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I realy got some good info thank you I loved how you explained everything agin thank you

Excellent video. Ty, 🙏🏽

I've been to the fireworks in Covington. We camped behind the VFW......

Great vid. I like it 👌

One thing I noticed watching the bank pool competitions is how Hard they hit the banks. Meaning harder than firm. Slow rolling a bank is far and few between. I guess I’m trying to say they hit the banks harder than just firm.

I say make the shot clock 15 or 20 seconds max and let's see who can play this game under severe pressure! That would be spicy and get rid of the slow play for good

Hello! I’m 26 and started playing(serious pool) around a year ago. I often reflect on how much I’ve improved during this time and my goals, skill wise. I’ve always been a pessimistic, insecure person who self loathes after most of my mistakes. Naturally, I’m very hard on myself when it comes to pool, which has led to a LOT of frustration and feelings of hopelessness. There is a part of me that recognizes that I simply have not been able to put in as many hours or days during my pool journey as most of my peers(they’ve been playing for most of their lives and/or they’re able to play most days of the week for at least 6 to 8 hours). Most of the time however, I’ve found myself convinced that I simply lack the mental and physical talents for this game I’ve grown to love so much. Which is a truly demoralizing state of mind to be in while on and off the table. This video truly opened my eyes to the complexities of the process of becoming a high level pool player. The fact that you’ve helped me visualize the different stages of knowledge and their respective learning curves is something I cannot thank you enough for. I think Im somewhere in between level 2 and 3 at this time. Im able to execute some advanced shots by feel without having to think about all the variables too much, and am in the process of carefully studying cue ball direction patterns off of the rails and predicting cue ball final position with certain spin and speed. My biggest flaw however is potting consistency(probably due to some bad stroke mechanics that I haven’t been able to figure out) and I’ve felt like that shouldn’t be the case until I watched this video… The factors of dedicated training time and quality of said training seem to be of utmost importance at my current level. Its been a little hard to find a coach where I live but I know in my heart Ill find one😁. I think a mentor would make my progress smoother, faster and kore enjoyable. Anyway, sorry for the lo g ass comment😅. I’ve been wanting to vent about this to a knowledgeable person for a while now… any extra knowledge or words of wisdom would mean a lot to me! You have definitely earned my sub and support sir! Please keep doing what you do! You have the power to change the perspectives and lives of younger players like me too with your wisdom❤🎱.

That’s a diamond table and they all come up short. You didn’t hit the diamond you hit the line of the diamond. Big difference

thanks good stuff

8 ball is famous for giving you an opportunity to beat a better player

Every tournament is a long day for you, but that’s OK

I think you’ve got a slightly newer mindset- your last few videos kind of show it- so maybe being on TH-cam does actually make you a little bit better

I bank with the exact same numbers

Overall really nice job on this video. I’d like to see you do more with this format.

Love the new camera

I started practicing ghost style as the best form of practice many decades ago

Me too!

I disagree. Shot clock is necessary because i guarantee you theres pros that slow play. But i hate 30 sec & i hate the extension. When iam king of the pool world u got 45 seconds thats it. Dont shoot u forfeit the game.

I’ve noticed for myself that I often hold cue tightly at the beginning of practice session or match and I loosen the grip during practice strokes. Yeah, the alignment is done before I get down for the shot. I just make sure I’m hitting cue ball at the right spot and my grip is loose. After a while I don’t even think about it.

Bummer, would have been a beautiful run.

Since when do u have to take what u make?

It all comes down to pre shot routine. And fundamental keeping it simple pool. Your a very good player 💪

I liked it. I've done the same thing. I've seen much better players than me do it, too. Navigate a tough table only to take a breath of relief at exactly the wrong time.

Good video Dave

I only have the same comment as last time. I like the format. Another peak inside the mind of Dave. Thanks for the video.

What about a Diamond Table? .5 or .6 or .2

Anyone who's been playing for a long time, knows pool just goes this way. Your game is strong. Great video

What would of really nice schon r2 go for now. Anyone?

I ordered one of these things, its complete waste of money couldnt even improve an amature player....

I realize this device is just a training aid, but somehow I can't help but think of Elon and his implants. Sports of all kinds might be a whole lot different in the very near future.

