Tips and Drills to Improve in One Practice Session
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2022
- www.zerox-billiards.com/ In this video Tor goes through tips to improve your game in just one practice session. Then he covers center ball drills to help control your cue ball speed and path.
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I wish there was more Tor’s in this world. Such a great instructor and focuses on what actually matters in this game.
Certainly true. He doesn’t play with the 15 second clip tutorials that “teach” you difficult concepts like masse and jump shots
What type of tip do youuses for p3.... butt seem a little heavy
Dexter most of the coaches like Tor are in Asia and Europe. You can find affordable pool, snooker, and 3 cushion academies all over the place. These places will charge a monthly fee and put students with a coach who will teach them these concepts from the ground up in a structured, organized manner.
Unfortunately in the U.S. very few people know how to coach pool the right way. Expensive three day clinics or other gimmicky quick fixes are not the answer.
Your instruction is so valuable. Clear concepts. Thank you.
Tor, your lessons are ALWAYS loaded with pertinent wisdom to ACTUALLY improve your game. I have purchased nearly all of your material and will be using them as my guideline for game improvment. Thanks for existing!
Nancy, I've been missing your videos, hope you are well!
Thank you Tor. So clear , concise, eloquent and informative.
Shortening your pre-shot routine, number of/length of warm-up strokes, and time spent on the table makes a huge difference. It helps you get into "the zone" much faster and makes pocketing balls start to feel automatic. Josh shoots with zero fear of hesitation in his stroke and I think a big reason is because he gets into the zone almost immediately when he plays and he has optimized his pre-shot routine to the point where everything is automatic for him and there's no time for doubts to creep in.
Table looks super solid. Nice. I cashed in 5 out of 10 tournaments this year. Most recent one 4th place knocked out in semi finals. Won 1st/2nd place a couple times and a 3rd place finish. Your videos, Dr Dave, Sharivari and Niels Feijen videos have helped me. Obviously, grateful that you came to my house in NJ in July of 2014 and I was picked to be trained. Thank you for helping to pay it forward so I can take my game to the next level! I am not a pro yet. Almost B level range. Can't believe it's been 9 Summers since training.
I appreciate your tremendous dedication in crafting this video. Having just resumed playing after a 20-year break, I've found your tips and insights to be exceptionally valuable. They are certainly going to enhance my skills and contribute to my overall improvement in the game.
Thank you for this video! It's exactly what I needed to see today. I appreciate all you do.
I've been playing pool most my life frustrated at the inconsistency in my stroke. I can't believe what a big difference micro stroke aiming made in just one hour of practice. Enormous difference. Thanks for this tip! Game changer!
1 of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. Cheers 🥂 Thank you very much.
very very useful. Micro strokes is helping me already, and center-ball drill has improved my position play after a day of practice. Thanks as always!
Best pool content out there. Thanks for another great video! Helped my game alot.👍🎱
Thank you for these instructions.
Tor you have helped me so much
And have helped me to create my own channel thank u so much!
Much love!
Great Video @Tor. Extremely informative and practical
The tip about getting down on the shooting line and NOT taking any aiming (fine tuning) strokes is a GREAT tip. I have been doing this for years and it makes a huge difference in pocketing balls.
You must be lined up and on the shooting line correctly from the get go. I have showed a number of people this training tip and they struggle big time in the beginning, but it made them focus on doing things correctly BEFORE they get down on the cue ball.
I think Max Eberle is also someone that highly recommends this training method. Try it, you might find yourself missing a lot of shots at first that you would normally make, but in the end run you will become a better shot maker.
Muchas gracias por tus concejos tan valiosos.,
Excellent instructions 👍🏽
Very informative video, have to try out those 3 and 4 ball runs. Looks really challenging!
Awesome like always. Thanks for this insights
I love using side spins alot I think I need to learn to use natural spins thanks sir💯
This is awesome. Thanks.
I love these instructional videos! Congratulations on the soon-to-be 100,000 subs milestone!
Thanks!
