Bottom line is that straightening out the stroke has significantly improved my shot making and fine position play, and I was running 70's and 80's in straight pool even before then. I decided if I wanted to run 100's regularly then I had to step up my game.
So are you running 100's yet? Better question is have you run one 100 yet?
You are talking about professional players who have done virtually nothing in their life but hone their swing. Out of a million guys who do it wrong you find one Lee Travino who does it all wrong but gets it right at impact.
Not quite true. The #1 player in the world right now is Dustin Johnson and he has been for over a year. He has an extremely bowed left wrist position at the top of his swing which is not taught.
They you also have Jim Furyk and Ryan Moore who take it straight up in the air on the backswing with a huge loop to the back and inside on the downswing. Even Jordan Spieth has a funky finish after impact which they call a "chicken wing". There are more but I can't think of them right now.
The rest of us who have stroke problems do not get it right at impact. The proof for me is that I had concluded at one time that I just could not play the game of pool if I had to hit the ball with speed and at any distance. That isn't a problem any more.
I should stipulate that I do not yet have 100% perfect cue delivery all the time. I'm still working out some details, at which point I will try to ingrain that stroke and make it automatic.
Glad to see we're back to pool and not outing other AZ members and seeing what celebrity they look like. :thumbup:
What makes you think I'm finished? :grin: