Matt_24 said:

Pivot points, bridge length, deflection, FHE, BHE, Parallel English….most people are dogging it because their stance is incorrect, they are off-line, and imbalanced, so they also move during their shot.

Jimmy Reid (the legend) taught me a drill decades ago to ensure I was balanced and in line. We never discussed pivot points, BHe or deflection. My game and pool IQ jumped 3 balls from that single lesson.

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A funny story about that. Most top players ensure they start off centered on the ball by starting with their tip placed at the base of the ball. For many years I did something similar but to make sure my tip started off, not only centered on the ball, but also the same distance from the ball everytime, I would line up over the top of the ball right in the center.

I've matched up and played with Scott Frost several times over the years and every time he would see me doing it, he would say "I know what you're doing there". lol

mr3cushion said:

Just curious, what year would that be?

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Not sure of the exact year, but I believe sometime in the 60s.

I’m shipping out cues on Tuesday.
So I tried to push out cue as much as possible.
Make me a deal and I will make a deal both happy.

iusedtoberich said:

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I just searched the latest WPA rules and I can't find the clause. Would someone help me find it? ...

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It is not explicitly called out.

A stroke is defined. The lift shot is not a stroke.

Moving the cue ball by some means other than a stroke is explicitly unsportsmanlike conduct. (Another example is taking a foul by tapping the cue ball with your ferrule. )

penguin said:

I think Shane's attention is more focused on the mixed doubles event.

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Definitely. He's got his eye on the $19,000 he can win at mixed doubles far more than the $80,000 that he can win in singles 10ball.

I’m shipping out cues on Tuesday.
So I tried to push out cue as much as possible.
Make me a deal and I will make a deal both happy.

I’m shipping out cues on Tuesday.
So I tried to push out cue as much as possible.
Make me a deal and I will make a deal both happy.

Kris_b1104 said:

When Team Europe's captain is sending SVB to the loser's side in the World 10Ball Championship, you know we're in trouble at the Mosconi.

Feijen beat Shane 2 sets to 0.
4-2 and 4-1.

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Oh yeah, who would have ever imagined that a Fargo 824 could beat a Fargo 848? Mild upset, no more than that. Don't write Shane off in this spot, as long as he qualifies, he'll be one to reckon with when single elimination begins.

As always, offers, trades, and trades plus cash will be considered.

As always, offers, trades, and trades plus cash will be considered.

As always, offers, trades, and trades plus cash will be considered.

As always, offers, trades, and trades plus cash will be considered.

penguin said:

I think Shane's attention is more focused on the mixed doubles event.

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Yeah, he is enthused.

Oh right, you said that. Well yes there is, but it's in the CSI / BCA rules:

1-18 Legal Stroke
You must use a legal stroke. Any lifting, sideways, or other brushing motion of the cue,
such that the force that propels the cue ball does not primarily result from a forward
motion of the cue as defined under “Legal Stroke”, is a foul (see Diagram 4)