one pocket videos??
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mr8ball
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Hi Tommy, I have a set on my website from Bill Marshell known as Willie Joplin and you can get them there. It has all the imfo on hoe to get in touch with him. Go here http://billiardsgamestroketrainer.com/ and look under one pocket set. Good luck, Doug
Watch top players
Watch and talk to top players and you will gain tremendous knowledge of one-pocket moves. If you don't have the opportunity to do this in person, order tapes of one-pocket matches from Accu-Stats.com. The commentary is always done by two top players who know that they are talking to a pool audience. As a result, nothing is held back and they give you real insight about the strategies and moves of the game, and on how the pros think the game. In one word, invaluable!
Good luck!
VIProfessor
TommyT said:
Watch and talk to top players and you will gain tremendous knowledge of one-pocket moves. If you don't have the opportunity to do this in person, order tapes of one-pocket matches from Accu-Stats.com. The commentary is always done by two top players who know that they are talking to a pool audience. As a result, nothing is held back and they give you real insight about the strategies and moves of the game, and on how the pros think the game. In one word, invaluable!
Good luck!
VIProfessor
VIProfessor said:
But, you have to buy with a bit of knowledge. Lots of the tapes feature the old cut a ball backwards and run 8 more (coz you owed one) theory of 1h. They know some moves, but the best is 8 (or more) and out!
JohnnyP said:
A "move" can be any number of things, but in this context, it is often a shot that positions the balls in your favor, or puts your opponent in a bad situation. A trap is sometimes where you force your opponent to shoot a low percentage shot with high risk and low reward. Sometimes a trap is putting a ball near your hole, and freezing the cue to the back of cluster. Sometimes a trap can be knowing your opponent well enough to entice them into shooting a shot that you want them to shoot.
As far as learning the game, one of the best ways I can think of is playing grandpa with some better players. That way you will have someone telling you which shot to shoot 2 out of 3 games. Be sure to ask why you should shoot the shot they suggest, and maybe ask why not another shot.
Jopling's videos are great!
Bill (Willie Jopling) has two dvd's out, that comprise the One Pocket series. They are excellent, and have literally dozens of great moves, banks, safeties, break shots, and many others. For anyone interested, Bill will be at the Derby City Classic again this year, and will have several sets of dvd's with him. If you want one, PM or email me. Bill and I are rooming together at the DCC.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
email: poolology@aol.com
TommyT said:
Bill (Willie Jopling) has two dvd's out, that comprise the One Pocket series. They are excellent, and have literally dozens of great moves, banks, safeties, break shots, and many others. For anyone interested, Bill will be at the Derby City Classic again this year, and will have several sets of dvd's with him. If you want one, PM or email me. Bill and I are rooming together at the DCC.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
email: poolology@aol.com
Take a look at the brief 'primer' on One Pocket basics that I wrote for OnePocket.org:JohnnyP said:
Getting Started
It explains the most basic principles.
I think there might be some book & tape suggestions too, some of which you can purchase right here on AZ...
PS, Scott, I roomed with Bill a couple years ago
I'll be seeing you at DCC
Here's a position to make a move, or at least what I consider a move: you're the pocket on the bottom left of the screen. You're nearly certain to win the game if you play the right "move". Or you could instead bank the 13 back and try to get shape on the 11:JohnnyP said:
http://CueTable.com/P/?@3AATc4BCYH3CDGH4DDfe3EAuY3FDGm4GBKW3HAUH4IANB3JPYf4KKhx3LBrW3MWaq4NBJr3OBqr4PHYL@
Cory
(P.S. If you're really good with the CB, you might want to just bank the 13, shape the 11, then pick up the 5, then the 6-9,... But I'm trying to think of a "move" off the top of my head.)
desert1pocket said:
Is this like the game that I've heard called "captains"? Where you play three-handed with two of the players teaming up against the other, and you rotate partners? I had never heard of the game until recently, but it sounds like a fun way to play and learn the game.
Cory in DC said:
Cory, is this the move you're talking about? It's the shot I'd try, but I'm definitely a novice as far as learning smart one-pocket goes:
http://CueTable.com/P/?@3AATc4BCYI3...hWaq3hbif3hFrp4iBJr4iHmN4iJyD4kHYL3kUVw3kSKc@
You concentrate on sticking him on the far side of the 10, and those ball paths are just my guesses of where the balls will go when the 13 hits the stack. Even if they don't go exactly where I diagrammed, they at least go mostly toward your pocket, and none of them should really go toward your opponent's.
-Andrew
That's definitely my shot. The key is sticking the CB on the 10, which is a little dicey to do while still hitting the hitting the 13 hard enough to get the optimal outcome that you drew.Andrew Manning said: