Hi everyone. I finally got my registration approved
I'm from Jackson Michigan but learned how to shoot out of Battle Creek Mi in a small little bar named 3rd base lounge
If you know it then you know!
I've played for a long time but now i'm older and don't play much anymore but now i'm going to try to give back what i learned try to do what i always wanted to do
Sell custom cues
I have collected some awesome cues through the years and watched a lot of new builder make there mark on the industry
I hope to be a great source for you all one day but for now. it's just going to be one at a time for now.
My name is Jonathan Mcdonald
and it's a pleasure to introduce myself and soon to meet you.

iusedtoberich said:

Yes, that's what I was after. For example your software calculates the contact point based on the resultant spin of the CB, if the tip was a single point, correct? Now, is that contact point really the single tangent point where the tip touches the ball (pretending the tip and the ball were uncompressible), or in real life, is it a different point due to the compression of the tip?

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For the DigiBall I use the simple rigid physics body model with speed estimation to find the contact point. I then work backwards and draw the tip outline as a result of the contact point. I use spherical geometry for that, no compression. The speed estimator error and angular resolution error is larger than any blob centroid offset so I am not near that level of detail.

As I said it would be neat to do the FEM as a curiosity.

jimmyg said:

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She has POW strength....

Pissed Off Wife....even the bouncers knew better...lol

jimmyg said:

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Much better

Bob Jewett said:

I think that's the wrong mindset. In each single game, your goal is to win the game. That is irrespective of the score, or what has happened to the draw and schedule. Win this game. The strategy -- safety, tough shot, play for safe later -- does not change unless you feel some psychological factor is at play.

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overlord said:

Champion pool players aren't stars and that's the problem.

Champions can walk into a pool hall and most of the patrons have no idea who they are.

If they go to a super market, they are anonymous.

Until pool has real stars it won't have real money.

Content is sold by stars........

In Hollywood they can make movies without human actors but they haven't figured out how to sell them........

A good place to start is commentators having complete bios on every player...........

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Correct on all counts. A top TV director told me decades ago "You need to create stars!"

easy-e said:

I think I will too, maybe today!

I like how you said "you have to learn to shoot the 83rd ball the same way you shot the 3rd ball" instead of saying "just shoot the 83rd ball the same way you shot the 3rd ball". That is a very hard thing to do. It's like telling a person with depression to "just be happy" or telling an obese person to "just eat less". I used to get nervous going into the 50's and 60's, but now I hit the 50's and 60's all the time and I don't think twice about it. The more of these types of runs I get, the easier it will be for me down the road (I hope).

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What helps a lot I found is to say to myself “they say this is the right way to play it” with “they” referring to the experts, either imagined faceless experts or some specific pro watching you from the sidelines, imaging that they are your coach. It helps the commitment.

Good work!

My high run is 70, plus maybe some additional balls, but I can’t remember So I just say 70.

I know how much work it takes to run 5 racks.

Excellent job!