skogstokig said:

rather watch 700+ players than big bet carl

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Oh come on, I heard carl is going to have 2 people carrying around his satchels of money this time, looking to play a race to 13 for 2.1M

Nick8400 said:

Anthony sure played good to beat Shane. I would love to watch Anthony match up with someone else this week at the derby. Who else could he play? What do you guys think? I wonder how the weather is there? Has anyone heard from anybody on scene? What kind of cue does Shane play with? Looked sharp. I wonder how the food is this year. Anyone heard from anyone on scene? Have you guys caught on that this is me trying to change the subject yet?

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Justin hall

Any one ever watch Marco Fu? Virtually no movement until he pulls the cue back, for the one time swing / cue action.

Appreciate the write-up, Rick — that one made me laugh.

Jokes aside, that’s exactly the point of the exercise: isolate a few repeatable things, work on them deliberately, and ignore the noise.

And for the record… the Emperor is always watching both flying back arms equally.

Glad you got something useful out of it — and good luck in league play. Sounds like the stakes are high!

Tell your wife she's welcome. But warn her: The Emperor is coming for her stroke next.

I wonder if anyone told him about the additional charge for steps, even a couple of them.

lfigueroa said:

OK, so let me ask you: what do you estimate to be the number of shots, at different speeds, on a 9’ pool table, from the tiniest nooge for a safety, to a 1pocket takeout a table’s width away? Then, just for fun, let’s add in shots at different speeds with different english. Others have mentioned jump shots and shots near a rail so let’s add them.

Which leads me to ask whether you believe the exact same stroke is best to achieve optimum outcomes for all of those shots?

Personally, my experience has been that different strokes help me produce the outcomes I want for different shots, given different speeds and spins. IOWs, my stroke for the nooge with english is going to be different than my stroke for a jacked up power draw.

What say you?

Lou Figueroa

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Dr. Dave's definition is: stroke: the cue-stick and arm motion required to execute a shot.

I'll use this definition, and therefore I'll have to update my answer because I've only been considering the cue-stick.

If all different body stances, bridge hand positions, bridge lengths, elevations, grips (for example dart jump shot, pique, masse), and then different applied English and power are considered different "strokes" then the variations are infinite.

If we don't use the word stroke anymore, this is my PSR
1. I look at what I want to achieve. Usually it is always the path that I want the cue ball to travel. Secondary is the object ball (in pool or carom).
2. Then I stand there imagining the ball-fraction-tip-position combination needed. I call this my mental simulator. I stand almost perfectly still simulating over and over again the shot, depending on the complexity, up to around 5 or 6 seconds. If there is an audience watching me play then I can feel them watching my stillness and can get subconscious and rush sometimes, but it depends.
3. I now have my solution in my head.
4. I get into position for the shot, whatever that position is.
5. I set my cue tip on the cue ball exactly where I imagined it in my head.
6. I then hit the ball by moving the cue back and forth in a straight line.

So I don't really think about different body positions or mechanics or anything like that. What is important to me is that I match reality with imagination as best as I can, and I've found this to be a powerful feedback cycle. The consequence of this is that my cueing action is perfectly straight. I can execute all types of shots the same way. The only difference I would make is that if I really want to hammer on the top spin then I would take a bigger back stroke and accelerate more "slowly" (counterintuitive) but it is accurate that way.

Also I play by feel, I don't use diamond systems or anything, doing math while playing is a distraction for me. For others it is useful.

Mole Eye said:

!0 footer easier than a 9? Then why is the high run on a 10 footer in straight pool only 310, I believe. (may be a few balls off) Held by Crane and Mosconi I believe

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Incompetence. That 10 footers cause more misses is symptomatic of improper technique and application. To me the easier part is the real estate; sprawling landing zones.

right on

Icon of Sin said:

They dropped a video on their Instagram showing the manufacturing of the shaft. I have no doubt they made this themselves.

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I learned very little from the video on how this shaft differs from others. I was curious, though, about this snippet from the video. If Pagulayan is only selling a shaft, what is the wood-looking portion?

Out of brown. Only got black on smooth or textured left in stock. Best prices in the World.

Completely out of brown EE wraps. Only black left. Stock up while I have some left.

U.S. manufacturers still make things from scratch --- McDermott's been doing so for fifty years.

I watched BrianKenobi's video and may have to watch McDermott's 19-minute video describing how McDermott cues are made. Kenobi highlighted McDermott's customer service manager and McDermott's warranty, personal service, craftsmanship, and Chops.

Hmmmm, maybe I'll have to get McDermott's cue different from everyone else's and that makes a difference in playing, their H-Series McDermott butt with weights adjustable anywhere along the butt:

easy-e said:

I have no doubt about that. House cues are lightyears ahead of the cue I would bring. The ferrules are cheap plastic, the shafts are garbage, and the tips are like cardboard. If he can beat me with that, he could have a nice little pay day! I'd be more impressed than anyone, and I'd even buy him dinner afterwards.

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I might take that bet, 2 stipulations, you can only use the cue you bring and you must use that cue only.