DERBY CITY CLASSIC DRESS CODE

What decade do you live in???? Dockers is deader than Elvis. I SERIOUSLY doubt ANYONE at ANY of these co's even know pool exists. 'Maybe' ESPN but they gave up on pool years ago. Look at snow-boarders/skateboarders, they aren't fashion icons by any stretch yet they are on both tv and on-line streams. I'll take a lil grunge over those goofy ass StarTrek pool jerseys ANY day.
A lot of people are hung up on Polo shirts and slacks of some sort.

They want the players to look like Maytag salesmen working in Sears back in the 70s.

Perfect Stroke = No Stroke?

Close to fifty years ago when I stopped making balls I started making one stroke or half a stroke. Seemed to help. I would either backstroke as I was getting down, forward stroke only or half a stroke or I would get down, backstroke and forward, one stroke. Seemed to help but I got some strange looks around Buffalo's as I tended to shoot these shots hard too!

I'll do this when I think I am overthinking shots. Seems to work.

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Yes, this rings true. I think that there can be a real issue when things are not going well, and in response you start trying too hard. What seems to happen is you start using the wrong part of the mind to orchestrate your movement. This just doesn't work. Compare with when you are in the flow, playing well. Where is your mind then?

The difficulty I believe is in consistently getting to use the right parts of the mind to focus on the right things at the right time. Not easy, but a reasonable coping mechanism, esp when you are going through a slump, is to get the parts of the mind you don't want to interfere to get out of your way. This is where abbreviating, or short-circuiting, parts of the shot routine can help.

Derby City Banks and One Pocket

Meglino is tough to watch. Many of his strokes, he does the Cliff Joyner double clutch with a left twist while he shoots. But, he’s a hell of a player.

he made two crucial errors in the hill-hill rack, otherwise he played well. still has a buyback i think.

lunda has looked the best imo. tough with to predict with short races, but if he plays like he did against fedor i don't see how anyone can beat him

Pagulyan Carbon Fiber shaft?

Not from what I know of how quality tubes are made. The machinery is extremely expensive, way more expensive than some custom cue maker could ever afford or justify in their small scale production. Then you have the thin walled wood core that follows a varying diameter carbon shaft I think. Just not going to happen by some small time cue maker.
I doubt even McDermott makes their own carbon shafts, I'm sure Jacoby doesn't also, then there is the issue of the thin walled wood plug if it is full length as they seem to show. Just not happening on a small custom maker.
Making a wrap for a jet ski that goes over a form is a totally different thing than a small carbon tube. not only do the tubes have to be made so that they have an even flex, but also have to be sanded uniform, then you have the wood plug, just not happening in someone's garage and for a small quantity.

While I agree to a certain extent, it would not surprise me if someone could build a competitive shaft out of their workshop. Something like the Longoni shaft that does not have a seam would be more difficult, but a standard carbon tubed shaft could be done. Would it be worth while cost wise? Probably not as carbon blanks are so cheap from overseas.

The jet ski was was not just a wrap. It was a complete carbon hull/hood combo made from scratch. It was not a copy, but their own deign. Also, keep in mind that they started making them in 2012, and there is a ton more technology available today then back then. Neither of them had a composite background either, one dude sold insurance and the other was an Army guy. The finished products were impressive to say the least...especially considering I would not let either of them change a spark plug in my ski haha.

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