Biggest POTTING SECRET Revealed
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Hoorah, Hoorah Hoorah. Ghost ball technique has never worked, but spent countless hours trying to make it so, wasting so much time going up blind alleys. At last a new, refreshing look at potting angles. This is heaven - thank you.
This is called cut induced throw, it's crucial to understand in all billiard sports
Yes, see Dr. Dave's (@DrDaveBilliards) YT videos on Cut Induced Throw and Spin Induced Throw.
Slower you hit, more the cut induced throw takes over
Yes. If he had whacked the balls it would have straightened it out
This demonstation and your subsequent videos in this series have changed my game. I don't mind missing a ball when i know what i did wrong but too often I didn't know and was losing confidence in my aiming.
Started using this technique last week (I play for a couple of hours once or twice a week) and today I made my first half century (54 albeit in a lineup routine).
I'm still making mistakes but I can now identify straight away what I did wrong. My aiming confidence is rising and with that I can start playing the ball more positively.
Can't believe I never learned this until now. This should be the first stop for any beginner. Thanks, Coach Brando!
@101radioheadcovers which other videos did you watch in this series?
@andrewbennett2582 check his videos, they all start with POTTING SECRET PART 2, 3, 4 etc. Basically just shows you how much side to use depending on the angle of the shot.
Nice demonstration. Looking forward to the next video. I never had any luck with the ghost ball myself. These days I'm just paying attention and memorizing how both balls look when the object ball goes in. Eg. for very fine cuts, the white is looking like it is much too thin, but as the angle increases it looks like I'm aiming increasingly thicker but still wrong, it only looks right to me at one point - about 20 degrees or so, and then it looks too thick for angles approaching straight shots. I'm often thinking, this looks wrong, but understand that it is right for that particular shot. I don't understand why 20 deg looks right, it should be like 45 deg or something, but to me at about 20 deg, what I see is what I get.
Ghost ball is working perfectly fine. Just need to be tactful for throw, which the slower stun cut will induce max throw. All pros played cut shot with helping side (a faction half tips away from center CB) to compensate throw. You only strike dead center for long straight pot. Hope this helps
Interesting video. :) subscribed. Curious to see how a snooker player adjusts from here.
As an American pool player, it's fascinating how straight snooker players shoot while their general player base knows less about cueball/object ball behavior. I think most amateurs in pool could tell you why this is happening (cut induced throw), but the way we compensate for it in pool is likely not how you'd compensate for it in snooker. We deal with more variables in our shots than you guys do because of the conditions and equipment we play with. You guys definitely shoot straighter than us, but I think we learn more about the intricacies of cueball/object ball behavior earlier on in our journey.
That was really interesting. In training I often aligned the balls perfectly, but then failed to pot. (In matches as well ofc, hehe)
Looking forward to better solutions. I am sure you'll provide them, Brando
Nah, it’s easier to put the missed pots behind you in practice. You just reset the balls and next time you pot it. There no second chances in matches and the misses hurt. The balls will also be easier in practice when the colours are always on their spots.
I have watched countless videos but this explanation shows the fault of ghost ball method the best!! Thanks!
Nice job setting this concept up. I'm struggling with a bar I play that has dirty balls. I'm missing there. Think I need to be cutting the ball a bit more or aiming for the far edge of the pocket.
A big eureka moment for me this year was realizing you change where around the pocket you aim based on speed and angle of shot. Heavy top spin you aim thick. Even sidespin aim thick to the nearest jaw. A slow full ball - aim to the far jaw of the pocket
stance related question?
does the leading leg has to have angle ? i am not talking about the foot but the entire leg , i know some players have straight and some has bent legs , but my question is about the leg angle , does it have to be vertical straight or or like ladder when leaning to a wall?
im confused thank you very much in advance
Doesn’t matter much
Well, I knew there is some cut induced throw, but man, thats a lot you show there. Nic Barrow build a robot to test this, and his experiment did not show that much; still one would miss. Top, screw and high speed reduces the throw. For those who play side : the running side is compensating the effect
Very interesting and useful videos - thank you!
Does using helping side spin helps solving this throw off line ?
There is going to be full potting guide on the channel
what is the way to determine the angle of the bridge hand?
i think as soon as the bridge hand touches the cloth i think i turn abit too much the bridge hand to the right, which causes alignment issue,
i have tried to slide through my bridge hand towards the line of aim as hand touches the cloth , but i still turn my bridge hand to right and it causes huge alignment issue.
is there a best practice to find the best bridge angle? example: i heard the middle finger should be pointing towards object ball which i am not sure if its true , but i am looking for something to determine the correct bridge hand angle?
thank you very much in advance
Interesting video looking forward to the next one
Waiting eagerly for the next video to come out very soon.Ty
Stun induces throw. The bigger the cut angle or the slower pace of a stun creates more significant throw.
Dirty ball contact also induce throw.
Pros usually using helping side to counter throw. Hope this helps
maybe you should explain why a stun causes the throw. my explanation. what causes missing pots , angle cuts playing with stun or slower pace is because of the table cloth fabric / little invisible hairs. as you stun the cueball the cueball slides through those little hairs and the pushes into them. and that is why you miss them thick ......... now try to play the same shot against the nap of the cloth. you will be surprised how you miss it.
