5 VITAL Shots I know at 40 I WISH I knew at 20

A demonstration on 5 shots that are not widely known in pool. They're not difficult, but they're not obvious how to play.

They are the types of shot that will make you win more games, so by simply knowing how to play them, it will make you a better player.

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Items I use:

00:00 Intro
01:02 Flick the balls
02:16 Great escape
03:15 Great escape again
04:40 Double jeopardy
06:46 Stroke the bottom

[PoolTips]

What's your favourite tip? Was there any in the video you didn't know?

[danger.zone.ocelot]

That tip about looking at the snooker in reverse is gold. Subscribed from the US! Keep em coming!

[thecustardprophet]

Wow....it's rare a video title actually this accurate. Some top tips in here.

[pa-mo]

looking at the snooker from the reverse is brilliant and so obvious I can't believe I didn't think of it!

[shaunpage]

I've played a while now, and seen all of these except for number 2. Sometimes I look at 2 or 3 rail kicks in reverse but not usually 1 rail! Keep in mind that the shot shown in example 2, the "reverse" angle will almost always have developed forward roll, so to get the same shot with the cue ball 8 inches from the rail, it also must have forward roll. Just something to be careful with as it's easy to hit center and then the cue ball stuns into the rail. I just mean to say they aren't exactly the same shot unless you make sure the roll is the same.

[CueballcontrolSometimes]

My favourite was number 5 and has been the most recent one that I have learned(trial and error). You are the 1st one that I have seen to show it on Youtube.

[tomburns]

Great video! Especially 4 people who are trying to learn. We didn’t have YouTube let alone these type of help videos back 40 years ago. Lucky for the new kids trying to learn these days. I knew most of this by hours & hours of practice & high competition by the time I was 23 then quit comp 30 years ago & just started back 11 months ago now. Pool & golf are the greatest games ever ok maybe Tennis & ping pong too. Lol. Cheers

[Marc-uwlw]

Great video! 2 or 3 tips I’ve never heard before and are going to be so useful! Thanks

[garybkatz]

Regarding shot 2, it's easier to hit a snookered object ball (OB) which is close to a rail, because obviously there's more margin for error coming off the closest rail. Unfortunately when the cue ball (CB) is close to a rail and is blocked from hitting an OB which is far from any rail, the margin of error is much narrower. All that distance the CB must travel magnifies any error in the aim. Thus, in order to make shot 2 work pretty consistently, I found (after some experimentation) it's best to first do that reverse aim as "high" on the rail as you can, which would still hit the (top of the) CB. Then, when you walk back to the CB and aim off the rail to hit the blocked OB, target that high spot on the rail and try to give the CB some follow. Before I started doing it that way, my kick shots kept missing on the short side.
In general, viewing certain shots from both directions can be very useful!

[michaeltowers]

A bundle of great tips in that video. I see you are using the hole strengheners to mark the balls. Great. Btw, another neat double system is the edge-to-edge. Works pretty good too off the side rails 🎉

[bicivelo]

Liked and subscribed! From the US and didn’t know about the 3rd one (really, all of them!) so I will practice them. Thank you! 😊

[michaeltowers]

brilliant tips, buddy. 2&4 are my favourites. Real game changers at all levels 🎉

[Cue]

Great video mate, thank you for sharing Subscribed.

[nicholaswilliams]

I really like 3rd one. Great escape tip!! Looking to see how I would hit the cue ball with the object ball. Seems like it would really help dial in on the kick. I'll give it a try 🎱👊

[intercrew]

@2:11, you're using right hand english. this will cause the ball to move away from the pocket. Left hand english will cause the ball to go towards the pocket. If I'm misunderstanding this, please let me know. Thanks.

[JJSnookerChannel]

Top stuff Dave keep up the great content mate, you’re doing really well with these 👍🏻👌🏻🍀

[snookered]

Great video. I'll try a few of these on the snooker 👍

[Ally.MacMillan]

Thanks for sharing another great vid. The parallel shift is a great tool to have in your locker, it also can often work if you aim from the object ball to half way down the long cushion that leads to the pocket you would normally aim at, and parallel shift over from that. Same if you were trying to pot the ball, aim from that point. Do you use a little running side when you parallel shift?

[richardngo]

Luckily I've picked up most of these tricks on my own, but I don't think they replace practice at all. Sure they can make some shots more plausible, but at a high level where you're dependent on them to run out tables, you most likely have already put in thousands of hours.

[pullukka]

Greetings from Finland. Thank you for the useful tips!