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If the lag is a skill shot, there's a better way

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poolscholar said:
Instead of lagging twice across the table. The lag could be one table length, closest to rail by the racking area.

1. This is a more natural length and comes up often in real games.

2. This eliminates the luck factor of hitting the rail, every rail reacts differently and it's a bit of a guessing game. Not to mention dead or hot spots

3. Less chance of table roll affecting the lag result. Sometimes you'll get a scratch or a longer path

All of these reduce luck and makes the lag shot a better measure of speed control and skill
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Do you really think that in the all the years that lagging has been around, your idea has not been thought of and discarded in favor of the current method?
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Cue length

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Another thread was discussing SVB removing his cue extension. I think him and Fedor now put the extension on for longer power shots.
What’s everyone’s opinion, I think it makes complete sense to have a longer cue if your arm span is longer.
It can’t be optimal to have the same cue length for a 5 ft 4 person and a 6 ft 4 person?
Maybe it does t make sense to change if you have used a standard cue length for years but anybody straying or with a lot of scope to improve, I’m sure that must be the way to go. Otherwise tall people will play shots with their hand hanging over the end or their elbow angle , less than optimal?
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Favorite tips so far.

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Sealegs50 said:
I play with hard tips, but polycarbonate is too hard for me even for breaking. I have used layered hard tips from several brands. They are all quite a few years old. Currently I have Precision (Searing), G2, Instroke, Zan (Grip Hard), and Talisman. I also have a couple Triangle tips and one Kamui Clear Black Medium. I use a gator shaper and nothing else to treat the tips.
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We have similar taste.... next time, give a Caiden hard a try.
Fighter, or Warrior. I prefer the warrior, but both are a quality tip.
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Florida Open 2025, August 5-10, Orlando, Caribe Royale

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jbart65 said:
I think Shaw dropped the extension too. Never understood why a player would change to a longer cue after so many years of success with a standard length one.
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I notice Fedor is using it less now as well. He seems to put it on for longer shots whereas he was leaving it on and just removing it for finesse shots.
To me it makes sense to have it on if you are a certain height, it can’t be right that the optimum cue length for a 5 ft 5 person is the same as a 6ft 4 person. I changed because I often found my hand holding too close to the butt as I am above 6 ft.
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