@meeemalef5849 dirty cloth too, which chalk residue scattered around the table and may caught on ball during roll which Ronnie's opponent always complaining
First time I have seen the ghost ball method explained properly!
cutting and missing that black has nothing to do with that 3 or 4 ball plant. no matter how hard you try to touch all those balls, but some of the balls will be higher and lower on table cloth. since its not a glass and a tiny hair /fabric will be the cause of the miss of that plant. it has nothing to do with drag or throw effect. if you dont agree . try this , instead of cutting from right side, put the cueball on the left and cut it, u will see what i mean.
another example: put a off plant , ball close to each other, and try to make those 2 plants into pocket. you will think you should hit the first plant ball thin or thick. but do the opposite and you will be amazed by the result
maybe you should explain why a stun causes the throw. my explanation. what causes missing pots , angle cuts playing with stun or slower pace is because of the table cloth fabric / little invisible hairs. as you stun the cueball the cueball slides through those little hairs and the pushes into them. and that is why you miss them thick ......... now try to play the same shot against the nap of the cloth. you will be surprised how you miss it.
What's up Brando! Happy Sunday to you & yours!
Where is the next video
Soon.
But why doesnt it work? I wondered why I kept missing. And what is the best method?
Helping side.
can you please share the next video?
I'm thinking that if you don't remove the red ball, the black pots every time.
So maybe removing the red ball causes that white ball (in the 3-ball plant) to be squeezed offline thus hitting the black thick every time.
No it will go thick. Test it yourself
I will attend the next video bro
Thanks for great content keep doing it
surely this method there is no follow through so the white decelerates as soon as it hits the black ?
What is the solution???
Patience. Soon on the channel.
Waiting anxiously
Nice one
Make a video on tough cushion & rail shots
Eager!!!!! Thank you for this
What is this sorcery?! It actually is my experience as well
Problem revealed
Where is the video that shows you how to pot?
It’s coming out soon. Stay tuned
@@SnookerCoachBrando Thankyou
left on a cliffhanger..whens the next vid?
Link to these videos lots of demos how it not working it the how it works that’s more important complete the video mate so you pass the knowledge
Cheers
Excelente vídeo
Not convincing because he didn't make a try without moving the red. So we have to believe the expected line is correct without seeing anything.
If you do not move the red it will go even thicker. Try it yourself. Easy set up
With all due respect, in your previous videos before you went missing for a year you did tell us all to find the line by standing behind the cue ball with the belly button . Then walk in on that line.
If cut induced throw can cause this much distance off the line the mind sees with the eyes,then the line method also should not work right 😢
Then whats the proper aiming method used by good snooker players or is there no such aiming method?
You still have to stand behind the line.. in the next weeks there is going to be a potting guide on the channel. Stay tuned
My eye automatically sees, that it will not pot. Also intellectually I know that cut induced throw is max on a half-ball stun shot. The truth about aiming is, that it is always a judgement from memory. You train your brain and it remembers. So consistency is key. And therefore you stand behind the line. To have a consistent starting anchor and help your eyes and brain. Most tools and methods for aiming are ok and work. Choose one you feel comfortable with. But they are only helpers.
When you understand cut induced throw (CIT) you can also understand how to correct for it. So Brando is not wrong with the "aiming system".
Say you have a 30 degree cut in slow speed, when the CIT is the greatest in slow speeds. Then with that knowledge, you can either aim to miss it to the closest jaw (so slight overcut) or apply spin to counter it, depending on what's best for the given situation. If you want to keep cue ball movement minimum, maybe you are down-table and want to hold the cue ball for the black. Then a stop/stun shot that you aim ½ ball thin is a better option. But say you are on the black and want to go baulk to clear the colors, then maybe a better option is to aim the pocket and apply side spin to counter the CIT.
Pool and Snooker are very creative sports, but you need to understand key physics, such as CIT and spin to be able to use all solutions available
@@2colossery while I agree with what you say about cut induced throw/squeeze effect , I do want to say that I recently managed to make a 60+ break or more precisely an 18 ball open table break without actually playing any intended spin or aiming for the far jaw. I did however line up each shot as per my mind's eye and my vision center ,the butt of my cue and my chest point was always on this line that I selected for each shot.
I think if one thinks of aiming too much,one would miss the shot.I am also not sure about applying spin to counter effect this as spin is not transferred between two smooth round balls with a tiny contact surface? From a physics inelastic collision point of view?
@@2colossery is outside English used to counteract throw? If so are you not actually deflecting the cue ball to another point on the object ball then,rather than spin transfer or 'gearing' between balls?
Michael Holt the pro player plays with a touch of outside English/helping side on each shot and he claims spin does not throw the object ball into the pocket . I also tried with an English billiards dotted white and yellow and I can see no spin transfer from white to yellow or vice versa.
I like his videos and have been watching for a bit . Id like to see the next video , but at the end your explanation goes against some of the best pkayers saying the exact opposite ( hendry included ) .
Well, yes 😀 top players are just so good and talented they do not have to know these things. They just pot balls naturally.
OK so how we have to compensate?
Are you going to explain? Or this video will still a waste of time?
Sorry that I have wasted your time. Stay tuned. The potting guide is in progress. Sorry it is not so easy to make them videos.
I don’t see any point in this straight line construction, it feels stupid to even confused it would result in the same way. Each removed ball increases the distance and moves the aiming point in the target, it’s just a simple geometry and physics.
Do not think so…
True information as presented... but biggest secret I think NOT! Not much of interest here ... move along!
Well from my point of ,,,it being on an Angle to the pocket..
Will obviously move the ppint of impact..
Try it straight to the pocket..
You have moved the contact point,,by removing the FIRST RED.??.
No, try it yourself