FYI, lots of CB speed control advice, videos, info, and useful drills can be found on the speed control resource page.
Enjoy,
Dave
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FYI, lots of CB speed control advice, videos, info, and useful drills can be found on the speed control resource page.
Enjoy,
Dave
Vanessa
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Thank you, Dave.
I've watched that video you recommended... More than once.
I'm a frequent visitor to your YouTube channel. I've learned a lot from your videos and go back often to check/compare what I'm doing.
I hope you're able to keep producing content. Thank you for all your help.
Thank you, Dave.
I've watched that video you recommended... More than once.
I'm a frequent visitor to your YouTube channel. I've learned a lot from your videos and go back often to check/compare what I'm doing.
I hope you're able to keep producing content. Thank you for all your help.
You're welcome. I'm glad you like my stuff. I plan to keep putting out videos for the foreseen future. I enjoy it, and it forces me to get in some good practice.
Vanessa
Member
Right on.
I do find your videos and drills very helpful. The video you did with SVB, doing drills - where you started with like stop shots, then top follow, then draw, where Mike Massey made a cameo, and Shane did the "Wagon Wheel", really helped me big time! Everytime I practice, I pull out some of those drills.
The thing I like the best about your instructions and advice is how thorough you are. Many "instructors" and YouTubers just speak as if everyone already knows the stuff, or they just demonstrate that they know how to do it. That doesn't help someone still learning, like me.
Anyway, I'll shut up before your head gets too inflated.
Keep up the great work!You may want to take a look at post #70 by BelleBelle in this thread https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/a-word-about-learning-sidespin.523643/page-4
While that thread concerns sidespin, what he's saying applies to speed and just about all aspects of pool. If you like (speed) drills then
drill away but MPO is that time spent elsewhere will reap more benefits, including better speed control.
Every shot you play requires a blend of stroke speed, direction, angle, tip placement, elevation, etc. Many times there's a great deal of
subtlety involved and it's really not something you can put numbers to or control very well by conscious thought process.
Be aware of and put an emphasis on stroke development. All else being equal, consistency and quality of stroke will yield the biggest
and quickest results.
Why? It has to do with muscle memory. Let's say you're doing a drill and your stroke is poor. Even though you're trying hard, one shot
your tip placement is 1/8" aboveleft of your intended spot, the next is aboveright and a third is 3/16" straight below. You might say
wow, that's an awful lot but that's typical of low level amateurs. Then let's add in varying degrees of smoothness or jerkiness.
Every time you strike the CB under these conditions it yields a different result. That info is sent to your brain and over time muscle
memory is developed. The problem is that muscle memory doesn't know the difference between a wanted or an unwanted result.
For long periods of time confusion can reign and slow down the process. Conflicting results are not conducive to quick muscle memory
development.
On the other hand if the stroke is more consistent then more correct signals are conveyed. Speeding up MM is the quickest path to
improvement. It's involved in every aspect of a shot (including speed).
I've been a little simplistic about this. There's more involved. You need to constantly increase your knowledge and expand your
comfort zone. Every little bit you feed your brain helps.
If you're really serious about the game get Mark Wilsons book.
While that thread concerns sidespin, what he's saying applies to speed and just about all aspects of pool. If you like (speed) drills then
drill away but MPO is that time spent elsewhere will reap more benefits, including better speed control.
Every shot you play requires a blend of stroke speed, direction, angle, tip placement, elevation, etc. Many times there's a great deal of
subtlety involved and it's really not something you can put numbers to or control very well by conscious thought process.
Be aware of and put an emphasis on stroke development. All else being equal, consistency and quality of stroke will yield the biggest
and quickest results.
Why? It has to do with muscle memory. Let's say you're doing a drill and your stroke is poor. Even though you're trying hard, one shot
your tip placement is 1/8" aboveleft of your intended spot, the next is aboveright and a third is 3/16" straight below. You might say
wow, that's an awful lot but that's typical of low level amateurs. Then let's add in varying degrees of smoothness or jerkiness.
Every time you strike the CB under these conditions it yields a different result. That info is sent to your brain and over time muscle
memory is developed. The problem is that muscle memory doesn't know the difference between a wanted or an unwanted result.
For long periods of time confusion can reign and slow down the process. Conflicting results are not conducive to quick muscle memory
development.
On the other hand if the stroke is more consistent then more correct signals are conveyed. Speeding up MM is the quickest path to
improvement. It's involved in every aspect of a shot (including speed).
I've been a little simplistic about this. There's more involved. You need to constantly increase your knowledge and expand your
comfort zone. Every little bit you feed your brain helps.
If you're really serious about the game get Mark Wilsons book.
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There are a million ideas and almost that many videos. Of them all this is what works best for me.
I try to use a constant speed stroke. Of course it has to very for very soft or very hard strokes but having a base speed is my first goal. Then I vary the take back length to measure the stroke. If I come forward with my constant stroke it is accelerating at a speed I am used to. Then it is going a consistent speed at each distance so I then focus on how far I take the cue back. For practice, and sometimes even in play, I find it worthwhile to set my bridge length to the distance I want to take it back. This limits how far back I can go and insures I don't take it back too far. You might fell odd using a 2" bridge sometimes but it does work. You simply CAN'T take it back too far. You can experiment with this yourself to see if it helps you. Later you can train yourself to simply limit the back stroke without shortening the bridge if you prefer.
Just my thoughts. Best wishes.
I try to use a constant speed stroke. Of course it has to very for very soft or very hard strokes but having a base speed is my first goal. Then I vary the take back length to measure the stroke. If I come forward with my constant stroke it is accelerating at a speed I am used to. Then it is going a consistent speed at each distance so I then focus on how far I take the cue back. For practice, and sometimes even in play, I find it worthwhile to set my bridge length to the distance I want to take it back. This limits how far back I can go and insures I don't take it back too far. You might fell odd using a 2" bridge sometimes but it does work. You simply CAN'T take it back too far.
You can experiment with this yourself to see if it helps you. Later you can train yourself to simply limit the back stroke without shortening the bridge if you prefer.Just my thoughts. Best wishes.