As a fellow PBIA Instructor I appreciate your time on putting these videos together. I've already sent a link to this video to a few of my students. Thanks Jim!
Thank you. I have a rather grand goal of spreading the approach of catering instruction to lower skill players. So much of the online teaching involves more advanced techniques rather than fundamentals of stroke routine and tactics. I have looked at the online chess world and there are creators who get literally hundreds of thousands of hits in a day and it is because they are focusing on the 200-900 level chess players rather than the high intermediate and advanced players. There is a PGA golf pro in just about every county in the country, and dozens in some areas, helping amateur players improve. Meanwhile, you know how many pool instructors there are focused on beginning players. It is a sparse number to say the least. This is the most beautiful sport ever invented, participated in by millions of people all the USA, and yet, almost no-one has ever had formal instruction. My long term goals are to figure out a way to create or participate in some kind of organized approach to deliver affordable pool instruction to the large masses of eager league players.
@ledariussummers1788 I teach my students to step on the shot line. Which part of their foot happens to line up with the shot line may vary depending on the student but typically the ball of the foot. A very tall player may need a wider stance to "get lower" and may step a bit across the shot line to keep centered with that much lowered stance. The key is to be balanced and centered over your cue/shot line.
Robin has pretty decent fundamentals for a player of her skill level. She must be getting good instruction. At some point in her pool future, her eyes and mind will automatically see the aim contact point and shot line so she won't need to use her stick to line up the shot. She'll glance, drop, aim, and shoot.
I preach this to people all the time. Not stepping back and coming straight in behind the ball and not staying down on your shot are the two biggest mistakes players make!
Ever since I learned to aim from standing and then drop into the shot and shoot, aiming systems and all of that garbage seem like such a waste of time and effort. Learning to aim this way opens your eyes to a whole new pool world.
its pposer pool theres no need in my opinion you have eyes to see the angles and it could cost you the game if you drop the cue or accidently touch the balls .just saying
What exactly is "pposer pool" [sic]. When someone is a beginner, do you expect them to immediately do everything correctly? And if they don't, you characterize them as a poser? Not very nice.
Ok here we go. She is cheating, when she puts the cue on the cloth behind the object ball she is marking the cloth with chalk from the tip at the centre of the ghost ball. You can see her moving cue from left to right to make sure the tip marks the cloth. It’s unbelievable that this is allowed, now she has the aim point? Stunned this is allowed. Cheers Ricky.
Her act of doing this tip placement is the number one thing I and other instructors believe is keeping her from improving her shotmaking. It is definitely not giving her an advantage AT AL. It was hurting her.
Great video ( especially for a beginner like me ). After picking line and getting in position … how do you tell Robin to start the ‘backswing’? I’ve tried a few ideas because one of my major issues is twisting my wrist …
I recommend two different ways and sometimes a combination of the two depending on the particular predilection of the shooter. One is the approach used by Mark Wilson and the other is the approach used by Anthony Beeler, two great pool coaches I strongly recommend. Their approaches are very similar. The keys are to freeze in the set position after taking practice swingsand visual fine tun e the line from the cue ball to the object ball with several eye shifts, being sure of the exact line and the exact point where the cue ball will be struck. This is followed by a slow backstroke, pause and accelerating forward stroke with the tip finishing on the cloth beyond the cue ball starting position, maintaining that tip location for as long as possible to diagnose the stroke. The central key to this is a slow backstroke, which is a something that distinguishes a pro stroke from an amateur stroke, with the amateur taking about 200 to 500 milliseconds to complete the stroke after initiating the backswing and the pro taking about 800-1600 milliseconds. Mark Wilson provides cadence for this with the statement "Ladies and Gentlemen" as he goes through the process. His approach is discussed in this video: th-cam.com/video/fmpN4OfxzWM/w-d-xo.html
@ - thank you so much for your answer. It’s wonderful advice and I will to incorporate it in my routine. However, I am confused about one thing. After I visualize the line, I get down in position and try to get the cue as level as possible. I then start by feeling like I’m pulling my forearm back - pause - and hit directly through the ball straight at my target line. In other words, the tip of my cue stays parallel to felt v hitting it. I hope that makes sense but I must be doing something wrong.
@@booboojones2590 usually when the tip does not continue into the cloth it is because you are dropping your upper arm as you stroke. If you keep your upper arm in place the tip will descend as it passes through the cue ball. Video your shot from the side and watch your elbow, if it drops, that is the cause. I like to think of having a wine glass sitting on top of the elbow and stroking without spilling the wine.
As a fellow PBIA Instructor I appreciate your time on putting these videos together. I've already sent a link to this video to a few of my students. Thanks Jim!
