Target Pool by Kim Davenport

[Cornerman]

Found one still in the plastic wrapper on ebay recently $31 out the door.

I still have one, also unopened.

 

[fan-tum]

I used to have Target Pool and somewhere in between moving it got thrown out. It did wonders for my pool game.

I've been searching for this for a long time and while searching I found that there were several people on here that were looking for it also. I finally found a copy. My buddy I shoot pool with had one so I scanned everything and made it into a PDF.

Did you guys find yours?


Side Pocket

Ha!, Coincidentally, I was searching YouTube for Target Pool competition and... nothing! I'd love to see the top pros go at it.

 

[GoldCrown]

I still have one, also unopened.

I have one opened ...was put on table and put back in box. Never used as nobody wants to play. And that's sad as we could have had fun in our clubhouse. Anyway... not for sale at this point. They are worth more than they are worth. $150 plus was the average years ago

 

[kanzzo]

 

[kanzzo]

 

[kanzzo]

For bonus ball for the last lesson this one was taken (since I couldn't perform the actual one):

 

[kanzzo]

Can anyone translate the ? German?

the relevant data:
Mein Übungsscore ist the score Kim Davenport achieved playing every position from the course (lesson) 3 times. So it's probably a fun goal for practice trying to beat this score.

Spielball: position of Cue ball
Objektball is object ball and
Target is position of target.

Durchschnitt is the average score Kim Davenport got on this shot so a nice goal at practice would be to play the shot 5 or 10 times and trying to beat his score.

Apart from that there is no important info in the text but I will provide some additional translation later, when I have more time. I just added it here, since it's a very funny bad translation from the very rare (difficult to get) German version of the original Target Pool.

 

[bbb]

the relevant data:
Mein Übungsscore ist the score Kim Davenport achieved playing every position from the course (lesson) 3 times. So it's probably a fun goal for practice trying to beat this score.
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Spielball: position of Cue ball
Objektball is object ball and
Target is position of target.

Durchschnitt is the average score Kim Davenport got on this shot so a nice goal at practice would be to play the shot 5 or 10 times and trying to beat his score.

Apart from that there is no important info in the text but I will provide some additional translation later, when I have more time. I just added it here, since it's a very funny bad translation from the very rare (difficult to get) German version of the original Target Pool.

Thanks

 

[justnum]

Google translate:
The following exercises will test all of your pool skills. The sticks are hard and the targets are difficult. These are the shots I don't look forward to in tournaments. The secret to these jabs is not to panic.
I've seen many players hit the cue ball very hard, much harder than necessary; especially in Exercises 4, 5, 7 and 8. A controlled, steady hit with a good penetration will get you there. Exercises 3, 4 and 5 are hard hits that cut and require very precise aim. Exercise 1 and 6 are gang bumps. Exercise 2 is a long controlled return and 7, 8 and 9 are cushion presses.


Exercise 10 is a demonstration shot - and believe me, it's hard.
If you can handle all these shocks of every quality, you are way beyond that"
beyond the beginner stage and into the advanced stages of gaming.
This course is a real challenge. Push straight, push through, and rejoice
self.
Don't get frustrated - you're playing with the pros!

Die folgenden übungen werden alle Ihre Poolfertigkeiten testen. Die Stöbe sind hart und die Targets sind schwierig. Dies sind die Stöße, auf due ich mich in Turnieren gar nicht freue. Das Geheimnis dieser Stöße ist, nicht in Panik zu geraten.
Ich sah viele Spieler, die den Spielball sehr hart getrofften haben, viel härter als notwendning; besonders in übung 4, 5, 7 and 8. Ein kontrollierter, ruhiger Treffer mit eninem guten Durchstoß wird Sie dahin bringen. Die übungen 3, 4 and 5 sind harte Stöße, die geschnitten werden und ganz genaues Zielen erfordern. übung 1 und 6 sind Bandenstöße. übung 2 ist ein langer kontrollierter Rückläufer und 7, 8 and 9 sind Bandenpreßstöße.


