VLOG# 47: Training in Session 6 (Part 2 of 3)
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- čas přidán 16. 01. 2018
- Training in Session 6 (Part 2 of 3).
In this video, Little Mike draws a diagram that explains the Splitting the Difference contact points. He also shows us position plays. Little Mike also gives me a drill to practice that will help with feel and controlling the cue ball.
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I’ve always thought I was a decent player but after your videos my game is on a whole new level thank you and mike for the videos
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Little Mike makes it look simple like Roger Federer. That’s the genius in Little Mike’s technics.
Ken/Mike - great series. Ken, listen to the man and commit to the system and pre shot routine; this is why we don’t improve in any sport as much as we want to because it is difficult to reboot our old flawed perceptions to a new way. I play snooker and billiards rather than pool in Edinburgh, Scotland and your videos popped up. Even on the larger table with smaller balls and tighter pockets, the aiming system does work.
It is essentially the full, half, quarter, edge angle aim system, but the beauty of Mike’s system is how it is a much easier and repeatable (essential) way to visualise and calibrate your aim to achieve these angles. It is so easy to achieve these angles without having to think in those terms, and has the great benefit of a giving a much sharper focal point on the object ball. I had a problem in identifying the aim point with consequence of lack of confidence in aim and stroke. No wonder I got frustrated missing some really simple stage 1 or stage 2 angle shots. Not any more! And together with Mike’s much lighter anti twist grip and pre shot routine, I am now cueing through the ball much better. Like Ken, I have a tendency to ‘hit’ hard and down at the cue ball rather than a smooth level stroke through the ball like Mike.
I’m not yet convinced of the way to apply side spin (english to you guys!) in snooker to any shot other than when cue ball is close to object ball due to the deflection over longer distances. I’m finding the traditional ‘parallel cueing to centre ball’ aim is still preferable.
But I am finding the aim system combined with a very small touch of inside contact on the cue ball to prevent poor cueing on the ‘wrong’ side is like night and day compared to before. Keep it coming!
(btw, thank goodness the guy commentating on Mike in the tournament in one of the early videos explained the nickname! With the greatest respect to you Mike, I suppose if the other player did not know of your history in the game and you turned up in those great jeans and t-shirt he might have thought ‘who is this guy?’ And then two minutes later when you had cleared the table, he would be in total shock!)
Wow.. Mr. Kenny, Mike is one hell of a coach.. I think I'm getting much better and better, his teaching style was so cool and easy to understand... Thanks again and keep it up.. Thumbs up.. 😎👍
Thank you!
This is by far the best description I have seen. Keep going.
Mike. I'd like to hear more about how you learned to play this wonderful game. I know that your wisdom comes from all your experience. But I think it was more than just trial and error. I appreciate all that you share. I would like for you to put together a book if you are interested. Thanks for all you and Kenny are doing for us.
Thanks so much Little Mike, for the illustrated drawing, it really helped!
Thank you to you and Mike. Its awesome what you guys are doing. So clear.
Great series of videos! It has helped my game immensely! Best wishes to you, Ken. You're doing a great service to a lot of us pool players out here!
+Jack Keptner thank you
On the rail shots you can also use spin to help carry the object ball especially on a very sharp angle.
Ken, listen to Mike. He is trying to teach you to have a per-shot routine. Follow the routine on every shot no matter how easy the shot may be. It's like a dance routine, 1, 2, 3, 4 shoot, 1, 2, 3, 4 shoot, you do this routine over and over. Your getting better. Good luck with your surgery.
Thanks John.
thank you buddy, i have been shooting with mike system from last 4 weeks and game is getting better,i feel more confident in a way that i will make the ball , keep coming with videos and i am waiting to meet mike although i am in canada but i will come vegas to meet him.
Doesn't it feel great to have that confidence when shooting? You know where to find us.
I just got what Mike means by "horizon" after watching a few times. Depending on your angle you'll be able to see the point differently where the ball leaves the felt. The farther you move the cue ball to the right increasing the angle the farther the "horizon" (or point where you can see the ball leave the felt) increases to the left.... Freakin' genius.
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@@FaDaVlogs Man, it takes a lot of guessing and feel out of it and let's you focus your effort on shape...
Exactly
@@FaDaVlogs Hope you're doing good Kenny (post surgery). Tell Mike I said hi from Arkansas and I appreciate the expert instruction, my date is 3/16/1988 so we have something in common....
I'm doing good. Thanks. 👍✌
this video was really helpful.
Thanks to you and Little Mike for your help like your all videos they are the best
Thank you Rufus.👍
@@FaDaVlogs no thank you guys i have shoot pool a long time and it has help my game the way he takes his time to show how he is doing the shot help me to get it keep up the good work man
nice video , i have trouble getting them english rail shot , Sunday night i made a huge mistake and have my cue level with cue on the rail and slightly straight in 8 shot and my tip hit the felt , should have raise the back end of my cue
Ken, thanks also for sharing. My game has gone up several notches beating guys I have been losing to. Hitting English on the last stroke is disguised and they can’t see it and my opponents are baffled and keep asking on how I am getting spin hitting the middle of cue ball. 😂😂😂😂
Thanks much. And I think that is a good idea. Just no matter how hard i try...and i mean hours.... when i pivot i put outside english ... my tip never stays in the center its just impossible although i know he says its minimal... it just moves a half tip out.. I am not doubting Mikes skills at all please dont take me wrong. Appreciate your answers much!
I am late watching this video and I do agree with Mike. But you need to fine tune your focus to the 50 25 or 0 do you hit a Pacific spot. Not just an area. Mike you the man.
Hello! Thanks for the part 2.
