Practice practice practice
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You made me do it.
Just made it my morning warm up anthem. Nice part of the personal gym space.
I do have a karma debt to the frogs. Young men with bb guns and a frog pond. I learned to shoot at their expense. :sorry:
My first athletic endeavor was as catcher in 8-12 little league. So my first nick was Frog as it did sound remotely like Greg. I definitely have a good chance from that stance. Well pretty sure .....with the Right Motivation I could get it up....wanna find out?
Soap box time: I guess. However I always enjoyed giving the young men lessons. Cheap if they were respectful. Insolence on their part started at $20.
They invariably loved to spin that cue ball and yearned to announce their presence with wildly spinning cue ball. The only problem for them was the percentage. And how it fell off the charts under pressure.
The old boring pin point shape was just too plain for them to respect. It cost their allowance pretty much 100%.
They invariably loved to spin that cue ball and yearned to announce their presence with wildly spinning cue ball. The only problem for them was the percentage. And how it fell off the charts under pressure.
The old boring pin point shape was just too plain for them to respect. It cost their allowance pretty much 100%.
For my short attention span mode I like....well the official name was Wacky 9 ball which shortly evolved to Wacking off, as the object was to go in off. Numbered balls are the shooters so rack the cueball at the head 9 in the middle and smallest ball is hooter. Great practice.
Numbered balls are the shooters so rack the cueball at the head 9 in the middle and smallest ball is hooter. Great practice.
More great Stephen Hendry stuff.
Wow Friday already, the nice part about retirement.
Flavor O the day is the long range Z. From the kitchen, foot rail, head rail and back to target pad on the spot with 15 ball.
The shot shows me how much the tiniest bit of variation in the strike to the cue ball produces a huge difference after 2 rails. Well I kinda already knew that but wasn't as sharp as I thought. After a session of this, I hope to be razor sharp.
And oh yeah, I'm Not Your Daddy, I'm Your Grampa.
Flavor O the day is the long range Z. From the kitchen, foot rail, head rail and back to target pad on the spot with 15 ball.
The shot shows me how much the tiniest bit of variation in the strike to the cue ball produces a huge difference after 2 rails. Well I kinda already knew that but wasn't as sharp as I thought. After a session of this, I hope to be razor sharp.
And oh yeah, I'm Not Your Daddy, I'm Your Grampa.
I don't expect the exercises to make me a better player. They improve my skills. Giving me better tools. The Mental half determining, of how I am able to utilize the skills is strengthened in game play. Competition and being Competition Sound are required to become a better Player.
NO CHALK. Only on Sundays.
I always considered playing the Old Guy cheap was cheap lessons.
Did I find a nugget or was it dumb luck. Starting from launch pad following line of the cue I found 4 rails to the hit. 3 sides and a foot. Hmmmm dumb luck but worth further investigation.
Did I find a nugget or was it dumb luck. Starting from launch pad following line of the cue I found 4 rails to the hit. 3 sides and a foot. Hmmmm dumb luck but worth further investigation.
Lefty reproduced it first. With a 6 point shot Lefty went down in flames. As Right' picture shot was worth 7. It was held until Lefty confirmed it as a valid shot hence 7 for Right and 6 for Lefty ends the morning scrimage. ....Not Your Daddy....
....Not Your Daddy....
Target practice comes after the Basic Fitness of the Delta formation.
So now a ball needs to be pocketed to actives points on the alien targets.
The cue balls stay as they lay and offer options each shot. If one goes below it is returned to the Cueball pad.
The object balls stay down until all 3 are below. Then return 3 to the object ball pads.
I allow 1 point for crossing or finish over a pad. Pocket ball with no points earns another shot.
So now a ball needs to be pocketed to actives points on the alien targets.
The cue balls stay as they lay and offer options each shot. If one goes below it is returned to the Cueball pad.
The object balls stay down until all 3 are below. Then return 3 to the object ball pads.
I allow 1 point for crossing or finish over a pad. Pocket ball with no points earns another shot.
Precision Striking of the cueball Rules. I can' help but think of the high-school rally chants. But it keeps resetting to, "I'm not your daddy, I'm your grampa."
Precision Rules, Power Drools......I'm not your daddy......
