IMPRESSIVE VENOM SHOTS in SUPER SLOW MOTION

dr_dave said:
I assume you are talking about the near-vertical jump here:


If so, I would admit that it might be possible there was 1 or more glancing secondary contacts, but it is certainly not clear based on the motion of the CB and the imperfect camera view, background, and lighting. Regardless, there is certainly no clear evidence to call a foul, even in super slow motion.

Anybody else have thoughts on this?
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To me it looks like it hits the side of the ferrule just after lift off, and the hits the shaft just above the ferrule just after that.
Still an impressive shot though!
 
dr_dave said:
I assume you are talking about the near-vertical jump here:


If so, I would admit that it might be possible there was 1 or more glancing secondary contacts, but it is certainly not clear based on the motion of the CB and the imperfect camera view, background, and lighting. Regardless, there is certainly no clear evidence to call a foul, even in super slow motion.

Anybody else have thoughts on this?
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I went frame by frame and noticed no funny stuff with the path of the cue ball, but it looks like the tip was in contact with the ball over 90 degrees of rotation. Then the cue slid forward as the tip touched the table. Again, the cue ball's path didn't look weird. I agree, the camera angle may be making the cue look closer to the ball than it really is. I'm pretty sure he fouled on the the shot where he jumped in and out of the triangle. :)
 
tomatoshooter said:
I went frame by frame and noticed no funny stuff with the path of the cue ball, but it looks like the tip was in contact with the ball over 90 degrees of rotation. Then the cue slid forward as the tip touched the table. Again, the cue ball's path didn't look weird. I agree, the camera angle may be making the cue look closer to the ball than it really is.
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Agreed. I think the shot was clean. There is certainly no clear evidence of a foul, even in super slow motion.


tomatoshooter said:
I'm pretty sure he fouled on the the shot where he jumped in and out of the triangle. :)
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... because he hit the CB twice (but only twice) during the same shot? :geek:
 
dr_dave said:
Mostly, lots of dedicated practice. He also apparently has fast-twitch muscle fibers that allow him to generate lots of cue speed very quickly. He also has lots of fancy equipment, everything from extremely light jump cues with hard/heavy/stiff tips and ferrules to extremely heavy and large diameter and masse cues with very soft tips.

But it is mostly about lots of practice with a little talent thrown in. He also started young and has been at it a long time.
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For people who haven't watched much of Venom's stuff...please do so. It's fantastic. I've never been much of a fan of trick shots, thinking that most of the ones I'd seen could be done by anyone willing to practice them 40hrs a week. With Venom, though, he manages to do shots that both I would never have even thought of, and that even if I did dedicate my life to practicing them I probably couldn't pull off. He really is amazing.

(Oh, and, great video as usual, Dr. Dave! Can't wait for the next ones in the series.)
 
dr_dave said:
I don't think so. Watch it again, focusing on the CB to see if its trajectory is altered. I don't think it is. I will be doing a follow-up video with all the jumps we captured (some double hits, some not). Stay tuned!



Nope. I know almost nobody really pays attention. 🤓
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What? Huh?
 
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