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Protractor
bbb said:
i think you can play world class and have no clue to explain the physics involved in the collisions ,spins and rebounds on a table
but subconsciously you understand whats going to happen when you do this that happens
i also think knowing the physics can be helpful if your the analytical type and that knowledge helps you
@Patrick Johnson responded to @jasonlaus
with this post which i agree with
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That's a choice, not a fact.

pj
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I agree completely that you don't have to have an understanding of the science of physics or be able to explain exactly what is going on with the motions of balls on the table in pool to play at a top level. I am pretty sure that Strickland, Archer et al did not take physics in school. But the balls, cloth, cushions and forces involved don't care whether you understand the science of physics, you are using applied physics to manipulate the behavior of the balls whether you realize it or not, and that is what I meant. But IME the more you know about what is going on with the physics involved before you step up to the table for the first time, the quicker the learning goes. Otherwise you are going to need to hit more balls to figure it out.

It was no accident that my first physics instructor used billiard balls to demonstrate Newton's laws, tangent line, etc. I was only playing occasionally in a friends basement at that time and not very good at it. When it came to learning to play while in college, I very quickly improved because I applied what I had learned in physics class
jasonlaus said:
My only thing is, you could study physics for a 1,000 years and it won't help you play pool in the least
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You need to take up that argument with Dr. Dave...

Here's just one example...

drdavepoolinfo.com

Bank and Kick Physics Effects - Dr. Dave Pool Info

Answers to frequently-asked questions about bank and kick shot physics effects.
drdavepoolinfo.com drdavepoolinfo.com
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Buffalo's 1 Pocket Calcutta $$

GideonF
SlateMan said:
Thanks @skip100. I knew the Fargo rating inherently wasn't the direct prediction, and your 50-point adjustment is interesting. Fargo gives us the best independent data source available. Perhaps in the future, the Fargo site will allow us to select a Fargo Rating by Player and by event. Your model is the beginning of the ability to price a calcutta and to possibly see if a "fix" was in, like what happened to the casino in the 90s.
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Any player with the paid version of the FargoRate app can search for their own situational rating playing specific games - including one pocket.

I’m pretty sure [mention]Mike page [/mention]at FargoRate could generate a list of the top 50 or whatever one pocket players by one pocket specific situational rating. This is assuming they have enough data from one pocket matches so there is sufficient robustness.
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Unknown Custom Cue SOLD

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I bought this cue here years ago. Dickie Neighbors refinished it, rewrapped it and made a shaft for it . It is 58 inches long has a brass 3/8-11 pin. And has spent it's life in the case too nice for me to shoot with. I'm afraid i'll bang it up. It is immaculate. I purchased it from Lee Malikoff and he said it was a Jensen. Who knows he lied about everything. however i contacted Mike Johnson, and he wouldn't say it came from his shop or anything. He asked me to send the pics, then he ghosted me. It's a sweet cue. I'll post more pics
The cue is immaculate

I'm looking to get SOLD plus shipping and pay pal friends and family or you can cover those fees A lot less than what i have in it

The cue is 4 points, maple veneers, 58 inches long even split, brass 3/8-11 pin, 19 ozs 13 mm tip , triangle tip, . It comes with one shaft .It rolls straight together and apart
Butt weight 15.37 ozs.
balance point 13.5 from butt end
Shaft weight 3.74 ozs.

If the buyer pays my asking price i'll include a new unused carbon fiber shaft
12.4 at the tip and .845 at the joint, black diamond tip, foam filled great hitting shafts I'll have to measure the length they might be 30 inch
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Dumping - caught

lfigueroa
I think, amongst civilians, pool has a pretty seedy reputation, going back to at least when Eddie Felson got his thumbs broken.

But in all the years I’ve been playing I have see very little violence between players, sweators, and backers. The threat has often been there but virtually no motion. Has there been the ocassional drunken episode amongst bangers, sure. But between players I’ve seen almost nothing. Basically the money is too small. But one of these days one of these yahoos is going to go a little too big with the wrong guys and regret it.

Lou Figueroa
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