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a lot of stuff from Saygıner
a lot of stuff from Saygıner
many 3 cushion match videos
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Thanks for the link, Timur!
I enjoyed watched a few and I have one small criticism to make. I really don't like it when match videos cut out the thinking part of the game when the balls are still and only show the shotmaking with the balls moving. I think it encourages a very passive form of watching when you see the player shoot before you've really had a chance to absorb the details of the position.
I prefer less editing so you can study nuances of the position and consider alternatives and why the player might have chosen or not chosen certain patterns. In other words, I think more active participation on the part of the viewer is best for getting the most benefit and enjoyment from watching videos. I understand posters sometimes do this to make video files smaller or shorter, but they could still give us enough of the stationary layout for us to hit the pause button when we want to. Some of those videos don't even show the player's stroke and begin midway into the shot!
Anyway, thanks again for the link.
Robert
I enjoyed watched a few and I have one small criticism to make. I really don't like it when match videos cut out the thinking part of the game when the balls are still and only show the shotmaking with the balls moving. I think it encourages a very passive form of watching when you see the player shoot before you've really had a chance to absorb the details of the position.
I prefer less editing so you can study nuances of the position and consider alternatives and why the player might have chosen or not chosen certain patterns. In other words, I think more active participation on the part of the viewer is best for getting the most benefit and enjoyment from watching videos. I understand posters sometimes do this to make video files smaller or shorter, but they could still give us enough of the stationary layout for us to hit the pause button when we want to. Some of those videos don't even show the player's stroke and begin midway into the shot!
Anyway, thanks again for the link.
Robert
I agree with your points Mr.Raiford.I would like to add that apart from shot making abilities of professional players,it is highly interesting to watch them before the shot.How they prepare for the shot and approach the table.Their pre-shot behaviours show how much methodical they are and how much stress they have .One very simple thing to look at is the number of warm-up strokes before shooting.For example if a player fires a ball after two warm-up strokes ,one feels that the player chokes(if you know the player before and his general playing) but if you see Jaspers making 12-13 strokes before the shot even if it is a relatively simple short angle,the spectator realises that he witnesses someting special
regards,
Absolutely - I totally agree! That is a whole other dimension of the game that I find fascinating and instructive. You can frequently predict the outcome of the shot just by how their preparation changes from their normal pre-shot routine.
Also, your comment about Jaspers taking many practice strokes is right on. You have to ask just how simple is the shot really when someone with the excellent stroke mechanics of Dick Jaspers needs to be so careful about it. I like to tell my students that there are no easy shots in 3-cushion. If a shot is so easy then you better be trying for perfect position, and then it's not so easy anymore
Robert
