Advice needed! 10 ball ghost games

[mattp]

you play real good!

Question.
at 1:45 it looks like you used some outside english. I feel like a bit of inside would have been good for the position and help insure the cut.
Also, the last rack on the 8 ball I wonder why you hit high ball instead of drawing a touch toward the long rail for a shallow angle on the 9( i'd probably try to hit the long rail and bounce of a touch) rather than flirt with the 10. I am wondering if your in the habit of playing in rhythm heading for center table which is often but not always.
Anyhoo JMHO and again you shoot very good.

 

[tangte]

I am not standing parallel to my cue. I mean my two feet are parallel to each other, one left, one right, which is what most snooker players do. 9 ball players mostly have one foot in the front, and one foot in the back. At my skill level, I don't think it matters that much. I think stance is more important for beginners. It enforced them to have a guideline so they don't go the wrong way. I believe once you know what you are doing, you can just choose to use a stance you are comfortable with. Just my personal opinion.

 

[tangte]

Question.
at 1:45 it looks like you used some outside english. I feel like a bit of inside would have been good for the position and help insure the cut.
Also, the last rack on the 8 ball I wonder why you hit high ball instead of drawing a touch toward the long rail for a shallow angle on the 9( i'd probably try to hit the long rail and bounce of a touch) rather than flirt with the 10. I am wondering if your in the habit of playing in rhythm heading for center table which is often but not always.
Anyhoo JMHO and again you shoot very good.

Thanks for watching the whole video and giving your valuable suggestions!
1. Do you mean cutting the 6 ball at 10:45? I actually used no english, just top spin. I just hit it to thick. The cue ball feels a bit too far from the rail. I would use some top-inside english if the cue ball is a few inches closer.
2. The last rack, I was tooo careless on the 8 ball. I shot it left handed and almost hooked myself on the 9 ball. I actually tried to make it straight on the 9 ball, as you said, go two rails. But my rails are kinda slow, it doesn't bounce well, it doesn't catch english well either. I should have punched the 8 ball harder. Well, you don't learn a lesson until you screwed it up a few times. I guess I learned it now, lol.

 

[mattp]

Sorry bout that. Yes, I meant 10:45. And apparently, I wasn't watching close enough as I did not notice opposite handed shooting. I personally prefer to hit that with a hair or touch as some say of inside to help insure the cut while giving a pure angle off the rail. It obviously can be done a number of ways but I like that the best. Keep up the good work.

P.s. I also prefer to hit that last 10 ball at that angle with a bit inside to insure the cut and it help me feel it and I know it will be killed a bit off the rail but again it;s just my preference. Maybe mess around a bit with the different ways to hit those shots for a while and figure out your favorite way if you haven't already.

 

[Slasher]

I am not standing parallel to my cue. I mean my two feet are parallel to each other, one left, one right, which is what most snooker players do. 9 ball players mostly have one foot in the front, and one foot in the back. At my skill level, I don't think it matters that much. I think stance is more important for beginners. It enforced them to have a guideline so they don't go the wrong way. I believe once you know what you are doing, you can just choose to use a stance you are comfortable with. Just my personal opinion.

There many if not more snooker players that have the feet staggered and not parallel there is no hard and fast rule. You may also want to consider that your stance can change your whole alignment and is just as important as the rest of the elements, personally it's not something I would tinker with once set.

 

[FranCrimi]

I am not standing parallel to my cue. I mean my two feet are parallel to each other, one left, one right, which is what most snooker players do. 9 ball players mostly have one foot in the front, and one foot in the back. At my skill level, I don't think it matters that much. I think stance is more important for beginners. It enforced them to have a guideline so they don't go the wrong way. I believe once you know what you are doing, you can just choose to use a stance you are comfortable with. Just my personal opinion.

Oh, OK. I can't really see your stance. Just a hint of it sometimes.