Video: Restricted to Half of the Table

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Blackjack

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Some of you may have seen this video before - I am posting it for those that have not seen it. I have divided the table in half just beyond the side pockets - which restricts cue ball movement, and it restricts the use of the two bottom corner pockets. This drill is used to minimize cue ball movement by utilizing stop shots, and one and two rail position routes.

Its not the best shooting - I get lucky a few times - my table is slow and rolls off a bit - but I deal with it. FWIW, I don't think I ran more than 35-40 with this drill that day.

Restricted to Half of the Table

Here is another short video on effectively dealing with clusters. Some may have seen this already - I think I may have posted this before here in the forum (or maybe not - I'm not sure).

Contacting The Cluster

Hopefully you can use the methods shown in the videos to improve these areas of your game.
 
Dave,

That was a great drill. it really helps with Speed Control, Pattern Play, and maintaining position on the right sides of shots.

i am gonna share this with my wife (HAKurtz). She is still at the early learning stages of 14.1, and i believe she will really benefit from this one.


Thanks For The Lesson ! :thumbup:
Steve
 
Hey Blackjack,

Good drill. Especially as I know that I'm often guilty of moving whitey round the table like he's earning me air miles!

I'll give it a try but I have a question: I don't see you shooting the break shots. Are you just spreading the balls by hand and not shooting them? Or, if you shoot the break shots, what happens if a ball moves up table and hits the shafts?

I'm guessing you're placing them by hand. And for this drill that it's better just to spread them evenly without giving yourself any clusters.

Thanks for the post. As generous, informative and practical as always.
 
Thelonious Monk said:
Hey Blackjack,

Good drill. Especially as I know that I'm often guilty of moving whitey round the table like he's earning me air miles!

I'll give it a try but I have a question: I don't see you shooting the break shots. Are you just spreading the balls by hand and not shooting them? Or, if you shoot the break shots, what happens if a ball moves up table and hits the shafts?

I'm guessing you're placing them by hand. And for this drill that it's better just to spread them evenly without giving yourself any clusters.

Thanks for the post. As generous, informative and practical as always.
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On some of these, I actually went and racked the balls and broke - but you are right, sometimes you cannot help but to have a ball spit down towards the shafts, so eventually I just started tossing them back on the table. The main reason is that I didn't want to damage my shafts.

On a 9 footer with Simonis, I have no problem going from rack to rack - mainly because there is more space to work with and I really don't have to break the balls very hard to get them to open up. The table I have is an 8 foot Brunswick with slower cloth - and I think the smaller table makes the drill more demanding - and it helps to create some of the less than desirable situations that I put myself in along the way.

The main point of the drill is to master tight cue ball position and to minimize cue ball movement. If you can also master the break shots to go with it, more power to you. I have run 40-50 balls like this on a 9 foot Gold Crown - so it is possible, but not necessary.

I'd like to see how many Mr. 400 can run like this. I think if he could run a hundred like this, he'd get that 527 soon afterward.
 
Good stuff Blackjack! It reminds me that we all miss the easy ones, and to take it in stride. I applaude your casual acceptance of the fact that %#$@ happens and you move on, very cool. That is the biggest thing i took from your short clips, thanks for the vids. Wish you were closer, i could use a lesson or two.
 
stevekur1 said:
Dave,

That was a great drill. it really helps with Speed Control, Pattern Play, and maintaining position on the right sides of shots.
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I agree! I tried practicing this drill today and it's definitely challenging. I hope Blackjack with share more of his boot camp drills with us.
 
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