Cool! Yeah - it can be a confusing issue if it's not explained right. Albert Einstein once said, "If you can't explain it to a 6-year-old you don't understand it yourself." Peace
Wow, some shot of Jim Rempe! Definitely a 70’s photo😉. I saw the stop shot connections right away, I set it up and immediately had trouble with using follow to get in line. I could easily stun off the 4 directly to the 5 ball line. Every time I try to use follow, I end up too short (close to the 8 ball line) or not enough and end up scratching or coming real tight into the corner.
Look at Rempe's pool case. LOL Ya just want to walk up to him and say, "Jim.... no one needs 20 cues! LOL - but that's what he did. That's Larry Liscotti leaning back on the car.... He cut loose in a big tournament in 75 or 76 and won it but no one except the pros knew who he was.... I suppose the money was right. Before that he was a high-stakes road player for years and beating everyone while trying to keep a low profile. //// His son still plays and plays well.
Another fabulous Video. Thanks for all the work, I know these videos take a lot of time. At Bergman dual match was awesome, I saw it a while back. Those guys are great improvisers. Corey deuel has a mind like no other. You're really helping a lot of guys who haven't played very long cuz it took me years and years to learn about playing into the line. Still don't do it sometimes when I should. Really enjoy your videos and wish you great success whatever that means to you. Wish you all the luck in the world brother as I can tell you're a real person not one of these phonies with a scam or some sort of agenda. Best wishes
Thanks Lester, I still go back sometimes and watch that Bergman Deuel match. It's a rare look inside a champion's head and Justin will show you everything he's think just by where he's looking, where he's laying his cue down on the table, etc... It's what aspiring players are missing. We can watch what they physically do but we almost never get to see what they're thinking and that's where the key is. It's not always possible to play into the line but when it's there we have to take it. Even players who know the concept of this don't do it because they're unsure of the angles..., but that's what they should practice until it's 2nd nature. Thanks again, Best wishes to you too.
Thanks RC. I'll try to remember to include the spread of the shot. I usually do include the English via a cue-ball graphic but sometimes I forget. I'll keep producing them for as long as you guys keep watching them. Peace
That's the hard way guys because it forces you to stop right on the line and severely reduces your margin of error. Now - sometimes it'll work for you but being consistent with it is a whole different thing. Why shoot for "sometimes" when you can shoot for "all the time." Just give this way a try and it'll become more clear and comfortable for you... as the game gets easier.
I really appreciate you posting this, I learned a lot! I’m definitely going to practice the 4 ball shot... now that I’ve seen it and I comprehend it and I understand it, would you delete it please? I don’t want anyone else to see it! 😉 We can meet up at Starbucks and we’ll make it a secret! All kidding aside, thank you... great video!
Thanks Marshall. Most of those who saw it won't utilize it and there's billions who will never see it..., so no worries. LOL Starbucks is the place for secrets! Peace brother!
I'm just having better luck with following the 4 ball into the lower side pocket for a stop shot on the 5,6,7,8 & 9 balls. I have trouble judging exact angles of the cue ball off say 3 Rails. Angle in, angle out to figure cue ball path but any deviation in rails or speed or spin screws me. I love your way but I need a SECRET to cue ball precision off 3 rails for shape to stay on the line. Any tips on this will Help me JD. I loved the 1/4 to 3/4 ball hit of angle in will be parallel. Any other tuos like that?
My best advice is to experiment with it and watch closely at the results. People shoot shots and get bad position all the time but they never figure out why. They either avoid the shot or they keep repeating the same mistakes. There's no doubt in my mind you can dial it all in with a little concentrated effort and attention.
Great video John! I am a newb and that helped me a lot. I always wondered what they meant by you want your cue ball to come into or follow the line. Your presentation made this perfectly clear for me. Thank you so much from a hick in Iowa!
I'm happy to clear up the confusion on that, Mitch. Once you start putting this information to work..... a lot of things are going to start dawning on you and the game will be a lot more fun for you. Peace - and don't be a stranger around here.
Yup. If anyone ever comments that you make it look easy, no matter what it is... it might be the greatest complement of all. When I'm in dead-stroke it actually feels like it is easy and I wonder why I ever thought it was so hard but those times are rare and I think it's what I'm always chasing... like a drug. Peace
@@JohnDisque You might get a chuckle out of this anecdote: When I was dating my future wife, we went bowling. In one frame, my first ball knocked down everything except the 5 pin, right in the middle. Somehow I managed to miss it, with my second throw. I was so mad at myself, and complained to my wife, "That pin was a huge target! If I'm a little off to the left or right, I still hit it! It's EASY!" My wife gave me a hug and comforted, "It's just not easy for YOU."
