I think this concept applies to learning new skills like static drills. I do this when I’m working on a specific shot or position. It’s not a replacement for match play though. You still need to incorporate long sessions with an opponent to develop stamina.


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SSDiver2112 said:

If you move it to the Main forum. You'll probably get more responses.

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Maybe, but the cue is so unremarkable in so many ways that it borders on remarkable in it's unremarkableness.

It could be any entry level cue from anyone, sportcraft to about three thousand makers. It wouldn't surprise me if it was won at a county fair, it wouldn't surprise me if it were the fourth cue that Johan Spondonovich from Schenectady built.

About the only thing it has going for it is the lack of a giant kitty on it

I don't intend to be mean, if the cue plays well, great, it's a fine tool for the job at hand and I wouldn't be embarrassed playing with it. It's a futile exercise to guess who might have made it, because unless Johan sees it and verifies he made it, nobody will ever know for sure.

Or maybe I'm wrong.

You need to have work that will take hours a day. IOW knowledge and commensurate ability. You then break that down into smaller steps which you take at a comfortable pace. Anything over what you actually needed is a waste. Not scaling your total time is a waste. Not improving is a waste. etc...

uk_9_ball_convert said:

he missed a pretty easy 9. Jayson had an uncharacteristic amount of misses in the last few frames, not sure if he'd just lost focus or was actually trying to let the guy win a frame.

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I remember watching a guy playing Earl the first round at DCC on the TV table. He couldn’t make 3 balls. The guy probably played pretty good when not thrust onto the TV table with a legend.

I’m sure I would feel the same. Now playing a legend on a side table would be awesome.

Korsakoff said:

Property taxes are high in Texas. Did you plant enough pecan trees to qualify for an ag exemption?

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My property taxes were over 3k and that was no city taxes, but my age saved me and they've been reduced to 1200$. But the new swimming pool and the pool hall will push them up some! I dont believe i can get an exemption on less than two acres. These are ranchets here in my neighborhood. 2-3 acres.

Texas Carom Club said:

for me having used several rhinos revos and now cynergy
the first two are similar and super stiff which was ok until i tried the
11.8 cynergy its not near as stiff and i can make alot more shots with it than the ultra stiff revo.
shots i never understood why i would miss , basic easy
i make far more balls with the cuetec

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Can you tell me what the shafts sounded like when striking the cue ball? Which ones that you have tried had less of a clinking sound to them? Shopping for a CF shaft right now. Thank you very much.

Quesports said:

Like the title says. What carbon fiber shafts are preferred to play without a glove??

Personally I find gloves a distraction.

I am in NC and humidity here is certainly part of the equation..

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Maybe I’m the wrong guy to comment, because my hands tend to be dry. But I’ve found CF to be even less likely to grip than wood. I have both a Cynergy and a Whyte Carbon (I do keep them clean and when it’s humid I wipe them often with a dry microfibre cloth).

That said, when it’s SUPER humid I have used a glove.

I've decided I'm rooting for Anthony Meglino. Don't know much about him. Watched him play once; shot great. I think he's got a full-time job. But American pool needs some new blood on the scene, so go Anthony! Get ye on the MC!

Have you played a lot of stakes matches that only lasted a 1/2 hour? Not a gambler, ok, have you played a lot of tournament matches that only lasted a 1/2 hour?

My point is, if said instructor states most average people lose focus after 1/2 hour, making further table time useless, then how do you propose to ever become a good player or do well in Action or Tournament matches that are longer than that?

To do battle, and succeed in battle, one must prepare for battle

sbrownn said:

... I am playing in a rotating 8, 9 and 10 ball season BCA league with 1 or 2 individual match head to head games in a round robin format. ...

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I think you mean BCAPL. That's part of CSI. The BCA no longer has any leagues -- it is a manufacturers' organization.

Is the format that's bothersome a choice of your local league operator? Is it the format recommended by CSI?

LibraryFool77 said:

I’ve been interested in Todd Caroenter and seen a couple come up for sale. Was he actually protege to Hercek or is that a myth?

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I don’t know his full history but I do know he worked with Showman, Ron Haley and countless others. And I can tell you he makes phenomenal cues(my current player and have had one other in the past). Throwback kinda guy.

Pool is not standardized. Pot luck. Can't even put prices up.