how to play play billiards, de serie americaine

[timen1986]

Prachtige sfeer, biertjes, lekker kletsen en snacken met z'n allen :P En dat heerlijke geluid van die biljartballen op de achtergrond :) Verder is dit een schitterende serie

[BommeltjeNL]

Je had het wel mis met je 10.000 keer bekeken worden.

Het zijn er inmiddels 130.000 keer :)

Mooie video, vooral met die cafégeluiden op de achtergrond :)

[MrJohnny9187]

best skill I have seen,I like this,I wana learn this skill,but.....

[SalemStorm]

That's funny.

I laughed too when he turned the corner

[nNorthWestern]

amazing control !!! beautiful

[chicknoob2010]

It's look very easy but when i try to do the same way it's very difficult to control the power of your hand .... omg =)) it's so hard ! Thank for sharing !

[LUISNAVARRO01]

The masters make difficult things look easy. Congratulations, I enjoyed this very much.

[yerbasgerrard]

muy bueno

[beaverdamz]

This is the best *De Serie Americanie* I've seen so far. It looks easy but It's realy hard and take lots of time to practice. I did try to play this style before and could not control the balls. I would like to learn this technique and improve my skill. (Is there anything that can help me to learn this style?)...and thanks to Mr. Van Hooff.

[pistolpeeroy]

@beaverdamz NO

[beaverdamz]

This is the best *De Serie Americanie* I've seen so far. It looks easy but It's realy hard and take lots of time to practice. I did try to play this style before and could not control the balls. I would like to learn this technique and improve my skill. (Is there anything that can help me to learn this style?)...and thanks to Mr. Van Hooff.

[fastkoeke]

Superfilmpje!

Prachtige serie.

Een natte droom voor iedere

amateur-biljartliefhebber

om dit te kunnen.

[Thomdevill]

@fastkoeke Dat zovizo,

Vooral het gelul op de achtergrond is prachtig. Doet me denken aan me eigen biljartclub.

[sikcaesar]

So beautiful, you can see why they made balkline restrictions. Wonderful upload. Very few videos show thorough rail nurses. I don't know what serie americaine means. Is that French or Flemish? I'm guessing rail nurse playing straight rail, but who knows?

[CarnalDiafragma]

Ik heb zojuist een serie van 110 bij ankerkader 57/2 meegemaakt. In die wedstrijd zijn ze er ook van 250 geweest. Het ziet er inderdaad zo gemakkelijk uit, maar als je het dan zelf gaat proberen is het dromen al snel voorbij :P

Mooi filmpje trouwens :D

[stephancastricum]

Maar een serie van 110 ankerkader is ook prachtig. Bedankt voor de leuke reactie:)

[ForFackSake]

de 10000 komen eraan ^^ mooie demonstratie, en het lijkt idd zo makkelijk maar het valt nog vies tegen

[xantiafan]

Inderdaad: bedankt voor de demonstratie! Wat ziet het er simpel uit als je het ziet, en wat valt het tegen als gewone stervelingen zoals ik al na een carambole of 5 weer moeten gaan rappeleren... Blijven oefenen, en dan wordt het misschien ooit nog wat :-)

In ieder geval nogmaals dank voor de goede upload!

[DramaSana]

Im from holland im 12 years old im not bad but not good in biljart im practicing now i want to play in the holland champion chip

[postmenvn]

u need complete basic skill and then u maybe practice series

[breackonthrough]

I am stunnished lol! first time in my whole life that i watch the american series properly executed and with that score, maybe a 100 points or more was that run that looks so easy but is one of the most dificult things to do on earth hehe, what an amazing material, congratilations both, to Mr. van Hooff for the exquisit playing and for you stephancastricum to share with all of us, the nearest thing to this was a petter debaker 150 balckline run on a video, this was superb, moi bal mijn vriend!

[Addepat]

Prachtig gespeeld!

[papadopoulinho]

wow he is fantastic indeed!!!!!!!

[formaline2004]

That would be a privilege. I would love to learn. My name is Peter and may be visiting from Australia in September, I will keep you posted Stephan.

[formaline2004]

It does not look easy, I have tried it ( very badly) on an English billiards table, but have not seen it done so fluently before. I would love to visit this place when next I am in the Netherlands in September. What is the name of the Room?...and thanks again to both you and Mr van Hooff for this superb exhibition of a lifetime's work. It is truly beautiful.

[stephancastricum]

Thank you very much for the nice compliments. I hope we can meet you in September and maybe learn this technique to you! We are playing every friday night in: de Stetweg 41/1, 1901 JD, Castricum.

[formaline2004]

Hello Stephan, You may recall I responded to this video of Mr van Hooff saying I may be in the Netherlands in September. As planned I will be in Amsterdam next week and would love to meet you and Mr van Hooff at de Stetweg 41/1, 1901 JD, Castricum. Is there a usual time that you play. I would love to learn a little more about De Serie Americaine.

[formaline2004]

Amazing skills. thank you so much for posting this very instructional piece. Who is the player and where was it videoed? Somewhere in the Netherlands I guess. Why is it called "De Serie Americaine''. Is this or was this style of carom originally American?

[stephancastricum]

This player is Mr van Hooff. He was one of the best billiard players in Holland. He is still playing on a high level but not anymore for big tournements. This video was made in a small town near Amsterdam called Castricum. The style of his play is called americaine, This is the best style to make a lot of points. It looks easy but it is very difficult. I dont know why it is called like that. try wikipedia. Thank you for your reaction!

[entertainerthe]

The technique called "Americana Series" was invented in Canada in late 1800 by brothers Joseph and Cyrille Dion and was officially launched in Europe the first time in April 1880 in Paris during the epic match of free French Carom held for the World supremacy between the French Champion Maurice Vignaux and.........................-c­ont-

[entertainerthe]

...........the American George F. Slosson (So here is where does the term "American series") which, during the early stages of the match, after ups and downs, managed to capture the basic position of the series getting a significant number of points and taking far ahead of his opponent . -cont-

[entertainerthe]

Legend has it that the Great Vignaux, in contrast to the stunned audience watched the American player to continue uninterruptedly with his shots, conversely observed carefully the technique of his opponent's game, so that during the night without interruption he trained with his coach and next day, the resumption of the match, managed to achieve a record 1451 points in one shot, leaving the U.S. froze in his chair and triumphantly won the match.