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Hard to Find the Center of the Cue Ball

ShootingArts
gregcantrall said:
That reminds me of watching Ray Martin playing 9 ball. His cueball movements were always minimal and very precise. My assessment was his game shouted, "straight pool champion".
My earliest study of Mosconi's book led me to a drill that refined short draw to precision. Starting with A line of balls between the two side pockets and ball in hand on the first shoot them in order to the foot corner pockets. Cueball can't touch a rail. A drill that teaches how to apply the side in small precision manner to help when just a little out of line. The throw of the object ball and slight change of cueball path are worth studying.
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Three time world champion according to Wikipedia. Last I knew he still posts on here once in awhile. Funny to see people arguing with or correcting him!

While somebody else had the handle, Ray was always a smart player. Guaranteed to give you all you wanted and then some!

A gentleman and a scholar, of cue ball physics.

Hu
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Gun drill?

DeeRay86
DeeDeeCues said:
It's definitely possible that they also never bothered to learn how to use it. A good starting bore is necessary for accurate cutting unless you have a true gun-bore setup and a very rigid machine. I generally bore as deep as I can, even though it isn't technically necessary in most applications. I do it because of when I bore different components. I don't want to go into that any further, but I have posted in the recent past enough that you may understand what I am doing.
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Boring as far as I can (6 or 8 inches) is definitely in my plans.
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Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

SeniorTom
I suffer from some PTSD from a couple of major events that happened in my life about 38 years ago. It is and has been always a struggle to get over my nerves when I am on the stage (pool table). It is always a battle with me to be able to control my emotions because of it, but on the rare occasion that I went into competition relaxed, I run tables. I have the skill set to be as good as almost anybody, but sadly, it is a point I rarely get to. By going through a life or death situation 38 years ago, everything that has pressure attached to it becomes somewhat the same, a life or death situation in my mind. Although, look out when I am calm!
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Tougher tables did not help USA pros for 20 years

JolietJames
DynoDan said:
Back in the day, no proper room operator would let the worst players hog the best tables. You might recall, at ‘Ames’, the table Gleason & Newman initially played on had been kept covered.
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Yep, this was true in both rooms in which I came up through the ranks.
The money table was for top players only. It had tighter pockets and the only time casual players were allowed on it is when all other tables were full and no pool players were in the room.
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Buy UltraSkin Layered Cue Tips

muskyed
Actually, used to prefer the fire med, but now use the blacks. Med on wood, and soft on carbon.
I was getting an occasional miscue on the fire med while virtually none on the blacks, so that's now what I use.
I realize it was probably me, but it is what it is. I have a cue lathe and tips are cheap so why fight it. The black med lasts me a yr or so and once they get short, they really harden up, but that's ok, I still don't miscue unless I forget to chalk.
I do like the look of the fire med though.
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Tougher tables did not help USA pros for 20 years

DynoDan
SUPERSTAR said:
I don't think the tighter pockets have anything to do with it. At least in pool rooms. When it comes to practice.

You go to the local pool room, without a doubt, THE TIGHTEST TABLES IN THE ROOM, HAVE THE ABSOLUTE WORST PLAYERS ON IT, playing one pocket or 9ball with 20 innings per game. LIKE THEY ARE CHALLENGING THEMSELVES ON HOW BAD THEY SUCK.
This is absolutely everywhere and as far as I am concerned, the standard.
So much so, that I think good players just don't even bother with tight equipment. Especially given the fact that no one wants to deal with garbage players who gatekeep the tight tables if you end up with a game wanting you to pay their table time to get off the table or wanting to finish their game that takes another hour.

If the entire room had 4' tight pockets, that's a different story, but where does that happen?
And 4' tight pockets with diamonds and that extra shelf is a total snoozefest to watch. By far, the stupidest pool I have ever watched. And no, I'm not talking about new cloth. I'm talking bout the other 51 weeks of the year that the cloth is old.

No dynamic creative aggressive pool play.
Pool players dribbling balls in the hole and winners being determined by who hung up the ball in the pockets more than their opponents, on shots that need some pace for position that literally can't go.

I think American pool players are in their own little world where the majority feel world class, but don't put in the time. Especially when you don't have to practice or prove yourself because you know your buddy is going to pick you anyway. 👀
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Back in the day, no proper room operator would let the worst players hog the best tables. You might recall, at ‘Ames’, the table Gleason & Newman initially played on had been kept covered.
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Gold Crown 7 Revealed

iusedtoberich
One of the first rooms to get them. They got qty 4. I believe this is the first time any detail has been shown under the hood to the general public. I saw in a FB post (unknown if true of course) that the first run was qty 75 units. Those would have been the ones that sold out in 4 hours. From my manufacturing experience in China, I'd guess that was a "pilot run" meant to test the production line itself. The earlier tables were probably "engineering pilots" which were meant to test the actual table design.

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Tougher tables did not help USA pros for 20 years

nataddrho
In Europe, disco was never not cool. They now produce the best electronic artists in the world….

Americans live in a culture that complains that time is too valuable to be wasted, and then go home to a dirty house and watch TV for 3 hours a day.

We have a tremendously toxic relationship with time. It bleeds into everything we do.
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Hard to Find the Center of the Cue Ball

Island Drive
ChrisinNC said:
I know center CB is advised when you don’t need spin for positioning, but I’ve found that particularly under pressure and late in the rack, even when CB position is not needed, it’s more comfortable for me to apply some inside or outside, as I’ve done my entire life as a pool player.

I’ve found that I’ve missed some really crucial easy 9 ball shots trying to convince myself to try to hit center ball, but then I guess subconsciously in the middle of the stroke I either accidentally apply spin and don’t adjust my aim point or visa versa, causing a miss. Does anyone else experience this?
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Yes....
By doing it this way, you miss more.
When doing a punch type hit you'll miss less.
Because... if your not in the center cb area then.
Outside cueing introduced spin, squirt.
Don't forget to include in you shot process before pulling the trigger, are the balls dirty is it humid, or ????? clean Or??
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