Just ran across a great video!

[nineballsafety8]

I am sure that this has been seen by many, but today was the first time I had seen this. One of the better and "useful" videos I have seen on youtube.

It is John Schmidt's 245 ball run, but he commentates his own run. It is SUPER COOL to hear what the player was actually thinking and to have him explain how the run worked was AWESOME!!!

Much thanks to John for this one (although I don't think it is his video on youtube, I am sure that it originated from him at some point)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k4E0Oiz9Lc

TAP TAP TAP

 

[bdorman]

I am sure that this has been seen by many, but today was the first time I had seen this. One of the better and "useful" videos I have seen on youtube.

It is John Schmidt's 245 ball run, but he commentates his own run. It is SUPER COOL to hear what the player was actually thinking and to have him explain how the run worked was AWESOME!!!

Much thanks to John for this one (although I don't think it is his video on youtube, I am sure that it originated from him at some point)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k4E0Oiz9Lc

TAP TAP TAP

While it's been posted before, it's always worth posting/watching again. I really enjoy it because I'm trying to figure out 14.1 "pattern play" and it's so much easier when the player tells you what/why he's doing, rather than trying to figure it out on the fly. Thanks.

Now if I could only make the thin cut angle break shots he makes!

 

[icucybe]

This is awesome! thanks for sharing!

 

[nineballsafety8]

I am astounded how many times that I thought one thing was going to happen, and something else does... but he explains WHY... SO HELPFUL!!!

 

[CreeDo]

I doubt it's up there with his permission, but it's old enough that he might not care.
If you liked that one, he also had a 366 ball run DVD and it wasn't that expensive.
Not sure if you can still buy it though. You can get it as part of this box set, which is pretty nifty -->
http://www.seyberts.com/products/John_Schmidt_Mr._400_Straight_Pool_DVD_Box_Set-103702-230.html

 

[nineballsafety8]

Thanks Creedo, much appreciated!

 

[3andstop]

Now if I could only make the thin cut angle break shots he makes!

Here is a little trick I can pass along that may help envision thin cuts.

Forgive this graphic cause I really couldn't do much better. I know you will understand what I was trying to portray albeit a pretty poor attempt.

Make believe the line is your cue stick and the double arrow is the joint of your cue. Hold your cue over the ball in this manner and look down at it where a plumb line would touch the OB, (the left arrow) and ... here's the tip, also the other end of the cue joint which you can measure at about an inch and an eight which is half a ball's width.

You may have to use only a portion of your joint to accomplish this inch and an eighth, but once you have it, envision another plumb line down to the cloth on the table.

That imaginary spot is the ghost ball spot that your CB must pass over. I find that a quick look at both the contact point on the OB as well as a visual on the ghost ball spot on the table offers some added confidence cutting thin.

Also, the joint acts as a 90 degree angle to show the tangent line.

Try, it, it may work for you.