Learning how to practice properly! Plus putting lots of time on the table
What massively improved your game?
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Spend a LOT of time on building a straight stroke, and the best drill for this is to practice straight-ins, following the object ball into the pocket. This takes perfect technique.
Spend a LOT of time on building a straight stroke, and the best drill for this is to practice straight-ins, following the object ball into the pocket. This takes perfect technique.
Bruce...Jim can always just jump into the big plow and drive it over the pass, and down to Denver! :grin: Hope you guys have a fun day! :thumbup:
On topic...For me, it was getting professional lessons when I first stared playing 40 yrs ago. Now I give the lessons...passionately too (ya gotta love it the "light goes on" for somebody)! :grin:
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
On topic...For me, it was getting professional lessons when I first stared playing 40 yrs ago. Now I give the lessons...passionately too (ya gotta love it the "light goes on" for somebody)! :grin:
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
I'll be there. Don't be a sissy and let a little snow stop you
I think a lot of things mentioned already have merit, but I can't agree more with what he said above. Its the difference in a straight strike that hits on the cb where I want, and one with slight deviations that get worse the harder I stroke and the more I move away from center ball.
Freddie,
I couldn't have said it better. This is exactly what made my game jump up to the next level. If you don't understand this you can't move the cue ball around the table to get position!
James
Well.....you can.....but you may miss the shot in the process. :grin:
Maniac (usually puts the cueball exactly where he wanted it as he gives up the table :frown
Snooker fundamentals
What did it for me, was throwing away the Lance Perkins school of thought on pool fundamentals, and adopting snooker fundamentals. I was a different player almost overnight, and only *then* had the platform to build on.
-Sean <-- in the continuous pursuit of picture-perfect *simplified* fundamentals
What did it for me, was throwing away the Lance Perkins school of thought on pool fundamentals, and adopting snooker fundamentals. I was a different player almost overnight, and only *then* had the platform to build on.
-Sean <-- in the continuous pursuit of picture-perfect *simplified* fundamentals
Internet helped my game.
Access to Pool videos, seeing pro players compete against each other, made me understand that when I struggle to run a rack and in every match I was seeing a 3 or 4 pack at least, I understoud that I was doing something seriously wrong.
I was trying to make the game exciting for me by playing hard shots and ofc I was missing tones of balls, just by trying to do some crazy trick shots all the time. Seeing the pro players they made exactly the opposite they made the game as simple as possible and they didn't miss balls. They were right I was wrong and that was the wake up call for me. I was playing pool on and off for about 10+ years at the moment (Banging Balls).
After this, I started to trying to become a better player, got instructional books-videos, read articles, started to learn the fundamentals, stance, practise drills, learn about cues and cue makers etc, anything I could get my hands on.
I was addicted to pool and tried to learm as much as possible about it.
With the Internet I was able to find information that wasn't available to me and that elevated my game.
I still remember what was the first video I saw back then. It was Ralf Souquet vs Yang Ching-Shun in Taiwan in 2002, when I saw Yang break I instatly turn it back cause I was amazed of what happened to the rack with the speed he blasted the balls.
All this pool video talk made me hungry, maby I should get the ppv for TAR 31 Bad thing is it's 3:35 am here.
Access to Pool videos, seeing pro players compete against each other, made me understand that when I struggle to run a rack and in every match I was seeing a 3 or 4 pack at least, I understoud that I was doing something seriously wrong.
I was trying to make the game exciting for me by playing hard shots and ofc I was missing tones of balls, just by trying to do some crazy trick shots all the time. Seeing the pro players they made exactly the opposite they made the game as simple as possible and they didn't miss balls. They were right I was wrong and that was the wake up call for me. I was playing pool on and off for about 10+ years at the moment (Banging Balls).
After this, I started to trying to become a better player, got instructional books-videos, read articles, started to learn the fundamentals, stance, practise drills, learn about cues and cue makers etc, anything I could get my hands on.
I was addicted to pool and tried to learm as much as possible about it.
With the Internet I was able to find information that wasn't available to me and that elevated my game.
