Didn't watch the whole video but you do have a very nice smooth stroke.
Do you know if your elbow drops when you shoot this shot?
Just curious as you cue remains level after a nice, long, smooth, follow-through.
Thanks,
JoeyA
Straight in shot test
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Didn't watch the whole video but you do have a very nice smooth stroke.
Do you know if your elbow drops when you shoot this shot?
Just curious as you cue remains level after a nice, long, smooth, follow-through.
Thanks,
JoeyA
Yeah, my elbow drops fully on every shot. After about halfway I switch pockets and you can get a better look at my arm.
I used to do this all the time when I was really trying to bring up my game. I started out trying for 5 in a row before I could quit. Once I could do that, I went to 10, then 15, then.... you get the idea. I worked my way up to 50. Man was I playing good back then.
When I'm trying to get in shape to play now, I try for 15 or 20 in a row. Seems impossible if I've been laying off for a few weeks, but it is always doable.
One thing you can do is draw a line on the table a few inches past the cue ball and make sure your cue is right over the line on each follow through. You'll quickly see if you're veering left or right. I found that I was veering left and was able to correct it with this drill.
Good luck.
Starting with this shot is like going to a driving range and the first club you pull out of the bag is a 3 iron......start with some 8 iron shots first.
Even though straight in..this shot has very little room for error.....The OB is a fair distance away from the pocket and then the CB is also a fair distance away from the OB....
Just being a little offline is magnified based on the distance of the shot.
Bottom of the ball is a great visual for straight in shots...(I do that myself for both CB and OB)...but you must already have identified that the shot is actually a straight in shot.
Check this....Is the CueTable diagram in the OP actually a dead straight in shot???????
For those straight in shots...here is something I have stumbled onto that may help you........I have recently been using this on all shots, but even the near straight in shots this has proven useful to me......for both shot alignment and shape for the next shot.
Instead of looking "OB to pocket" or "CB to OB"....start by looking "CB to pocket".......When you stand directly behind the CB (to pocket) the straight line will be an instant reference to tell you if the OB needs to be cut slightly to the left, or slightly to the right.
Even though straight in..this shot has very little room for error.....The OB is a fair distance away from the pocket and then the CB is also a fair distance away from the OB....
Just being a little offline is magnified based on the distance of the shot.
Bottom of the ball is a great visual for straight in shots...(I do that myself for both CB and OB)...but you must already have identified that the shot is actually a straight in shot.
Check this....Is the CueTable diagram in the OP actually a dead straight in shot???????
For those straight in shots...here is something I have stumbled onto that may help you........I have recently been using this on all shots, but even the near straight in shots this has proven useful to me......for both shot alignment and shape for the next shot.
Instead of looking "OB to pocket" or "CB to OB"....start by looking "CB to pocket".......When you stand directly behind the CB (to pocket) the straight line will be an instant reference to tell you if the OB needs to be cut slightly to the left, or slightly to the right.
For what its worth......i shot this same shot tonight several times and did a whole lot better. got some of them to pretty much draw back to where i wanted, a couple even pretty straight.
Pool sure is a funny game, seems like things change from night to night...:thumbup:
Mike
Imagine
One day there won't be any secrets left.
Imagine there's no squerving
It's easy if you try
No shots go missing.
No need to ask why
Imagine all the players
Making money all day.
JoeyA
LOL! So you go and add the biggest part of the "secret" that I left out!
One day there won't be any secrets left.
Imagine there's no squerving
It's easy if you try
No shots go missing.
No need to ask why
Imagine all the players
Making money all day.
JoeyA
Got a snooker table handy? Put the cue ball in the jaws of one corner, the 5(blue) on its spot, then fire the 5 into the far corner. See how many times out of 10 tries you can make that one.
I wish I had my practice log for snooker. I use to practice this all of the time with my best being, I think, 7, my usual was 3-4. Tough, tough drill! Last month I played snooker for the first time in a long while, played 6 or 7 games and had a few 40+ and a 50+ run (with a pool cue). If I would have had my snooker cue and a few more games, I think an 80+ or even a 100+ would have been made.