Lil Joe's Kicking DVD - Why Reverse Order Sequence?

[cantplayalick]

Watched both of Lil Joe's videos on Friday night. Call it cramming for a test.....as my state 9-ball tournament was the next morning.

Long story short, I'm not sure that I ever missed a kick during the tournament. My cueball control was quite a bit better. Hell, even my banks were more lethal than they'd EVER been and that wasn't even on the videos. Lol.

Anyway, I drew a guy in the 2nd round that I don't think I'd ever even won a SINGLE game against. He was the tourney favorite (he finished 2nd). He's probably underrated in our league by 2 levels.

I had him down 4-1 before he could even settle into his chair. Normally he is an unusually fast player. Combined with everything above and some extremely solid safety play, this guy was like a turtle at the table. He didn't know what to do next.

But, par for the course, I dogged a handful of 9-balls, complete with a pocket of the 8 and scratch in the hill-hill game to give him ball in hand....and so I lost 5-4. It was heartbreaking.

I'm really excited to re-watch the videos and actually work on them at my table at home. (I now have a TV/DVD player set up in my basement for practicing).

TWO HUGE THUMBS UP for Lil Joe!!!

And if I'm ever in Iowa, I'm gonna do 2 things:

1. Look up Lil Joe for a lesson.

2. Stay as far away from the Boenke family as possible. They are serious players!

All this after just "cramming".....just wait until you soak it in and really apply it. You have just improved your game with a purchase, and your not the first person with this reaction. Congratulations on raising your Pool I.Q.!

 

[3kushn]

Transplant eloquently put into words exactly what I was going to say as I had asked Joe the same question when I spent an hour or so at the table with him at Derby City.

As someone who played in WPBA tournaments since virtually its inception in the mid '70s, I thought I kicked fairly well - not pinpoint but quite capable of approximating the rail point. After spending an hour or so with Joe, I was floored to find out how easy it is to calculate exactly where to hit the first rail to get to the desired target. Sick when I think about all the games, matches & even titles that not having this knowledge cost me during the course of my career.

I couldn't wait to get home & work on the information that is contained in Joe's DVDs! It took a while to learn & although I still don't "own" it, I'm getting there & my confidence level has skyrocketed. Although I no longer compete, I still play nearly every day & the knowledge contained in both Joe's kicking & position play DVD has taken my game to another level.

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks...Joe definitely taught this old dog a few!

Thanks, Joe!

Mary Kenniston

Mary - Although this thread is about kicking and you do mention his Position Play DVD. Position Play is the one that opened my eyes. In 3C you learn kicking systems fairly early although Joe has a couple I never used.

Defining exactly where to contact the CB and what that point will accomplish was huge to my 3C game. Fortunately I have the opportunity to get personal lessons from Joe. But what he teaches in person is exactly what's on the DVD but without the opportunity to ask questions and work on the shots while he watches. That's when its Golden.