I still remember what was the first video I saw back then. It was Ralf Souquet vs Yang Ching-Shun in Taiwan in 2002, when I saw Yang break I instatly turn it back cause I was amazed of what happened to the rack with the speed he blasted the balls.
All this pool video talk made me hungry, maby I should get the ppv for TAR 31
Bad thing is it's 3:35 am here.
the memorable one was against "LA Keith" McCreaty in Dallas.
You're certainly welcome. 8 racks in a row is playing some great 9 Ball.
I've ran a few "8 Packs", however the memorable one was against "LA Keith" McCreaty in Dallas.
We played 8 ahead, Keith broke, and ran out the first rack, broke, didn't make a ball, I completed that rack, then ran the set (8) out.
I always admired how Keith played and he also hit that "dead/heavy" cue ball and was an incredible shot-maker. Although I "got him" that day it also went without saying that he could have done the same thing to me if the momentum had been different.
After the match I went over and shook his hand, Keith looked at me and said "hey, I got no complaints, I never missed a ball"...
..as Keith knows "sometimes it's like a nightmare," and at our level you never truly know who's going to be on the receiving end of it. The one thing I know is the "Touch of Inside" (TOI) has always "been the difference, that made the difference." 'The Game is the Teacher'
You're certainly welcome. 8 racks in a row is playing some great 9 Ball.
I've ran a few "8 Packs", however the memorable one was against "LA Keith" McCreaty in Dallas.
I always admired how Keith played and he also hit that "dead/heavy" cue ball and was an incredible shot-maker. Although I "got him" that day it also went without saying that he could have done the same thing to me if the momentum had been different.
After the match I went over and shook his hand, Keith looked at me and said "hey, I got no complaints, I never missed a ball"...
Trust, Accept and PSR
When I learned to TRUST what I was doing on each shot. Only get down on the shot when you are ready.
When I learned how to ACCEPT the results of each shot. Regardless of the shot's outcome, ACCEPT the result and move on.
PSR, Pre-Shot ROUTINE. Always use my PSR for each shot.
When I learned to TRUST what I was doing on each shot. Only get down on the shot when you are ready.
When I learned how to ACCEPT the results of each shot. Regardless of the shot's outcome, ACCEPT the result and move on.
PSR, Pre-Shot ROUTINE. Always use my PSR for each shot.
Gambling and losing!
getting a job at a pool hall has atleast made my game more consistent .
Was there one factor that really improved your skill level? It can be anything, lessons, a given exercise, a cue, etc. Please be specific.
playing regular small money games against better players was the main factor in seeing a major improvement in concentration, consistency and composure. Of course a lot of daily solo practice in between - eg, practicing line up routines and experimenting with side and angles was also required..
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You're certainly welcome. 8 racks in a row is playing some great 9 Ball.
I've ran a few "8 Packs", however the memorable one was against "LA Keith" McCreaty in Dallas.We played 8 ahead, Keith broke, and ran out the first rack, broke, didn't make a ball, I completed that rack, then ran the set (8) out.
I always admired how Keith played and he also hit that "dead/heavy" cue ball and was an incredible shot-maker. Although I "got him" that day it also went without saying that he could have done the same thing to me if the momentum had been different.
After the match I went over and shook his hand, Keith looked at me and said "hey, I got no complaints, I never missed a ball".....as Keith knows "sometimes it's like a nightmare," and at our level you never truly know who's going to be on the receiving end of it. The one thing I know is the "Touch of Inside" (TOI) has always "been the difference, that made the difference." 'The Game is the Teacher'
Somewhere I remember Keith talking about what made him good and one of his attributes was HIS ABILITY TO USE INSIDE ENGLISH. Matter of fact, he stated that he LOVED inside english.
WW
Andrew Cleary and his Voodoo Aiming made me a monster.
For me it was developing a system to teach myself speed control. Now with the same system I can teach practically anyone (who at least can pot balls) speed control in 15 to 30 minutes. The second thing was learning to freeze my body(except for my stroking arm) on difficult and or long shots.