Kinister's Advanced Fundamentals One Handed Shot

[cuebuilder]

Then my comments don't apply and I don't like this exercise after all. Controlling the stick like this means bringing all your arm muscles into play, which is backwards. You want to learn to use fewer muscles, not more.

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I agree this exercise isn't for stroke, but for stance and alignment. Without proper alignment, the shot can't be repeated with any consistancy. Thats why it is to be made 10 times in a row. Once or twice in a row may be done with a little luck and work, but not 10.
Again, this is not a stroke builder and doesn't need to be done for weeks. This is for Stance and Alignment only. And it does work.

 

[Mark Avlon]

How does this drill improve ones stance and alignment?

 

[magnetardo]

If any one wants to bet on this shot jacked up in the air ten times in a row come to the marietta billiard club in marietta ga. and bring some cash including Bert Kinnister.

4 whole posts in a year and all of them talking smack, welcome to the ignore list.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

This is for Stance and Alignment only. And it does work.

Seems to me the stance needed for shooting without a bridge is completely different from the stance needed for normal shooting.

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[cuebuilder]

stance and alignment

Hold your cue loosely at the balance point relaxed and erect. You will notice that the cue is at an angle across your body, not straight. This angle is your "natural" alignment. This angle is different for everyone. Move your feet to line up the cue with the CB, OB, and pocket. MOVE YOUR FEET ONLY. This gives you your perfect alignment. When you bend over the table and put your bridge hand down after this alignment, you will find a straight line from your shoulder to elbow, to wrist. The cue stick will be on this line giving you a pendulem stroke.
Shooting the one handed jacked up shot helps you find this alignment. It also shows you where your feet should be. Hence, Alignment and stance. Watch the video if you can. It explains and shows it better than I can write it.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Hold your cue loosely at the balance point relaxed and erect. You will notice that the cue is at an angle across your body, not straight. This angle is your "natural" alignment. This angle is different for everyone. Move your feet to line up the cue with the CB, OB, and pocket. MOVE YOUR FEET ONLY. This gives you your perfect alignment. When you bend over the table and put your bridge hand down after this alignment, you will find a straight line from your shoulder to elbow, to wrist. The cue stick will be on this line giving you a pendulem stroke.

This way of finding your natural foot position could make sense - I tried it myself and it seems to work OK for my stance (although that's not proof it's universal).

Shooting the one handed jacked up shot helps you find this alignment.

I still don't see how actually shooting one-handed jacked up shots helps.

pj
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[DrCue'sProtege]

I still don't see how actually shooting one-handed jacked up shots helps.

pj
chgo

i dont think the term "jacked up" applies to this Kinister tape. there is no jacking up here. just keep the cue level with your right hand, and shoot the object ball in.

DCP

 

[Bob Jewett]

i dont think the term "jacked up" applies to this Kinister tape. there is no jacking up here. just keep the cue level with your right hand, and shoot the object ball in.

DCP

The term "jacked up" has a very special meaning when playing one-handed. It means that the stick is not allowed to touch/rest on the table. It does not mean "with tremendous or excessive elevation."

Does the tape actually say to not let the stick rest on the rail? If so, I think there are better ways for a beginner to learn both stance and balance, such as the one-handed stick-on-the-rail practice Pat referred to.

 

[Neil]

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[Patrick Johnson]

I look at this as just another 'tool' in my 'toobox'. It might not work for everyone. But I try and store little 'nuggets' like this in my mental toolbox. Then, when things just don't seem to be going right, and I can't put my finger on why, I try to reach into my 'toolbox' for another tool to try. Usually there is something there that will bring me back into my game.

Only problem being, sometimes there are too many 'tools', and it's hard to remember what you are looking for.

...or where you put the tool box, or why you came into this room, or...

What was the question again?

pj
chgo