@@garybkatz LOL. It's only easy for Earl Anthony and Josh Filler. Pool is a tough, tough game and all of this just to make it easy. It's enough to drive a man crazy and it has driven many men and some women absolutely mental hospital crazy. Cheers.
@@JohnDisque You appear to have a very calm demeanor, which I envy. I've invented many novel combinations of swear words, after missing (what should've been) easy shots, scratching, or stupidly hooking myself behind the one possible blocker, when I had 95% of open table to work with. As George Castanza's dad used to shout on "Seinfeld," "Serenity now!" Peace.
Okie dokie..... I'm just not sure if you're hustling and trapping bangers (it's a lot of work on the net) or you're serious.... but this is why I love Burger King. Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce.... special orders don't upset us... All we ask is that you let us.... have it your way.
you really think thats the correct shot to take? The actual correct shot is place the cue ball behind the 4 and pot it in the opposite side pocket with follow, then go into the 9, make sure you do not go behind the 9 ball.
I always thought 8 Ball was the best game for tournaments and TV and Live Streams because most people know the object and the rules. I also think 1-miss ball in hand would do wonders for the game because you get to see these guys going for very difficult shots and being in "do or die" situations. This would create an element of excitement to the game.... but... who listens to me? LOL Peace Gerald.
Love it, Danny Diliberto had a clinic and taught that to me 30 years ago, you still gotta hit the first ball exactly right to get on that line from the get go. Simplest thing I screw up right off the bat.
The object ball and throw the shot off-line and make things difficult. It's all about knowing that first angle and the rest of the angle are just opposite of each other. I usually cut it a little more to help reduce the angle off the cue ball and make it easier to judge. People don't practice things like this and it leads to their downfall. Peace
Great video. I was going to follow the 4 into the other side pocket but I knew I was crossing the line. Your solution is great but I need to practice hitting the rail at an exact point off the object ball. I also need to practice and understand the path of the cue ball off multiple rails. I try to do this as often as I can, but I should look for it as a first choice. Thanks for your attention to the details!
The greatest players play the line as often as possible... but it's not always possible. The more you do it the more you'll gain the position to do it. The game will get easier and you'll progress quickly, you'll have more fun and make more money... but you know all that. Peace
The speed is huge, you gota hit it hard enough so it follows the tangent line, and sometimes that's too fast, too slow it rolls forward of the line and and if you hit it a little low to stop the forward roll, you might end up drawing it a little. this causes mental illness, or did mental illness come first?
Yeah - but that can be said about every pool shot. If a half-decent player practices this they should be able to dial in the speed pretty quickly because the margin of error is so big. It's all about getting to that third rail. Peace
Danny said that? He's right. When a world beater is really feeling it it's just a matter of going through the motions. I think the hardest job they have is maintaining a consistent break. Peace
John. This was such an amazing lesson as all your videos on 9ball have been for me. Thank you for taking the time to help all of us passionate pool players!!!
Hi Steve, Thanks. Playing into the line is vital if you're looking to take your game as far as it can go. It's not always possible but as you practice this concept you'll start using it more and more. If you guys keep watching them I'll keep making them. Peace!
I would shoot the four ball in the side pocket where the nine is, a simple follow shot will get you perfect on the five by coming off the rail. The other side pocket involves too much cueball movement. It seems unnecessary to go three rails to get on the five. IMO
I thought about the same thing, But I don't know if I could judge the speed well enough to put the cue ball in line for the stop shot on the 5... I'm having a hard time figuring out how much roll the impact is going to take off the cue ball.... I guess it's nothing several thousand shots won't figure out...lol
You guys are doing it the hard and dangerous way. when you play the cue-ball into the line you're automatically on the line and speed is not much of a factor because your margin of error is much bigger.... If you come up short you're on the line / if you go long you're on the line.
@@JohnDisque I have to disagree with you. Playing it in the opposite side is much easier,and you’re up obtaining the same angle you would going three rails. Why move the cue ball so much if you don’t have to? Going one rail, you’ll have automatic shape on the five. Isn’t is easier judging the speed hitting one rail than it is three? All you have to do is hit one rail, and you’re there.