Thank you. I have a rather grand goal of spreading the approach of catering instruction to lower skill players. So much of the online teaching involves more advanced techniques rather than fundamentals of stroke routine and tactics. I have looked at the online chess world and there are creators who get literally hundreds of thousands of hits in a day and it is because they are focusing on the 200-900 level chess players rather than the high intermediate and advanced players. There is a PGA golf pro in just about every county in the country, and dozens in some areas, helping amateur players improve. Meanwhile, you know how many pool instructors there are focused on beginning players. It is a sparse number to say the least. This is the most beautiful sport ever invented, participated in by millions of people all the USA, and yet, almost no-one has ever had formal instruction. My long term goals are to figure out a way to create or participate in some kind of organized approach to deliver affordable pool instruction to the large masses of eager league players.
Where are you located? Are you on FB?
I see some billiards instructors telling you not to step over the shooting line, which it looks like she did. So does it matter?
I'm in Alaska Jim@@jimsplacebilliards-5499
@ledariussummers1788 I teach my students to step on the shot line. Which part of their foot happens to line up with the shot line may vary depending on the student but typically the ball of the foot. A very tall player may need a wider stance to "get lower" and may step a bit across the shot line to keep centered with that much lowered stance. The key is to be balanced and centered over your cue/shot line.
I can watch Robin shoot all day
Wow great job on the clear black and white data and analytics.. no body can argue this isn't extremely clear and important. Good job
I'm a fan of Robin.
Robin has pretty decent fundamentals for a player of her skill level. She must be getting good instruction. At some point in her pool future, her eyes and mind will automatically see the aim contact point and shot line so she won't need to use her stick to line up the shot. She'll glance, drop, aim, and shoot.
I preach this to people all the time. Not stepping back and coming straight in behind the ball and not staying down on your shot are the two biggest mistakes players make!
Can we have more Robin videos please?
Ever since I learned to aim from standing and then drop into the shot and shoot, aiming systems and all of that garbage seem like such a waste of time and effort. Learning to aim this way opens your eyes to a whole new pool world.
The thumb in the bridge hand should not move up an down while feathering and delivering the cue
I think I would lose also against Robin, if I played a game against her. Reason: I couldn't be concentrated and focused.
That's because you're weak.
That's why women rule the roost now because of weak guys like you.
T & A sells
its pposer pool theres no need in my opinion you have eyes to see the angles and it could cost you the game if you drop the cue or accidently touch the balls .just saying
What exactly is "pposer pool" [sic]. When someone is a beginner, do you expect them to immediately do everything correctly? And if they don't, you characterize them as a poser? Not very nice.
Ok here we go. She is cheating, when she puts the cue on the cloth behind the object ball she is marking the cloth with chalk from the tip at the centre of the ghost ball. You can see her moving cue from left to right to make sure the tip marks the cloth. It’s unbelievable that this is allowed, now she has the aim point? Stunned this is allowed.
Cheers Ricky.
At 3.25 it obvious marking cloth at centre ghost ball
who cares! She's got everything else in place
Her act of doing this tip placement is the number one thing I and other instructors believe is keeping her from improving her shotmaking. It is definitely not giving her an advantage AT AL. It was hurting her.
Great video ( especially for a beginner like me ). After picking line and getting in position … how do you tell Robin to start the ‘backswing’? I’ve tried a few ideas because one of my major issues is twisting my wrist …
I recommend two different ways and sometimes a combination of the two depending on the particular predilection of the shooter. One is the approach used by Mark Wilson and the other is the approach used by Anthony Beeler, two great pool coaches I strongly recommend. Their approaches are very similar. The keys are to freeze in the set position after taking practice swingsand visual fine tun e the line from the cue ball to the object ball with several eye shifts, being sure of the exact line and the exact point where the cue ball will be struck. This is followed by a slow backstroke, pause and accelerating forward stroke with the tip finishing on the cloth beyond the cue ball starting position, maintaining that tip location for as long as possible to diagnose the stroke. The central key to this is a slow backstroke, which is a something that distinguishes a pro stroke from an amateur stroke, with the amateur taking about 200 to 500 milliseconds to complete the stroke after initiating the backswing and the pro taking about 800-1600 milliseconds. Mark Wilson provides cadence for this with the statement "Ladies and Gentlemen" as he goes through the process. His approach is discussed in this video: th-cam.com/video/fmpN4OfxzWM/w-d-xo.html
@ - thank you so much for your answer. It’s wonderful advice and I will to incorporate it in my routine. However, I am confused about one thing. After I visualize the line, I get down in position and try to get the cue as level as possible. I then start by feeling like I’m pulling my forearm back - pause - and hit directly through the ball straight at my target line. In other words, the tip of my cue stays parallel to felt v hitting it. I hope that makes sense but I must be doing something wrong.
@@booboojones2590 usually when the tip does not continue into the cloth it is because you are dropping your upper arm as you stroke. If you keep your upper arm in place the tip will descend as it passes through the cue ball. Video your shot from the side and watch your elbow, if it drops, that is the cause. I like to think of having a wine glass sitting on top of the elbow and stroking without spilling the wine.