APA Dr. Cue Instruction - Dr. Cue Pool Lesson 16: Stop Shot Practice

http://www.poolplayers.com - Dr. Cue Pool Lesson 16: Stop Shot Practice - The awesome nature of the "stop shot" can be used for pinpoint cue ball control and as a valuable tool for accurate carom shots. Stopping the cue ball "on a dime", so to speak, for any straight in shot requires hitting the right spot on the cue ball with the correct speed for a respective distance between the cue ball and the object ball. Rule of thumb -- for longer stop shots, one must hit the cue ball lower and / or increase the speed applicable to the shot.

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[zacthegreek]

Great video!!!That is a very nice poolroom you have there!

[rrockklobsterr]

my favourite lesson of all!

[yukokotube]

Nice trainning tip.

[manningcues]

@TheFairOH When playing pool you shouldn't have to up or lower your power for a stop shot within 4 diamonds of distance. Please subscribe to my channel as I will be uploading a new video on Stop shots in the next week or so. I will show you how to calculate your tip location based on the diamond distance using the same stroke. not upping or lowering your power :)

[TheFairOH]

@manningcues You are the only person that agrees with me! i can't make anything when i try this shot

[100percentoMessicano]

very good pool lessons!

[manningcues]

Measuring a stop shot can be done using the diamonds. You don't have to increase or decrease you power. Using the diamonds to measure distance can determine tip location. This can also be used for calculating shape ahead and back. increasing you speed and power can easily cause you to miss your stop shot as you will not have a consistent stroke. This video is informative however, I would not recommend learning this technique as it will cause inconsistencies.

[AllieXii]

I think it's important to know how/why the cue ball stops. It MUST be sliding when it makes contact. If it's spinning or rolling you wont get a true stop. Practicing with a stripe if you don't have the fancy cue ball in this video will help animate the effect. I hope this helps someone because this is one of the most important shots in the game.

[dv713]

This is a good explanation of a stop shot showing the difference of how distance effects how hard and low you have to hit the cue to stop it. Different cloth and how clean the cloth is has a big effect on this shot. You have to adjust to different table conditions.

[gangstaonetime32]

i hate these people who always have somethin smart to say bout these pool videos..got news for you, fucc off! go criticize yo own self

[SirNoobs]

@dorismash1 What you did was a drag shot; the cueball skids for a while and then it picks up forward roll before contact with the object ball, thus causing the cueball to have the same effects as follow. To achieve stop, you have to make sure the cueball is sliding when making contact.

And like you said, it was a long shot: the longer the shot, the more speed you need and the lower you need to cue to achieve stop. Also a good follow through stroke helps.

[dorismash1]

Great video! But I still need to know what I'm doing wrong, that when I make a long stop shot, after the cue hits my object ball, it stops spinning backward and starts rolling forward following the object ball (which has caused me to scratch on the 8, like too many times to count).