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If the lag is a skill shot, there's a better way

fastone371
poolscholar said:
Instead of lagging twice across the table. The lag could be one table length, closest to rail by the racking area.

1. This is a more natural length and comes up often in real games.

2. This eliminates the luck factor of hitting the rail, every rail reacts differently and it's a bit of a guessing game. Not to mention dead or hot spots

3. Less chance of table roll affecting the lag result. Sometimes you'll get a scratch or a longer path

All of these reduce luck and makes the lag shot a better measure of speed control and skill
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Why? That's a pretty soft shot. A lot of in game shots are played around lag speed, more so than just a table length roll.
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UWPoolGod1
Hello, been a while. I will be attending a conference in downtown Chicago September 11th to the 16th but sounds like the only free night I will have is September 11th. Was looking at fairly close pool halls and saw City Pool Hall and G-Cue Billiards. Also, The Game Room. Looking for any thoughts on them. I will be Ubering so not looking for a half hour car ride to the suburbs.

Thanks for the input!
-Todd
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If the lag is a skill shot, there's a better way

fastone371
InsertCleverNameHere said:
Lagging is a skill. It is variable just like any other skill in the game. Nobody strikes it exactly the same every time for any shot including the lag. Then you have early match jitters etc etc. Everyone comes to the table for the lag in a slightly different headspace so there will always be variation from one lag to another. It's as fine a way as any to start a match and there's nothing wrong with it.

Side note: I recently brought it to my league operators attention that some players are deliberately stalling to gain an advantage. Waiting until the opponents ball is almost stopped to strike theirs. Has happened to me twice. First time I almost froze it so it didn't matter, second time though I got it to maybe the middle of the rack depth wise and the guy easily beat me. I didn't say anything at the time because I don't like to argue during matches unless it's a BIG deal cuz all it does is get in MY head.
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Does seeing your opponents results beforehand affect how you play your lag? You only have 2 choices, hit it harder or hit it softer than you opponent. I don't base my lag on how my opponent performed, if it were that easy why not just stick it to the rail every time?? I try to get the QB as close to the rail as possible regardless of how my opponent performed.
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