Up Your Pool Game from a Skill 4 to 5

[@BooksNGuns]

I love the L drill at about the 14 min mark. I went to the pool hall to specifically practice that, and omg, was it worth my time. I struggled tremendously with that L drill. I absolutely love it. I can't wait to crush this drill in the future. I estimate that I'll have it down in a week or two if i only practice on my days off.

[@murahk123]

my skill level went from a 4 to a 1 because of the incorrect tangent line instruction

[@bryanburt8014]

Lol, sliding que ball is tangent line, stop or stun shot.

[@jamesnewcomer5963]

Yeah, that was wild. What the hell?

[@BooksNGuns]

Is that possible? 😮

[@logic368]

I think Florian’s got this wrong. The tangent line is the 90° path that the cue ball takes after hitting the object ball ONLY IF the cue ball is sliding upon impact, which is called “stun.” Florian is talking about different cueball reactions depending on follow, stun, and draw, which is totally different than the tangent line. For example, with natural roll, hitting the cue a tip and a half above center, the cue ball will roll according to Dr. Dave’s 30° rule. If you hit it harder, sure, it will stay on the tangent line a bit longer, but the tangent line itself has a very strict definition, and you can’t affect it.

[@mbartnett]

Yeah, I thought the same thing. Also, I already do all these things and I'm still a 4, so he's wrong about that as well.

[@Tribo]

lol, I completely agree with you. This is funny how this misinformation was posted lmao. Im sure it's coming from a good place though lol

[@michaelsmith1267]

You're 100% correct.

[@KayOScode]

@@mbartnetta 5 is just a 4 with some position play. So if you have position play, you might shoot like a 3 and able to compensate

[@jasonduran2026]

Thank you for the last part of the video fantastic , I have the tendency of have no confidence but first time practicing that and I bet everyone thanks

[@davidparker781]

The tangent line to an object ball that is centered on the center pocket runs parallel to the long rail or 90 degrees off the contact point. The tangent line is Not going to take the cue ball to the far pocket if the contact point is hit properly with stun.

[@collettemckinney9725]

Really helpful! Thank you!

[@doncrist2012]

I'm guessing that to go up in any level is to not miss ,but if necessary, don't leave your opponent a shot.

[@steveg9665]

Didn’t mention playing defense… I think that is a big part of moving up skill levels

[@briangc1972]

Playing too much defense holds a player back. Shot making and then position play are what makes a player mover up from 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 to 6. From 6 to 7 is where strategy and defense come into play. If a player can only run 3 or 4 easy balls, then I have no reason to play defensively because they can almost never "run out". Only when a player is skilled enough to run a rack do I need to worry about defense. I occasionally shoot with a couple level 5 guys. I maybe play 2 or 3 safe shots an hour. I usually just out shoot them, run out on them before they get to a point in the game where they can run out on me. I see a trend with lesser player worrying too much about being safe instead of learning to make every shot in front of them.

[@madmarvdesigns]

Safeties are definitely necessary on low percentage shots especially in 9 ball where if you leave a ball hanging it can easily make you lose the game

[@joealizio5777]

great explanation

[@Hogman224]

You start with bottom English then slowly work up to top right?

[@conorhennell2623]

tangent is 90 degrees from the impact line and it only follows it if its a stun shot/ball not rolling.

[@rotormonkey13]

16:42.. I never noticed a thing...

[@logic368]

Now THAT’s a real magician right there! Lol how did they green light this video…

[@FrankKlawuhn]

17:16 ... and again...

[@madmarvdesigns]

This isn't the tangent line he did a follow shot so it went above the tangent line...also I learned the tangent line as a level 2 went to a level 4 in 8 ball but 3 in 9 ball still....I think many level 2s know the tangent line it only works if you hit the exact ghost ball spot to ball pocket and if you know how to do the stun and draw shot so if you aren't hitting the right spot or don't know how to draw it can still give inaccurate results

[@Ocselfed]

I find this funny How non pro players want to talk about what a pro is doing wrong.

[@OnTheSnapPool]

Florian is such a fun and good player, but not ideal that he is incorrectly defining the tangent line!

[@faithlee83]

Wow.venom doesnt know the tangent line!!

[@michaelsmith1267]

Yo, that's not the tangent line. How does Florian not know this? If he hit that shot with stun the cue ball travels to the short rail and does not scratch.

[@tomgodzik3461]

I'm a 4 in 9 ball with less than 40% wins after 2 seasons. It's hard to beat a 4 that wins some MAP'S and stays a 4 for a lot of years. All pool leagues are not to great to play in.

[@BooksNGuns]

What does MAP stand for?

[@murahk123]

bro......the first shot you shot was NOT the tangent line you added follow to the ball so it went into the pocket. that's not perpendicular. comon florian.

[@cukin65]

i would like to know how to get from a 6 to a 5

[@emiliomolina5778]

Sandbagging!! No Brainer.....LOL!!

[@ATown-ql2nj]

​@@emiliomolina5778😂😂😂😂

[@MStoica]

But that’s not the tangent line you’re showing… it’s just the cueball path - either following the tangent line, if the cueball doesn’t have any top or back spin when hitting the object ball, or deviating from the tangent line if the cueball has top or back spin when hitting the object ball. But the tangent line doesn’t change in relation to where you put the cueball, only in relation to the direction you want to shoot the object ball. It will always be 90 degrees to that. Of course this is something you know, but I am surprised this video came out like this and how come you didn’t realize the wrong wording here.

[@WarriorHabits]

Huh? that's not the tangent line... :/

[@greggy284]

Its also not Perpendicular.

[@VikingMan44]

Someone skipped geometry in high school.

[@darktoster]

That’s not the tangent that’s the cue ball party with a natural roll

[@theasianone3327]

This reminds me of the boyfriends who bring their gfs to the pool hall and then teach them how to shoot wrong. Not even gonna bother watching after the 3 min mark.

[@markanthonycodes8625]

Wrong wrong wrong! Tangent line is 90degrees from the object ball path to wherever it it going to when hit with stun.

[@jamesdavis8731]

LOL. He actually got the tangent line wrong! What he says in this video about the tangent line is not correct.

[@puboh]

This is not the TANGENT LINE, omg Florian

[@logic368]

Once Florian learns what a tangent line is, he’ll go from a 5 to a 6!!!

[@jonasbygden]

Natural angle is NOT the tangent line...

[@henrylowe3981]

??????

[@darryltbarnes]

That's a really poor explanation of the tangent line.

[@Jay21121]

He did not explain the tangent line well at all. Very poor teaching.