Target Pool
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yeah ..it was a hell of thing to master.. i think it was endorsed by Kim Davenport...it had a whole bullseyes target and a half target. the game was to set up the pre-diagramed shot in the booklet and attempt to play the ball and come along the pre diagramed path to the target. the closer to the bullseye the more points you got..it was really a neat game..i have it some where at home...but I will tell you looking for somethign to sharpen your game ... Burt Kinister 60 minute 9 ball work out is amazing.. I bet you...anything you want ...that you cant do shot number one 9 times in a row...i will give you a month..and i will still bet..it will humble your game.
I think Davenport was actually the inventor of target pool. Ive never tried it but i saw it on a video of an old match. Looks interesting (and hard). Cant find the target anywhere so it looks like i'll probably make one myself.
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what would you like to know about target pool? i bought a brand new unopened full set at billiard st in minneapolis last fall, could copy or send pictures if you wanted. May take a while this is a very busy time of year for me (harley mechanic) but would be glad to help
what would you like to know about target pool? i bought a brand new unopened full set at billiard st in minneapolis last fall, could copy or send pictures if you wanted. May take a while this is a very busy time of year for me (harley mechanic) but would be glad to help
i know what you mean by making the cue ball stop..he he..but that is cheating..my coach get on me all the time..the says that is not the center of ball there tony..your using a little bottom. I went to his home this weekend for some coaching...practiced from 1pm to 2:30am man was i beat but what a lesson. He asked me a simple question...do i think that my stroke is perfect..which i said no ..so he asked me then how did i exspect to hit the perfect center of the cue ball with an imperfect stroke..then a light came on in my head.. i may be attempting to hit the center of the ball but my delivery to that point is not dead on..so i made a simple adjustment to compensate for my imperfect stroke..i aimed a half a tip inside english on shot number one..and perfection..struck the ball , cue ball rolled a half a turn and stoped dead.. did it 7 out 10 times...and i almost cried out of joy. my coach gave me a predator shaft for my cue..i didnt understand why but i was greatful..he said he waited to see if i would figure it out on my own before he showed me..but he stated that he knew that i wasnt stroking dead on..and i couldnt since im a really big guy..overweight by a some pounds so in order for my stick not hit my side i have to move it over,,,hince the off set of my stroke..the predeator cue allows me to use inside english with no squirt of the cue ball, which is the center for me..when i aim a half a tip inside english the cue ball is delivered clean for straight in shots i have to adjust my aim point at the pocket ....god i love that shaft..also i will make this claim..the black dot shaft holds true to it claim as reducing deflection.
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quitecoolguy said:
IF I was a gambling man, I would take that bet. On shot # 2(b) however, I would not. On a big table, I have only drawn whitey straight back to the pocket 5 times in a row and I have had that tape for over 12 years. shot number 25 on the other hand, i just gave up on that "High Ball jump"
Here's a picture of the Target Pool cover, score sheet & both targets you get with the set. One target is for against the rail the other for in the open table. I bought mine from Kim in 1996 at his pool room because he had an exhibition with hall of famer, Nick Varner...for free. It was my way of saying thanks. But it's a great keepsake.
Dave
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shag_fu said:
Hey Shag_fu,
I bought Target Pool many years ago and really enjoyed going through the shot "courses". I believe it is developed by Kim Davenport. The book gives Kim's scores for the drills so you can see how you measure up. It is mostly about improving position play for many common 9 ball shots.
As an odd coincidence... I used Target Pool for a couple straight weeks leading up to my first US Open attempt several years ago. I drew Kim Davenport on the loser side. Apparently there's more to 9 ball than learning better cue ball position in 2 weeks!
It can be interesting and motivating practice for a few weeks.
Andy
I have an actual Accu-stat’s Target Pool Match,featuring Buddy Hall, Andam, CJ Wiley and Kim Davenport.
It's really interesting to see that these great pros had trouble with certain shots and aced others so beautifully.It was kind of a nice change from watching reguliar pool matches.
A pool hall out in the suburbs also has a set that sits in a glass cupbord collecting dust year after year. One day(I'm a huge procrastinater
) I'll go and get it,however, I've already promised it out to someone on this forum who really wants one.
I just use little transparent hole reinforcement stickers to mark the table when I practice Kinisters 60 minute workout, or Bob Henning's sweet 16 shots. Both the afformentioned are incredible and very beneficial target practice drills that I can't say enough about.
Using the transparent stickers keeps nosey people away from my practice table when I want to practice in peace.Having a big targets like those in the target pool game would surely attract some unwanted flys and be disruptive to one's practice routine.
If you have a table at home ,however, or want to just play the game with some friends at the local pool hall, then perhaps the game would be(If you could get it) a good investment.
RJ
It's really interesting to see that these great pros had trouble with certain shots and aced others so beautifully.It was kind of a nice change from watching reguliar pool matches.
A pool hall out in the suburbs also has a set that sits in a glass cupbord collecting dust year after year. One day(I'm a huge procrastinater
) I'll go and get it,however, I've already promised it out to someone on this forum who really wants one.I just use little transparent hole reinforcement stickers to mark the table when I practice Kinisters 60 minute workout, or Bob Henning's sweet 16 shots. Both the afformentioned are incredible and very beneficial target practice drills that I can't say enough about.
Using the transparent stickers keeps nosey people away from my practice table when I want to practice in peace.Having a big targets like those in the target pool game would surely attract some unwanted flys and be disruptive to one's practice routine.
If you have a table at home ,however, or want to just play the game with some friends at the local pool hall, then perhaps the game would be(If you could get it) a good investment.
RJ
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I like practicing with the target pool game. I really feel it's usefull to increase my skills. And it's good that you can make harder exercises to get to a higher level. Great game, usefull. It happens quite often in games that i recognise a shot i had to make for a target-pool exercise, so i know exactly what to do to make the shot and get set for the next one.
shag_fu said:
It's on sale on Ebay now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7251041732
I've avoided weighing in on this before, but I finally decided to mention that I don't like this game. The target is just the wrong shape and size. In addition, when you are playing to an area with a definite "right side of the line/wrong side of the line" then the target is not really an accurate way to judge the shot AT ALL. Every shot you shoot has a target area that is different from the preceeding shot; a uniform size target (especially one that is this big) is not in my view the best way to achieve speed and distance control.
If you want to be good, take a business card, and place it where you want whitey to finish after the shot.
If you are really compulsive, then take some very thin yarn, and just outline your target area on each shot (you can make any shape and size you want, and change it every shot - it also will give you a new appreciation for "right side - wrong side" which I'm afraid is difficult to do with the target pool game). JMO
If you want to be good, take a business card, and place it where you want whitey to finish after the shot.
If you are really compulsive, then take some very thin yarn, and just outline your target area on each shot (you can make any shape and size you want, and change it every shot - it also will give you a new appreciation for "right side - wrong side" which I'm afraid is difficult to do with the target pool game). JMO