@@ZeroXBilliards sir can you please make a video on how to count the increments in between the diamonds sir. Your help would be greatly appreciated sir
Excellent. Subscribed! Cheers!
I've been wanting to Thank Tor for so many yrs now! Finally remembering to do just that! Tor your video from 8 or 10yrs ago changed my pool table life! Within a few months I was winning tournaments around town! I always hear your voice when shooting Wierd maybe but not for me. Just showed my kids that video, still just as great as it ever was! Thank you again!
glad the videos have helped! Tor
i became a local champion after wacthing your videos, thanks man,, i keep wacthing this such great video efectivelly and now i am confident to face my opponent. center of the key ball is key main key to beat them
Excellent video! Subscribed.
What can i say tor you give us every table knowledge we know many secret of pool from that was incredible keep up on it.
You taught us a lot to say you voice is so soothing
These are really great shots to practice. I would love to also see a video from you on how to use center ball or whatever to effectively fix problem areas, such as one of your balls frozen to another, or breaking up clusters. Probably you have videos about this, I’ll have to try and find them. For the first time I brought my iPad with me to the pool hall, and used a different video of yours but quickly realized that it takes too long to try and set up all the balls as you have them (often there are balls that are just obstacles and other times really not in the mix except to show why one needs to shoot the next ball only from one position). I try to use the diamonds to graph where the balls are but often am not sure I have it right. Still, here with these drills I can easily set up the shots and practice. This video next time!
I would like to be put on the waiting list for in person instruction. I'll come to you whenever you have the time, no matter how long the wait, I'll be there with balls on. Thx Tor!
Awesome vid, I am looking forward on Carlo Biados shot analysis. Thank you
Please do MORE videos about Joshua filler and how to improve fast. This is one of the best videos you’ve ever done as well as the center ball training videos. Keep them coming!
Also Do you know how heavy Joshua’s current playing cue is? And how heavy is your current playing cue Tor?
thank you great content !!!
I like your technique so much.
Excellent
Great video as always Tor thank you. Also can you post more 14day videos? It's awesome watching you work with other's. Should be a TV show.
This is a video, thanks very much.
I find this channel one of the best when it comes to pool. This was the latest published 1 year ago. Any news for some new videos? Thanks in advance!
Great job thx
My stroke was all over the place, thanks for the tips as I will definitely use them tonight.
Thank you👍🎱
Very useful movie!
I wonder if dominant eye, and incorrect lateral head placement for your personal eye preference, has anything to do with that over cut one, way undercut the other problem? Just a thought. I found that interesting, and will very much try the microstrokes. The other stuff I already knew, it's just getting myself to do it. I know, productive structured practice, especially on weak points. Got it. One good free resource I would point out to players that want to figure out what those weak points are, and get precise qualitative feedback on their game, is the Dr Dave tests available on his channel. I don't know if you have one, but will look it up. The more, the merrier.
No matter how good think you play Tor Lowry can improve your game if you pay attention to what he is saying and showing you on his videos.Thanks alot Troy
Thanks Tor.
Good stuff!
Watched a video by the Terminator Neils called STRAIGHTEN OUT YOUR POOL STROKE! - Magic Tape Drill. Try it!! I was missing or miscuing about every 3rd shot. I immediately found out I was moving my shoulder on my final stroke. Now working hard to get rid of that quirk. Excellent video. Thanks for all your help Tor.
I watched the same drill and work on the drill now. It is a really good drill and will expose very quickly if you are not hitting center ball - especially left or right.
Tor, I find your insight amazing, one question on the video please? What would the ideal length be for 'hand to cue ball 'be, given you can get you hand on the table. I'd guess it would be close for the micro adjustments to work, would six inches be about right? I'm just starting out with pool myself, absolute beginner.😇
Good tips
I will directly test the center ball training. I want to do it for the next weeks/months and look how i improved
Edit: just played some pool and directly ran out a rack of 9 ball without side spin.
Im always looking for tors posts..
Good stuff Tor Lowry. How have you been? Thanks for featuring me in video! 100 k subscribers congratulations!
Tory , thanks .
