Trying Jennifer Barretta's 3-Rail Kick System | Your Average Pool Player Live

[@dhirajpallin2572]

Jennifer seems like a good teacher, she has a good eye for seeing what Rollie is doing wrong with his technique regarding the spin.

[@pugsnhogz]

She also seems really chill and honest with her communication, I'd definitely take a lesson or 10

[@casewhite5048]

she would be great to play against

[@grannygrammar6436]

Dhiraj, Well said. She's great. I'm studying Chinese at the moment, and it's a real problem teaching my teacher how to teach. The dummy is really great at telling me an answer is wrong, but that's obvious. What I want to know is, what sort of thinking would have prevented me from making the mistake in the first place? For writing, once you've got stroke-order under control which is pretty easy, this is a matter of two things (mostly, as I understand it so far...), the deep complexity of each stroke and the attitude you bring to bear on it. These really do take a master to understand -- and if you can find that master you can improve everything a great deal in a matter of seconds. I remember the teacher who taught me how to do a horizontal line like 一 years ago (and the roughly eight things involved): she was brilliant, deep, and very very fast and simple. She's also somewhere around colonel-level in the secret police... Jennifer is that sort of master.

[@jdmhlanga]

@@grannygrammar6436 I've been looking at Chinese characters and they really do look like magic ;-)

[@grannygrammar6436]

@@jdmhlanga They are magic. Think of it this way: every character, whether it's mostly meaning-based, a picture, or sound-based, sorta "alphabetic," has a whole history leading down through the years to the present-day meaning. Reading Chinese is like reading English if you also know Latin, Greek, Middle-English, and maybe a few hundred, or a few thousand, other words that have immigrated into English to form the whole yeasty mess/mass. Dopey people suggest the Chinese should abandon the characters and use ABC's instead. To them I say shure, fine. Hell, go the whole hog and just use Morse code. Think digital. Nothing but dots and dashes. It would be binary, right. Uh, make that "rite."

[@corvusmonedulas4895]

"It looks like magic but it's not, it's just knowledge." "That's disgusting."

[@seppstarthebest]

haven't watched the rest of the video, but i'm pretty sure it can't get any better xD

[@hawkwind769]

Next match I win... I'm using this line 🥰

[@nem3732]

well she aint efren

[@zacharysherry2910]

LMAO. (She doesn't seem so disgusting to me. Lol)

[@razzi0718]

Finally.. I’ve been waiting for a “Your average pool player” for so long

[@cristchaesarehg924]

Ohh yeah

[@dalex690]

PolaroidFreak 600 in Rollie’s dreams🤣😂😄

[@outcast_performance]

Did you not watch his video on his channel a few days ago

[@kingcat6089]

😂

[@robertbatista7164]

After 5 minutes on my home table I consistently made this shot on every corner pocket and even pulled off a cut off the rail. Never thought of using the walls in my room as shot points. Brilliant.

[@jbavage8245]

Misses straight shot Me:it's raining outside

[@mjt11860]

lol, sweaty balls.

[@golfingmadeeasy]

Definitely just one of the best pool instructors around. Best looking also.

[@ericshaw7859]

I have used the spot on the wall system before but didn’t realize the way to adapt it up the rail. Thanks for the help. She always seems so kind and genuine. How can one not admire her talent and personality? Great video!

[@MrRevertis]

That thing of being able to just nail a shot like 16:15 first time, perfect, especially with someone watching, or even a crowd. That's not just experience and practice. Obviously those are the most important things, but there's a mental thing too that true performers have, to enter a state where they can put everything else aside, all the people watching, the expectation, the stakes, the potential embarrassment, and just access that skill that they've honed and execute flawlessly. It's awesome and I'm very jealous of it.

[@JerryLee..]

*VERY VERY* true!!

[@jimlamy8702]

you need to do more videos with Jennifer,, she is great, and a great teacher!!

