video taping
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I'm not against video taping. There is a thing called psyco-cybernetics, that was a good self-help way of learning. I think it was something similar to visualizing yourself accomplishing an action or actions & then carrying out the physical movements through repetition, which in itself a good way to train.
Coordinating with a teaching professional might also be a way of using your videos to learn or unlearn, via correspondence. If your actions or functions are OK, the teacher will let you know. If they need modofication, the teaching professional can send you some videos to help you understand the modifications needed.
I don't see this as a 100% cure-all, but a couple of months of video training, coupled with a Teaching Pro's visit, might work well...
Good Luck
Coordinating with a teaching professional might also be a way of using your videos to learn or unlearn, via correspondence. If your actions or functions are OK, the teacher will let you know. If they need modofication, the teaching professional can send you some videos to help you understand the modifications needed.
I don't see this as a 100% cure-all, but a couple of months of video training, coupled with a Teaching Pro's visit, might work well...
Good Luck
The biggest thing video tapeing will do is dispell any illusions you might have of how good you play. You will get to see first hand how good you do or dont play. It will also expose flaws in your fundamentals if you have any. Honestly other than getting an instructor it is the best thing you can do for self that will help your game. I used to carry my camcorder to tourneys and record my matches for review. Shows how you are under pressure.
It depends on how you do it, and if you know what to look for on the video.
If you video yourself running 9-ball racks, it is of little use unless you just enjoy watching yourself play pool.
The video's we do in pool school are set up to record a specific shot over and over from the same angle. Most of the time, you don't even see the balls in the video. We are looking for very specific movements, both good and bad, from the shooter.
If you don't know what to look for, it won't help a whole lot. If you have had a professional video evaluation done, then you understand what to look for. I suggest to most of my students to try and make another video like the one we do in school about 4 to 6 months after they complete pool school, where they can see how their fundamentals have developed. I video myself every few months, just to make sure everything is as it should be.
Steve
If you video yourself running 9-ball racks, it is of little use unless you just enjoy watching yourself play pool.
The video's we do in pool school are set up to record a specific shot over and over from the same angle. Most of the time, you don't even see the balls in the video. We are looking for very specific movements, both good and bad, from the shooter.
If you don't know what to look for, it won't help a whole lot. If you have had a professional video evaluation done, then you understand what to look for. I suggest to most of my students to try and make another video like the one we do in school about 4 to 6 months after they complete pool school, where they can see how their fundamentals have developed. I video myself every few months, just to make sure everything is as it should be.
Steve