My Left is the precision instrument. The Right is the Power. I suppose in boxing it would be....the precision let's him know there's a hole there. The long range batch slap. So when he protects that it opens up the Right for the power uppercut.
If you haven't followed Stephen Hendry on YouTube.......you have fallen behind. Here is the latest where the Greatest and uh Trailbreaker have a nice and illuminating chat.
Precision Rules, Power Drools......I'm not your daddy......
My Left is the precision instrument. The Right is the Power. I suppose in boxing it would be....the precision let's him know there's a hole there. The long range batch slap. So when he protects that it opens up the Right for the power uppercut.
If you haven't followed Stephen Hendry on YouTube.......you have fallen behind. Here is the latest where the Greatest and uh Trailbreaker have a nice and illuminating chat.
I'm not your daddy I'm your Trailbreaker!
The cradling of the cue that Dennis speaks of is incorporated in my aiming process. Giving it the compass so to speak. I strive to find the balance point during contemplating during survey. Keeping the 3 fingers in contact with the cradled cue. Balanced on the 3. Setting the cue on the bridge.
Now the downrange is set I can focus on the path through the cueball. Well after the prescribed checks during the feathers.
Now the downrange is set I can focus on the path through the cueball. Well after the prescribed checks during the feathers.
gregc, Howdy;
Got my hands on the series of CDs that the PAT uses. Found an English version as I don't
understand much German.
One of the first things they taught was to find the natural Balance point of your cue then
stand with arms relaxed, to see where the cue tip was pointing. Then align it with the shot.
This should align with your true stroke. The drill they did was 1-handed shooting, using the
rail, from aside one corner pocket to the corner at the other end. walk down and do the
same from the other side of the table. Side step to the other side at the same end, repeat.
Every time finding the balance and the natural position.
Worked like a champ for me, it did.
hank
Got my hands on the series of CDs that the PAT uses. Found an English version as I don't
understand much German.
One of the first things they taught was to find the natural Balance point of your cue then
stand with arms relaxed, to see where the cue tip was pointing. Then align it with the shot.
This should align with your true stroke. The drill they did was 1-handed shooting, using the
rail, from aside one corner pocket to the corner at the other end. walk down and do the
same from the other side of the table. Side step to the other side at the same end, repeat.
Every time finding the balance and the natural position.
Worked like a champ for me, it did.
hank
I concur:wink:.
At Address, uh or Attention would be appropriate. I have strong schooling in the At Attention. So more like parade rest. At address I hold the cue at balance point, just cradled on the 3 fingers. The little finger is like Radar on MASH.
The At rest stance while the computer is digesting the input. Placing the chin and belly button on the shot line, using the cue as a gauge for where to set the shooting platform. Uh er the Stance. The two step dance.
My Delta formation practice provides a simple progression. One handed then upright with a bridge then get Down Grampa. Touch the cue with the chin. Go Grampa, go grampa. Seriously the physical therapy allows time for each form. The time expenditures pay dividends.
My theory is in tune with children learning to walk before they could crawl benefits of going back and learning to crawl after they could walk.The one handed is not something I expect to use in competition. It strengthens my crawl. Dennis relating his success at a point of sheer exhaustion is pure gold. Sometimes crawling across the line is required.
My theory is in tune with children learning to walk before they could crawl benefits of going back and learning to crawl after they could walk.The one handed is not something I expect to use in competition. It strengthens my crawl. Dennis relating his success at a point of sheer exhaustion is pure gold. Sometimes crawling across the line is required.
I enjoy a progression of rails required in each form. One handed starts at 1 then 2 and 3. Using a semi random placement of the alien pads helps provide the variety that's the spice. Finding the 3 often comes back to The Z. The warming sun provides another + for the 3 rail Z.+.
Attachments
My physical therapist is pleased with the reps I am getting from the Z+ challenge. My coach is pleased to see me learning how the slightest influence I can provide with the chalk free hard tip, can change the path significantly. My mental therapist is enjoy ING my efforts to solve the side pocket is right where natural wants to hit the rail.
What a fun challenge. Lefty was first to find the line and influence on the cueball. Right had the velocity nailed but just off target. Lefty getting the 3 point shots early and the Right coming oh so close to the big point shot but 0. Lefty finally got the speed and laid in a 6 point shot. Hmmmm must be time for breakfast, Right is buying.