übung 10 ist ein Vorführstöß - und, glauben Sie mir, er ist hart.
Wenn Sie alle diese Stöße von jeder Beschaffenheit beherrschen können, sind Sie weit über das"
Anfängerstadium hinaus und schon in den fortgeschrittenen Stadien des Spielens.
Dieser Kurs ist cine wahre Herausforderung . Stoßcn Sie gerade, stoßen Sie durch, und erfreuen Sie sich
selbst.
Werden Sie n icht frustriert - Sie spielen mit den Profis!

 

[kanzzo]

This Google translation back to English is almost better, than the actual German version. Thanks

 

[kanzzo]

If a missing target was the only thing that kept you from trying this training method so far, I’d like to take that excuse away.

Here are the templates that let you create your own targets in under 15 minutes:
- you can download the full target (for position in the middle of the table) here.
- and a half target (for position on the rail) here.

The process should be self-explanatory, but here’s a short video just in case:

For keeping score (you always have to pocket the object ball in the intended pocket to score):

• 5 points: the cue ball comes to rest completely inside the target.
• 3 points: the cue ball comes to rest on the paper or outside the target, but overlaps the paper (even slightly, ~1/16").
• 2 points: place a reference ball just outside the target, overlapping the paper by almost half a ball. If there is not enough space to fit a third ball between the cue ball and the reference ball, you score 2 points.
• 0 points: if the cue ball is farther away from the target than this, you score zero points.

I hope these images help illustrate it more clearly.

 

[kanzzo]

And here’s a video of me challenging the pros at Target Pool using positions from Kim Davenport’s Target Pool, as they were played at the 1994 Target Pool Tournament.

The full recording of the tournament can be found here. (Billy Incardona in the booth).

 

[iusedtoberich]

And here’s a video of me challenging the pros at Target Pool using positions from Kim Davenport’s Target Pool, as they were played at the 1994 Target Pool Tournament.

The full recording of the tournament can be found here. (Billy Incardona in the booth).

Why didn't you go off the end rail like Buddy in shot 3? I don't think he could have gotten there with the GC (he tried 3 times), but with the Diamond, you should be golden on that route.

 

[GoldCrown]

If a missing target was the only thing that kept you from trying this training method so far, I’d like to take that excuse away.

Here are the templates that let you create your own targets in under 15 minutes:
- you can download the full target (for position in the middle of the table) here.
- and a half target (for position on the rail) here.

The process should be self-explanatory, but here’s a short video just in case:

For keeping score (you always have to pocket the object ball in the intended pocket to score):

• 5 points: the cue ball comes to rest completely inside the target.
• 3 points: the cue ball comes to rest on the paper or outside the target, but overlaps the paper (even slightly, ~1/16").
• 2 points: place a reference ball just outside the target, overlapping the paper by almost half a ball. If there is not enough space to fit a third ball between the cue ball and the reference ball, you score 2 points.
• 0 points: if the cue ball is farther away from the target than this, you score zero points.

I hope these images help illustrate it more clearly.

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And here’s a video of me challenging the pros at Target Pool using positions from Kim Davenport’s Target Pool, as they were played at the 1994 Target Pool Tournament.

The full recording of the tournament can be found here. (Billy Incardona in the booth).

Thanks for posting. Nobody I know (mostly bangers) will play. I'm going to set it and work out solo.

 

[kanzzo]

Why didn't you go off the end rail like Buddy in shot 3? I don't think he could have gotten there with the GC (he tried 3 times), but with the Diamond, you should be golden on that route.

you can play it either way. I just treat it as two different positions. I think the way it was originally meant in the booklet from Kim Davenport, was position without hitting a rail.

They played a little easier rules in the tournament, that you were allowed to hit as many rails as you want getting to the target.

The way I practice with my coach is: there is an exact amount of rails to hit (if you are supposed to get on the target without hitting a rail and you get there on your way back after hitting a rail - it's zero points ).

[edit: thats for full target in the middle of the table. with half a target having scoring the five freezing the cue ball to the rail you are obviously allowed to hit the rail. Like in position 8 from the video starting at 15:57.]

 

[middleofnowhere]

I remember the pros there fooling around amongst themselves playing target pool. Even though Earl is usually considered a free wheeler when he played the game and switched to playing precision he beat them all.