9-Ball Shots You Must Have

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DrCue'sProtege

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ok, was wondering if anyone could somehow, someway post for us the "Shots Needed To Be A Good 9-Ball Player" that are mentioned from time to time. as i have stated before, Tom Rossman told me there are a handful of what he calls Identification Shots, i believe Mr. Basavich says there are 12 Shots that you need, Kinister has a 60 minute workout video with these shots included.

just want to be sure i am on the same page with every one else on the shots everyone feels is necessary to be a good 9-Ball player. is it possible to somehow post them here?

thanks,
DCP
 
The shots Danny Basavich shows are general position shots moving the cue ball over moderate distances. He talks a lot about "going through the center of the table". If the cue balls passes directly though the center of the table, it will not scratch. (Except for the obvious cases of being straight in, etc.)
 
Here is an example:
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Here is a shot I like to practice:

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I practice getting position for a ball at positions A B and C, depending on what english I put on the cue ball. This shot I believe is on Mr. Jimmy Reeves instructional video, the one about shooting 8 ball. It has really helped me and my game tremendously. I like to hit it will a good full stroke and really study what the cue ball will do...sometimes evening using more than one rail just to get different positioning based upon the layout of the table. It's a great practice shot.

Just my input,
Shorty
 
Hal said:
The shots Danny Basavich shows are general position shots moving the cue ball over moderate distances. He talks a lot about "going through the center of the table". If the cue balls passes directly though the center of the table, it will not scratch. (Except for the obvious cases of being straight in, etc.)
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More than actually shooting any one shot or multiple shots, this to me is the key. I'd just like to add being able to SIT the CB IN the middle of the table from just about anywhere...as well as to be able to move it from one end rail to another. From the center of the table or getting on an end rail, you'll ALWAYS have a shot. If you miss it...then you just stink.
 
Also a good idea to know what shots you don't have. No, I don't mean shots that you know are tough for you. I mean for example knowing where your limits are to clear (get on the other side of) the side pocket with draw while playing a corner cut shot with the object ball near or on the rail.
 
But can anybody draw them? or send me an email with these Routine shots diagrammed?

i'm just curious if they are the ones i suspect they are.

DCP
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
ok, was wondering if anyone could somehow, someway post for us the "Shots Needed To Be A Good 9-Ball Player" that are mentioned from time to time.
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This is a shot that IMO you need to be able to shoot to call yourself a player.

http://omniscium.com/pbsa/ShowShot.asp?ShotID=28

That being said, the Kinister shots in the 60-Minute Workout are a must, IMO.

If someone doesn't soon, I'll review the tape and diagram them, if it hasn't been done.

Fred
 
It's amazing how routine that shot can become once you practice it. When I first started shooting it, it was a fluke if I made it. Now I'm over 90% on it.
 
drivermaker said:
More than actually shooting any one shot or multiple shots, this to me is the key. I'd just like to add being able to SIT the CB IN the middle of the table from just about anywhere...
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I had a friend who was a good 9 ball player who used to practice this a lot. He'd put a cube of chalk in the center of the table, put 3 balls out and try to run them whilst hitting the piece of chalk with the cue ball after each shot. Way harder to do than it sounds.
 
well, i have Kinister's 60 Minute workout tape. all i am really after is finding those 5-12 shots that seem to be the Main Shots you need to have in your arsenal to become a excellent 9-Ball player.

i just want to see if i am on the same page as everyone else. can someone possibly Diagram the 12 shots Basavich is talking about?

thanks,
DCP
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
ok, was wondering if anyone could somehow, someway post for us the "Shots Needed To Be A Good 9-Ball Player" that are mentioned from time to time. as i have stated before, Tom Rossman told me there are a handful of what he calls Identification Shots, i believe Mr. Basavich says there are 12 Shots that you need, Kinister has a 60 minute workout video with these shots included.

just want to be sure i am on the same page with every one else on the shots everyone feels is necessary to be a good 9-Ball player. is it possible to somehow post them here?

thanks,
DCP
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I have often spoke of The Pro Book, which has a bunch of 'standard shots'. There are pots-with-position , banks, kicks, safetys, and kick safetys, about 60 in total. I find that some are very close to each other (or maybe I do not understand some subtle differences), especially in the banks section, but there must be 50 different shots. Anyway, while I have many of these shots drawn in Visio, I would not feel comfortable posting Mr. Hennings work on the Internet. It is not terribly expensive, I'd suggest buying the book DCP. After going through the shots, then watching a few pro matches, you will see that in fact there are a limited number of shots that make up the majority of runouts.

What I'd like to see is a big collection of safetys (9 ball). This would be the one area in the Pro Book where there the coverage could be expanded considerably. The imagination of better players really shines through when they come up with unusual safteys.

Dave
 
CaptainJR said:
Also a good idea to know what shots you don't have. No, I don't mean shots that you know are tough for you. I mean for example knowing where your limits are to clear (get on the other side of) the side pocket with draw while playing a corner cut shot with the object ball near or on the rail.
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Henning calls these the 'boundries' of shots. He diagrams them 'in the middle' and shows the left and right boundries. Outside these boundries the shot is not possible. I think this is what you're describing Capt'n, and it is a VERY important concept to understand and to play by. My experience practicing these shots is that the boundries are a bit of an individual thing given that some can put more draw on the CB, as an example.

Dave
 
Fred-

That shot looks STRONG!!! Can you show me in person? Will you be at the BCA show in Houston next year???

-C-
 
Yeah, Fred, that's a great shot. Compensating for deflection at that distance is tough.
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
can someone possibly Diagram the 12 shots Basavich is talking about?

thanks,
DCP
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there is a reason he's SELLING it. go buy the dvd, and quit asking people to post the guy's info for free.

VAP
 
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