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How to Judge SPLIT HITS … Everything You Need to Know

dr_dave
Bob Jewett said:
I think you can figure overlapping contact from the speed of the cue ball and the contact time. After first contact, the direction of the cue ball and its speed will be changing to the new path, so it's a little complicated, but you can take an average to determine how much it will move towards the other ball during contact. The time will be about 0.1 millisecond. If the cue ball is moving towards the other ball at 1 m/sec on average during the contact time, it will move about 0.1 millimeter, so any shot within +-0.1 mm of the exact center will result in overlapping contact. That's for a medium speed shot. A slower shot has to be more centered because the contact time will be about the same but the average speed sideways will be smaller (and directly proportional to the incoming speed).
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Thanks Bob. I was over complicating it. 0.1 mm doesn’t seem so tough for the shot in the video. I was able to get overlapping contact about 1 in 10 shots in the video. I wonder how much better a top player can do.
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Live Streams?

dquarasr
Not competition per se, but Bob Keller has excellent content of straight pool. He does “Rack of the Week” videos ( numbering now somewhere in the 265+ range) where he narrates strategies for the out. He also has numerous century, max run attempts (“Road to 200”) and ghost challenges.

On top of that, instructional videos of varying pool topics.

YouTube channel is “SSOP” or “Shortstop On Pool.” I subscribe and signed up as a Patreon. Great stuff from Bob.
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Practice what I Preach

gregcantrall
Good morning Tuesday 4.21.uh is it 26? Really? Oh how the time Flys when you're having fun.
Snooker is ongoing with Ronnie coming up shortly.
The slow start for the old fart produced an interesting result that would vex me trying to repeat. This first shot of the Chase executed while standing and pre stretch and flex. The 10 second timer photo gives a first squat oh the day.
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Attempting to cut the 1 ball to the right Lefty missed completely to the left but whitey came back to rest adjacent the launch pad. One handed of course. 🤷‍♂️
Almost time for Ronnie show, gotta go. 😉
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Meucci original for retirement player

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Fvalstounge said:
This one hasn't been refinished, and would be least expensive. Truly, out of all the cues I've bought, this is the best shaft. No staining at all. I was planning white/green wrap to complement the emerald in the points.
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Great looking cue. What’s your price shipped to ky. Thx
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(Un)Popular Opinion on Fargo Rate

cookie man
mikepage said:
Old age and medical issues

These are two different things, one the system handles fine and the other it sometimes doesn't.

Normal decline with age is gradual, and provided the player keeps getting games into the system it is tracked fine.
I'll give you two players with more than 10,000 games in the system as examples, Johnny Archer and me (I'm 69).
End of 2021: Johnny Archer 771, Mike Page 613
now: Johnny Archer 751, Mike Page 594
And in 2017 I was 625. I think 594 is about where I play now.

Medical issues issues can involve a gradual decline that is tracked and also precipitous decline that isn't. A stroke can be an example of the latter. A common situation is medical issues affect stamina, such that a player can play close to normal but not with a long grind.

For you in particular, I hope you stay as healthy as you can and continue to enjoy playing pool for a long time. I'm sure it was frustrating to get beat by that sub 600. But rather than concluding that is your new normal, I encourage to look more broadly and positively at your record. For instance, the other sub 600 player you faced in that tournament you beat 7-2. And in the same tournament you beat a 625 7-4.

You've played 7 tournaments in the last two years and your match results about match your rating.
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Well then I guess I’ll be a non competitive 637 for life. Because at 66 I’ll never get back to where I was. Thanks.
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