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lol thanks Beware of Dawg. I dont have a pool table light, just a ceiling light mounted directly over the table. Also the camera represents the lighting poorly compared to real life, it is actually decent.
 
LarryW said:
lol thanks Beware of Dawg. I dont have a pool table light, just a ceiling light mounted directly over the table. Also the camera represents the lighting poorly compared to real life, it is actually decent.
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Larry, It's just Dawg. No Beware of...

Buy one of these from Home Depot for like $10... you be amazed how much better your video's and subsequent analysis from AZ'ers will be..

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LarryW said:
Hey guys finally got around to make some videos. Please excuse my very poor lighting and video quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXI9ji6ZxGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si1q8SKhtQU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj-hL54-P2Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oyPdQJkoDM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3M_AE9Y1Ac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2vyPZ8MSTE

Critique away!
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Despite the terrible lighting, you really need to have better camera angles. Some great angles include
1) directly perpendicular to your stroking side
2) directly behind you, or a little to your stroking side.

In any event, we need more than just one shot at a time. Mechanics should be evaluated over the course of multiple shots. This also will reflect your consistency. And, results of a single shot are really good for evaluating trick shots - not so much for overall stroking technique.

Get a lamp (or a few) and light up YOU - not the table. Record some shots, and repost your vids. There are a LOAD of BCA instructors, and many other capable instructors here that can assist. 5-10 minutes of shooting should be good for a first eval.

-td
 
I agree with everyone else. A set of work lights does the job as well...and looks even better if you blast them through a sheer white sheet.

A cameras lens isn't the same as the human eye, and needs far more light. Basically take how bright you feel the room should be, and double it.
 
Your entire body moves when you hit the ball. It's not so much of a jump but more of a twitch, which can result in a loss in accuracy.

It is most evident in your 1st, 2nd and 4th stroke videos. In the 2nd one you can cleary see your hand twitch. You want your bridge to be completely still. Try pushing your middle finger into the cloth, or when using an open bridge, your index finger.

I think you may be tensing your arm on your follow through. Try to keep yourself completely relaxed.

Finally, when chalking the cue brush it on to the cue don't used the Eddie Felson/Corey Deuel method. Essentially what it does pack the chalk on the centre of the tip, instead of on the sides (where you really need it). Watch the snooker players for their chalking method. It does matter.:)
 
Strokin...

Your stroke looks pretty smooth actually, Upon cueball contact it seems you have a bit of movement on the cuestick. This will either be because the contact is anticipated, and the cue is turned loose a tad, or punching a little as you stroke.

A great way to move your stroke to the better is to envision your wrist as a cushion - dont exert movement, but at the backstroke allow it to drag behing your forearm a little, and when your arm stops and begins to move forward, allow it to drag behind a little as well. This will smooth out the cue a little. Also, it will keep the stroker from trying to force the ball, and make him smooth across it.

Altogether you are ok I just think this might help.
 
Just remember to smooth into the cueball, let gravity start your forward swing, NOT muscle force. Your muscles should smoothly increase to whatever speed you are going for. In conjunction with the previous reccommendation, you will develop a stroke above where you are. This will kill the little prob's in the stroke, and elevate your game...
 
LarryW said:
Hey guys finally got around to make some videos. Please excuse my very poor lighting and video quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXI9ji6ZxGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si1q8SKhtQU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj-hL54-P2Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oyPdQJkoDM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3M_AE9Y1Ac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2vyPZ8MSTE

Critique away!
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Your stroke looks good.
Your bridge hand seems solid.
You draw the ball well.
But on the second video (I might just be hearing things) it sounded like you put the chalk down upside down on the rail.:eek: :grin-devilish: :o
 
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Yeah I really suck when it comes to patterns. It seems like when I am looking a the table I will see if I think I can move the cue ball to the next object ball, if I dont think I can get it there without pocketing the OB I am on right now I usually look for a easier way to shoot it and pray for a hit on the next ball.
 
i thought you should have cut the 3 in and stayed bellow the side pocket for the 4. then you hung the 5 but i thought you should have swung around 2 rails for the 6 in the side.

check out some accustats man they're great for telling you the right patterns and other pros pattern options
 
The Prodigy said:
cuebuddy its safe, I always put my chalk facing up. So I was at the pool hall tonight playing some league and decided to shoot some vid of my while in some actual light.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrQFiwkR4ZI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9dX3z1adzg
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you are gripping way to hard on your Breakshot... evidenced by your cue tip jumping 3 feet in the air... that is caused by tight grip 100% of the time ... you are "Trying" to hit really hard so you are clenching your body to get it...

you need to relax your grip hold cue lightly and work on closing your bicep as fast as you can without involving any other muscles in your body...

when you reach the point where the cue slides through your hand but not out of your hand you have found the perfect breakshot grip..

good luck..
 
As already mentioned the shot selection honestly wasn't at all good. Find a reasonably accomplished player, maybe someone from your league, it doesn't need to be an instructor charging fees......and ask him to go through that same very straightforward run out with you ball by ball.

Tell him what is going through your mind as you select the shot you are going to try to play and have him tell you if and why it is the wrong selection and what your options are.

Teaching you how to actually execute the shot selected to give the best chance of accomplishing the pot and the intended position is quite another matter and frankly with the best will in the world that isn't going to happen by posting vids and having azb'ers comment, no matter how willing to help they may may be. Again, any reasonably accomplished player in your league might be able to help as a starting point.

One to one coaching followed by practice of what you have been shown or a helluva lot of trial and error practice on your own seem to be the only solutions for where your ability level seems to be right now.

Good luck :smile:
 
The first thing I noticed in the second video of the second set of videos that you posted is that your stroke is all over the place. You take a decent amount of strokes on the 1 ball....setting up a good rhythm and then you take progressively less and less time to shoot.

Once you got out of line instead of taking the extra time necessary to get back into line you take less time two stroking the bank. Creating a rhythm alone will increase your shot making and get you more into a groove.
 
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