By "body english" are you talking about hip pivots, twisting the wrist on the final stroke, or aligning in one direction while your stroke is offset in a different direction from your vision? Or are you talking about using portions of your tip to create varying pivot angles at varying bridge lengths? I mean, there are players that do all of these things to fill gaps, and it's a trial and error process that they work on until they get it working, until it FEELS right.
You described feel best with the word "experience ".
And, being a musician, I can say you are 100% incorrect about the concert pianist. They do choke and strike the wrong keys here and there, but 99.9% of listeners wouldn't know it because they don't have the ear to recognize slight tonal mistakes, and because the pianist immediately improvises and moves on like it was meant to be played that way. They can do this because they are one with the instrument, feeling every tone, not just hearing it, but feeling it. They play on autopilot due to the feel of creative flow. And it DOES require an inordinate amount of time to develop this free-flowing ability, typically a few years of finger exercises, hundreds of hours of painful practice, and then there's ear training, music theory study, etc....it isn't something a non-musician can learn in a short time by simply buying a piano, taking a few weeks of lessons, and watching a few YouTube clips.
In contrast, a non-pool-player can buy a cue, spend a few weeks with a good pool instructor, and become a decent pool player quite easily. When comparing musicianship to playing pool, the lists of fundamentals and required knowledge are worlds apart. You can become an incredible pool player by simply developing solid basic fundamentals -- stroke, grip, stance -- and a basic understanding of cb and ob reactions/movements. To become an incredible musician you need to develop the basic fundamentals of playing your specific instrument, and you need to fully understand all aspects of music theory, and have an ear that allows you to hear everything going on in real time so you can get into the flow of the music. What pool and music share is the ability to be able to enter that flow, that zone where you're automatically performing at a high level with very little conscious effort. That's FEEL at its extreme. It's tough to explain, but when it happens you know it's happening and you ride it out for as long as it lasts.
First of all, I had no idea that my statement would be taken as favored by a particular side, so please don't think I am trying to attack with a army for back up against a lone soldier. I was merely stating what I think is correct methodology.
And don't come back with the bravado stuff, like, ohhh I don't mind if you and spidey and lowball, bring it on!
The fact is, if I teamed up with just those two alone, and of course with me directing most of the effective attack, because I am the third revelation.......you know what would happen to guys like you? We would run you out of town on a raiiiiiilllllll.
Boom, done, you would be finished and living out in the streets. You young punks need to learn the word, RESPECT'O.
I don't have time to respond to all this, but ofcourse i had time to type out this stick talk. I been sipp'n syrup an'been geeked eh'verrr since.
Missing a key here and there is not what I call choking. In other words, a high level musician isn't going to be able to run out behind closed doors and then need the 5 and the breaks because people are watching.
I used to do a trade called metalspinning. I used to choke at different levels until I basically knew exactly what I was doing and to the point that if important customers came in and the owner giving them a tour, and stop by my lathe and watch, and I know the boss is counting on me extra here, I DID NOT GIV A FK WHO WAS WATCHING ME, pressure wasn't even in the equation and that's the truth.
You have my word that if it was not the truth, I would not pursue this pool thing. Im not a person who wastes time to fail. Pool is easy.
Learning the drums after I win the us open all around title, now that's going to be quite a mind fk i am not looking forward to, but, I imagine I'll bring something that ends up being better than buddy rich......Not sure though, gulp.
Ok, you have a nice day now and remember, because the ob goes into the hole any which way, that is NOT all that matters. That statement you made in the past hangs over the seeds of destruction you sowed over your head and keeps you in check in perpetual perpetuity perpetually and I am being extremely merciful and conceding a victory by bringing out that queen right out the gate. I am not trying to win.
Am i not mercyful? Take the draw. I got you. It's 12 moves out but its there. Don't move until you see it.
