@@jimmysparks9192 Thank you so much for your feedback Lauri. Btw, I hope I got your name right as there are two names showing. (Jimmy/Lauri) Thank you once again 👍🏻😊 🎱❤️
Thank you very much Clay, it makes me happy to hear this. You can always reach out if you’re struggling with anything, I’m here to help my fellow players 👍🏻😊 ❤️🎱
What a great video Ron! I found out to shoot straight, one must have the shoulder on the shot line. Not quite there yet, but making progress. Six four with broad shoulders is a challenge.
Thank you James. I have Pool friends in all shapes and sizes that shoot well. I’m going to pick their brains as to what it was they did to figure it out 👍🏻
Excellent content. Shots from direct angles are great. Question: From the camera shot being made from behind your body... I can notice thet your forearm is not perpendicular to the ground. @5:14 you can see what I mean. Does mean you need to move your hand slightly closer to your body OR move your albow slightly away from the body? Anyway, if your straight stroke with the body allignment works fine, then it is not relevant probably. Any thoughts?
Thank you Dan. To answer your question, I was once a skier. I broke my collar bone and injured my shoulder while performing a jump as a teenager. This effects my upper arm positioning to the point it feels more relaxed when I tip it inward ever so slightly. Because of this, I’ve learned to cup my wrist inward to align the butt of the cue with my elbow. Also, it should be noted, I’ve shot for literally thousands of hours (7k+) these last 40 months since beginning to learn the game. Today, this positioning is well ingrained to the point my stroke moves straight through the cue ball without thinking about it. I hope that answered your question and thanks for asking. 👍🏻
Ron, a little off topic for this video, but I noticed you do not use a carbon fiber cue. Any reason why and what is your view. I want to get one but I have never shot with one in my life.
Ron, during practice I am doing pretty good with my stroke. My problem is during my play at the 3x/wk billiards club, here at the “old folks home”, I am not feeling the same stroke. Is this just a time factor, practice more, or is there a more fundamental mental game? Sure wish I could do in club games, as I do in practice. Any suggestions?
This is common as we transition from the player we are when we are learning Mark. You will often find you’re shooting tentatively as you have added pressure now that you have an opponent challenging you. This is where sound fundamentals will save us. My best advice is to deploy your pre-shot routine on EVERY SHOT, stay as fundamentally sound as possible and stroke with controlled conviction. (this doesn’t mean bang at balls) It’s the tentative play that creeps in on us when we become afraid. You’ll need to let the stroke work and not hold it back. I hope that makes sense as I’m sure this is what’s happening to you as this happened to me on many occasion. Keep me posted bud…
Great work Ron!
A LOT OF PLAYERS ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS VIDEO!
One step at a time is the way to go!
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Thank you Tony, I believe so too.
Deploy a consistent pre-shot routine and ingrain sound stroke fundamentals 👍🏻💪🏻👍🏻
Fantastic stuff - good to see all this info in one place, if I had this vid 5 years ago I'd be farther ahead than I am now.
Thank you Ed.
This truly must be mastered in order to reach that higher level for sure 👍🏻💪🏻👍🏻
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This was so so helpful, very clearly explained and well demonstrated. This chanel overall has improved my game more than any other. Blessings🙏🏼
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Thank you so much for your feedback Lauri. Btw, I hope I got your name right as there are two names showing. (Jimmy/Lauri)
Thank you once again 👍🏻😊
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Solid, solid content week in and week out. You’ve helped my game soooo much. Thank you!
Thank you very much Clay, it makes me happy to hear this.
You can always reach out if you’re struggling with anything, I’m here to help my fellow players 👍🏻😊
❤️🎱
Great fundamentals. Super super important and something we let slip so easily and develop bad habits over time
So true T, we should always work hard to stay fundamentally sound so bad habits don’t creep in 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Your best video yet Ron. Thanks
Thank you Bradley & you’re welcome 👍🏻😊❤️🎱
Great teacher/coach 👍
Thank you very much Tyrone. 👍🏻😊
I’m just sharing what has worked for me in hopes it helps you and others.
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What a great video Ron! I found out to shoot straight, one must have the shoulder on the shot line. Not quite there yet, but making progress. Six four with broad shoulders is a challenge.
Thank you James.
I have Pool friends in all shapes and sizes that shoot well. I’m going to pick their brains as to what it was they did to figure it out 👍🏻
Very helpful! Thanks!
@@shader26 Glad this one helped Shader 👍🏻
Off-topic question - what are those devices on your table: the gadget in the corner pocket and the rail-and-tube contraption on the long rail?
The corner pocket is set up with a pocket reducer Carter and the tube looking thing is a ball dispenser. It’s called the Rock-it Launcher.
Excellent content. Shots from direct angles are great.
Question: From the camera shot being made from behind your body... I can notice thet your forearm is not perpendicular to the ground.
@5:14 you can see what I mean.
Does mean you need to move your hand slightly closer to your body OR move your albow slightly away from the body?
Anyway, if your straight stroke with the body allignment works fine, then it is not relevant probably. Any thoughts?
Thank you Dan.
To answer your question, I was once a skier. I broke my collar bone and injured my shoulder while performing a jump as a teenager. This effects my upper arm positioning to the point it feels more relaxed when I tip it inward ever so slightly. Because of this, I’ve learned to cup my wrist inward to align the butt of the cue with my elbow.
Also, it should be noted, I’ve shot for literally thousands of hours (7k+) these last 40 months since beginning to learn the game.
Today, this positioning is well ingrained to the point my stroke moves straight through the cue ball without thinking about it.
I hope that answered your question and thanks for asking. 👍🏻
Ron, a little off topic for this video, but I noticed you do not use a carbon fiber cue. Any reason why and what is your view. I want to get one but I have never shot with one in my life.
Only personal preference Rafael. I’ve shot with them but don’t like carbon fiber.
Ron, during practice I am doing pretty good with my stroke. My problem is during my play at the 3x/wk billiards club, here at the “old folks home”, I am not feeling the same stroke. Is this just a time factor, practice more, or is there a more fundamental mental game? Sure wish I could do in club games, as I do in practice. Any suggestions?
This is common as we transition from the player we are when we are learning Mark.
You will often find you’re shooting tentatively as you have added pressure now that you have an opponent challenging you.
This is where sound fundamentals will save us. My best advice is to deploy your pre-shot routine on EVERY SHOT, stay as fundamentally sound as possible and stroke with controlled conviction.
(this doesn’t mean bang at balls)
It’s the tentative play that creeps in on us when we become afraid. You’ll need to let the stroke work and not hold it back.
I hope that makes sense as I’m sure this is what’s happening to you as this happened to me on many occasion.
Keep me posted bud…
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Everytime I do this I find out I a right eye dominant 🤷♂️what you you think Ron🤣
I am too Jimmie.
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