"Beginner
Forward's Pull Shot"
...1.
Position of the Rod and Ball..
Push the three man rod all the way against the far wall. ( this forces
the defense to cover a larger portion of the hole, than as if you set it
up on the middle dot, and thus gives you more holes to choose from in
picking your shooting hole) Turn the man's foot down perpendicular to the
playing surface. Now Place the ball snug up against the Man directly
underneath the bar. Then move
the ball and turn the 3 Rod a little to the left about 1/16-1/2 inch . Now
your ball is set and your bar is cocked set to your preference
..""Mark that spot in your mind over over over and over...set it
up this way every every every time. place an imaginary red dot on the
table centering the ball to that SET COCKED POSITION."""(no
space should be between the man's foot and the ball. This will prevent the
ball from starting off at the wrong lateral moving angle as you start the
lateral movement in pulling the ball towards you..
...2. Wrap your hand around the handle.. make sure the V between
your thumb and pointing finger is pointing towards the ceiling...Grip is
about the same as griping a Baseball Bat. Not too tight so as to not tense
the muscles up, but tight enough to execute the back swing, strike, and
follow through. The insides of your thumb and the insides of your fingers
are the pressure points for griping the rod handle, starting the back
swing, and controlling the shot. Your wrapped thumb and palm are important
in helping to follow through properly.
...3. Your thumb should be wrapped around the handle,
slightly bent down, and pointing at the floor. Many beginners make the
mistake of laying their thumb on top or on the side of the handle pointed
toward the far side wall of the table. The thumb position is important and
will allow you to properly do a closed hand pull shot, thus giving you
more control of where your shot is going and to properly follow through.
...4. Do not develop the bad habit of doing an open handed pull shot.
An open handed Pull Shot ( Refers to the back swing and striking portion
of the shot) Open Hand is when you start the backstroke of the man, to
position the man in place to start the downward stroke to strike the ball,
you roll the man back by pushing your hand down as you start the reverse
motor cycle rev. But instead of controlling the palm roll naturally as
your wrapped thumb causes your wrist to lock up at peak position in the
cocked back swing position , you quickly remove your thumb from the handle
and wind up the back swing a little deeper. This allows you to *Happy
Gilmore hack* at the ball and slam it harder at an uncontrollable
unstylish speed...BUT...This is a bad bad bad bad habit because it causes
(1) you to loose some control and allows the defense a little more time
and a better read on where your shot might be going, thus giving a better
chance for the defense to block your shot or you a greater chance at mis-executing the shot.
...5. Learn the closed hand pull shot, throw strikes , be
patient, speed will come sooner than you think. Then when the speed
comes it will be controlled speed. Start out like a Little League pitcher
throwing the ball over the plate (shoot on the goal) and speed will come
later as your mind starts to memorize the stroke. It takes different
amounts of time for different people's Brain to Memorize the stroke, but
keep practicing it and eventually it becomes as easy as riding a bike.
...6. Pick three holes to shoot at.
...6.A. straight hole. position the ball to the SET COCKED
POSITION; No lateral movement: reverse motor cycle rev to start, do the
back swing, cock the back swing, raising the man off the ball, pull the
rod towards you over the ball about a ball's length, snap your wrist and
strike the ball dead on straight into the hole.
...6.B. Big middle Dot Hole: position the ball to the SET
COCKED POSITION; start the lateral movement and pull the ball towards you
slowly, keeping your man snug on the ball during this lateral pulling
movement, then just before you get to the middle dot , do a palm roll
*reverse motor cycle rev* to start, do the back swing, cock the back
swing, raising the man off the ball, pull the rod towards you over the
ball about a ball's length, then snap your wrist and strike the ball dead
on straight into the hole. After striking the ball follow through by
pushing the rod a little back towards the far wall after completing your
stroke sort of like a baseball batter follows through after a swing. The
follow through is important for squaring the ball off. The man's foot
should end up in the up position after the shot, sort of like a golfer or
baseball batter ends up in the upswing position after their shot or swing.
...6.C. Long Hole.. 2 dots past the Middle Hole. Big middle
Dot Hole: position the ball to the SET COCKED POSITION; start the lateral
movement and pull the ball towards you slowly, keeping your man snug on
the ball during this lateral movement, then just before you get to the 2nd
dot past the Big Middle dot, do a palm roll *reverse motor cycle rev* to
start, do the back swing, cock the back swing, raising the man off the
ball, pull the rod towards you over the ball about a ball's length, then
snap your wrist and strike the ball dead on straight into the hole. After
striking the ball follow through by pushing the rod a little back towards
the far wall after completing your stroke sort of like a baseball batter
follows through after hitting a home run. The follow through is important
for squaring the ball off. The man's foot should end up in the up position
after the shot, sort of like a golfer or baseball batter ends up in the
upswing position after their shot or swing. Sometimes the longer the hole
you are shooting the more follow through you will need, just like a golfer
tends to have a little more follow through after hitting a drive (long
hole) , and a little less follow through after hitting a rolling chip(
middle hole), and as well respectively, even less follow through after a
putt (straight hole)
...7. After developing controlled speed, then you can tackle the
next stage in using a bigger portion of your vision to read the moving
defense picking which hole to shoot.
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