@@raymondphillips7107 Watch the video. It explains it in detail. You are crossing into the line which means you have to play like the god of pool to stop it on the line and being 1 hair off the line make it very difficult to run out.
Do this..... Try it both ways 10 times each and let me know how many time you got on the line by crossing into the line and how many times you got on the line by playing into the line.
LOL.... Well... //// Ya know I'm getting known for my unique phrasing but I'm not aware of it because I've been living with it for 57 years.... but people who hang around me for a while start using it too... It's almost like a different language to them. /// When Mark was here for those three days he started talking like me and that's when I notice it isn't normal. LOL
Gman is in the house! Welcome brother! If you ever get a chance to walk up to Shane.... or any pool-big-dog.... here's a great ice-breaker... Ask him if he's still learning and he'll reply by saying yes-he is. We never stop learning.... but some people are under the assumption that 1: You learn the game, 2: You practice what you learned and 3: You just do it. ///// It's not the way it works. If you're going to be playing pool for the rest of your life then you're going to be learning for the rest of your life..... Even when you're skunking Shane and all the rest of them. It just never ends and you're never too old to beat these guys. Practice this strategy of playing into the line and thinking all 9 balls ahead and you'll be amazed at what happens. Peace!
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All these years and you make "the shot line" make sense to me in a simple video. Thank You.
Cool! Yeah - it can be a confusing issue if it's not explained right.
Albert Einstein once said, "If you can't explain it to a 6-year-old you don't understand it yourself."
Peace
Wow, some shot of Jim Rempe! Definitely a 70’s photo😉. I saw the stop shot connections right away, I set it up and immediately had trouble with using follow to get in line. I could easily stun off the 4 directly to the 5 ball line. Every time I try to use follow, I end up too short (close to the 8 ball line) or not enough and end up scratching or coming real tight into the corner.
Look at Rempe's pool case. LOL Ya just want to walk up to him and say, "Jim.... no one needs 20 cues! LOL - but that's what he did.
That's Larry Liscotti leaning back on the car.... He cut loose in a big tournament in 75 or 76 and won it but no one except the pros knew who he was.... I suppose the money was right. Before that he was a high-stakes road player for years and beating everyone while trying to keep a low profile. //// His son still plays and plays well.
Another fabulous Video. Thanks for all the work, I know these videos take a lot of time. At Bergman dual match was awesome, I saw it a while back. Those guys are great improvisers. Corey deuel has a mind like no other. You're really helping a lot of guys who haven't played very long cuz it took me years and years to learn about playing into the line. Still don't do it sometimes when I should. Really enjoy your videos and wish you great success whatever that means to you. Wish you all the luck in the world brother as I can tell you're a real person not one of these phonies with a scam or some sort of agenda. Best wishes
Thanks Lester,
I still go back sometimes and watch that Bergman Deuel match. It's a rare look inside a champion's head and Justin will show you everything he's think just by where he's looking, where he's laying his cue down on the table, etc... It's what aspiring players are missing. We can watch what they physically do but we almost never get to see what they're thinking and that's where the key is.
It's not always possible to play into the line but when it's there we have to take it. Even players who know the concept of this don't do it because they're unsure of the angles..., but that's what they should practice until it's 2nd nature.
Thanks again,
Best wishes to you too.
Great video…would be GOLD if you added hit strength and English. Keep the content coming…I’ll definitely tune in!
Thanks RC. I'll try to remember to include the spread of the shot. I usually do include the English via a cue-ball graphic but sometimes I forget.
I'll keep producing them for as long as you guys keep watching them.
Peace
I like rolling the 4 in the same side pocket as the 9 ball is going (bottom side) with follow. All stop shots from there too
I would too
That's the hard way guys because it forces you to stop right on the line and severely reduces your margin of error. Now - sometimes it'll work for you but being consistent with it is a whole different thing. Why shoot for "sometimes" when you can shoot for "all the time." Just give this way a try and it'll become more clear and comfortable for you... as the game gets easier.
I really appreciate you posting this, I learned a lot! I’m definitely going to practice the 4 ball shot... now that I’ve seen it and I comprehend it and I understand it, would you delete it please? I don’t want anyone else to see it! 😉 We can meet up at Starbucks and we’ll make it a secret!
All kidding aside, thank you... great video!
