Hopkins stroke had no power.Many players with powerful strokes such as Buddy and Earl have a pause at the end the backstroke, none have jabbing stroke like Allen.
I witnessed Hopkins beating Varner, Sigel, and J Fusco in a 4 day round robin including rotation games at West End in NJ- he had enough power in his stroke to beat the best in the world at games requiring the most power!
Hopkins stroke looks bad visuallyBUT - watch it closely - he gets the cue tip all the way through the cue ball- it really is not a jab stroke that ENDs at the CB.
No one can be a champion with a true jab stroke - the Cue always has to get through the cb in order to induce needed follow, draw, spin. It is not where the cue starts - it is where the cue ends up in relation to the CB strike that matters most- you don’t need a physics degree to understand this - just observe closely - the eyes don’t lie!
