[...] Funny thing is I used to write "Phillipino" or "Philippino" with a p-h until a kind AzB-er set me straight, and I never forgot it.
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Agreed. The comparison is impossible. Asking the question "could Buddy, playing as he did have beaten Filler or Gorst, as they play now?" is totally unfair. I personally think that Fedor and Josh would have demolished him, but so what?
A champion is a champion and one must presume that the greatest champions of the past, if they a) had access to all the learning and instructional resources available today, b) played on/with the equipment in use today, and c) had as many top level events in which to continually hone their skills as today's pros, could have adapted to the playing conditions of this era.
The top-flight BCA Hall of Famers, and Buddy is one of them, would have been among the biggest stars in any era, but as you properly note, even though we have fun with it on the forum, comparison across generations is ultimately impossible.
I know it’s a small sample size, but look what Francisco Bustamante did in beating Fedor in the Philippines open., even at his age and past his prime. My point being,I think A prime Buddy could absolutely hang with Fedor or Josh! Not saying he’d win, but he’d make it competitive IMO.Agreed. The comparison is impossible. Asking the question "could Buddy, playing as he did have beaten Filler or Gorst, as they play now?" is totally unfair. I personally think that Fedor and Josh would have demolished him, but so what?
A champion is a champion and one must presume that the greatest champions of the past, if they a) had access to all the learning and instructional resources available today, b) played on/with the equipment in use today, and c) had as many top level events in which to continually hone their skills as today's pros, could have adapted to the playing conditions of this era.
The top-flight BCA Hall of Famers, and Buddy is one of them, would have been among the biggest stars in any era, but as you properly note, even though we have fun with it on the forum, comparison across generations is ultimately impossible.
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Actually it’s both front hand and back handJJ essentially uses front hand english, but instead of moving the front hand after planting it on the table while keeping the backhand in place, he moves his front hand just before planting it on the table. Same result.
I would also note that JJ never hit the cue ball with speed using his method, yet he showed a miss using the parallel shift method when hitting the cue ball with speed. It makes no sense that you could hit the cue ball soft or with speed using JJ's method and still pocket the object ball because hitting the cue ball faster is going to make it deflect more, yet JJ's method does not compensate for that. According to the video, JJ aims the same way for both slow and fast shots.
The bottom line is you can't aim the same way for both slow and fast shots when hitting with sidespin--unless you happen to be bridging at the natural pivot point of your cue with certain shots.
Plural too - as in all the islands. Cross lingual grammar is weird. I've heard references to females - actual females, referred to as "him" besides the dyslexic Ps and Fs.When I first joined AzBilliards back in 2003, I already knew how strong the Filipino contingent was, led by Jose Parica and the so-called "Filipino Invasion." Funny thing is I used to write "Phillipino" or "Philippino" with a p-h until a kind AzB-er set me straight, and I never forgot it.
By the way, the proper title is "Philippines Open," with an s. Filipino refers to the people and culture, while Philippine describes things like the Philippine flag or Philippine government. So is "Philippine Open" wrong, as like the title of this thread? Well, yes and no. It depends on how you look at it, I guess. Matchroom went with "Philippines Open," with an s.
I mention the correct spellings of these words because I have a hunch that we pool fans will be posting a lot about the Philippines, the Philippine culture, and the Filipino pool champions quite often in the future.
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JJ essentially uses front hand english, but instead of moving the front hand after planting it on the table while keeping the backhand in place, he moves his front hand just before planting it on the table. Same result.I like to use the method that JJ shows here:
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This is working well for any shaft
He also was 17 when he won 11 medals from Finnish Championships from all gategories. Including 3-cushion, Russian Pyramid, Finnish Kaisa, Pool and Snooker.. He is true all around Master.