Thanks Marshall.
Most of those who saw it won't utilize it and there's billions who will never see it..., so no worries.
LOL Starbucks is the place for secrets!
Peace brother!
Got it. Finally figured out my 4 ball was in the wrong spot......duh
Ooops. It'''s all good. These things will happen.
I'm just having better luck with following the 4 ball into the lower side pocket for a stop shot on the 5,6,7,8 & 9 balls. I have trouble judging exact angles of the cue ball off say 3 Rails. Angle in, angle out to figure cue ball path but any deviation in rails or speed or spin screws me. I love your way but I need a SECRET to cue ball precision off 3 rails for shape to stay on the line. Any tips on this will Help me JD. I loved the 1/4 to 3/4 ball hit of angle in will be parallel. Any other tuos like that?
My best advice is to experiment with it and watch closely at the results.
People shoot shots and get bad position all the time but they never figure out why. They either avoid the shot or they keep repeating the same mistakes.
There's no doubt in my mind you can dial it all in with a little concentrated effort and attention.
Great video John! I am a newb and that helped me a lot. I always wondered what they meant by you want your cue ball to come into or follow the line. Your presentation made this perfectly clear for me. Thank you so much from a hick in Iowa!
I'm happy to clear up the confusion on that, Mitch. Once you start putting this information to work..... a lot of things are going to start dawning on you and the game will be a lot more fun for you.
Peace - and don't be a stranger around here.
In many sports, the great players make it look easy! Emphasis on "look," ha ha!
Yup. If anyone ever comments that you make it look easy, no matter what it is... it might be the greatest complement of all.
When I'm in dead-stroke it actually feels like it is easy and I wonder why I ever thought it was so hard but those times are rare and I think it's what I'm always chasing... like a drug.
Peace
@@JohnDisque You might get a chuckle out of this anecdote: When I was dating my future wife, we went bowling. In one frame, my first ball knocked down everything except the 5 pin, right in the middle. Somehow I managed to miss it, with my second throw. I was so mad at myself, and complained to my wife, "That pin was a huge target! If I'm a little off to the left or right, I still hit it! It's EASY!" My wife gave me a hug and comforted, "It's just not easy for YOU."
@@garybkatz LOL. It's only easy for Earl Anthony and Josh Filler.
Pool is a tough, tough game and all of this just to make it easy. It's enough to drive a man crazy and it has driven many men and some women absolutely mental hospital crazy.
Cheers.
@@JohnDisque You appear to have a very calm demeanor, which I envy. I've invented many novel combinations of swear words, after missing (what should've been) easy shots, scratching, or stupidly hooking myself behind the one possible blocker, when I had 95% of open table to work with. As George Castanza's dad used to shout on "Seinfeld," "Serenity now!" Peace.
I'm shooting the 4 in the side with stun and rolling up for the 5 9 cheese in the side
Okie dokie..... I'm just not sure if you're hustling and trapping bangers (it's a lot of work on the net) or you're serious.... but this is why I love Burger King.
Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce.... special orders don't upset us... All we ask is that you let us.... have it your way.
you really think thats the correct shot to take? The actual correct shot is place the cue ball behind the 4 and pot it in the opposite side pocket with follow, then go into the 9, make sure you do not go behind the 9 ball.
Stick to league.
Yes when done right and you not a Pool Player it like watching paint dry to the non player. Thanks
I always thought 8 Ball was the best game for tournaments and TV and Live Streams because most people know the object and the rules.
I also think 1-miss ball in hand would do wonders for the game because you get to see these guys going for very difficult shots and being in "do or die" situations. This would create an element of excitement to the game.... but... who listens to me? LOL
Peace Gerald.
Love it, Danny Diliberto had a clinic and taught that to me 30 years ago, you still gotta hit the first ball exactly right to get on that line from the get go. Simplest thing I screw up right off the bat.
The object ball and throw the shot off-line and make things difficult. It's all about knowing that first angle and the rest of the angle are just opposite of each other. I usually cut it a little more to help reduce the angle off the cue ball and make it easier to judge.
People don't practice things like this and it leads to their downfall.
Peace
Great video. I was going to follow the 4 into the other side pocket but I knew I was crossing the line. Your solution is great but I need to practice hitting the rail at an exact point off the object ball. I also need to practice and understand the path of the cue ball off multiple rails. I try to do this as often as I can, but I should look for it as a first choice. Thanks for your attention to the details!
