Improve your LONG SHOTS (21 min practice routine)
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- čas přidán 18. 01. 2023
- In this video I'll guide you through a complete practice routine for long shots in pool. I share my thoughts on what goes wrong when players face long shots, and I'll share tips and tricks regarding aiming, cue delivery and focus.
You are hitting (in multiple videos) some of the universal concepts in coaching, practicing, and competeing. This is more of an encouragement because you are getting into 'mental toughness' concepts that I gave only heard a couple other pool teachers mention. Well done.
Thank you!!! My goal with the channel is infact to shed some new perspective on pool practice (or improvement in general), so I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Another good video. Those long shots are scary under pressure if you dont practice them often.
Totally agree on the pause I feel the pause is crucial during any shot.
I like the pause to gain composure! I watched a mark wilson clinic where he describes the back stroke as having a rhythmic pause and he chants the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" to time the stroke. Great routine!
Nice video! Been struggling with long shots myself lately, very difficult even if they're close to the pocket! Like your workout and will try it during one of my next few practice sessions.
One thing helping with my long distance shotmaking has been having a slight pause halfway thru as I'm going down on my shot to give the shot a slightly different look between standing up and being completely down on the shot
I like that! Jayson Shaw style?
finally a new video. i enjoy your videos very much. keep it up!!💪💪
Thanks! I appreciate that!
I love this site. This is fantastic instruction. I just found it but I will start reviewing all of your vids now. Thanks man, from a seriously addicted pool player.
Thank you. Let me know what you think about the other stuff! Good luck 🙏🏼
nice work keep it up im goring to the sames problems lol
Thanks for the great material! Are you making videos yourself?
Thanks, man. Yes I do. Started out editing on my phone, then moved on to Premiere/After Effects :)
@@PoolProblems nice work, looks professional!
I’m just the opposite on the pause. I find it to be a distraction for me. I can’t seem to deliver the cue straight after a pause. What works better for me is after I am happy with my alignment, I make two very short “bounce strokes”, or two very slight (1/4”?) motions toward the cue ball before my hitting stroke. That sequence allows me some time to anticipate when I’m going to hit the ball. If I don’t do this, then the timing of my hitting stroke feels kind of random and unpredictable.
I have been practicing long, straight shots to fix my stroke and came up with a four step shot routine that seems to work well for me.
1. Find the right grip point on the cue. I find my natural grip doesn’t produce a straight stroke, so I must be intentional about gripping it farther back than I naturally would otherwise.
2. Align my feet.
3. Visualize the “tunnel”.
4. Focus on the delivery stroke.
There are nuances in each of these steps that I’m working through. One of the most influential for me is when and how my eyes transition from the cue ball to the object ball. Still figuring that out. But following that four step sequence for every shot is helping me.
@@nighthawk3897 sound really good, man. I'm actually moving slightly away from the pause myself now. It's been a while since this video was recorded, and watching it now, the pause definitely seems too long. I also like the other stuff you mentioned - seems like you have a good mindset toward your own development. Let me know how that eye pattern works out. Good luck!
How do you get the lines for the ball travel path edited in your video?
Adobe After Effects.
0:28 clean af 👌🏽
Yooo, that chinese wall though
Time marker is a round 1 minute to 1:40 stop cutting that ball you don't have to by the way you're welcome 😁
Haha, thanks for looking out for me!