[@darkhorse21xx]

I love it when Jennifer tells me where to put my tip

[@stevefarris9433]

I learned the "spot on the wall" 5 years ago when I bought my pool table. Use it in games with friends and family. After I show them they no longer hold my shots in awe. Had to decide if I wanted to be a friendly teacher or a smug show off. I teach.

[@0bm31770]

Jennifer, that's the best explanation of this technique that I've seen.

[@geraldrob5150]

Kudos for your ability to focus on the video's content while going through a 3.7 earthquake!

[@EGarrett01]

This is the perfect video for the "KZbin 360 feature," where you can look from the reverse angle at what they're seeing. And, like, every actual KZbin 360 video doesn't need it.

[@KAMUIBRAND]

This is a great idea! If we do more in this series, we may do it in 360!

[@BirchWeber]

That's an awesome idea.

[@med8615]

@@KAMUIBRAND dont u give me that "if we do more" bs

[@jimhouse9961]

Do it!

[@kenhall3851]

I've been using and teaching this for years. It is also good for 1 rail and 2 rail kicks shots as well. Jennifer explained it well. If it's raining or highly humid, aim 1/2 diamond down table at the 1.5 vs the 2 diamond (from the corner pocket). An easy way to adjust for your particular stroke, is first shoot the shot from the corner pocket aiming at the 2 diamond. If the cue ball is resting close (within an inch or two) of the first hit rail, the cue ball will shorten up it's angle. So to compensate, identify your spot on the wall, and then aim 2 inches further up the rail. Great lesson and becomes very useful. If you don't want to aim in the distance, shoot the shot first from the corner pocket as Jennifer explained. When it goes 3 rails and into the corner, that is the true line back to the pocket. See where on the rail you had to hit (usually the 2 diamond). now wherever your cue ball is, make a parallel line with the original 'true line' to the first hit rail. Divide the distance from that parallel line and the true line in 1/2 (So if the true line is the 2 diamond and the 1 diamond is the exact parallel line that passes through the cue ball, you would aim at the point that is halfway between the two. So the 1 1/2 spot between the diamonds. If you look at that spot, and extend it out, you will see that you are still pointing at the original spot on the wall. I only say this because some people have issue with aiming off of a table. Great job Jennifer! Should be very useful to a lot of players.

[@christopherpavlicas]

Ken, you're spot on, but let's be real. These techniques improve one's chances dramatically of just hitting the object ball - lol. Jennifer's system is flawed (see my explanation above), but it worked for her in that tournament and in this video for the reasons which I stated. I commend your "on table" advice on how to make the shots work from different positions, and yes, many of us do this subconsciously because we have been playing for so long and just have a feel for it. Jennifer is simply delightful to watch, so I enjoyed the video for that aspect of it, but unfortunately her advice is "unintentionally" misleading and will be frustrating and not very helpful to lesser players. On the contrary, your aiming suggestions are "spot on" (no pun intended- lol) and hopefully will be studied and applied by many of these viewers. I've used them and I know they work. Thanks again, Chris

[@malayaleeking]

I'm a simple man. I see Jennifer Barretta, I click.

[@matthewclark1006]

You’re a simp is what you are.

[@shapeofsoup]

I’ve been using this spot on the wall system, but the masse adjustment never even occurred to me. That is super cool-can’t wait to try it out.

[@darinfoy9525]

masse is striking down on the cue ball, this is just english

[@shapeofsoup]

Darin Foy, watch the whole video.

[@derekbroekhoven5498]

Honestly that was so elegant. And even more incredible she just casually did it

[@Liberallez]

@@darinfoy9525 Not "just english"!! That's like saying aiming over your shoulder while looking in a mirror, is "just shooting."

[@ozzykaniki615]

You are the best Jennifer, can't stop watching this shot over and over again .