The greatest players play the line as often as possible... but it's not always possible. The more you do it the more you'll gain the position to do it. The game will get easier and you'll progress quickly, you'll have more fun and make more money... but you know all that.
Peace
The speed is huge, you gota hit it hard enough so it follows the tangent line, and sometimes that's too fast, too slow it rolls forward of the line and and if you hit it a little low to stop the forward roll, you might end up drawing it a little. this causes mental illness, or did mental illness come first?
Yeah - but that can be said about every pool shot. If a half-decent player practices this they should be able to dial in the speed pretty quickly because the margin of error is so big. It's all about getting to that third rail.
Peace
He said, "Pros's run the balls in such a way that tey can't not get out."
Danny said that? He's right. When a world beater is really feeling it it's just a matter of going through the motions. I think the hardest job they have is maintaining a consistent break.
Peace
John. This was such an amazing lesson as all your videos on 9ball have been for me. Thank you for taking the time to help all of us passionate pool players!!!
Hi Steve,
Thanks. Playing into the line is vital if you're looking to take your game as far as it can go. It's not always possible but as you practice this concept you'll start using it more and more.
If you guys keep watching them I'll keep making them.
Peace!
John Disque I thank you so much for making these videos John! I love what you do! I will continue to practice what you show me.
Excellent! thinking video.!
Thanks - Yeah -- I tend to do a lot of thinking sometimes.
Peace
Excellent lil vid thnx
She's a lil vid but she's growin.
Thanks and peace to whoever sent you this way.
Cheers
Hey Ernest, this is Verne, nice video.
Thanks Verne. I do my best.
Peace to you and your family.
I would shoot the four ball in the side pocket where the nine is, a simple follow shot will get you perfect on the five by coming off the rail. The other side pocket involves too much cueball movement. It seems unnecessary to go three rails to get on the five. IMO
I thought about the same thing, But I don't know if I could judge the speed well enough to put the cue ball in line for the stop shot on the 5... I'm having a hard time figuring out how much roll the impact is going to take off the cue ball.... I guess it's nothing several thousand shots won't figure out...lol
You guys are doing it the hard and dangerous way. when you play the cue-ball into the line you're automatically on the line and speed is not much of a factor because your margin of error is much bigger.... If you come up short you're on the line / if you go long you're on the line.
@@JohnDisque I have to disagree with you. Playing it in the opposite side is much easier,and you’re up obtaining the same angle you would going three rails. Why move the cue ball so much if you don’t have to? Going one rail, you’ll have automatic shape on the five. Isn’t is easier judging the speed hitting one rail than it is three? All you have to do is hit one rail, and you’re there.
@@raymondphillips7107 Watch the video. It explains it in detail. You are crossing into the line which means you have to play like the god of pool to stop it on the line and being 1 hair off the line make it very difficult to run out.
@@JohnDisque would it be possible for you to make a video, showing Both examples in real time?
Thank you
You're welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
But I like the funnel to the OB too. Just comfortable with follow shots for position.
Do this..... Try it both ways 10 times each and let me know how many time you got on the line by crossing into the line and how many times you got on the line by playing into the line.
Love the commentary............recover from that terrible shot....lol. Hilarious
LOL.... Well... //// Ya know I'm getting known for my unique phrasing but I'm not aware of it because I've been living with it for 57 years.... but people who hang around me for a while start using it too... It's almost like a different language to them. /// When Mark was here for those three days he started talking like me and that's when I notice it isn't normal. LOL
Thanks for the practice set up!
You're welcome. This will help you get used to playing into the line and seeing the whole pattern, which will improve your overall pool game.
Peace
Learning those rails ... I wish I knew then , what I know now ... Thanks John !
Gman is in the house! Welcome brother!
If you ever get a chance to walk up to Shane.... or any pool-big-dog.... here's a great ice-breaker... Ask him if he's still learning and he'll reply by saying yes-he is.
We never stop learning.... but some people are under the assumption that 1: You learn the game, 2: You practice what you learned and 3: You just do it. ///// It's not the way it works. If you're going to be playing pool for the rest of your life then you're going to be learning for the rest of your life..... Even when you're skunking Shane and all the rest of them. It just never ends and you're never too old to beat these guys.
Practice this strategy of playing into the line and thinking all 9 balls ahead and you'll be amazed at what happens.
Peace!