In the middle pockets, do splitt the difference and horizon also work?
+Tiago Ernesto yes. I use to have issues with the side pockets but now I have full confidence where I can fire balls into the side.
Hi man, that looks great. Thanks for another video to explain the system. I've practiced for a few times. Splitting the difference works perfectly but i'm struggling to find a point to aim in a raising shot. Is it 9 or 8 o'clock on an object ball if I talk about left side?
Another thing, if it's more than almost straight but less than raising and both balls stay quite far from the poket How does it work? I miss both shot raising and split the difference one.
Need further explanation on edge to edge shots. How much of the object ball do you hit with how much of the cue ball?
Explain how you align the cue ball to the object in rail shot
If the object ball is a clock face. The horizion would be 8 or 10 on the clock 2 or 4 on the clock?
when you aim the horizion shot are you using the center of the cue stick or the edge of the cue to the edge of the ball
Center of cue.
Thanks for posting this. I have two more questions if you'd be so kind: 1) When aiming rail shots, and he says to hit the ball and rail at the same time, is there a specific "reference point" for the aim? 2) I've been using the system, but have been struggling with Edge-to-edge alignment. Often I am over cutting with edge-to-edge. Is there a reference point in-between Horizon and Edge-to-edge? Like 1/8? Is there a better way of lining it up?
+Jonathan Auch I will have Little Mike answer your question the next time I get with him.
Thank you for your help... Please turn off the music when he's talking
Great Effort. It helped a lot. Thank you very much to you both. But, why is the silly music ?
Hi so just to be clear you hit the cue ball in the center every time, be it bottom center middle center or top center ? ( as a beginner not worried about English shots yet ) So if you draw a line with your cue from center of cue ball to target the tip of the cue would hit either split the difference or horizon target ?
Yes, always hit center cue ball unless unless you need English. 👍
Thank you just wanted to make sure i'm doing it right. Your videos have been great help they eliminate all the clutter of other videos.
I know its aim to center then pivot to 3/4 for less than boomerang...so the steeper cuts its aim to 3/4 then pivot to edge. Correct me if im wrong. Then what is the next step aim to edge then pivot a quarter past the edge? Thanks I like your system, best ive seen, and i was a 15 year real good just straight aim for contact point shooter. Mike your a good man. (I think anyways lol)
Next is aim at edge then edge to edge.
which point to aim about the ball and the rail the same time
Depends on the angle of the shot.
Thank you. So only pivot over on the split the difference shots? The horizon is just aim to the horizon area and fire? And the edge is just aim at edge and fire? Sorry its just unclear on the videos in this area. I get the split the difference... but do you pivot a quarter over from the horizon and pivot over a quarter from the edge in the same way? Thanks for your time and hope to meet you all one day! Im right up from louisville ky. Prayers for your medical issue
Little Mike says he wants everyone to pivot on every shot starting with center of the object ball. This will slow you down and give you a preshot routine. It will also get you more consistent by making you focus on the contact point then to just jump straight to the point. 👍
How can i figure out when it s an almost straight shot so that i can use the slpiting the differene or the horizon?
In the beginning, the hardest part is recognizing which shot to use. Thru practice, you will eventually know when to use which shot.👍
@@FaDaVlogs Kenny do you think this somehow works for both half ball AND quarter ball hits? Still trying to get my head round it but if the OB has some distance to travel there must be different aiming points and contact points. I tried the 'horizon' shot the other day and kept hitting too thick until I realised that it was a quarter ball shot and adjusted for that by aiming a quarter ball to the left of the edge of the OB. As I've said before, perhaps you and Mike are adjusting subconciously/automatically for these shots as Mike doesn't seem to have a quarter ball aiming point.
I wanna see this guy play against an APA 7
Hi
I am not sure, Is the horizon shot at 7,8, or 9 o’clock
I use 9 o'clock.
Thank you
What size table are y'all on?
+James Gill I play on 7 ft bar tables but Little Mike plays the 9 ft when money is involved.
What about not frozen on the rail
Hi. What cue do you use?
+richard alberto reyes coneo are you asking about Little Mike's cue?
Yes. Please
+richard alberto reyes coneo he uses a Sin City Cue but is about to change.
The horizon part is still weird. What is the difference then with a 25 or 75 shot? Kenny you are asking the right questions, but Mike doesn't seem to understand and explain it right (with all respect).
No difference in 25 or 75. Just one side or the other. As for horizon, I just aim the center of the cue ball at the edge of the ball. That's how I've been doing it.
@@FaDaVlogs thanks for your reply and awesome videos. By aiming to the edge you aim at 3 o clock or 9 o clock at the far and of the object ball? Because it seems that Mike says he aims at a wider area that is more like 7 o clock till 9 o clock (if that makes any sense).
So no pivot on horizon shots?
I've asked him the same question and he said you should always pivot to get into a set routine unless it's edge to edge.
@@FaDaVlogs Yet earlier he said you just get down and aim straight at the 'horizon', (which he said is just another name for the edge of the OB) with no 'splitting the difference', no pivot or anything else. In other words it is what most other instructors call a half ball hit and they tell you to aim directly at the edge. So no great mystery about where the OB leaves the felt, just aim at its edge.
The hard part is working out if it is a half ball shot or a quarter ball shot. Mike does not appear to have an aiming point for quarter ball shots, just lumps them both together as 'horizon' shots. Perhaps he just uses his years of experience and so adjusts subconciouly/automatically. Or maybe I'm missing something here :)
Very annoying background music,i can't clearly hear what mike said
That background music just distracts fro the teaching.
Turn the music off
Great video though lol. I love these training videos with mike, learning a lot, and have been playing much better as of late