Jager85
05-03-2007, 12:32 PM
I just wanted to say thank you to Dr. Dave on your throw articles. You posted a link in reply to one of my posts a month or so ago. I spent the last few weeks reading them and studying the graphs and it has helped emensly.
The first time I shot after starting my studies i got worse because I focused to much on CIT. I then stopped compensating for CIT and focused on which shots I miss consistently.
I consistently would miss long shots that were hit hard or with excessive draw aka power draw. I also noticed I was always missing these shots on the inside of the pocket due to the reduced throw with more speed/draw.
There were also a couple of shots I always miss and never know why, but when I stopped and lined up the shot with proper compensations, miraculously they were pocketed.
The other tip that was an amazing help is that a soft stun shot with ~50% english produces maximum throw. I always thought that the more english the more throw, as most would probably assume. Since then I have had 6 shots that must have been thrown in to be pocketed and have not missed one yet. I still try to avoid this when possible though because playing position and pocketing that shot is a challenging task.
Once again just wanted to say thank you and I am looking forward to your final article, "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Throw."
Curtis
The first time I shot after starting my studies i got worse because I focused to much on CIT. I then stopped compensating for CIT and focused on which shots I miss consistently.
I consistently would miss long shots that were hit hard or with excessive draw aka power draw. I also noticed I was always missing these shots on the inside of the pocket due to the reduced throw with more speed/draw.
There were also a couple of shots I always miss and never know why, but when I stopped and lined up the shot with proper compensations, miraculously they were pocketed.
The other tip that was an amazing help is that a soft stun shot with ~50% english produces maximum throw. I always thought that the more english the more throw, as most would probably assume. Since then I have had 6 shots that must have been thrown in to be pocketed and have not missed one yet. I still try to avoid this when possible though because playing position and pocketing that shot is a challenging task.
Once again just wanted to say thank you and I am looking forward to your final article, "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Throw."
Curtis