
 
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