Video of my 11-yr. old son breaking on YouTube

Otterman

Otterman

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OK Folks,

This is a shameless plug to get some of you to view a video I posted on YouTube of my son breaking a rack of 9-ball. He's showing some talent, so I'm just looking for some ways to encourage him and keep him motivated. I think he'll be excited about getting some attention on YouTube and seeing some postive comments on his break. He just turned 11 last week. It's only a 30-second video, so please visit the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o1uNWVAHig

I think his break is impressive, but it's remotely possible I could be a bit biased.:wink: Thanks for looking!
 
Very Impressive!

He keeps so still while stroking back and forth, no swaying or bouncing up and down, very solid.

Our sport desperately needs the youth to take the torch and grow pool into something bigger than we have.


Karate-
 
Not too shabby at all!

If you're closer to Oregon than Missouri, I'll give him 6-5 in banks, but no way does he get the break. :eek:
 
That's a really solid break. He had a good stroke and no crazy body movements on the delivery.....really impressive for an 11 year old.
 
Is he competing, yet?

Any plans for the Valley Forge Jrs tournament or the BCA Junior Nationals?

Very solid break for any age.
 
If the rest of his game matches that break, he's a LONG way ahead of the field. I've studied a lot of breaks and he has a first-class technique...AT 11 YEARS OLD!
 
Thanks for all the compliments!

#Cruncher said:
Is he competing, yet?

Any plans for the Valley Forge Jrs tournament or the BCA Junior Nationals?

Very solid break for any age.
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Really appreciate everyone taking the time to watch the video and post comments. Micah is already enjoying the virtual attention! Plus, it adds to his confidence level.

We intend to enter at least 1 BCA Juniors qualifier tournament for 2011, and we'll hope he at least gets to go to the Nationals. He's only been playing a little over a year and hasn't competed at all yet. We live just south of Oklahoma City, and I believe their was a qualifier here last year. If there's not for 2011, we'll probably travel to a tournament in Dallas, TX, or one of the Kansas stops. Really looking forward to the Juniors tournaments; he can play in them for another 7 years! :grin:
 
Calling The Blade....

Anyone have email contact with Stevie Moore? My son attended one of his instructional workshops early this year and I know he'd like Stevie to see how he's progressed since then.
 
That is a MONSTER break, can I just ask how does he get such an amount of power off the break with such a slow smooth stroke to begin with?.

Again what an huge break. UNBELEIVEABLE.
 
9 ball said:
That is a MONSTER break, can I just ask how does he get such an amount of power off the break with such a slow smooth stroke to begin with?.Again what an huge break. UNBELEIVEABLE.
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It's all timing and a square hit on the 1. Typically, the slower he goes with his practice strokes, the harder he hits. He can actually break about 25% HARDER than shown in the video. That just happened to be one of the better ones caught on camera.

He practices his break at least an hour every day, so that helps, but honestly his power just comes naturally. I play well and break hard, but I don't produce power effortlessly and I'm not nearly as smooth. He's developed his break pretty much on his own, with me just observing and helping him work out the occasional kink. Heck, 6 months ago I was trying to get him to not try hitting so hard because he was losing control of whitey. Guess I was off a little on that advice..... :rolleyes:
 
That is a nice break. How is the rest of his game coming along?

I also have a couple of young shooters in my household. Currently my 6 year old is chained up to the pool table in the basement. Well, he was the last time I checked. I told him I would release him as soon as he runs a rack of rotation.

Anybody have a good link with information on Juniors tournaments??? I have looked around a bit but haven't really found anything.
 
BasementDweller said:
That is a nice break. How is the rest of his game coming along?

I also have a couple of young shooters in my household. Currently my 6 year old is chained up to the pool table in the basement. Well, he was the last time I checked. I told him I would release him as soon as he runs a rack of rotation.

Anybody have a good link with information on Juniors tournaments??? I have looked around a bit but haven't really found anything.
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The rest of his game is coming along very well. Has a very straight, fluid stroke and a great eye for shot making. Getting very accomplished at jump shots as well. Just now getting a better feel for position play. This is where his maturity level comes into play. He's more interested in making monster break shots, jump shots and banks than slowing down a bit and letting me help out with position strategy. He understands how to move the ball around, but just can't yet quickly identify the BEST position route, but that's something that comes with experience. He's only 11, so I try not to make the game too much work and let him do what he enjoys for now.

The only organized juniors tournaments I know of are the Junior Nationals and associated qualifying events. Here's the link: http://www.billiardeducation.org

The lack of junior competition, and the fact that many adult tournaments are held in adult-only (or at least appropriate for adults only) pool halls, are the reasons I'm looking for some other avenues to keep him interested and motivated, such as posting video on YouTube and enlisting the input of the great AZ members here.

You might be a little harsh on your 6-year old; I'd probably un-chain him if he ran a couple racks of 9-ball.......:grin-square:
 
The most important thing is to enjoy the game as he is: a child
He should be encouraged to play as long as it doesn't interfere with his education and does not add too much pressure on his soul.
A good instructor and taking him into watching good players play will help a lot.
Man please change the cloth into a green one! This will be the best immediate motivation!
Happy holidays!
Petros
 
Petros Andrikop said:
The most important thing is to enjoy the game as he is: a child
He should be encouraged to play as long as it doesn't interfere with his education and does not add too much pressure on his soul.
A good instructor and taking him into watching good players play will help a lot.
Man please change the cloth into a green one! This will be the best immediate motivation!
Happy holidays!
Petros
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My wife is a school teacher, so he certainly doesn't get away with playing pool before homework is done!

The tan cloth was a "decor compromise", if you get my meaning. The cloth is showing some wear, so we'll be going green in the fairly near future. I'm sure I won't get any objections now that it's for our son instead of me! Happy Holidays to you as well!
 
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