Can you recommmd drills that will slow my stroke down with out decelerating , it would come in handy for one pocket also
But ive always called myself heavy handed and woupd like to develope a softer smoother stroke
You might explain more that where you hit object ball can change the cue angle . I like these drills a lot .👌
Tor what carbon fiber shaft and cue tip size are u using? And hoping to explain the difference between wood and carbon fiber base on ur experience☺️☺️
Hi we always urgue about a rule here for example if I break and pot a ball then go on and pot all my colors is it game over or I must pot the black one too?
Wish Tor was in South Africa. Would love to do the 14 day training
Do you guys cradle a loose grip or lightly hold the cue? I've been going back and forth myself
When you say maximum high, how many tips would you say that is? 2 tips above center?
What is meant by "natural path"? Does that mean a rolling cue ball? Or a sliding cueball after contact?
Tor what do you prefer wood shaft or carbon fiber?
This is the way
What is meant by low deflection shaft?
Where ? What state do u do live lessons with students
Where is that video called how to supercharger pool game that was like two or three hours long .I can’t find it😢
thanks Tor, what cue are you using?
I was wondering the same thing
Viking eXact Shot
Is this a Viking carbon fiber shaft with what tip?
@@jaberoujourney The black shaft in the video is a Whyte Carbon shaft with a Kamui tip.
Great video. I've practiced with a target on the table almost exclusively for decades. It pays off in more ways than any other.
If you concentrate on precise position and mostly center-ball, shot-making improves rapidly as well - because it's ALL part of the shot. Both where the object ball goes and where the cue ball goes are tied together. Concentrating on one more than the other is a less efficient way to learn. And of course the precision of your knowledge increases rapidly as well, automatically.
I echo the recommendation of putting a marker on the table to keep you honest on every shot and repeating the shot until you improve a little. It's best to concentrate on improving, not the frustration of trying to be exact. It's a tool not a test.
When practicing in public, like in a pool hall, I find that marking my target can come across as either showing off or embarrassing, but it is very healthy to expose your strengths AND weaknesses to yourself and observers, and I highly recommend it. After all, that's the reality you will face in a tournament, or one day on ESPN. That little part of your ego that wants to yell out "I can do better" or "I used to be better" or "I swear I'm not that bad" isn't doing you any good. Practicing with a position target is actually a humble way to become stronger physically and mentally, if you can take it.
I usually mark my target with a piece of chalk because it's always available and it's easy to move. But it doesn't work for everything, for example a long straight-in stop shot. The best way to mark your target is with a piece of paper that will not interfere with the cue ball. And the best thing I've found to use is the kind of paper used for US currency because it is durable, waterproof, you can keep it in your wallet, and you can always iron it flat if it bends or curls. Ideally I prefer a target that's the size of the palm of my hand. (I won't encourage cutting a circle out of a bill because it's not legal, but commenters are welcome to suggest better sources for similar material.) When you have a good target material, you can set the target a few inches in front or of behind the object ball on a long straight-in shot and master very precise cue ball control that I don't know a better way to practice.
Hey Tor. Thomas Van Eck ( iCue practice ball )...just passed 5,000 iCues being used...would love it if you could use my Clock Measles in your videos
I think this will lead to more consistency
today i asked my friend to check me from front and behind while i am down on the shot, and guess what!
i lined up a long blue and got down and the blue looked perfect to me, but then i froze didnt even do featuring... my friend looked from front and said i am aiming to the left of pocket, and watched me from behind, and said i am aiming to the left of pocket....... i did this 10 times all the same. plus we did it without balls, i aimed my cue tip to that pocket and i thought i m aiming right in the middle but when he looked from front and behind, i was aiming to the left of pocket
now i know why my cue goes offline , its bcaz my mind tries to compensate
what am i doing wrong ?
tnx in advance
I thought that most of the time you should move into the shot line with the cue ball. Trying to land directly on the shot line is harder to achieve.
Did you model your teaching style after anyone else?
