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dash

dash

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Hello fellow pool players.I figured I would kill several birds with one stone so to speak.First off i've never introduced myself.My name is shannon. age 37.married with four daughters:eek:.My username is dash which is the 1st letter of my daughters names-Dinah-Adah-Sarah-Hannah=DASH.
I've been lurking here for about a year and a half.I feel as though I know some of you so I figured it was time to join in with some conversation.
I've been playing pool since I was about eleven.My mom had a pool hall when I was growing up but I got married young and it took a backseat to other things.I got back into pool about a year and a half ago after a 14 year layoff which I didn't pick up a poolcue.

Seeing some of the other threads about homerooms,break performance,and shooting ability I figured I would put my homeroom and performance out there for you to see.PLEASE feel free to comment or criticize whichever seems best.after all it's just practice.lol.

9 ball practice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUgNcXoyso
10 ball practice 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX3C2_jSYZo
10 ball practice 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-twsNEVU1Y
10 ball practice 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngYR2kXW_fE

Hope you enjoy

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Welcome. Looks like you didn't have much trouble picking it back up after the layoff. Nice shooting. I only watched the first rack of 9 ball. Your stroke seems to get a little "punchy" at times, but then, so does Allen Hopkins'.

Keep it up. It's got to be hard to find much time with 4 girls.:wink:
 
dash said:
Hello fellow pool players.I figured I would kill several birds with one stone so to speak.First off i've never introduced myself.My name is shannon. age 37.married with four daughters:eek:.My username is dash which is the 1st letter of my daughters names-Dinah-Adah-Sarah-Hannah=DASH.
I've been lurking here for about a year and a half.I feel as though I know some of you so I figured it was time to join in with some conversation.
I've been playing pool since I was about eleven.My mom had a pool hall when I was growing up but I got married young and it took a backseat to other things.I got back into pool about a year and a half ago after a 14 year layoff which I didn't pick up a poolcue.

Seeing some of the other threads about homerooms,break performance,and shooting ability I figured I would put my homeroom and performance out there for you to see.PLEASE feel free to comment or criticize whichever seems best.after all it's just practice.lol.

9 ball practice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUgNcXoyso
10 ball practice 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX3C2_jSYZo
10 ball practice 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-twsNEVU1Y
10 ball practice 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngYR2kXW_fE

Hope you enjoy

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Thanks for the post you have good cue speed.
Good luck in the game ..
 
sjb said:
Welcome. Looks like you didn't have much trouble picking it back up after the layoff. Nice shooting. I only watched the first rack of 9 ball. Your stroke seems to get a little "punchy" at times, but then, so does Allen Hopkins'.

Keep it up. It's got to be hard to find much time with 4 girls.:wink:
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yeah definitely punchy.The nineball vid was from last year not long after I got back into it.The 10 ball vids are from this morning(way too early).
thanks for checking it out:thumbup:
 
wow a video of someone playing on pockets less than 5". usually people just post videos of themselves shooting at buckets
 
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should of said.the 9 ball vid is from last year right after i started back playing.the 10 ball vids are more recent.

might try to get some straight pool vids up too.(favorite game:D)

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Shannon...Welcome to the forums. Well, I can see from watching the videos that you pocket pretty well, and move the CB pretty well (I watched the 10 ball). I can also see several things that you could improve if you wanted to.

1) very inconsistent process...you don't do the same thing on every shot at all. For many strokes your warm ups are good, and then you pull your cue back an inch and shove it through the CB.

2) you definitely have grip pressure issues (too tight)...this is very evident anytime you shoot any kind of power shot, but especially evident in your draw shots (watch how your elbow swings way out, and your tip goes all over the place). However, you do get the ball in the hole, and get the 'action' on the CB! :grin:

3) your grip placement is inconsistent on where it is on the cue...part of this is because you have way too long of a bridge, which causes you to drop your elbow on some shots (not all). Some shots I watched you had a perfect swing and finish, but not many.

4) you are in too big of a rush...when you hurry on the pool table, you hurry to make mistakes. You can be a fast player (you are), without rushing. You just have to develop a process to follow, and then teach yourself to do it the same way on every shot.