Right, you make a lot of good points I much like you have tried out every aiming system I have found if for no other reason as to try to figure out why they would work. Unfortunately, pool is too complicated of a game for most rules to apply to everything. Ultimately for me, shooting is boiling down all the information I have taken in, down to two things, Target and stroke. Sometimes my target is a spot on the ball, sometimes a ball fraction, and Sometimes a spot on the rail. But no matter what it is, this is the line I have to go down on And be able to stroke exactly down it. And the stroke is an internal feeling of. Is this going to be a throw shot? Is this going to be a CIT shot or is this going to be a gearing shot or many other options. and the stroke incorporates both a feel for the hit and the knowledge of the cur ball's path. The reason aiming systems break down is just like you said they don't fit every situation. This is right. I think people are far better off, just practicing the seven basic shots in pool and understanding why they're different 1 straight shot definitely needs its own category because it is its own shot. Personally I never use any left or right spin on a straight shot. If I want to use left or right spin then I cheat the pocket so that that I am no longer straight. 2 smooth stun, low, slow and lots of throw 3 pop stun, usually when I am closer to the object ball and closer to the center of the cueball 4 gearing to throw, incorporates all the speeds below. Stun with a minimum spin of gearing and a maximum spin of a solid throw. Allows those two effects to work together so that you can aim at the edge of the pocket and have an effectively bigger pocket. There is a second level to knowledge here, knowing what happens if you hit gearing too slow and what happens if you hit gearing too fast. They will overcut or undercut respectively. But understanding this allows you to recreate it on purpose. 5. The anti-gearing shot or inside spin slowly. This is a CIT shot. There is also a two fast and two slow version of this shot, but it works in the opposite way and makes you hit too thick or too thin respectively. 6. Smooth draw (also includes the smooth Forest follow) it's all about deflection and some throw. 7. Pop draw. Again used when I am closer to the ball. Maybe even shooting to the side pocket from the other side pocket and my stick elevated. But this is definitely a different shot than the smooth and draw shot. But even understanding all of that now, I would have never gotten there without trying all kinds of systems. By double the distance, I assume you mean if your target is at 3/4 ball, you actually aim at half a ball because of the round balls. And this was a great system that still shows up now and then in my shooting because it's pretty functional around thicker hits. And it helped me find my actual Target line. The pivoting system taught me to understand how pivoting works. But pivoting is just another word for a backhand adjustment to the shot. I think there are great things to be learned from aiming systems, but I also think they are a tool for learning and not the place you are supposed to end up permanently. But ultimately, pool is about finding shortcuts in your brain that encompass large amounts of information on the table. None of those seven shots have anything to do with leave because you should not be thinking about leave when you are trying to put the ball in the pocket. Leave is always a byproduct of the shot, you set your leave when you picked the type and speed of shot before you shot. Anyway, I hope you don't get too much hate for talking about aiming systems for a lot of people. They learned one and latched on to it and stopped progressing.

Put one of those on Busti's cue and it will over heat....lol

“Touch” is copyrighted….lol. U r the best Dave!

Respect!

Be the ball......

Michael Holt will mostly agree with what that guy said.

Totally agree with the helping english. I am a fan of 1/4 tip off-center. If my strike varies by 1/8 tip I will be anywhere from 1/8 to 3/8 tip of spin and throw still in the direction I expected. If I was to aim center ball, I have the unknown of 1/8 left or right and resulting throw/spin one way or the other.

Dude, you’re hilarious and I love it! I’m 59 yrs old, I have horrible mechanics and fundamentals. I’m right hand dominant, I throw and write right-handed but I shoot pool lefty. Always have, it just feels natural. I do play right handed when necessary to reach a shot and oddly, I tend to get better action on the cue ball. Obviously my timing seems to be better righty yet I still prefer to shoot lefty. When I do use a bridge, I shoot righty with a dart stroke. Usually when I have to jack way up and hit almost straight down I go righty. I always break lefty. I one stroke nearly every shot, no feathering, just get the tip where I want to strike the cue ball and pull the trigger. I’ve tried slowing down and trying to develop a pre-stroke routine, but it just messes with me. I’m just a “feel” player and have to accept that. I’m an avid one pocket player. I can’t jump, but I’m a natural kicker. I can hit almost anything on the table most of the time. I don’t use any diamond numbering system, but I occasionally use the diamonds for reference. I occasionally do use the parallel shift for two railers. Banking is as much about speed as it is about angles and I do that all with feel. I’m a very strong banker and have people ask me where to aim it on the rail and my answer is always “it depends”. I rarely hit the cue ball without some sort of English and I don’t really give it that much thought. I just know what I want the cue ball to do and where to strike the cue ball just comes naturally. When I set my back foot and start leaning down on the shot, I already know where I’m going to strike the cue ball, where the cue ball is going to strike the object ball (or rail in the case of a kick) and where I intend the cue ball path to take it after contact. If I consciously thought of swerve, deflection, spin, pace, etc., it would take me a while to sort through it all. I just take all those things into consideration naturally and one stroke that sucker. lol. I’m so much better off when I just run on instinct and do what feels natural. As I said before, my mechanics are terrible, I tend to poke at the ball. But I have very precise contact and by using the tangent line as a reference I usually get the cue ball to go where I want. I’m too old to change so I just gave up working on my stroke and just do what comes naturally. I love going for banks and 2 and 3 rail shots. They come pretty natural to me and they’re fun to make. I enjoyed watching you shoot, ramble and impart knowledge. Thanks.

