Patrick Johnson said:

What's "parallel" english? Parallel to what?

All properly-applied english uses a straight stroke - no swiping!

pj
chgo

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jbart65 said:

Finally got my first look at 12-year-old American "phenon" Gavin Mathew. He won the Arizona Next Gen event, 9-8, in the hill-hill final.

He did not make it easy on himself. Missed three 9 balls, twice leaving tap-ins for his opponent, Kaito Okumura, an up and comer from Japan.

One straight-in 9 he hit way too hard. The other times he missed his positional mark by shooting too hard. Both 9 balls were makeable, however.

Both players missed some gimmes, but they were playing on 4-inch pockets.

Mathew also scratched on an easy safety, taking almost no time to set up the shot. At times, he made Chezka Centeno look slow!

Hard to believe he is really is 12. Breaks harder than some WNT pros. Thumps like SVB. Excellent stroke. Pattern play surprisingly good for his age. And he pulls off some ridiculous shots.

Mathew needs to slow down, and like all young players, work on the defensive side of the game.

You have to figure a country the size of the U.S. should produce a world-class player every generation. Too early to say if he or Hayden Ernst will become that good as adults, but I have not seen more impressive teenagers in American pool since I became a convert to the sport in 2020.

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SSP said:

Remove some of the balls in the full pocket to a pocket that is empty or less full BEFORE the shot, ball return tables are harder on pool balls, they are running on bare wood in a return table.

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heresy said:

Love the R-Series cues. Here’s my main player. 60” R10.

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Not Dead Ted said:

From a logic perspective(outside of the pool hall) AND implies that both conditions need to be satisfied, while OR means only one of the conditions needs to be met.

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fastone371 said:

BHE is really no different than parallel english as far as the stroke is concerned.

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td873 said:

Considering only the amount of applied English, this statement is true as Dr. Dave has shown. But it is demonstrably false for cleanliness, including chalk residue on the cue ball and resulting kicks. That’s one of the reasons the “new” chalks are preferred in snooker. The same holds true for pool.

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sjm said:

Now that made me laugh.

At 28 years old, Josh has already a) mass-produced titles at rotation pool, b) won the American 14.1 Championship and the European 14.1 Championship, c) won the World 8ball title, d) won the Buffalo Billiards 1-pocket, and e) won the DCC Master of the Table.

Which other games do you want him to take up?

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