Nic Barrow's latest gadget.....

[lesedwards]

Hi guys here is a little video of me potting dead in pinks. Something is wrong and I cannot figure it out. Object ball keeps going left on dead in shots. Turn off volume. Everyone is talking.

[jrc750]

I guess you mean cue ball, not object ball ?? and ball goes to right, not left, if those shots are dead straight and you are potting the pinks (actually reds lol) then no way you could do that every time, move camera so we can see the pocket too, i bet they are not straight pots !!!
Edit, unless you are potting the balls into the corner of the pocket ??

[tedisbill]

No. He means the object ball keeps going to the left. Which it does from his point of view.

[lesedwards]

I guess you mean cue ball, not object ball ?? and ball goes to right, not left, if those shots are dead straight and you are potting the pinks (actually reds lol) then no way you could do that every time, move camera so we can see the pocket too, i bet they are not straight pots !!!
Edit, unless you are potting the balls into the corner of the pocket ??

Yes object ball is going to my left. Every time getting very frustrating. Cliff says I am inserting intentional right hand side on cue ball so he had me start with a half cue tip of intentional left side so I would hit the cue ball Center ball which works but hard to do all the time.

[Byrom]

Hi guys here is a little video of me potting dead in pinks. Something is wrong and I cannot figure it out. Object ball keeps going left on dead in shots. Turn off volume. Everyone is talking.

Only Santa works on Christmas Eve Les.

Seriously though - it is alighnment again your cue is not locked in either and as you cue you are pusing it across the line.

All these coaches and you cant cue straight yet - I'm shocked!

Get your chin down on your cue and lock it in properly so you feel it at the side of your chest as you feather - if you cant do that - medical or otherwise then there is not much point getting down on the shot at all because you aint doing it right yet.

Try imagining that your cue is going right through the white and- push the cue through - dont stop or jab or over grip the cue - keep it nice and smooth and head still - if you keep the cue pressed under your chin it acts as a guide you can feel - and if it brushes your chest it helps keep everything more consistent so you dont cue across it like this - Try aiming your the tip at the pocket or a imaginery line or point or line that runs through the back of the object ball - cured - good now switch off like me and have a Merry Christmas Les.

[tedisbill]

It's such a tough shot you're playing there Les anyway. If I was in the middle of a break and I left the white there I wouldn't be too happy.

[guernseygooner]

Yes object ball is going to my left. Every time getting very frustrating. Cliff says I am inserting intentional right hand side on cue ball so he had me start with a half cue tip of intentional left side so I would hit the cue ball Center ball which works but hard to do all the time.

Looks like you are pulling the cue into your chest on follow through. So you are starting with left hand side and finishing with more left hand side! Cue ball gets pushed to the right, pink goes to the left.

Try lining up the cue standing up with bridge addressing cue ball centre and lower yourself down without moving the cue. Keep back hand nice and loose and see if there is any improvement.

[alabadi]

yes you can clearly see if you look at the edge of the leather on the middle pocket when you are feathering everything is straight but when you follow through the cue tip moves to your left thus pushing the cueball right.

[Terry Davidson]

Les:

Two 'first of all points'. First of all, move to the other side of the table since you're a lefty and also put the cueball no more than 18" from the pink and straight in so you have a hand on the table shot.

Secondly...we cannot see dick-all on the video (or at least not much). Get the camera set up so it covers from the top of your left elbow to 6" in front of the cueball.

Thirdly...I thought we had this corrected and I know I mentioned it a couple of times...FOR CHRIST'S SAKE GET YOUR FREAKIN' CUE AGAINST YOUR CHEST AND CHIN (if you can). This was mentioned above yet again.

Fourthly...not to be too picky about Cliff's idea about lining up to the right but this is correcting one fault using another fault and is not the best idea plus the amount of off-set will change with different lengths and different power.

Fifthly...you are bringing the butt of the cue into the chest and hitting right-to-left every time. See thirdly above to correct this.

You had better get up here this Friday so I can beat these simple things into your head once and for all.

Terry

[lesedwards]

Les:

Two 'first of all points'. First of all, move to the other side of the table since you're a lefty and also put the cueball no more than 18" from the pink and straight in so you have a hand on the table shot.

Secondly...we cannot see dick-all on the video (or at least not much). Get the camera set up so it covers from the top of your left elbow to 6" in front of the cueball.

Thirdly...I thought we had this corrected and I know I mentioned it a couple of times...FOR CHRIST'S SAKE GET YOUR FREAKIN' CUE AGAINST YOUR CHEST AND CHIN (if you can). This was mentioned above yet again.

Fourthly...not to be too picky about Cliff's idea about lining up to the right but this is correcting one fault using another fault and is not the best idea plus the amount of off-set will change with different lengths and different power.

Fifthly...you are bringing the butt of the cue into the chest and hitting right-to-left every time. See thirdly above to correct this.

You had better get up here this Friday so I can beat these simple things into your head once and for all.

Terry

Good Morning Terry. Merry Christmas, you must have your power back on. Yes I thought we had this straightened out too. From 18" away I have no problem from either side of the table. My game is actually coming around very good except for the dead inners. Played at a friend of mine on Monday with normal size pockets and with in a half hour my confidence level had gone way up. I was not even concerned with the pot I was already planing shape on my next to shots. On my table all I can do is try an make the ball I am trying to pot thats why I run piles of reds with no colours. We played a game of Black n Brown at my friends and I ran 10 balls. Not sure about Friday yet, my other son wants to stay and play Snooker on Friday. He is hooked on the game as much as I am. Unless I decide to bring him with me.

[Terry Davidson]

bring him with and if he wants a lesson or a cue that is fine

Terry

[j6uk]

.. to me your practicing bridging over the middle pocket and its a very very weak, bridge construction needed..

Hi guys here is a little video of me potting dead in pinks. Something is wrong and I cannot figure it out. Object ball keeps going left on dead in shots. Turn off volume. Everyone is talking.

[lesedwards]

Getting the pockets changed will definitely help, as you say,when I went to see Chris I got down on the black and said, where the hell did the pocket go lol, balls that would have easily went in on the club tables didn't have a chance and the table was so fast I couldn't cue right it took me half the day to get comfortable on it,(I was also a bit star struck , being Scottish , and Chris being from the era I watched snooker it was a big deal for me to meet him) maybe Terry will try out Nics thing on you, and get that cue action smoothed right out.

Well I played so bad yesterday which included a best of 3 against my son where my high break was 8 that I woke up this morning and said to my wife Austin and myself are tearing the table apart and re shaping the corners to make them bigger. Took me all day but we got it done and back playing. What a difference in my confidence in just two games tonight. Ran the colours from the green which use to be almost impossible. Corner pockets are now 3-9/16" compared to about 3-1/4" before. I have no excuses now.

[tedisbill]

Holy moly!!! :eek-new:

[j6uk]

les if your middle pockets are anything to go by, there's nothing wrong with the size..
its all a bit inpatient and impulsive with you fella