The Natural 3 railer presents itself. By going to the right side rail first I can calibrate the table and zero in on the shot. Makes for a fun closing 7 by Lefty for the game set and match. 
Practice practice practice
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The Big Eye: imagine the shot. While standing At Rest, square to the shot. Post (or uh after)survey 
Look at Ronnie and emulate.
Look at Ronnie and emulate.
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If you learn that which is difficult to learn, how much easier are the simple things to learn. When I practice the Draw Shot, I most always give myself two targets, one for the Cue Ball & one for the object ball, because it is a dual goal shot.
When I am practicing the Break Shot, I am concentrating on the good hit & leaving the Cue Ball in a certain spot. It too, is a dual goal shot.
When I am practicing the Break Shot, I am concentrating on the good hit & leaving the Cue Ball in a certain spot. It too, is a dual goal shot.
Dual for sure and often the final resting point of the cueball matters more than the object ball. When I can get both right it makes for a more leisurely run out.
Percentage is considered in shot selections.
While the contact point between the 2 balls is critical, speed and spin are huge variables. Changing speed or spin can change the required contact point. Rail first practice will show how much speed or spin changes angles.
Looking at object ball last I produced excellent shot making. Looking at the cueball as I strike it gives me the best control of the white.
Three ball is my break practice. Tells me right away if I stuck it well.
Have you taken the Kicks Like A Mule challenge?
The Bruce Lee 1 inch punch comes from the ring finger. The commitment finger.
The Rest of the muscles just get the stance solid and presentation precise. Then let the ring finger take charge. Switching from index finger trigger to ring finger was uh? Enlightening. Well possibly as a carpenter I just wore the index finger out. Perhaps I could get a disability award.
The Rest of the muscles just get the stance solid and presentation precise. Then let the ring finger take charge. Switching from index finger trigger to ring finger was uh? Enlightening. Well possibly as a carpenter I just wore the index finger out. Perhaps I could get a disability award.
Try It It's Fun: True story. In our back yard(7 acres on Readings Creek) there was a 15 to 20 foot near vertical slope to the tailings field left in the old creek bed. I had the 50 gallon barrel and was contemplating taking it down the slope to the dry creek bed. I must have been about 10 and my 8 year old little sister comes along and asks, "what'cha doin'?. Well, "GOING OVER THE HILL IN THE BARREL. " Seamed like the appropriate answer. 
With the follow up of, "You wanna try it? It's Fun!" I guess the appropriate title would be. The day I thought I had killed my sister.
OMG that barrel spun so fast and hit the rocks so hard that they dented the barrel. As I ran to the resting barrel, my main concern was......How to explain how it happened.
I peeked into the barrel to see my little sisters smile and, "Oh Wow that is fun." Shrug whew.
So right now I am uploading my. Try it It's fun Video. Oops its called Kicks Like A Mule. Hope that doesn't spoil the story.
Spoiler alert: the 4 railer to the 8 was there and Lefty knocked that bird out of the air with a 6 but that was with a tail wind.
3 hours is the upload estimate so.......Off I go into The Wild Blue Yonder.
With the follow up of, "You wanna try it? It's Fun!" I guess the appropriate title would be. The day I thought I had killed my sister.OMG that barrel spun so fast and hit the rocks so hard that they dented the barrel. As I ran to the resting barrel, my main concern was......How to explain how it happened.
I peeked into the barrel to see my little sisters smile and, "Oh Wow that is fun." Shrug
whew.So right now I am uploading my. Try it It's fun Video. Oops its called Kicks Like A Mule. Hope that doesn't spoil the story.
Spoiler alert: the 4 railer to the 8 was there and Lefty knocked that bird out of the air with a 6 but that was with a tail wind.
3 hours is the upload estimate so.......Off I go into The Wild Blue Yonder.
Here it is. Try it It's fun.
Three Ball is OK, I have used a big Phone Book. But, repetition is compromised or taxed with anything, but a BreakRAK. Knowledge, with Repetition is the key to learning physical motion...period.
Who were you calling?
Was it Phone a friend?If I think I need help, As soon as I strike the ball, I take a knee.