[@kenhall3851]

Thanks Jennifer! I've used this method for years and great to see it finally on video. A lot of players will gain from this. Important for players like Rollie who may have a problem seeing OFF the table, they can also just look ON the table by adjusting from the 2 diamond (if that's the correct point for that table). The correct adjustment would be 1/2 half the distance of a parallel line to from the cue ball to the original line (example: if the parallel line from the cue ball is 1 diamond, the adjustment is 1/2 a diamond from your original 2 diamond line). If the cue ball is 1/2 diamond parallel to your original line, the adjustment is 1/4 diamond. As the cueball disappears into a pocket simply adjust 1/2 the distance from the last point you can see the rail and masse. Many players, including some professionals think it is a parallel line adjustment, but it's not. It's 1/2 the distance of the parallel. A parallel shift and you are no longer pointing at the spot on the wall. 1/2 the distance of the parallel and you are!

[@G35Jeff]

Excellent video!! Testing the 3 rail shot is the first shot I try on every table I play on. Combined with the spot on the wall trick, it's a potent weapon and actually a pretty easy shot and looks impressive. She explains it as well as I've ever heard it explained.

[@jasonnieuwenhuis335]

I’m impressed you can stand beside Jennifer Barretta and still be able to speak. She checks all the boxes of hotness!

[@talldave1000]

I have been struggling with this shot for YEARS. Thank you for breaking it down for me. I WILL practice and use this.

[@frazzle657]

She's so professional. Even considering humidity

[@TheSmokeeeey]

😂😂

[@skilz8098]

Yes, you have to. Not just humidity, but temperature, air pressure, and even altitude become factors. If it is damp in the room the cloth on the table will hold some of that moisture making the felt or table slow. If the underlying table is wood, slate or some other material it also makes a difference. There are many things to consider when playing pool. Table size, pocket size, pocket opening sizes. How true or accurate the table is at being level. How fast or slow the table is initially in normal conditions, the balls that are in play and even the length and weight of your stick as well as the condition of your tip. The type of chalk both tip and hand chalk makes a difference too. These are mostly your physical and chemical properties and the existing sitting environment. Then comes the dynamics which are ball control, english, masse, etc. Knowing where to hit the cue ball, how hard to hit it, where to aim, even the steadiness of your stroke before hitting the cue ball are all factors. Many times in shooting pool, it's not just about making the current shot, but also knowing where to put the cue ball for your next shot. If you are not able to set yourself up, then it is good to be able to burry the cue ball not leaving your opponent a shot. However, you might only be able to get away with doing this 1 or 2 times at most in a game against someone who is really good. If they are an excellent player or master, you may not even get a shot, especially if they break!

[@hawkwind769]

It definitely would have been hot in there.

[@abdul-aziezintong8311]

@@hawkwind769 yeah. Definitely hot.

[@omgroma4373]

......... it's easy, it's Just angle 50 system.............

[@williammcdowell3718]

Perfect quote, "It looks like magic, but it is just knowledge." And a lot of practice. I added the last bit.

[@dalex690]

Just don’t pick a movable item as your aim point... like someone’s 🍺. Lol

[@jimmcclelland5754]

Jennifer Barreta is so special...a genuine person. Great smile. Talented. Doesn't seem to be full of herself at all...and she would have good reason to be.

[@scoobydoo7874]

Rollie: my system is hit it that way and hopefully it goes that way Her: *that's a great start*

[@jeffarthur322]

Scott lee taught me a numeric system which was very easy for me to understand. Another player showed be a very similar 2 rail kicking system. I stopped playing for 15 years & sold my table & sadly forgot how to do it anymore. I do understand her teaching of playing short or long but I’d rather just slightly adjust the contact point on the first rail

[@farrell262]

Been teaching this to my teammates and fellow players for years, it works!

[@JerryLee..]

How can you not love this as a pool enthousiast????? Amazing.

[@luckyone1413]

I would fall for her voice. What a great and skilled woman.

