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Best 1Pocket Player of the 80's - 90's

Cornerman
Baby Huey said:
I think the 80's belong to Hopkins. RA was done, Efren became the MAN in the 90's and forward. Grady, Joyner and Cornbread did not have his firepower running balls. Certainly Varner could compete at a very high level but Hopkins IMO reigned supreme back then.
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Yep. He was voted by his peers at the time in Billiards Digest in 1991 as the top one pocket player for a reason.

Here’s an interesting read when Hopkins gets inducted into the BCa Hall of Fame:

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650 Fargo Quits Six Figure Job to Pursue Pro Pool Dream...or YouTube Fame?

M
I’ve seen soooo many 650s and 550s announce they’re going for it and are gonna be pros. None of them made it. The only kid who made it always used to say he quit pool, he doesn’t shoot much anymore but his fargo kept going up and out of nowhere he was flying somewhere and winning real tourneys. He’s still only 740ish nowhere near 800 speed. Every current over 800 player was shooting 650 speed by 15 years old. This youtuber is just shooting content but I wish him luck. An over 800 can give a 650 the 3 out, he’s got a long way to go.
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Spotting the 10 ball

Cornerman
InsertCleverNameHere said:
Breaking from the rail in 10 and 8 ball will never make sense to me. I can understand second ball playing 8 ball but hitting the 1 solid from the rail is dumb imo.
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I believe people find that off the head rail get the right height of the cuestick automatically for that angle of attack, especially for pop breakers. I remember Dennis O. raising his bridge on the bed to get the height he needed. Corey one tournament broke using a mechanical bridge, and he said it was to get the height of the cuestick where he liked it. I think more often than not, players found breaking off the head rail yielded nice cueball action and stuck with it. For a small table, sometimes there isn’t enough room to place the hand on the bed.
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The history of predator low defection.. interesting video

riedmich
trob said:
Just thought I would post this and see what you think about it. Maybe how accurate it is? Enjoy



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Interesting!! The slow motion starting at 6'28'' shows a kind of bending which makes me understand why some of the very efficient low deflection shafts - Z-shaft from predator for example - can be played without compensating deflection, because there's zero deflection created although adding pretty much of side rotation.
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What beginner pool tip do you wish you learned sooner?

riedmich
Pool Cue Hub said:
Hi everyone,

I've been spending more time researching beginner pool tips, accessories, and game room setups while building a newer billiards resource site.

One thing I've noticed is that there seems to be a lot of advice online, but not all of it is useful for newer players.

If you could recommend one beginner tip, article topic, or lesson that every new player should learn early on, what would it be?

I've been collecting ideas and resources while continuing to build out my site:
https://poolcuehub.com

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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To me the best pool tip ever came from a professional trainer: stand absolutely still like a rock
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Do cue makers who make wood shafts still use a wood sealer dip?

riedmich
ShootingArts said:
Besides Nelsonite there was a product called Resolute that didn't smell as strongly. However both were pure hell on your lungs. I used to go outside with a breeze blowing and still have to bring a fan out to dip shafts in an upright three or four inch PVC pipe. It is amazing how much of these liquids a shaft blank can soak up in a minute or less. The liquid foams like it is in a hard boil until all the air comes out of a piece of wood and there is a lot of air in wood!

Aside from the little matter of killing myself, I quit using these dips because they deaden the feel of the hit a little. Very noticeable if you test the same wood side by side.

Hu
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May I ask how much the weight is being affected bei soaking a shaft? Weight of a shaft before and after soaking (+ drying of course). Many thanks in advance
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