KICKING ACADEMY – INTRO
I’ve been mulling this over for a couple of weeks and decided to place this info on the internet rather than making DVD’s and selling them; besides, everyone is just going to make copies of them anyway, so why waste my time and money for nothing; I may as well just post the info for free to begin with and will not have to set up my camera equipment. Another reason why I decided NOT to go the DVD route is because of the natural tendency of young players (meaning teenagers) not to want to listen and learn; to you people, you BETTER pay attention because you don’t know JACK SHIT! If you don’t want to learn how to shoot pool then go read a post about “who’s your favorite pro” or something equally as meaningless. My original title for the DVD series was “Billiards and how it relates to 9 ball”. I am officially retired now and have absolutely nothing to do with my life but shoot pool and teach those willing to learn how to shoot pool.
This info should be of major interest to 9 ball players, and will surely aid their kicking game which most players have NO clue as to what they are doing; sorry if you don’t like that statement but that’s the FACT. I have watched numerous club players miss kicks by as much as two diamonds, if you do not know how to kick you will NEVER be an accomplished 9 ball player; if you want to take the easy way out and jump over an obstructing ball then go ahead and do so, this series of posts will not be for you; BUT REMEMBER THIS, I can teach a chimpanzee to jump over a ball.
This is how it works:
I will post the info and leave it up for one week, THAT’S ONE WEEK! After one week I will DELETE the post and continue with the next installment; so if you want it you BETTER save the threads to your PC, I will NEVER re-post the info again. If someone is confused or has a question I will gladly answer it; if you wish to contradict what I have posted DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME, I has NO interest in what you have to say; these systems are tried and true and DO WORK. I also suggest that those wishing to learn pay NO attention to them either. Most of the systems that I will post are from billiard books and will probably be new material even for some pros, many pros play by feel (and so should you, I will explain this later), but billiard players play by diamonds and systems. There MAY be times when two posts will over lap before I have a chance to delete the previous post.
What you need to know about kicking
All tables play different, all players stroke different; after learning these systems you will have to apply them to your stroke. After learning these systems you will also begin to play by feel when the system just doesn’t seem right for whatever reason; MEANING, you might make minor adjustments to the hit spot just because it doesn’t FEEL right.
I will try to explain these systems as simply as possible, but I WARN you that some of these are complicated just by there nature; there are some 30 to 40 systems for ALL types of kicks, if you learn all these systems I guarantee you will begin to have a 80 to 90 percent success rate with your kicks. DON'T believe it, watch Efren Reyes; he's an accomplished billiard player and uses ALL these systems to make the hits he does. If you want to kick like Efren then LEARN these systems and you WILL.
Well, that’s that. I will now go to work on PART 1, “The Diamond System”.
Good luck, and I hope that at least one person pays attention and learns from what I post.
J. R.
I’ve been mulling this over for a couple of weeks and decided to place this info on the internet rather than making DVD’s and selling them; besides, everyone is just going to make copies of them anyway, so why waste my time and money for nothing; I may as well just post the info for free to begin with and will not have to set up my camera equipment. Another reason why I decided NOT to go the DVD route is because of the natural tendency of young players (meaning teenagers) not to want to listen and learn; to you people, you BETTER pay attention because you don’t know JACK SHIT! If you don’t want to learn how to shoot pool then go read a post about “who’s your favorite pro” or something equally as meaningless. My original title for the DVD series was “Billiards and how it relates to 9 ball”. I am officially retired now and have absolutely nothing to do with my life but shoot pool and teach those willing to learn how to shoot pool.
This info should be of major interest to 9 ball players, and will surely aid their kicking game which most players have NO clue as to what they are doing; sorry if you don’t like that statement but that’s the FACT. I have watched numerous club players miss kicks by as much as two diamonds, if you do not know how to kick you will NEVER be an accomplished 9 ball player; if you want to take the easy way out and jump over an obstructing ball then go ahead and do so, this series of posts will not be for you; BUT REMEMBER THIS, I can teach a chimpanzee to jump over a ball.
This is how it works:
I will post the info and leave it up for one week, THAT’S ONE WEEK! After one week I will DELETE the post and continue with the next installment; so if you want it you BETTER save the threads to your PC, I will NEVER re-post the info again. If someone is confused or has a question I will gladly answer it; if you wish to contradict what I have posted DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME, I has NO interest in what you have to say; these systems are tried and true and DO WORK. I also suggest that those wishing to learn pay NO attention to them either. Most of the systems that I will post are from billiard books and will probably be new material even for some pros, many pros play by feel (and so should you, I will explain this later), but billiard players play by diamonds and systems. There MAY be times when two posts will over lap before I have a chance to delete the previous post.
What you need to know about kicking
All tables play different, all players stroke different; after learning these systems you will have to apply them to your stroke. After learning these systems you will also begin to play by feel when the system just doesn’t seem right for whatever reason; MEANING, you might make minor adjustments to the hit spot just because it doesn’t FEEL right.
I will try to explain these systems as simply as possible, but I WARN you that some of these are complicated just by there nature; there are some 30 to 40 systems for ALL types of kicks, if you learn all these systems I guarantee you will begin to have a 80 to 90 percent success rate with your kicks. DON'T believe it, watch Efren Reyes; he's an accomplished billiard player and uses ALL these systems to make the hits he does. If you want to kick like Efren then LEARN these systems and you WILL.
Well, that’s that. I will now go to work on PART 1, “The Diamond System”.
Good luck, and I hope that at least one person pays attention and learns from what I post.
J. R.
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