20% Project Week 9

Week 9:

        This week I played but I did not have my camera to film so I just played in a tournament instead. This weeks term that really made my tournament failure was the safety game. Safety is called before you take your shot  and it means that you are calling no pocket and you want to give your opponent the worst opportunity on his/her next shot. My opponents this week gave me the worst shots because I had the advantage when they have 3 balls left and I'm on the 8 ball. This caused me to go 1-2 because of ball in hand when I never made contact with the ball. Ball in hand is when you make no contact on your shot or you hit your opponent's ball. When using the safety shot you need to think about your opponent's next shot and how you can prevent him from making it.

20% Project: Week 8

Week 8:

         This weeks pool terms of the week is angled which is when the corner of the pocket prevents the player from shooting the cue ball directly at your target ball. This weekend I was playing against my dad angled kicked my butt because every time he shot the ball near mine he ended up blocking most of my shots. Once I started to get irritated I just started smacking the ball around the table which is something I do not recommend . But my progression towards my complete video is getting there because I am possibly going to film this weekend. Hopefully everything works when uploading and I do not lose any visual or audio in the film. Hopefully when I film I will not get stuck behind the "angled game" because then it will not be towards my benefit because a nice easy game would be better than wasting time worrying about how am I going to get around the "angled game".

20% Project Week 7

Week 7:

      This week for my 20% Project I wanted to go and play pool. I have decided to start making a word of the week every blog post that I do that is relative to pool. This week's word is BALANCE POINT: balance point is defined as the point on a cue at which it would remain level if held by a single support, usually about 18" from the butt end of the cue.  I was completely busy this weekend from going to my dad's house and my brother's birthday on Monday. So instead of playing pool I instructed some of my friends over XBOX how to play pool and they said themselves that i'm a great verbal teacher. So when I am filming next week I find a way to upload it and share it with my class to show how much progress I have made. So in this video I will include how to break when starting the game and make sure you have your balance point down so that when you go to apply some power you don't miss and have the ball fly off the table and almost hit somebody. Trust me its almost happened 5-10 times.

20% Project Week 6

Week 6:

      Well I took an extra week off to tape my video and everything went wrong. I thought I hit record and I positioned the camera perfectly and for 10 minutes I was talking and giving tips. When I went back to look at the footage I hit play and guess what happens. I wasted my time "recording and talking" for nothing because my time had run out at my table. So I was kind of disappointed of what happened so I will go back in a few weeks to redo my video and hope to get the video and extra audio added. So I was pretty disappointed at what happened so due to my disappointment I'll add extra tips and maybe even some secrets that I have to progress your skills. My secret has enabled myself to play in multiple tournaments and I have been able to beat tough opponents because you need to play defense. If there is no shot don't just hit it hoping to make it but block their shots so it makes it harder on them.

20% Project Week 5

Week: 5

        This week while I was making my finishing touches on what will be the content in my video. While putting these finishing touches in I got an idea on how to insert some music and make it more enjoyable. In the mean time I am deciding whether or not to include audio into this video to help give more tips on how to improve skills. Now I have begun to put the material in order such as deciding what is the easiest and to the more difficult skills. When applying these skills to playing you will be able to increase your playing skills. These skills, when applied are great when in a friendly competition because you can share the information given in the video as helpful tips to increase playing potential. I plan to insure that this video will be good enough that my classmates will like it and have a complete understanding of how to apply the basics of pool. “I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you handle the cue properly, you drive with more finesse.” – Juan Manuel Fangio. As Juan says you don't  need to apply full power to every shot but ensure that it is hit hard enough that the ball still has movement and that you have correct placement.

20% Project Week 3

Week 3:

           This week for my 20% Project I worked on the basis for my video. When working on the basis of my video I will be showing how to instruct the basics of putting spin on the ball and how to hit the ball. When hitting the ball you need to put some forward or backward spin. When you want to put forward spin on it you need to hit the top of the ball. When adding backspin on the ball you want to hit the bottom of the ball enough to let me ball roll back on you. When hitting the ball you don't want to supply all your power to each hit, you want to use half power to get the best game out of it. When placing the ball you need to apply the correct amount of power and spin to the ball. When you try to run the table you need to focus on the harder shots and not to the easy shots. When working on this you need to think about placement on the ball instead of making the shot.

20% Project Week 2

Week 2:

      This week for my 20% Project I worked on putting the specifics of what would be in my video to help people learn how to play. The basis of my video will be the fundamentals of pool playing. When I start to film this video, my goal is to show how to hold the pool cue, where to hit the ball, how to put movement on the cue ball, and how to place the ball. When working on the basis of this video, it will take the persistence to get the footage that I need. It will take a few visits to get the footage I need to complete this video. Once I complete the video I will make a sequel video for the people that have viewed it. When it is completed I will go back and add audio to give tips. When I complete collecting my footage I will post it on Youtube so the world can see.

20% Project Week 1

Week 1:

This week for my 20% Project, I worked on my plan to decide what to put in my video. What I plan to put in my video for the introductory on how to play Pool. What would be included in this video is just the basics on how to shoot and put certain spin on the ball. These basics could get you really involved with your family while having some family competition. Some other things that would be included in this video is how to break, apply chalk to your cue stick correctly and show how to put placement on the ball. This video will help people to learn how to play pool and have friendly competition with others. Once I post this video I will start to make more complicated videos of higher difficulty shots and tricks. These will improve your playing skills by a mile just by practicing and persistence.