I did have a neighbor that used a phone book for a target, when practice shooting his 22 shorts. Inside of his travel trailer.
Funny Ha-Ha... Actually I put a wide (1/4") Marks-A-Lot Stripe, in the middle of the spine, going the short way or across the spine.
It's a great target & does provide useful feedback. I lay the Phone Book in the spot are a & point the spine perpendicular, toward the direction of the CB, headed my way. If the Phone Book moves away from me, in the direction of the shot, I assume I hit the spine in the correct direction. If the Phone Book moves backward & rotates slightly, I know I missed hitting it straight on... The Phone Book is great for Hitting Very Hard & not launching the Cue Ball off the table.
It's a great target & does provide useful feedback. I lay the Phone Book in the spot are a & point the spine perpendicular, toward the direction of the CB, headed my way. If the Phone Book moves away from me, in the direction of the shot, I assume I hit the spine in the correct direction. If the Phone Book moves backward & rotates slightly, I know I missed hitting it straight on... The Phone Book is great for Hitting Very Hard & not launching the Cue Ball off the table.
Cole Dickson taught me that precision is more critical than power on the Break shot.
Using my Alien pad as a 3 ball break template gives me as close as possible to the same each attempt. The action of all 4 balls after the break is predictable if the strike is precise.
Cole Dickson is correct about the power in a Break Shot, but there are still many players trying to hit it 50 MPH, no matter what you tell 'em... Corey Duel is the Master of Easy Break Shots, so they outlawed him & his easy Break Shots... Accuracy is omnipotent in the Break Shot
Oh I see now! Guess our first phone book would have been a launch pad. Well the whole county had a population of 14,000. Probably about half had a phone.
I see the value in finding my limits. At what speed does the front end start to wobble.
I train for the base hits. Line drives. Home run would be an acceptable miss.
So developing power is focused on over precision at the peril of the seeker. Wink
Three ball provides a healthy balance of power and precision to my daily regimen.
So developing power is focused on over precision at the peril of the seeker. Wink
Three ball provides a healthy balance of power and precision to my daily regimen.
The photos are mirrored, so the first is the Right. Figured it was time for an examination.
Shooting at the first station.
Kicking one rail to the yeller one.
Try It! It could be fun.
Whew that shot gave me a run. Well a workout anyway. Right at the limit. I lay the blame on Hillary. The hurricane not the political. The high humidity and a head wind......both ways.
At my age it's Good when it's Hard.
Now that breaks over find 2 or more to the teal 2 ball.
Lefty service 0-10.
The high humidity and a head wind......both ways.At my age it's Good when it's Hard.
Now that breaks over find 2 or more to the teal 2 ball.
Lefty service 0-10.
"Nothing wrong with the form." Self says to Self, "Save it for Station 3."
Monday 8. 12. 2023. Seems we are being spared the brunt of the hurricane. Crossfingers .
Making it hard to be good is my training mantra.
Hard but not impossible. Finding my limits is collateral damage.
I can so enjoy facing the random challenges that Goofy(Lefty) can find. Giving each the attention it deserves. Some can be abandoned in short order. The good ones are right at the limit. And the words of wisdom from Dirty Harry are, "every man has to know his limits."
I expect to devote 15 minutes before declaring "Impossible ". With 3 stations that brings me in under my one hour therapy prescription. The cue on the line of the chosen kick to the red at the first station, has found my limit. After 15 minutes the score is 1-0. The cueball finish shows the shot is there and a fun challenge.
. Making it hard to be good is my training mantra.
Hard but not impossible. Finding my limits is collateral damage.
I can so enjoy facing the random challenges that Goofy(Lefty) can find. Giving each the attention it deserves. Some can be abandoned in short order. The good ones are right at the limit. And the words of wisdom from Dirty Harry are, "every man has to know his limits."
I expect to devote 15 minutes before declaring "Impossible "
. With 3 stations that brings me in under my one hour therapy prescription. The cue on the line of the chosen kick to the red at the first station, has found my limit. After 15 minutes the score is 1-0. The cueball finish shows the shot is there and a fun challenge.