Practice practice practice

gregcantrall said:
How to do it right:
1. Why are you practicing? What are your goals?
2. Start with the beginning. The foundation or shooting platform.
I think of a dance step as I first find the line of aim, placing my belly button on it. I think Briesath teaches the chin. Possibly better. Then stride onto that line. Placing my body into an orientation to shoot one handed. Practice this for at least a week by completing the shot.
The most stable platform is a tripod. I try for a wide base for stability. Cole took the leg spread to the extreme. I noticed Incardona does much the same. Both known for their shot making. I was taught and espouse to be a shooter first. Think of Quigly Down Under. Snooker players have pretty much a universal stance. With the bridge hand emulating the broadest tripod possible.
This should take another week.
See Barry Stark on YouTube and learn how he teaches the stance. And on thru to the fingers. He teaches object ball last but that’s the only thing I differ with him on. His reasoning is vague to me. I am confident in my choice but will save that for later.
3. Absolutely make sure you are practicing right. Practice forms habits. Bad habits are hard to break. It’s so much easier to have a good solid foundation before adding the ornaments. I started lessons with the piano in the 1950s. An hour lesson each week with one hour practice each day. My daily practice started with the scales. I emulate that with my shot making drill. Which is based on Colin’s shot making drill which I got from Dr Dave(excellent source like my encyclopedia). I have recently modified the drill to include phenolic tip with no chalk. Oh yeah!! I am so happy with what I am learning or relearning.
Second scales drill is based on the snooker based drill I got from uh maybe Scott Lee. Gets into shape precision.
I compete with left hand against the right to emulate competition.
I try execute each dance step precisely thru all things I practice and stay alert for any laziness.
After the scales it’s game competition left against right. I used to give the left a spot but not any more. 3 ball, 9 ball and 8 ball are my favorites.
I try not to go beyond my attention span. Practice that’s fun is much more effective for me 😎😀.
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I like the "left vs right" idea. (Call it The Stranger!lol) Especially since I can't get any games in my house.
 
gregcantrall said:
How to do it right:
1. Why are you practicing? What are your goals?
2. Start with the beginning. The foundation or shooting platform.
I think of a dance step as I first find the line of aim, placing my belly button on it. I think Briesath teaches the chin. Possibly better. Then stride onto that line. Placing my body into an orientation to shoot one handed. Practice this for at least a week by completing the shot.
The most stable platform is a tripod. I try for a wide base for stability. Cole took the leg spread to the extreme. I noticed Incardona does much the same. Both known for their shot making. I was taught and espouse to be a shooter first. Think of Quigly Down Under. Snooker players have pretty much a universal stance. With the bridge hand emulating the broadest tripod possible.
This should take another week.
See Barry Stark on YouTube and learn how he teaches the stance. And on thru to the fingers. He teaches object ball last but that’s the only thing I differ with him on. His reasoning is vague to me. I am confident in my choice but will save that for later.
3. Absolutely make sure you are practicing right. Practice forms habits. Bad habits are hard to break. It’s so much easier to have a good solid foundation before adding the ornaments. I started lessons with the piano in the 1950s. An hour lesson each week with one hour practice each day. My daily practice started with the scales. I emulate that with my shot making drill. Which is based on Colin’s shot making drill which I got from Dr Dave(excellent source like my encyclopedia). I have recently modified the drill to include phenolic tip with no chalk. Oh yeah!! I am so happy with what I am learning or relearning.
Second scales drill is based on the snooker based drill I got from uh maybe Scott Lee. Gets into shape precision.
I compete with left hand against the right to emulate competition.
I try execute each dance step precisely thru all things I practice and stay alert for any laziness.
After the scales it’s game competition left against right. I used to give the left a spot but not any more. 3 ball, 9 ball and 8 ball are my favorites.
I try not to go beyond my attention span. Practice that’s fun is much more effective for me 😎😀.
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FYI, those interested in this thread might find several of the sub topics here of interest:

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Enjoy!
 
The one inch punch:
Bruce Lee’s one inch punch generated incredible power.
I can’t find the link now but I have in another thread linked to a shot that Corey Deuel executed in a Mosconi Cup game, that shot would be like a one inch punch(IMHO).
Jacked upon the rail makes me think of going from a rifle to a derringer. Kind of my excuse for not practicing that scenario more. My experience with derringers was, I had trouble hitting a pine cone 10 feet away.
Corey’s jacked up draw shot is in my realm of impossible/magical. However through reluctance filled practice I am definitely improving. Starting to get a grasp of the one inch punch.
For me the shot demonstrates the incredible power I can generate with my ring finger. It is critical that I be able to establish the aim step by step, then concentrate on delivery of the cue tip through the calculated path. In the jacked up position every bit is set to give the ring finger the stable platform.
When it works I feel all warm and fuzzy.🥴
 