[@robby1816]

I have used this technique in many, many (low level) comp frames. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@TheJohnCooper]

This is brilliant advice. Immediate results from this

[@masihkhosravi9875]

Wooow man... This video was fantastic!!!!! Thanks you

[@bobbycuesroadhouse2204]

Great video Rollie and Jennifer! I learned this technique fromTor Lowry over at Zero X billiards!! He is a phenomenal instructor

[@okkrom]

I agree! I always reference him and Dr Dave.

[@rickwilliams3515]

She's adorable. Would like to get lessons from her myself. Thanks for sharing this info!

[@sobasicreviews3097]

I thought Rollie was hitting on Jennifer. Now I know Jennifer is hitting on Rollie.

[@MJH211]

Knew this trick already but watched just to see Barretta. Still crazy hot. Nice vid Rollie!

[@dugy40]

Why not after finding spot on wall look to see where the cue ball is going to hit the rail and aim for the rail?

[@Bookie454]

Thank you. This system is so easy. It works great after just a little practice. Move help videos please

[@Richard-yc9mw]

Jenifer Barretta (YOUR AWESOME) well done and completely well explained love the part where you pick some thing other than the rail ... I loved it ... !!!!

[@fredkelly6953]

No wonder I miss, whenever I go for that shot I never see a cup.

[@dabeamer42]

I think I actually learned something that might help my once-or-twice-a-decade pool game.

[@sam8603]

Love how Rollie makes an excuse to use her Pro cue hahaha

[@woetothedamned]

I got to play against her when I was teen in a local tournament, she was really great.

[@xTCxSTEADY]

And you didn't shoot your shot(no pun intended)? She is gorgeous and a great pool player I'd have to try and see how quick I get rejected.

[@yuenchunlong102]

@@xTCxSTEADY ''I'd have to try and see how quick I get rejected.'' this could actually be good opener lol

[@leebz2430]

Inlove with Jennifer's Aura

[@limp8619]

Its not magic its techniques...salute you jennifer very professional

[@Jurgo4509]

The old guy peeking in the door at 1:15 is hilarious.

[@pete-dog]

LOL! He's looking for the restroom.

[@dugy40]

Thank you guys. Pool lessons from Jennifer. How cool is that?

[@DerekGeister]

I have been using this trick for a few years now. Pulled off some impressive looking shots in league play with it.

[@dalex690]

Derek Geister yeah... hey buddy, would you move, I can’t see my aim spot:😡😡🥵

[@Vedad24]

wow. When I was teenage I have played so much of pool and my fried and I got pretty damn good at it and more often than not we would make shots like this but I was always eyeballing it. I had no idea there was the system to find the spot like this. If I know this back then I could have been a master in pool.

[@jayama4069]

Jennifer: Humidity, a lot of rain, there's so many factors.. Efren: I got lucky. 😏

[@adelalami7203]

I haven't seen Efren explain his tricks in detail

[@poolhustlersinc]

On the road to helping us all become better pool players... keep it up brah

[@dannyorsello8668]

This was an awesome thing to learn and practice with. Jennifer is very cool.

[@byronwatkins2565]

Jennifer, this is a VERY good strategy (assuming the room is large enough). I would suggest having him "calibrate" the table from the pocket so he can know the baseline first.

[@twicebittenthasme5545]

Excellent tip and video. Thanks for sharing!

[@14chstr]

Mind blown, same aiming spot wherever the ball is?!

[@mattimasing5526]

Thanks, Rollie! One of the best tutorials I've ever seen. Maybe it is worth showing the exact strike spot on the cue-ball as is done in some other videos.

[@angelbarbecue]

More of recreating shots please.

[@jeremybuckets]

I'm blown away that this system actually works. It feels like magic. Would love to see someone break down the math for how this is possible.

[@kentoutcourt]

Goes to show how talented she is. Amazing

[@gishena]

Jennifer is really nice and seems to be a very good teacher (oh, I'd like to take her on a winner takes all match) but the charm of those episodes was where you all figure it out yourself mate.

