Cowboy Dennis
Verified Member
First off Mr. Bounce-Back let me tell you that I just watched your DVD in it's entirety (for the 2nd time) and now I'm going to tell you what I think.
1. I think you hit every shot in the DVD at the proper speed to make the bank the easiest way possible so stop starting stupid threads about why you hit balls hard.
2. I think you bank real f@@king good.
Now, you knew there would have to be an honest critique or I wouldn't be me, right? My critque is this (remember, all publicity is good publicity):
3. You showed no banks that needed to be hit soft to be pocketed, you do know a few, right? (maybe there is a sequel coming? Oh God, I can hardly wait.).
4. Although you showed the best way to pocket the balls you must remember that when playing Bank Pool (or one-pocket) other considerations must be accounted for ie; position play, game score, table differences and so forth. I certainly hope that Volume 2 includes the necessary trade-offs that occur when you need to play position on a ball and therefore must hit the bank in a less-than-favorable manner. I realize you do not favor playing shapes over making the ball but some do. Neither is good without the other.
5. You showed me nothing that I didn't already know & do (and it only cost me a BIG bottle of Jenna's finest:sorry).
6. I do wish you'd explain to your fans why this cross-side bank is best hit with low-left, I believe there is a better explanation than the one you gave on the DVD. Believe it or not I figured it out 30 years ago and have taught it to several people through the years. My explanation has nothing to do with the angle the ball enters the pocket.
Just one last thing CFB: Why don't you use the same preshot routine during a tournament that you use on this DVD? I think you'd play better. Instead of getting down, getting up, getting back down, getting back up, walking 9 feet away and picking a piece of lint (real or imagined) off the table, getting back down and finally f@@king shooting why don't you just get down and shoot the damn ball? Try it, you may like it. You just may develop a rythmn and turn out to be a fine banker.
Anyway CatfishBreath, that's my (sober) evaluation of your DVD. It is very good and full of great information for all the newbies out there to become fine bankers.
Cowboy "can't wait for Volume 2" Dennis
1. I think you hit every shot in the DVD at the proper speed to make the bank the easiest way possible so stop starting stupid threads about why you hit balls hard.
2. I think you bank real f@@king good.
Now, you knew there would have to be an honest critique or I wouldn't be me, right? My critque is this (remember, all publicity is good publicity):
3. You showed no banks that needed to be hit soft to be pocketed, you do know a few, right? (maybe there is a sequel coming? Oh God, I can hardly wait.).
4. Although you showed the best way to pocket the balls you must remember that when playing Bank Pool (or one-pocket) other considerations must be accounted for ie; position play, game score, table differences and so forth. I certainly hope that Volume 2 includes the necessary trade-offs that occur when you need to play position on a ball and therefore must hit the bank in a less-than-favorable manner. I realize you do not favor playing shapes over making the ball but some do. Neither is good without the other.
5. You showed me nothing that I didn't already know & do (and it only cost me a BIG bottle of Jenna's finest:sorry).
6. I do wish you'd explain to your fans why this cross-side bank is best hit with low-left, I believe there is a better explanation than the one you gave on the DVD. Believe it or not I figured it out 30 years ago and have taught it to several people through the years. My explanation has nothing to do with the angle the ball enters the pocket.
Just one last thing CFB: Why don't you use the same preshot routine during a tournament that you use on this DVD? I think you'd play better. Instead of getting down, getting up, getting back down, getting back up, walking 9 feet away and picking a piece of lint (real or imagined) off the table, getting back down and finally f@@king shooting why don't you just get down and shoot the damn ball? Try it, you may like it. You just may develop a rythmn and turn out to be a fine banker.
Anyway CatfishBreath, that's my (sober) evaluation of your DVD. It is very good and full of great information for all the newbies out there to become fine bankers.
Cowboy "can't wait for Volume 2" Dennis