bbb said:

actually if the ball is the target it went long (in billiardese..... ) not short
it hit past the target ie long

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Yeah I know in poolese. In billiards it's going for the short rail, hence, short.

bbb said:

i think the fact that he didnt execute his shot choice doesnt mean he made the wrong choice
3 rail kicks are very accurate once you learn how to aim them and hit them
we have to give filler the benefit of the doubt he knows how to aim them and hit them
if filler missed pocketing a ball would we say he made the wrong choice and should have picked a different pocket?
of course not
this is the same type of situation
he missed....he is human
he is number 1 in the world
for me he gets the benefit of the doubt
he made the right choice FOR HIM ...just missed it
jmho

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The way it missed on the deep side ( "short" in billiardese) makes me think he maybe went for that hit. No way to tell.

BeiberLvr said:

Sounds like a pretty easy tournament to win then if you're capable of getting a lead on someone.

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wow, no idea how you draw that conclusion.

What I'm saying is that if a player finds himself in the lead at two and a half hours he can stall himself into a win. That's it.

Lou Figueroa

Xdecemberguy said:

HAHA!! Did Josh hit the ball...win that game?? HAHAHA!! I bet you would defend yourself in a murder trial also...clearly there were many more reasonable and easy ways to get out of that shot..your a joke. Clearly that wasn't the right shot but hey your keep being you..like my father said..the world needs ditch diggers too..

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You could sound like a bigger dipshit but you would really have to bare down and try hard.

dquarasr said:

And then there is the hybrid pause and transition Efren employs, with an “extra” pre-stroke. Go to time stamp 24:00…

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"That's my boy, taught him everything he knows!"

Well, maybe not.(grin) However, that final practice stroke does the same thing my smooth transition does, connects the practice strokes to the final stroke. A stop at the transition seems to largely disconnect all of the practice strokes from the final stroke. With no pause at the transition the final stroke starts at the cue ball, goes backwards, transitions , and moves smoothly forwards. With the pause, the final stroke starts after the pause largely undoing the benefits of the practice strokes. So it seems to me anyway.

Hu

I feel that for us mere mortals there's what I call the learning curve with any new to us shaft or cue , for myself I need to play quite a few racks to start to get the hang of it so to speak while some others claim that the learning curve happens nearly without much effort .

For myself I find that old favorite cue combination and use it when the proverbial chips are down .

This is one of the main reasons why I miss having easy access to a 9 ft table where I can set up a shot or drill and work my way through the course of becoming more familiar with the new cue / shaft .

Yes it can be accomplished on a bar table if you have a pocket full of quarters ha ha but the 9' hour table is more enjoyable for best results .

In other words when a person wonders about this or that shaft or cue they need to try it for them selves because there isn't a one size fits all as we all know but refuse to admit to when it comes to pool cues , so bite the bullet and crack out the wallet and spend the cash until someone opens up a supply house when a person can go and try each and every new cue out there which I'm not holding my breath until it happens .

As always you're results may vary !