You ever noticed how long Shaun Murphy stays motionless at the completion of the stroke?

Finding the uh trigger finger took a while but that's when my spot shot finally fell. Learning the steps to the dance. Right down to fingers and toes.

skogstokig said:

are you sure the 14.1 won't be held?

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As far as the "International" in St Augustine goes, Pat said they were skipping 2026 due to scheduling conflicts. 14.1 barely had 20 players last year. Maybe the old "American 14.1" event can be resurrected somewhere else?

There's always eyes closed in Practice. It helps build a solid foundation/ platform / and balanced mechanical delivery of the tip to ball. Where the rubber meets the road comes to mind.
Don't open the eyes until I hear .....something, hopefully the dropping ball.

Thx for the thread....

Ordered mine in 76, got it in 78.
60''cue.with a 29'' handle.
Yrs later I had Stroud cut the shafts back 2'', made the cue 58'', Billy reused the ferrules.
I was hoping to see my name possibly on the order sheet but this letter was a yr later.
They did get the Bill right.
I know he was quite busy back then.
When cue arrived on the W. Coast it came with 3 shafts/ivory ferrules/leather wrap and he mentioned new larger Windows on the ebony butt. with colored points.
$265 or less was what I paid.

Master the simple stuff first. Kiss
Ooops sorta off topic rant.
I have in my experience seen oh so many that wanted to run before walk.
Off handed, well training the second hand is a game building opportunity. Pluss it helps balance. Just as in politics a left / right balance is a huge advantage. Just watch Ronnie. He slides into the other hand so smoothly. His waltzing around the table is worth study. Occasionally the commentary points it out.

I have a Bob Owen 61" cue.

That’s pretty cool, thanks for posting it!