SVB Instructional
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Try to change your browser, maybe it works.
While were on the subject... Any reviews about the instructional? Good? Bad? Could be better?
It is. I have the same setup and Safari will try to read the file with Quicktime instead of downloading it.
You either can wait for that to happen and Quicktime will ask you to save the file in the end, or switch to Firefox like I did.
Great piece of editing. Very good video.
Review
I think overall it was good but it doesnt go into how he shifts his weight so effortlessly to generate all that power. On the 10 ball rack he talks "popping" the cue which essentially was hitting the head ball with enough force that the follow on the cue after impact doesnt take effect and leaves it middle table. I expect every banger that gets ahold of the video will be using the term "popping the cue" after every break for some time to come. I thought that it was interesting that he cut broke the 9 ball reack every time, even from the box which I wasnt aware he did. He also 2nd ball broke in eight so I guess i will change that too. At the end of the day it is about the practice and if you watch the slow motion over and over you might be able to generate the power he does. He talks about how much work he puts into the break because it is the mosst important shot in pool......hours and hours just breaking.
I think overall it was good but it doesnt go into how he shifts his weight so effortlessly to generate all that power. On the 10 ball rack he talks "popping" the cue which essentially was hitting the head ball with enough force that the follow on the cue after impact doesnt take effect and leaves it middle table. I expect every banger that gets ahold of the video will be using the term "popping the cue" after every break for some time to come. I thought that it was interesting that he cut broke the 9 ball reack every time, even from the box which I wasnt aware he did. He also 2nd ball broke in eight so I guess i will change that too. At the end of the day it is about the practice and if you watch the slow motion over and over you might be able to generate the power he does. He talks about how much work he puts into the break because it is the mosst important shot in pool......hours and hours just breaking.
From filming with him, he really couldn't explain the shifting of his weight, but he really isn't hitting the balls hard. He is putting a great stroke on the ball as you can see in slow motion, but he's not putting a lot of power into it.
He says that popping the cueball controls the 1ball. It avoids the double kiss and he can control which directing the 1ball goes as long as he pops the cueball.
I also was kind of hoping for more specifics. Stuff like what's the bridge hand doing, what's the back hand doing, are there any tricks to timing it when he stands up and swings his arm... I don't think he even really answered where he aims on the cue ball.
I'm very glad for the slow mo, both the side view shot of his motion and the cool 3d view of the cue ball
skipping across the table, then bouncing off the face of the 1 ball.
That does give me something to imitate even if shane didn't explain it verbally.
I think that's the secret to the popping cue ball... getting the cue ball in a low, flat jump so that it lands
right in front of the 1. Then it bounces off the face of the 1 and goes airborne.
So your back hand and your speed determine that arc... the more speed you have,
the less you need to jack up that back hand.
I wonder if it also helps control the cue ball in some weird way, like it kills any accidental backspin rubbing against
the one ball, and accidental topspin doesn't matter because the ball bounces backwards and then topspin makes it
dive forward a little and then die.
I'm very glad for the slow mo, both the side view shot of his motion and the cool 3d view of the cue ball
skipping across the table, then bouncing off the face of the 1 ball.
That does give me something to imitate even if shane didn't explain it verbally.
I think that's the secret to the popping cue ball... getting the cue ball in a low, flat jump so that it lands
right in front of the 1. Then it bounces off the face of the 1 and goes airborne.
So your back hand and your speed determine that arc... the more speed you have,
the less you need to jack up that back hand.
I wonder if it also helps control the cue ball in some weird way, like it kills any accidental backspin rubbing against
the one ball, and accidental topspin doesn't matter because the ball bounces backwards and then topspin makes it
dive forward a little and then die.
Right click on the link and choose "Save link as". I think Explorer says "Save Target as..." All of the browsers will have some kind of option to do this. The key is right click first, to bring up the menu, not left click.
Right clik it and choose the option "save as"
Thanks! Switch to google chrome and it works 
... Production is outstanding... Shane seemed honest with the break i believe that he cant explain everything. The biggest thing i got out of the Video is aiming through the one ball to the diamond, Not elevation the cue that much and slow follow though! I have made this break before and the feel is the biggest thing! not enough practice time to duplicate it over and over though 
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... Production is outstanding... Shane seemed honest with the break i believe that he cant explain everything. The biggest thing i got out of the Video is aiming through the one ball to the diamond, Not elevation the cue that much and slow follow though! I have made this break before and the feel is the biggest thing! not enough practice time to duplicate it over and over though Lol