Tor why did you stop competing? Or do you still compete? Id like to see you do a tutorial or some kind of video with anthony beeler. Why well because you both teach pool and are passionate about the game and amazing teachers.. i cant say ive gotten better watching your guys videos that would be a lie but i do believe im gaining a lot of knowledge and the game is making more sense then just trying to make a ball in a pocket. So for that i thank you both.. i just got my 9ft pro am diamond table a few weeks ago but since im a truck driver im never home to practice.
Im going to practice as much as i can while im home and have free time. I know everything i do is wrong from stance, to bridge, to stroke, to aim i mean everything i need a complete over haul i really wish i had the time to learn from you tor and Anthony as well i live in Georgia though. I like hands on lessons i dont do well with technology or video lessons really im a hands on guy but im not opposed to it either if it means me making progress..
How much do you charge for one on one lessons both online and in person?
I find it hard to believe someone can't get a lot better, especially if they were not very good to begin with, by watching Tor's videos. Practice what he teaches. I am an American that lives in the Philippines and I can tell you flat out - there are a lot of good players in the Philippines.
When you walk into a pool hall, or bar, you better be ready to play a good game or you are going to get run out of the place quickly. Since I started really focusing on what Tor teaches a few years ago I have improved dramatically.
Fundamentals are the key to any good game and that holds true for pool. The fact that Tor recommends simple stroke drills thousands of times shows that he has a total understanding of how important fundamentals are.
And center ball training is really popular in Asia. I can't say for sure about other parts of the world but I follow a lot of Korean and Chinese players - who are very very good - and center ball training is a huge thing there. If you just master, or greatly improve, on center ball playing you will be better than most anyone you play.
There is not a doubt in my mind that Tor Lowry is the best instructor, or one of the very best instructors, in the world.
You could've use Efren Clips as references.
Where is your school based ?
St. George, UT
What does the 14 day training cost?
Hi, it is free for those that are chosen.
@@ZeroXBilliards can’t wait to be choosen
@@ZeroXBilliards can’t wait to be chosen
Actually Josh is a Left-handed player ( Like Myself ) So his Shot Pattern is way Different than a Right -handed person ..
Center Ball...and my problems begin
Learn how to use Natural angle is the best
Yeah, it looks easier than it is. Hahahaha 😂😂😂
Very good advises, now if we can cut the unreasonable American pocket size to reasonable pocket size then the American pool will be a good cue game, as it stands it is a third rate cue game after the first rate Snooker and second rate British Pool.
You're great, Tor. Thanks for the video. I still really and probably always dislike Joshua. Maybe his attitude has gotten better, but he is just such a boring player and thinks he is hot shit. He also does that dumb pre-stroke stuff, which you thankfully don't do.
Addrrall lol 😂
@ 2:49 HOW DARE THEY PUT A DRINK ON THE TABLE RAIL. They should be kicked out of the pool hall, for sure.
this is too advanced lol, I have to learn how to make my cue ball hit my balls first. TH-cam recommend is scary.
Ur still agree with Filler way of play? I'm sorry but joshua it not a great player. His arogance and way of playing make me beat him till blood evaporates from his face 😂. In my opinion this style just center play it for beginners....and he uses the tabel speed and cue power to make the next shot. But is this how pro should play? NO ofcourse!! It not a way to make people to love pool or snooker. With so many aim tactics now it easyer to poket balls with practice..but hey not everybady can have a tabel at home like this crap player filler. Sorry but I really don't like his style..I don't care about his achivment he still sux for me. With milions of low deflection shafts and carbon fiber power cues....pool it aomething else...to not add the tabel. Sports now it based on achivments...that's sux for sport...look at Efren, O'Sullivan and Federer...they are truly examples and players that will be making others play theyr sport because the way they move..the way they hit...the way they act..speack...theyr grace it like a Perfect balance...something special. People forget about those things....everybady can pot a fk ball....if we learn a robot how to play pool and pocket all balls will be funny..interesting? NO will distroy the look of sports. Pro sports is a way of play not a gorila play balet...it my sincer opinion.
Excellent instructions 👍🏽
Excellent