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$ecrets2aChampion's Touch & CueBall Control + Wisdom from Nick Varner's Legendary Coach Hal Mix💪

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Hal Mix was Nick Varner's 1989 traveling coach when Nick won 11 Professional Tournaments IN A ROW.
Hal loved talking about advanced pocket billiard techniques so we hit it off and when we were at tournaments together we'd usually meet for coffee or lunch and Hal would share his wisdom much to my appreciation.
One day he told me he wanted to show me something on the table and he had a twinkle in his eye.....this showed me whatever he had in mind he was passionate about and would be well worth my time.....this was an understatement, what he shared filled in some gaps in my knowledge and proved to be Priceless!
In honor of Hal who is no longer with us I'm going to pass on this knowledge to you and ask that you like, share and pass it to friends and family that love pool as much as Hal and myself.
The Game is the Teacher 💪
www.masteringpocketbilliards.com
Special thanks to Chad Godfrey at Speakeazy Billiards in Sanford NC for helping me out with the camera work

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Комментарии : 48

@xannith9533 9 месяцев назад

I would just like to say, CJ is a true gentleman. One of the best people in pool.

@Nathan-xb4yg 9 месяцев назад

I've been a fan of yours for years CJ, please keep the videos coming I love um!!!. 🇺🇲💪

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Nathan, I appreciate you! 💪

@cliffhart7673 9 месяцев назад

Now you're talking about the "feel" part of the game! I love it! Excellent little video.

@johnhester4024 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the information nobody else really teaches.

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

It's amazing how far behind the teaching is in this country compared to Europe and Asia - I had to go to Canada to learn some of the most important techniques I teach....thanks and play well my friend 💪

@jaydee2620 5 месяцев назад

Wow this is some heavy stuff here

@jaynorris3631 9 месяцев назад

I really like your touch of inside videos. I find I feel more in control if I do it.

@itsmyluckyday6934 9 месяцев назад

Well my HAL MIX Story is I actually met him at Chalkers Billiards in San Francisco California around and approximately 1995,or1996 he was doing a seminar that cost $125 to attend , what's like approximate 20 to 30 people attending ,then Hal broke us down in pairs to watch us play ,He actually told me that my stroke was too short he specifically said it looked like Allan Hopkins he told me I never make it with that stroke, well I took it to Heart I actually really developed a great stroke so much so I think the only player I've seen better probably was the late Larry Nevel.

@richardb6510 9 месяцев назад

Correct.. Pop shots are also accurate and consistent on bar tables. One of the reasons I suffered with bar table dogging balls. I was on the road with Louie and patterned my stroke after him.. Thanks for your lessons. Richard B... I was also the guy who in 1973 took Louie to the hypnotist and helped make the tape.

@ruabadfish2oou 9 месяцев назад

Let's hear more about the tape. Any current youtube videos that are similar?

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

Yes, they are vital on bar tables - watch how SKY W plays on the bar rag, he POPs just about everything - so did Matlock, Omaha John and of course Earl and Louie were Poppers.....Louie may have Popped too many! 😎

@tylertkelley6779 5 месяцев назад

Like the way you mention these interesting and ultimately curious players. One question I have always wondered, why does/is the pop-stroke made infinitely more precise, when wrap hand applies downward pressure on ferrule hand w/ an open bridge. i.e. sorted this when younger w/ a 21 oz one piece mapleleaf on dirty marginal Bar-Boxes(Bay Cities etc.)? Thank you in advance; you have a way of sparking interest!

@9Ballr 9 месяцев назад

I don't think Nick won 11 pro tournaments in a row in 1989, I think he won 11 tournaments (out of 22) for the year. Still probably the greatest one-year tournament success any pro player has ever had.

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

You may want to double check that, it's possible he won 9 in a row but I remember 11....as you said either way it was an incredible feat and Nick would probably get credit to Hal Mix.....maybe I'm being presumptuous .

@jeffreyyoungblood7438 6 месяцев назад

Fedor Gorst seems to extend on every shot and he's one of the most accurate out there....

@cjwiley1541 5 месяцев назад

He follows the ball a lot, I'd recommend watching Shane, Sky and Filler to see what I'm referring to.

@avolution33pr2 9 месяцев назад

My best pop stroke always beats my extended stroke…better pocketing accuracy for sure…I find my best pop comes from my wrist with just the right grip pressure to allow a nice quick flick…whereas my extended stroke has a slower flick with an elbow drop after contact…I use my extended stroke for stronger draw and follow but mostly pop the rest of the time…love the way you think the game CJ

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

That's correct, both are important but I try to Pop every Shot possible and play shape for them as well

@johnronan5478 9 месяцев назад

Appreciate the pop vs extend on deflection! I always thought it was the opposite with the pop deflecting more. I have a table plan to run out there soon and test

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

Yes many players have this backwards, that's my incentive to show what my experience is - a level cue will also cause unwanted deflection so I usually have a sight angle down or up but only level on slow rolled shots.

@johnronan5478 9 месяцев назад

@@cjwiley1541 Thank you for the angle down or up comment too. Makes sense!

