Bert Kinster Advanced Fundamentals
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Call him for the tape. Someone should be able to answer- I know that may not be available for a few days.
I have the tape and did the drill with him person. Painful but good. I can say 100% that my feet are in their correct spots. My stroke is not entirely straight and perfect but it is getting there. I have a wrist bending issue that sometimes creeps in.
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Call him for the tape. Someone should be able to answer- I know that may not be available for a few days.
I have the tape and did the drill with him person. Painful but good. I can say 100% that my feet are in their correct spots. My stroke is not entirely straight and perfect but it is getting there. I have a wrist bending issue that sometimes creeps in.
No tape is going to help you with alignment unless it is a tape you make of yourself shooting to see your own problems. Beyond that, there are several techniques you can try to improve your alignment.cuekev said:
Why do you think you have a problem?
Good point
Good point. I do think the drill can do it for you, but it is good to have perspective. I got it on film and in front of a mirror on wheels beside me. I got it on film from multiple angles. It is painful and Bert is brutally honest. I could see the monitor while shooting- front and behind.
Bob Jewett said:
Good point. I do think the drill can do it for you, but it is good to have perspective. I got it on film and in front of a mirror on wheels beside me. I got it on film from multiple angles. It is painful and Bert is brutally honest. I could see the monitor while shooting- front and behind.
Bob,
I am having a problem getting my chin over the cue. I have tried to stand square to the table with my right foot (right handed) pointed into the shot. Like an Allison Fisher stance. I have had some success with the cue under my right eye (dominant) and on the side of my chin but not under my nose. I have also tried the 45 degree stance but that doesn't feel quite right either.
Thanks
I am having a problem getting my chin over the cue. I have tried to stand square to the table with my right foot (right handed) pointed into the shot. Like an Allison Fisher stance. I have had some success with the cue under my right eye (dominant) and on the side of my chin but not under my nose. I have also tried the 45 degree stance but that doesn't feel quite right either.
Thanks
The exact position of your body parts is immaterial. If you see the shot accurately and you can bring the stick straight through, which eye is where may be of interest to the academics but is of no real importance to pocketing the ball.cuekev said:
Is your stroke straight? Do you see the shot accurately?
True again
True again. What I meant in my post is that my feet put the the other body parts I have in the right line so I can theoretically shoot straight though a ball. I agree that the exact position of body part is not material. I am not rote on a line with 45 degree feet etc. Good post Bob. Read all of the archives you put the sf site. Great stuff. Progressive Practice article was well done.
Bob Jewett said:
True again. What I meant in my post is that my feet put the the other body parts I have in the right line so I can theoretically shoot straight though a ball. I agree that the exact position of body part is not material. I am not rote on a line with 45 degree feet etc. Good post Bob. Read all of the archives you put the sf site. Great stuff. Progressive Practice article was well done.
cuekev said:
I have the Advanced Fundamentals tape, and I think it is probably the one instructional item overall that has most influenced how I shoot, and how I align for the shot.
One of the first things that you'll notice when you do the first drill, which is shooting one handed, potting a ball in a specific pocket with the cue ball in a specific place, and the object ball also in a specific place (I'm not going to give the exact details here, because I think you should get the tape and see for yourself how Bert will show you what to do to make this all work) and making this shot 10 TIMES IN A ROW, which I have done quite a few times BTW, is that after you get the FEEL for how this works you will come to know what your perfect alignment REALLY IS, and not what someone else might tell you about 45 degrees this and point your toe there that way and on and on.
Once you do this first drill on the tape, and yes, it may take you 6 hours to get the hang of it, and if it takes that long it will be well worth it, believe me... and then you move to the second drill on the tape you will FEEL what the correct alignment FOR YOUR BODY, YOUR SKELETON really is.
This is HUGE. Sorry for all the caps, I don't know how else to really emphasize online how important these things are.
The other main thing he will teach you is to do table length draw shots. Having the first drill down will definitely help you do the table length draws.
The next thing I'd recommend is getting his 60 Minute Workout tape, and focusing on his #1 shot on that tape.
Powerful stuff...
Best of luck!
Flex
P.S. By the way, if I really try to get down when shooting the one handed shots I can't do the drill. I need to have my chin a good 12 to 18 inches above the cue. Food for thought.
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Advanced fundamentals. Review.
I have all of Berts tapes. This tape is one of the best. If your having alignment problems this will help you out. I know the video tape bashers out there will tell you different. The way Bert explains this exercise will line you up better than you have ever thought you could. I did this the first day and after 15 minutes my body was sore. I was so out of line in my stroke before this it was amazing i could play as well as i thought i did. If you have your own table and can warm up every day with this tapes drillls for 15 to 20 minutes you will correct yourself rapidly. I used the warm up for almost 6 months as part of my practice routine. It makes you really focus on your stance. It also will get you in habbit of just moving up to the table and lazily getting down on your shot. Get the tape. Bert offer a money back policy on his videos if you buy it from his contact number.
Also Shot number 1 on the 60 minute workout is a killer stroke enhancer.
PAt
I have all of Berts tapes. This tape is one of the best. If your having alignment problems this will help you out. I know the video tape bashers out there will tell you different. The way Bert explains this exercise will line you up better than you have ever thought you could. I did this the first day and after 15 minutes my body was sore. I was so out of line in my stroke before this it was amazing i could play as well as i thought i did. If you have your own table and can warm up every day with this tapes drillls for 15 to 20 minutes you will correct yourself rapidly. I used the warm up for almost 6 months as part of my practice routine. It makes you really focus on your stance. It also will get you in habbit of just moving up to the table and lazily getting down on your shot. Get the tape. Bert offer a money back policy on his videos if you buy it from his contact number.
Also Shot number 1 on the 60 minute workout is a killer stroke enhancer.
PAt
The $100 dollar tape
Have you ordered the $100 tape? I think mine is on the way. Bert showed me some of the stuff on it when I went for lessons. Crazy.
obrien714 said:
Have you ordered the $100 tape? I think mine is on the way. Bert showed me some of the stuff on it when I went for lessons. Crazy.
Flex said:
I have all tapes 1 thru 54. The two you talk about are the best. They helped me find my natural alignment and improved shotmaking and position. Bert is right on with his one handed alignment drill. All the stroke trainers and bottle drills don't do a thing if you don't have your body in your natural alignment with the shot. The only only complaint that I have is the quality of the tapes. They are as bad as a cheap porn video that was made with a hidden camera and bad lighting. His later tapes got better and now they are on DVD but I don't think putting the old stuff on DVD can make the quality any better.
TheBook said:
As for the video quality of the tapes, yes, they weren't all that great, but I really don't care about that. I'm interested in the quality of the instruction, just as I'm most interested in the playing quality of a cue. Sure a beautiful cue looks great, and pride of ownership is very important. However, a pretty cue won't pot the balls any better than a plain jane cue that shoots well.
Performance is the issue...
By the way, those two tapes are simply awesome.
Flex