Totally agree. Sadly, this issue is the biggest negative thing about CF shafts. With my quality older maple shafts, always played with medium tips and they last long time. But with CF shafts, even the best feeling ones like Meucci and Cynergy - hit stiffer and need softer tip to retain more of the “feel” of a maple shaft. But at best I only get 3-6 mo out of them. But I have found that Ultraskin black softs seem better than most, after the first week, they are pretty consistent but need ascuffed up a lot more often than. Annoying conundrum…

What I went through within the past year was just being a curious observer of my Obi-Wan Mosconi. I let him shoot, but I watch very intently. Sometimes my cue’s line of sight looks so off, I would think I’d miss the whole ball. But the object ball magically goes in! At first I thought I could teach my conscious mind to recreate what my Obi-Wan did. But that failed and I stepped away for a while. But most recently I’ve been really diving deeper into this concept of just watching it, or forcing my mind to think about something to distract it from getting in the way. And I even test it in tournament or “challenge” matches. Let’s just say I ate good tonight. 🤑

This is gold. It’s also the same conclusion I’ve come to myself. How do you aim? Pocket a million balls! -John Schmidt

i really like your approach, simple and efficient . To much thinking create just more problems !!!! :))))

No, to each , his own. Period

I've practiced this game more that most and understand what your saying. I think some would say your free rolling. I've found, for me this didn't work so well in high level competition or matches, your thinking skyrockets and for me free rolling just didn't work. Like the video tho , keep them coming..

great video

Fun video. Your cats are hilarious! I’ve been on the same exact journey for a few years. Spent about a year carefully working through all the main aiming systems out there, especially Hal’s old stuff and all the CTE variants. They all work ok, and are useful, but all have annoying limitations and when they do work, do so mostly for the reasons you say. All the mystical disciples are hilarious and pathetic when you try to engage them in any intelligent discussion, so thats a waste of time. I landed on CJ Wiley’s TOI stuff. He’s quite a character and he explains it rather horribly but it actually uses a form of CTE concepts. IMO, its best technically described as: a unique combination of 1/8b fractional aiming and shaft aiming. I use my own variation of it, but the main parts are that there are simply two primary visual references, CTC and CTE, and a simple set of tip fractions that are used with either of the CTC/CTE views. Mostly its about consistent alignment of stance and seeing all shots as very minor variations of the same thing, using visual references that our eyes can actually see - not imagine - centers and edges of the balls and center and edges of our tip. No physical pivoting. I spent some time in the competitive pistol/rifle shooting world, and learned a lot about our visual processing & proprioception systems. Surprisingly, there is actually some solid science and sports psychology to support these pool CTE and TOI aiming concepts, but I have yet to find any pro or instructor that can grok or explain these things in any sane way. I’ve got a ton of notes on all this stuff but it would probably be gibberish to anyone else and I’m still not sure if I’m partially or fully insane or not… Thanks for making the vids, your casual, honest approach is very well received. Ping me on PM if you ever want to chat nutty pool stuff. ✌️

Your banking is very good 👍

As a newer player. I make all my shots doing ghost ball. The trick for me is visualizing the contact point. There is a contact point for every cut shot when visualizing. I usually get it correct. Even with long down the rail nearly 90 degree cut shots. I don't just imagine the ghost ball, I also visualize the ball moving before shooting. Every time I try any other system, I play worse. So I just stick with what works best for me and my playing ability.

You have to aim gtfo 😒 🙄 😂