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straightline said:

How do they show up on video?

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Not sure. I would assume they are similar to the aramith black.

If you’re serious about your game invest a little money and see a good instructor, bad habits are easy to form but very hard to break!

Black-Balled said:

Huh?
If your 3 rail comes short of the corner it goes to the long rail for rail #3.

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Yup. @straightline is confused.

iusedtoberich said:

This is Massey kissing the girl? I expected him to be bigger. haha. I think he had darker hair in his trick shot days too?

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Yes, that's Massey. His character's name is Manning. In a later scene, you can see that he is a little taller than Johnny Cash. The movie was made in 1984 -- he got heavier later.

Can we get Justin386 to join some of these threads?

I think he would fit right in with some of these discussions.

Patrick Johnson said:

What's "End Pocket"?

pj <- "One" Pocket?
chgo

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haha sorry, end pocket is the pool hall i play at most in hamilton, my friend chris owns it. thats where i do most of my shooting, do you have a home room like that where you play most of the time

straightline said:

That's regular english. "Short" is an earlier expression for short rail. A three railer going short is a three railer going long in pool.

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Huh?
If your 3 rail comes short of the corner it goes to the long rail for rail #3.

HawaiianEye said:

I have broke with my playing cues thousands and thousands of times with no problem.

Break cues costing hundreds of dollars are a gimmick.

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If you're playing with a hard tip I generally agree but, if you're playing with a soft or medium tip breaking with it, IMHO, will compress it much faster and the tip will get harder.

Hail Mary Shot said:

Why do you rush?

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lol good question, i just get impatient and jump on the next shot instead of slowing down for a second, gonna chalk every shot now like you said. do you chalk after every shot even when it feels pointless

middleofnowhere said:

He's in one of the montages of players shooting during a tournament match. He's right fully in the camera so it's not any doubt as if it's him or not. I'll go back and look and see exactly where it is it lasts like all of 2 seconds.
I looked it up. it is at 1:15:30
Start watching at 1hour 15 minutes 15 seconds so you don't miss it

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Thanks. Here is a slightly better video of the tournament scene:

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Byrne is at 5:13. At 4:50 is "Billy Ray" Suden, who was a pretty good local player. Dorian Harewood, the male lead, looks like he plays pretty well. Here's Byrne's very brief appearance:

bbb said:

And for @dr_dave
How can I be sliding i.e. stun and have side spin at the same time?

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The majority of my shots are on the equator of the cue ball with no top spin and only side spin.

I prefer it sliding to rolling on most of my shots.

It gives me better control of my speed and feel for the shot.

The cue ball is going to go "forward" no matter where you hit it.

I don't need to figure out how much top spin to put on the cue ball to make it go a further distance, I just use more speed.

I do use top, bottom, left, right, etc., but I am not appling it unless I need to (i.e., force follow, draw, etc.) because there is no need to be adjusting everthing like the pool scientists seem to think is the proper way.

I think "simpler" is better.

GideonF said:

What does gearing side spin mean? How exactly am I supposed to hit it?

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In general, "gearing sidespin" means the cue ball has the correct amount of side spin to roll across whatever it is hitting without rubbing sideways.

Gearing side spin on a cut shot is "outside" spin and that will get you zero throw. You can have so much outside spin that the object ball is thrown to a thinner cut angle. You have to have the correct amount of side spin for the particular cut angle to get gearing.

With gearing side, if the cue ball has draw or follow it will rub up or down on the object ball. The follow/draw won't change the cut angle.

R2PQZ said:

My guess is you are breaking with your playing cue. Very hard on the tip. Best to break with a cue dedicated for it. A good hard tip will hold up better. You may also need a better quality tip on your playing cue.

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I have broke with my playing cues thousands and thousands of times with no problem.

Break cues costing hundreds of dollars are a gimmick.