I learned something new last evening. A friend of mine, Paul, emails me the occasional billiards instructional video. I’m not sure what he’s really trying to say, but I watch them anyway. While cruising around the interweb for similar videos, I came across a video on back hand english. It’s 28 minutes long, but worth the view, if you are interested in some less commonly known techniques in billiards.
This link from Bob Jewett is a very good narrative describing in a page what the video does in a half hour. He has a bunch of other instructional narratives here.
It has varying degrees of success with different individuals using different brands of cue stick. This debate illustrates the conflicting views on its usefullness, application and physical theory.
I tried the back hand english technique (or squirt compensation) at Paul’s house tonight. It’s apparent that this technique needs practise to perfect (proven by the fact that he kicked my ass), but the dramatic effects it has was also pretty obvious.
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Paul
October 25, 2006 at 3:15 pm
A backhanded ass kicking? hmmmm that’s a new one, I’ll look for a video of that! Oh, I just send you those because I know you’re a student of the game, always looking to learn something new, we’ll stick with that
Maureen threatens me with a backhander every once in a while……I wonder if it’s the same thing?
Donna
October 25, 2006 at 3:56 pm
What would you guys do without Pool…would ye find somethin’ more interesting to do or talk about??? Just wonderin’. And Paul, Maureen is probably talkin’ about a backhanded ass kicking, but not in respects to Pool…I’m with her…
Steve
October 25, 2006 at 4:20 pm
Paul? Is that you Paul? You fixed your popup problem?
Paul
October 25, 2006 at 7:47 pm
Yeah, it kept giving me a “uts” error…..
Paul
October 25, 2006 at 7:57 pm
Donna, Donna, Donna, Steve had to come over last night to support the school…..the cue just followed him, I swear!
ChrisO
October 30, 2006 at 5:07 pm
if you didn’t have pool, there’s always World Of Warcraft! i’m sure Donna would love you for THAT!