[@oliviastuart9492]

Great work Jennifer and Rollie!! ROLLIE, YOU HAVE THE BEST CONTENT ON KZbin! When are you going to do an episode with Earl Strickland?

[@johnholmstrom4212]

"Of all the tables, we had to play on THIS one!" "Hey, you picked it!" hahaha Jennifer's awesome

[@bertblue9683]

I can't get enough of Jennifer. Her temperament and overall style is conducive to my learning. The one question I have on this spot on the wall tip is do I have to do four spots, one for each corner or since the second diamond is correct, it'll be the second diamond on all the rest?

[@brianhiles8164]

That _poink!_ sound his cue, a house cue?, makes indicates he either needs to be mindful of chalking, and/or to use one of those new-fangled low-deflection cues.

[@marc-andrehaineault3917]

I just tried the trick at practice. This is pure magic. Big thank you !

[@1Skeptik1]

Useful presentation, good work! Note: Spot on the wall also works for two rails and 1 rail kick. Especially useful when shooting against a decent defensive player. Try it! (The power of the hook.)

[@kenward2681]

Very suggestive undertones in this vid

[@Dakinism]

Awesome. Thanks. Been stuck as good average fog so long.

[@oneway_honoway9394]

JB, I’ll take the 8 if you’re in AZ! Rollie, you got the 8!

[@DWard-fz9jv]

Really loved this video. Very informative. A suggestion, could you do a bird's-eye mock up of a table to further illustrate how we aim to a point of view somewhere away from the table.

[@N69sZelda]

I love getting pool tips from Sandra bullock

[@TheRealElectrofox]

Wow, I'm not normally attracted to jewelry but, and it wasn't clear, that gold necklace really does her justice.

[@abdulbari-_-]

she seems like a nice person

[@christopherpavlicas]

Jennifer, your system works wonderfully for you but not for the reason you stated. Their is a subtle flaw in your aiming system but since you stated (with your own words) you look for a spot about 5ft away past the table, COINCIDENTALLY, it works for you. Here's why. The CORRECT point to line up your shot should be the spot on the line from the ball through the 2nd mark that is EXACTLY as far beyond the mark (meaning off the table) as the cue ball is from the mark. Because you have been arbitrarily finding a mark "around" 5 feet out from the table, and your cue ball is roughly 5 feet from the mark, the system works well for you. Where your system will fail is when the cue ball is only 2 to 3 feet or less from the mark or even more so if the cue ball position is further offset from the sight line from the corner pocket through the 2nd mark. If your convergence aim point is always 5 feet, or so, as you stated, you will certainly miss your spot without adjusting your running english to compensate for your missed assumption on the proper aiming (convergence) point. I hope this lenghty explanation makes sense to you. I hope this helps. Best of luck to you and your playing career.

[@ranapennata]

Bravo!

[@FixItPleaseJ]

I think she was giving Rolie the simple explanation. She clearly understands how to aim when she is closer from the masse shot at the end. I wouldn't be surprised if she could give a trigonometric proof if she wanted too.

[@dbbl]

I believe you are not exactly right. It doesn't matter how far from the 2nd (or 6th) diamond the cue ball is away, since once you found the point in the room, you can slide the cue ball towards that point (more near as you said), but still receive the same result. And we Jennifer said, you additionally could place the cue ball anywhere on the table and shoot towards the point in the room and make it. What I am thinking about is something you maybe meant and I misunderstood: Depending on how far the point in the room is, the point I hit the rail changes a tiny bit and influences the result. So if we have an adjusted shot as basis, there may be also the need to have a distance from the diamond for the point in room defined and always same (which is only possible if it's your room and have additional equipment). Thoughts?

[@christopherpavlicas]

@@dbbl My reply was so long ago I had to re-watch the video again to remember what happened. Lol. Yes, we are saying the same thing.

