Dr. Dave demonstrates shots, techniques, and drills that can help you improve your accuracy and consistency when using backspin to create controlled draw shots.
Contents:
0:00 – Intro
0:16 – Technique
2:10 – Low and Slow is the Way to Go
4:32 – Draw Distance Control with Low Tip
7:07 – Draw Distance Control with Tip Height
7:59 – Stun-Back Control
9:12 – Draw Distance Visualization
11:00 – Long Power Draw
12:16 – Wrap Up
Supporting Resources:
– draw resource pages: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/draw/
– draw technique advice: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/draw/advice-and-drills/
– “Top 10 SECRETS of a Good DRAW/Backspin/Screw-Back SHOT” video: https://youtu.be/5WPOf3ECEe4
– speed control advice resource page: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/speed/advice/
– “Top 10 Speed Control Tips and Drills” video: https://youtu.be/5yR2OpCCchc
– power draw technique advice: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/draw/power/
– Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS): https://drdavebilliards.com/veps/
– “How to Master STUN BACK and STUN RUN THROUGH” video: https://youtu.be/LpoCliLo5Tg
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Contents:
0:00 – Intro
0:16 – Technique
2:10 – Low and Slow is the Way to Go
4:32 – Draw Distance Control with Low Tip
7:07 – Draw Distance Control with Tip Height
7:59 – Stun-Back Control
9:12 – Draw Distance Visualization
11:00 – Long Power Draw
12:16 – Wrap Up
Supporting Resources:
– draw resource pages: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/draw/
– draw technique advice: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/draw/advice-and-drills/
– “Top 10 SECRETS of a Good DRAW/Backspin/Screw-Back SHOT” video: https://youtu.be/5WPOf3ECEe4
– speed control advice resource page: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/speed/advice/
– “Top 10 Speed Control Tips and Drills” video: https://youtu.be/5yR2OpCCchc
– power draw technique advice: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/draw/power/
– Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS): https://drdavebilliards.com/veps/
– “How to Master STUN BACK and STUN RUN THROUGH” video: https://youtu.be/LpoCliLo5Tg
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Hey Dr. David,
It's been a fantastic journey following your content for the past few years, and I've learned so much from your insightful teachings.
I've got an exciting idea for a future video that I think would be a real hit with your audience. How about recording yourself in a real game situation, playing against either other instructors or skilled pool players? It would be incredible to see you in action and witness firsthand how you apply the strategies and techniques you've been teaching us. Imagine if you could comment on the recording, sharing your thoughts and strategies for every shot you make! That would be an absolute game-changer.
I truly believe this kind of content would be beneficial for all of us aspiring pool players. It's one thing to learn the theory, but seeing it put into practice in a real game scenario would take our understanding to a whole new level.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my suggestion. Your dedication to your viewers is what makes your channel stand out, and I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing more awesome content from you. Keep up the fantastic work!
From minute 10 to 11…. LISTEN CAREFULLY… THEN LISTEN AGAIN! THIS is the only thing you need to master backspin!
Hello Dr. Dave, I have a question: When playing a long roll shot without any side spin, where great accuracy is required and the long distance makes it that every slide is fully converted to a full forward roll, what would be the best spot to hit the cue ball?
I usually play high, thinking I want the cue ball to roll anyway. On the other hand playing low could be better, since the higher speed while sliding will reduce the impact of cloth unevenness. But maybe playing a center ball is best, since I could imagine it's easier to play a straight shot with no spin there. What is correct?
I feel like it could be my cue but I tend to miscue a lot on draw shots or even jump them from time to time I’m also only 6 months into learning could definitely be a form or stroke issue thanks for all the great videos !
Nice video. Man, I want to draw it like an engineering professor . . .
As always, excellent!
Per Dr. Dave a does of good medicine, any one can do what Dr. Dave dose.
Only strung to doing like Dr. Dave is simple all you need fo is practice.😮
Great tip for low aim / slow speed for stop shots, I've been doing it like this for as long as I can remember but I never had a good reason to do it this way. The long distance power draw shots are still on my bucket list though, the best I can manage is a stop shot and the best draw so far is 3 – 4 diamonds and have the cue ball draw back 2-3 diamonds. I'll keep practicing! I'll just go by the mantra "draw for show, follow for dough" 😉
Where can I buy the circular markings for the balls?
Loose grip, loose grip, loose grip, loose grip
A mental trick for me is to actually visualise and feel the rotations on the ball as I am hitting it.
As a cricket player , I usually bowl with spin so I have pretty decent gut feel of the rotations on the ball as and when I grip and leave it from my hand.
Similarly, when I try to play the draw shot I genuinely try to "be the ball" and visualise how many rotations I should impart and feel through the shot to see if it happens the same way.
They say envy is not good, but what the hell – I am envious of players with really good draw power and accuracy. Having a good draw shot that can be controlled just opens so many more position and pattern play opportunities. I do not have a good draw shot that I can depend on, but the other day, in a pool hall playing a good player I decided to not let the draw shot intimidate me.
My opponent scratched, but from where my last ball was I could really only hit a draw shot over half the table to get on the eight. I ended up hitting the shot absolutely perfect and won the game and match. Any other shot to get on the eight would have been extremely difficult because of the traffic – but this draw shot was the obvious choice and something I probably could not have hit properly just a few months ago.
The ability to draw consistently and accurately is super important to being a good player. Excellent video here and I will continue to work on the drills shown here. Winning is a lot of fun.
Biggest struggle in my game at this point.
Are you no longer a professer at Colorado State University?
That just blew my mind.. I can't wait to try this out… i have been shooting stop shots so wrong…..
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑫𝒓 𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒖𝒔 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒔 & 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒔… 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅 & 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆. 𝑳𝒆𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 🇿🇦
Great video Dave, It covers all of the technical aspects.
At the end, you were talking about shooting to stun past the object ball in order to get draw. This is the way I shoot and I think it is the end goal for everybody for the following reasons.
Using a combination of aiming past the object ball and varying how far down I hit the cue ball. I should be able to get a stun shot from any legitimate spot on the table. (I don't usually vary my bridge length because a lot of times it is bound by the shot I am shooting.)
Once someone learns how those two things work together they can target any point with whatever speed is needed for your shot. I call that point the flip over point (fop). It is the point where cueball is sliding, so if the fop is at the object ball, it is a stun shot.
Sometimes I want to stay very close to center ball and hit harder, even from across the table, because I get less deflection and speed kills action. Other times I want to hit really low and really slow and maybe even throw.
I'm sure you already understand all of this but I have found a trap that is easy to fall into when shooting this way. So I wanted to mention it in case you have not thought of it.
The FOP becomes the target in your head. If you are shooting a straight shot and are targeting 6in past the cue ball you should have no problems, but if you have an angled shot the FOP is not on the same line, it moves to the right as you cut to the left. And if the FOP is target in your head before you get down it's very likely that it's also the target for your transition. So if you don't very deliberately pick the right spot, you will set your body up on the wrong line.
And if your body is on the wrong line, the entire shot becomes bad.
Thanks Dave! It also seems as if the miscue limit changes depending on cloth conditions. Is there any truth to that? I find that when I play on a local bar box, the cloth grabs a lot more than my table at home and I can miscue at what seem like very safe tip positions.
1:00 i just realized how hairy her hands are! 🤣
6:20 – Now you’re just showing off. 😁
I accidentally drew the cue ball back into a pocket on a ball in hand during league last week.
Salamat sa mga tips ❤❤
Good tips. Through enough practice, you dont need to consciously think of tip position or speed of your forward swing