@starlingbuckley5318 9 месяцев назад

Very informative

@santiagomolinareina4405 9 месяцев назад

Hello CJ! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, experience and adventures with us. I fell in love with pool saddly quite late, when I was 26, i’m 32 now. I’ve made some progress, I try to educate myself watching videos like yours and practicing (not as often as I would like too) However i feel stucked. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thanks in advance and thanks again for your videos

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

My main instructional videos are on my private website - the section called Precision Pool Drills will speed up your progress, there's also advanced videos about Banking and creating a 3 Part Pocket System using the Touch of Inside technique.....lots of free stuff on this channel as well, I share as much as players can handle and will continue to raise the bar as high as possible. The Game is the Teacher 💪

@valentenicoletti3622 9 месяцев назад

Hi c.j ....i was thinking about pool , like i allways do ....i thing that nobody speak about is the mental state you should play pool ......you must to be crazy 🤣, if you are not , is really difficult to be a good player ....i saw the old interview from eddy taylor.....i was " dreaming " about pool all the time 😇 ! Have a nice day

@cjwiley1541 8 месяцев назад

I've discussed this mental state in some past videos - it's a fascinating subject for sure!

@sdickinson5234 9 месяцев назад

It seems like modern players all have that long bridge and long stroke and follow through while old time players from the 70's and earlier placed their bridge hand closer to the cue ball and had a short to medium follow through. Mosconi had a short stroke and especially Allen Hopkins looked like he was just poking the cue ball. A player at my league last week asked my advice because his cue tip would dip to the left at the end of his follow through, like the last inch, and he's a short guy using a long stroke. I said try moving your bridge hand two inches closer and just shoot with the straight part of your stroke. It helps me a lot on long straight in shots to shorten my bridge and stroke then it's like you really can't miss it.

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

Watch Shane Van B more carefully and you'll see his bridge is longer because he holds the cue at the very back, but his follow through is relatively short, 3-5 inches is his average and he even Recoils on some shots and doesn't follow through.....same with SKY Woodward, his follow through, and stance is almost exactly what I've taught for many years.....people seem to be brainwashed about the follow through being long and it has hurt many player's games.....same with the loose grip, most stronger players use a firmer grip these days.

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

@user-ym1km4rj2l 9 месяцев назад

Hi CJ. I had a question I have been wanting to ask you. I remember listening to your road story when you were in Minneapolis and at Gentleman Jim's pool hall. I used to play there a lot in my youth during the late 70's and early 80's. It brought back so many great memories of that place. I was friends with a lot of the players who used to hang out there. I remember in your story of a great black player who used to play there. I was wondering if you were talking about a player who we used to call JW? His real name was John Williams. He was an incredible player. I remember people saying it was like he had his hands on the balls when he was in dead stroke. Thanks for the stories. Steve

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

Yes I think so....he had a brother that played well too.

@jazonc73 9 месяцев назад

Cj you are talking about aligning using your ultimate aiming system for the 4 types of alignment right? Do you still use it or mainly toi? I have used both and had some success but i cant get myself to commit on any one system… too much information overload i think.. Anyways great information in this one.. 😊 Are you coming out to California anytime soon. Would love some one on one lessons..

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

I figured out how to just use two alignment positions and 4 angles off each alignment, so 8 total angles - to do this it's vital to be aligned correctly and understand the footwork. Like any other structure, your pool game needs a strong and precise foundation then the aiming is easy and it's mostly feel and touch not anything visual....I probably won't be back to California in the near future.

@roysmith8703 9 месяцев назад

Hey cj are you still playing any tournaments?

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

I went to the tournament 10 days ago in Roanoke but it was more of a scouting situation, I wanted to see exactly what the best players are doing.....it was well worth the trip but I went 3/2 in event - I'm going to start competing more especially in the gambling department.

@brettmeyer8699 9 месяцев назад

Since the cue tip is only in contact with the CB for a small fraction of a second before the CB is sent on its way, how does the CB "know" whether your stroke only extended 2 inches (pop) or 6 inches?

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

It's not about the contact it's about speed control and tempo, that's what you must have control of to perform your best. Most players follow through further than they should which amplifies misses And it's more difficult to precisely control the cueball. I developed a game that was world class level by primarily using the POP Stroke with a Touch of Inside - this enabled me to focus on Tempo and cue extension to get the cue ball "on a string" - I've played Efren several times and we do basically the same thing - the cueball appears to float into position because it has no after-contact spin.

@roymartin3358 9 месяцев назад

@@cjwiley1541Thus being Much More Consistent… “The Game Is The Teacher”

@antondeannova7016 9 месяцев назад

Hy cj can you show me how abaut your grib ??? I see your grib diffrn.

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

I'm getting ready to show that and much more on my next videos - thanks

@johncrawford4382 9 месяцев назад

Hi cj im new to pool whats a touch of inside mean

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

I cue everything a hair to the inside , a detailed explanation is on my RU-vid channel in the instructional category or if you want the 90 min video it's at www.cjwiley.com with over 15 hours of stuff for less than $10

@johncrawford4382 9 месяцев назад

Thanks cj

@ghettoasfuckxp 9 месяцев назад

CJ what do u think about Hal Houle and Stan Shuffet claiming Efren uses CTE aiming system, Hal told people he taught Efren the system and Stan said Efren and Filipinos use it, the crazy part about this is Efrens best game was in the 70’s before even even came to to U.S

@cjwiley1541 9 месяцев назад

At the highest levels we can aim any way we prefer, it's the alignment that's most important. The way I play there's 2 alignment positions and 8 angles, 4 off the center/center alignment and 4 off the center to edge alignment - over time and practice it's not difficult to repeat those angles....I also use a Touch of Inside and the 3 Part Pocket System to maximize my margin of error which seems to increase pocket size (and confidence).