[@brianblocker6980]

This method has won me some games and wowed my opponents

[@phisgr]

If you do go to the "vanishing point", your aim lines are then *parallel*. Simple geometry suggests it won't work. If you're math-inclined and troubled by this, Dr Dave has a good write-up about it. He suggested the spot should be "0.75 to 1.5 table widths beyond the first rail".

[@MirageScience]

linear perspective, conceived in early 1400s, still considered to be magic in 2019.

[@bryszkn]

Her last name is so accurate according to her skills!

[@RajivB.]

Piotr Boryszko 😂😂😂👌

[@robtsteiner]

There are levels of expertise in any sport. Knowledge comes with experience and experience only comes with playing and practicing. In my 65 years of playing, practicing and practicing more, I found that a game plan to understand one type of shot and its reactions under all conditions would be relocatable to any table I am on, 7,8,9 or 10 (except snooker, different tables and ball sizes and weights), I practice that shot until I can make it blindfolded. I dont discount the spot and alignments off the table or on the table, it is great for beginners and intermediates. I suspect that most players who have put in the time, ie Vanboening, Ocollo etc... use their gut feel to know where to hit, how hard, how much english (both running and reversing) to get the hit. Try doing this exercise and shoot the cue ball three rails into an object ball on the bottom short rail; much more difficult, you know you are getting better when you can make all these kicks and get shape on your next shot!

[@14yeartwitch14]

Hey Jennifer!!! Can I use center draw on the cue ball to make it run natural for better position off of the rail. I've used the "think outside the box" or spot on the wall as they're calling it, technique for nearly 3 decades, and yet she incorporated a couple of details in there that I didn't know. Fantastic!!

[@vebedixtblow1001]

This tips was pretty easy to understand it

[@leesmith9299]

We REALLY need a numberphile video on why this works.

[@guifarroluis]

1:18 the old man and the ball made a perfect timing. Lol

[@martinhnuuma1182]

Wow thanks for teaching a trick that noone is ever gonna use

[@matthiasheymann]

Geometrically I don't see how this can work. If the directions for different cue ball positions were _exactly_ parallel, then if you draw out the paths it doesn't work. This means you DON'T want the directions to be parallel. So then it should matter exactly how far away that point on the wall actually is... Can you follow this video up with some drawing that explains how it works?

[@Dylaaann]

Still waiting to see that cup..

[@Eckyhade]

This is something a lot of pool players never learn. The 3 rail shot is almost always dead to the corner pocket. Sometimes needs a little English to get the square or rectangle going to line up the pocket.

[@skilz8098]

It's only a little bit of physics and trigonometry!

[@DennisStafford-v4v]

HArtd to keep the eye on the shot ... looking at Jenn; rack WOW

[@keddaw]

FYI hitting the white approx 70% high stops the slide or grip (back or top) on the cushion as it rolls naturally.

[@funkygawy]

16:28 the expression after the masse ... lol

[@natehall6120]

It is shocking how good she is relative to how long she has played. What a badass.

[@pyrotechy4life]

I was practicing this exact shot tonight at the bar for like 20 minutes. I can do it 50% if time now

[@thefunbot]

what a neat technique! thanks for doing this one!

[@mikeprice4079]

Thank you Jennifer ,

[@TxStang]

her 3 rail system ???? we been using that since the 70's and probably people used it long before us .

[@JoeReillyDoesthings]

Craig Voisin it’s all of our system if we use it

[@charlieodom9107]

HOLY COW!!! This is awesome!

[@haroonsultan1312]

Excellent video, do all these tactics work on smaller tables as well? I have a 6x3 at home and will try out your tricks. Thank you!!!!!!

[@timothycolligan6039]

Yes, I had the same question. My bar table (7 ft) seems to be running through the 3rd diamond from the far corner (the cushion just past the side pocket). Seems like the tables are proportionally the same so shouldn’t it be through the same diamond for all size tables? Maybe my table is crappy?

[@hastyhillfarmand4x480]

My table is from a moose lodge in 1908, the bumpers wildly fling the balls in random directions lol