Tho the idea of triceps back, biceps forward is bad and hurts players.

Still elbow good.
Triceps/biceps bad.

Patrick Johnson said:

My only intention has been to advocate a fixed elbow pendulum stroke. Haven't heard anything yet that discredits that.

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I'm not trying to discredit that. What I"m saying is that those all time great players with bobbing elbows, have all time great strokes. People who get married to the idea of a fixed elbow have been discreditting them by claiming their strokes are flawed and they've overcome those flaws through thousands of hours of practice. This is patently absurd. Mika abandonned his snooker background for this technique. Clearly he thought it was better. I agree with him.

There are polishes for cars that you can get over the counter to ''wet ten'' those scrape spots to darken and match the preexisting colors.

90% of the time people you gamble with have some of these flaws

choke more as the bet gets up
miss more when the bet is uncomfortable for them.
shoot more shots they shouldnt when stuck
tend to raise the bet when losing
tend not to quit early when losing
get upset and it affects their game when you do certain things. experiment.

Sheldon said:

If alcohol isn't getting it you could try some mild buffing compound on a clean soft cloth.

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Thanks for the reply
Any recommendation for buffing compound

In his prime, Efren Reyes could make 2 or 3 balls on the break on a carom table. He was the greatest.

it appears to me and has for many decades that many of the top pool players are not among the sharpest pencils in the desk.

one thing about pool, intelligence nor plain common sense are not the primary prerequisites for getting great.

If it was on a Diamond, that one pocket wire rack is garbage. You can't even see which side is which, all the balls meet together at the middle. No separation between the sides.

skor said:

Anyone can miss any shot on any table.
But practicing on bigger tables with tight pockets will make you better than practicing on 7 ft tables with buckets for pockets.

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Can but doesn't have to. Depends on how much focus and discipline you apply at a 7'er.

iusedtoberich said:

You really ran a 3 pack on a 9' Diamond?

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Correct.

Not the most difficult layouts ever but I did get out three consecutive times.

Now today was a different story. Had 3-4 really good chances to get out and failed every time.