What killed the slip stroke.... Instruction.Seems like it wasn’t uncommon during the era of Mosconi and a bit beyond that. I don’t know of any greats from later generations using it. My knowledge is of course limited to what I’ve been able to gather from videos I’ve seen. In modern generations I can’t think of a single player using it. What caused it to more or less go extinct?
Thanks. I watched it frame-by-frame and it looks like his hand has not yet moved back on the butt at the instant the stick hits the ball. The stick has not yet started to slide forward in his hand. (It would be clearer from a side view.) If that is true, the idea of throwing the cue for a straighter stroke is, well, not consistent with reality.
I've watched Bergman play a few of the Ultimate Pool open event. He breaks 8 ball racks pretty hard with his playing cue. Haven't seen one explode yet.Don't know, but it makes sense that brittle wood would be more prone to cracking if cored. The cf tube would probably help if it was cored the same diameter but it would probably raise deflection because it would be more end mass.
Not sure what you are watching, but I see more than a few high-level players playing with Kielwood now. Justin, Tyler, Billy, Rodney, Johnny, occasionally Corey come to mind, I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of. There are a number in WPBA using them and if you watch any of the Ultimate Pool Open events it appears about 50% of those guys are using it.Yes, they switched back to wood but not kielwood.
One of the reasons to stay with wood is if you don't like to use a glove, with kielwood you need to use a glove (Yes I know there some out there who use kielwood and cf without a glove but they are the exceptional), Kielwood maybe smooth but not as slick as regular wood or CF and it catches my skin of the bridge hand. CF is the smoother and slickest but catches dirt and sweat fast and gets sticky and just wiping it down with a towel like standard wood doesn't work, got to get those alcohol wipes out and it's just a hustle during play that I just go for the glove.
I go back and forth between CF and LD wood when it matters like in a league or a tournament, and once in a while my kielwood or just standard maple when I just like to fool around.
Lately I'm using my old trusted 314-2 shafts more, I think that I just prefer to avoid the glove.
Absolutely right! An amateur player will learn nothing in this situation. The only thing you get for your $100 is the chance to meet Fedor and a chance to say "I played pool against Fedor Gorst" for the rest of your life. To many, that's worth $100, and to many it is not. Each must make his/her own decision.There is not a single person in the world that learns by getting their brains kicked in while losing their $$$. Either you're a massive fan boy sitting there with stars in your eyes or you're pissed off that you're losing your cash.
How is a 100 dollar lesson getting your brains kicked in?There is not a single person in the world that learns by getting their brains kicked in while losing their $$$. Either you're a massive fan boy sitting there with stars in your eyes or you're pissed off that you're losing your cash.