I din't read this thread, but have read a few others on this topic over the years, and seen the tiny bit of video evidence that is out there for a slip stroke from 1950.

Maybe it wasn't even really a technique? Maybe the hand was just moving around a bit to get settled in during the practice swings.

It sure seems dumb to intentionally leave the stick in place at the cb, then slip the hand back several inches to a foot, then squeeze the cue on the final forward stroke and strike the ball. The stick has no momentum in that case, and only the hand does, picking up the stick for the ride.

two totally different strokes. just like needing to say when talking about throwing a baseball. and having to say over hand or underhand.

there really is no such thing as a stroke slip. no one does that for any value or need.

might as well add a stroke twirl where you twirl the cue in your forward stroke.

Sheldon said:

Not necessarily. It's possible for the shaft to cost several times what a person has into the butt of the cue.

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and its hopefully possible you will find a post that you cant find some minute thing to dispute about it.

very decent buy and fits in well in a house. everyone says get a diamond. but you can play on one in any poolroom.

if its just all about playing drills to win at league and not enjoy the table then get a diamond and have at it.

11 8 final. Pinoys won the day.

white1 said:

If you know and can say, where is cliff? Haven’t heard any mention of him lately. Thx

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I’ve kind of lost touch with him the last few years. His name does pop up now and then at tourneys back east. He’s still out there grinding.

stevelomako said:

Back when The DCC was at the Ex West there was a good 10 ball ring game in the bar area for $100 a man.

Cliff caught a gear and was robbing it and it finally ended.

Hooker was staking Cliff and we’re sitting around after and Gene says it’s about time he made money betting on Cliff.

So someone asked Gene what he thought he was stuck staking Cliff and Hooker says…”including the dumps?”…

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We were at Hard Times during the Truedough era and Cliff won a qualifier to get into the next tourney. I had staked him (2k) so I’m feeling good about that. He comes over to me and tells me he has a game and needs 2000. Just out of the blue like that. So I say who are you playing and what’s the game? He hems and haws and tells me about the big game he’s made and how much we could win. It almost sounded like he was reading from a script. I told him I would take a pass on this one. Later on I was told that he and his “opponent” were seen outside having a little discussion before he asked me for the money. Sweet huh

Cliff did win 5500 at the next IPT tourney. It took a couple of months of haggling to get paid by Truedough but I finally got the check. This time I took the 2k off the top and split the rest with Cliff.

10 to 8 goat is 9n the hill.