My first progress video; feedback and advice is welcome
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Ron Swanson
Banned
3 months? Hmm....
Ron Swanson
Banned
Also important is not filling your head up with crap.
Ps, we've seen that cartoon now, B.
Is this the part where we're supposed to bet against you.
I’m really out of the loop on that one, why so many reactions from so many on the glove I use?
I really like the easy and consistent gliding regardless of humidity and temperature!
I watched the first rack and was surprised and happy to see you left the last ball and re racked for straight pool because that is the game that will meter your improvement, teach you touch, allow you to see patterns. Doing this, in the not so very long run, will make you a superior player.
That being said, I like your grip on the cue. Slow down a bit, develop a plan for getting through the rack that falls within your positional knowledge and ability.
Get a copy of George Fels "Mastering Pool". It breaks down the elements of getting through a rack. For video, besides watching tons of Accustats 14.1, look into Jim Rempe's videos on getting through 14.1 racks.
Your position will greatly improve with a plan. Thats a 9 foot table, not a 90 foot table :smile: not so hard.
Now the last 3 balls of rack one, given that position to work with, 12, then get on an angle for a stop shot on the 9, and there you are on your break ball.
Practice some soft smooth strokes using high, inside english. Its used quite a bit in straight pool.
I envy your enthusiasm. Keep up the good work. Remember softer, slower, with a plan for the rack.
That being said, I like your grip on the cue. Slow down a bit, develop a plan for getting through the rack that falls within your positional knowledge and ability.
Get a copy of George Fels "Mastering Pool". It breaks down the elements of getting through a rack. For video, besides watching tons of Accustats 14.1, look into Jim Rempe's videos on getting through 14.1 racks.
Your position will greatly improve with a plan. Thats a 9 foot table, not a 90 foot table :smile: not so hard.
Now the last 3 balls of rack one, given that position to work with, 12, then get on an angle for a stop shot on the 9, and there you are on your break ball.
Practice some soft smooth strokes using high, inside english. Its used quite a bit in straight pool.
I envy your enthusiasm. Keep up the good work. Remember softer, slower, with a plan for the rack.
This is good for several reasons. For one, you will be able to easily track your improvement over time in different areas. Also, you will be able to get advice and feedback directly related to specific skills and type of shots. Finally, the BU playing-ability exams offer an efficient, thorough, challenging, and fun pool workout routine.
I look forward to seeing you scores and videos on the AZB BU thread as you improve over time.
Good luck,
Dave
I was going to say this as well. Play some billiards maybe, or do some target pool, whatever it takes to learn to use the rails. You draw better than most people, and you pot balls extremely well consider the length of time you've been playing. I envy you in this regard. I can barely get through a rack or straight pool or nine ball and I've been playing for maybe four or five years... I wish I had the time and dedication you are exhibiting.
You seem to be doing very well on your path to pro level, but from the short bit of that video I watched, I'd say to learn to use the d@mn rails!!!
You did yourself a disservice scoring incorrectly to track your results. In your first inning ignoring the fact that you blasted the balls and lucked a ball in but even putting that into the tally of the score it was still 5 cause the 6th shot was a luck bank dbl kiss into the side pocket. I personally don't care but in doing this you're giving yourself a false sense of where you're at.
She only plays people with a Fargo rating.
They can perpetually play each other and steal all the Fargo ratings in the world! Ha ha.
I don't think you've only been playing 3 months. You may have not been playing long but much longer than 3 months.
So here is some advice I hope you don't take offense to as it could really help you out.
First, you move a hell of a lot during your shots. Starting with the head. Focus on keeping the head still and the body will follow suit.
Then the quick fire warm up strokes. You aren't trying to break on every shot. The warm up strokes aren't to loosen up your arm... You should've done that after a few balls, they're to gauge where you are striking the ball. The slower you are, the clearer it becomes on where you're hitting the ball.
Your pull back is far too quick. It shows as a result in your lack of speed control. Pulling the cue back slowly not only helps improve accuracy on the white but makes it easier to slop the pull back where you intend which means better control over speed.
You showed you can draw the ball back, without much control sometimes. This is because draw is harder to judge than follow or stun. The majority of my shots are played as a stun run through, pure stun or a little follow. These types of shots are easier to not only perform, but gauge how the ball will react.
Shot selection wasn't the best. Partly down to running out of position. Things have a tendency to spiral once you get out of position. Shots start to become harder and harder. In the first rack with 2 balls left.... Pretty example of how towards the end of the rack you can leave yourself a tough shot if you don't reign that position back. You picked shots that involved too much movement of the CB. With so many balls on the table in the first rack at the start, 3 or 4 shots in and my cue ball wouldn't have been moving more than a foot. This is down to picking the right patterns. It's hard to learn but it just involves approaching the table and thinking 3 or 4 balls ahead in simple patterns. As the table clears then it's time to get the white moving.
Like I said it isn't meant to offend you but to shorten the learning curve. You can play for years, decades even before what I say may finally click.
I apologise if you have only been playing 3 months. If it's the case then you are one of the best I've seen after such a short time.
So here is some advice I hope you don't take offense to as it could really help you out.
First, you move a hell of a lot during your shots. Starting with the head. Focus on keeping the head still and the body will follow suit.
Then the quick fire warm up strokes. You aren't trying to break on every shot. The warm up strokes aren't to loosen up your arm... You should've done that after a few balls, they're to gauge where you are striking the ball. The slower you are, the clearer it becomes on where you're hitting the ball.
Your pull back is far too quick. It shows as a result in your lack of speed control. Pulling the cue back slowly not only helps improve accuracy on the white but makes it easier to slop the pull back where you intend which means better control over speed.
You showed you can draw the ball back, without much control sometimes. This is because draw is harder to judge than follow or stun. The majority of my shots are played as a stun run through, pure stun or a little follow. These types of shots are easier to not only perform, but gauge how the ball will react.
Shot selection wasn't the best. Partly down to running out of position. Things have a tendency to spiral once you get out of position. Shots start to become harder and harder. In the first rack with 2 balls left.... Pretty example of how towards the end of the rack you can leave yourself a tough shot if you don't reign that position back. You picked shots that involved too much movement of the CB. With so many balls on the table in the first rack at the start, 3 or 4 shots in and my cue ball wouldn't have been moving more than a foot. This is down to picking the right patterns. It's hard to learn but it just involves approaching the table and thinking 3 or 4 balls ahead in simple patterns. As the table clears then it's time to get the white moving.
Like I said it isn't meant to offend you but to shorten the learning curve. You can play for years, decades even before what I say may finally click.
I apologise if you have only been playing 3 months. If it's the case then you are one of the best I've seen after such a short time.
Ron Swanson
Banned
The cue action he has cannot be learned in 3 months imo.
He's done a great job of trolling in the 3 month's he's been here
Maybe he's a super quick study
I've seen better cue actions after a few weeks, but they might look good but aren't very practical. His is quite practical and he can get enough spin on the ball which is why I have doubts. But you never know. Maybe he just wants a lot of good feedback and hence why he shortened the time scale.
It's because he's Canadian, huh?