None of these issues mean you cannot run out, as is evident in your videos. If you want to correct these things, you can, but your pocketing percentage will very likely initially go down, while you're "relearning" a consistent setup and delivery process. The upside is that you won't miss the same shot the same way (like you did on the 8ball in one of the games on the first 10ball video), because you'll learn diagnostic tools that will help you make an immediate correction, when you make a error (you make the same error over and over). If you want help in making these corrections, PM me where you are in LA and I'll try to steer you to a qualified instructor who can help you.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

dash said:
will gladly hear any suggestions for improvement
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You seem to favor a rather long bridge. Not that I should be one to preach, but if you ever find yourself in a slump, accuracy-wise, maybe a shorter bridge will help get you back on track :) Thanks for the vids, it's always fun to see fellow AZ'ers play.
 
Scott Lee said:
Shannon...Welcome to the forums. Well, I can see from watching the videos that you pocket pretty well, and move the CB pretty well (I watched the 10 ball). I can also see several things that you could improve if you wanted to.

1) very inconsistent process...you don't do the same thing on every shot at all. For many strokes your warm ups are good, and then you pull your cue back an inch and shove it through the CB.

2) you definitely have grip pressure issues (too tight)...this is very evident anytime you shoot any kind of power shot, but especially evident in your draw shots (watch how your elbow swings way out, and your tip goes all over the place). However, you do get the ball in the hole, and get the 'action' on the CB! :grin:

3) your grip placement is inconsistent on where it is on the cue...part of this is because you have way too long of a bridge, which causes you to drop your elbow on some shots (not all). Some shots I watched you had a perfect swing and finish, but not many.

4) you are in too big of a rush...when you hurry on the pool table, you hurry to make mistakes. You can be a fast player (you are), without rushing. You just have to develop a process to follow, and then teach yourself to do it the same way on every shot.

None of these issues mean you cannot run out, as is evident in your videos. If you want to correct these things, you can, but your pocketing percentage will very likely initially go down, while you're "relearning" a consistent setup and delivery process. The upside is that you won't miss the same shot the same way (like you did on the 8ball in one of the games on the first 10ball video), because you'll learn diagnostic tools that will help you make an immediate correction, when you make a error (you make the same error over and over). If you want help in making these corrections, PM me where you are in LA and I'll try to steer you to a qualified instructor who can help you.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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thanks.thats just the info i'm looking for.
yeah the long bridge comes from my youth an old habit thats hard to break.
grip pressure hmm...never thought of that. could be alot of my problem will definitely have to work on that.
yeah i am a fast player although i do tend to slow down in matchups and tournaments.
do you think i should slow my practice down as well?
also saw on my videos what you were talking about with my tip swinging left or right after the shot.man that looked horrible.don't know when i picked up that bad habit.
thank you very much for the advice.i think it will be really helpful.
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9BallMarksman said:
You seem to favor a rather long bridge. Not that I should be one to preach, but if you ever find yourself in a slump, accuracy-wise, maybe a shorter bridge will help get you back on track :) Thanks for the vids, it's always fun to see fellow AZ'ers play.
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thanks for looking
 
Shannon...Glad I could help! Just for the record, you MADE the shot, and got the position, even if it didn't look "pretty"! LOL In pool we don't get points for pretty! That said, I believe a consistent process helps immensely, especially when you're under the pressure of competition! I posted on the other thread (you looked at Chris' video and posted on it), to check out his "process". Many of the things I think you could improve on, are shown correctly in his video.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

dash said:
thanks.thats just the info i'm looking for.
yeah the long bridge comes from my youth an old habit thats hard to break.
grip pressure hmm...never thought of that. could be alot of my problem will definitely have to work on that.
yeah i am a fast player although i do tend to slow down in matchups and tournaments.
do you think i should slow my practice down as well?
also saw on my videos what you were talking about with my tip swinging left or right after the shot.man that looked horrible.don't know when i picked up that bad habit.
thank you very much for the advice.i think it will be really helpful.
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Scott Lee said:
Shannon...Glad I could help! Just for the record, you MADE the shot, and got the position, even if it didn't look "pretty"! LOL In pool we don't get points for pretty! That said, I believe a consistent process helps immensely, especially when you're under the pressure of competition! I posted on the other thread (you looked at Chris' video and posted on it), to check out his "process". Many of the things I think you could improve on, are shown correctly in his video.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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thanks.will do:grin:
 
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