gregcantrall said:
The one inch punch:
Bruce Lee’s one inch punch generated incredible power.
I can’t find the link now but I have in another thread linked to a shot that Corey Deuel executed in a Mosconi Cup game, that shot would be like a one inch punch(IMHO).
Jacked upon the rail makes me think of going from a rifle to a derringer. Kind of my excuse for not practicing that scenario more. My experience with derringers was, I had trouble hitting a pine cone 10 feet away.
Corey’s jacked up draw shot is in my realm of impossible/magical. However through reluctance filled practice I am definitely improving. Starting to get a grasp of the one inch punch.
For me the shot demonstrates the incredible power I can generate with my ring finger. It is critical that I be able to establish the aim step by step, then concentrate on delivery of the cue tip through the calculated path. In the jacked up position every bit is set to give the ring finger the stable platform.
When it works I feel all warm and fuzzy.🥴
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Bruce Lee once said that his "one inch punch" had his full body mass behind it, not just his arm.
 
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dr_dave said:
With good technique, almost anybody can learn to execute shots similar to this, assuming they are playing on really slick and fast cloth as with Corey's conditions. For example, I was able to come pretty close with my re-creation at the 5:05 point in this video:

Enjoy!
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Thanks for the encouragement. My similar shot would have to be along the end rails. I confine my practice to the shallow end of the pool when it’s jacked up off the rail.😉
 
Story time:
Never back A rat a rat into a corner.
Was into major restoration of a fixer upper home. A couple of weeks into the project I realized that a packrat. Was roaming the front room at night. So I set a trap and was prepared to dispatch him with a tennis racket. Table tennis was my second sport. I was confident I could make the execution as humane as possible.

Had the front door open and all other access closed. I was behind the door in the dark. Upon hearing the prowler, I shut the door and turned on the lights. (The front room was large enough for a pool table and 10 guests.) I had him!! Directly in front of me. Before I could take a step he went from in front of me to behind me. That little miniature kangaroo!! I didn’t have to think long and opened the door and invited him to leave. 😉 I did shout the warning once he was out the door; “ Hope You Learned Your Lesson! And don’t come back.”
 
Ok the brag story with a moral:

Rerun alert; Surely I have told this story here before. Hopefully it will be the same. 😉

1989 was when I peaked. Had worked a job in a furniture plant for a year and a half. On the theory of Love The One You Are With, I found ways to incorporate strengthening my pool game when doing repetitive tasks. Spraying lacquer left handed was just one.
Upon leaving that job I was one week out of the big tournament at the White Spot in Fife, WA.(now the Right Spot and definitely top quality food and atmosphere.) I took advantage and showed up in my best form. Then I caught a sweet draw. In that all the big players were there from all of the northwest California to Canada. I didn’t play a player that I knew to be better than me and there were plenty. I ended up winning the point after being down 6-2 going to 7. I was proud to take second behind Jim Ward.
Now the Rat Story: I was the trapped rat. 😉
Shortly after my uplifting finish and still on meager unemployment,I had an encounter with a young man from uh South something maybe Carolina. He was exploring the role of Road Player and had made it all the way to Bellevue WA. We hooked up with $10 nine ball and I had $110 and $180 unemployment was a week away. He had good skills and with 45 minutes left till closing time. (Hard close no slack ever) He was $80 up.
As I racked I did some serious self examination. I said, “self? WTF do we want to do? Let’s go down swinging as $30 won’t get us through the week .” 45 minutes later I was up $50. As we shook hands he said, “I can’t beat your slow game.” 13 games in 45 minutes and he never had an open shot. So if it was an “It distracted him “ it was lame. However I turned it into a helpful statement. Now when I am malfunctioning in competition I try to remember, give them my slow game. It might only be one second more at each step in ready/aim/fire. It seems like eternity to an opponent if I never miss.
 
Jacked practice:
The paper 3 ball templates make good break pads and in this case I am using it to practice my draw off the rail. As much work as I need on the shot it would leave a whole lot of ball marks.
As a break pad and rack the paper has minimal effect on rolling balls. The glue on spots change roll of balls more than the paper rack.
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I have such a dislike for the shot. So self says to self, “start making the shot and we can quit this.” 🤷
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jay helfert said:
Bruce Lee once said that his "one inch punch" had his full body mass behind it, not just his arm.
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BC21 said:
I watched a video once of his 1in or 6in punch knocking a guy back about 16ft!
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My various sport and martial art training has everything building from the ground up
Just like lightning.
My Kung Fu (or was it Jieu Jitsu?) training had me growing roots.
The major attraction of pocket billiards for me was, always being able to learn more.
Learning to use the ring finger as the trigger finger is my most recent Ah hah. So the power is not being delivered solely by the ring finger. It is just the first to fire.
 
gregcantrall said:
My various sport and martial art training has everything building from the ground up
Just like lightning.
My Kung Fu (or was it Jieu Jitsu?) training had me growing roots.
The major attraction of pocket billiards for me was, always being able to learn more.
Learning to use the ring finger as the trigger finger is my most recent Ah hah. So the power is not being delivered solely by the ring finger. It is just the first to fire.
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In bold.... not many realize this.
 
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