denis grabe then?

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Bob Jewett said:

Cue stick closer to your body than your elbow. Soufi and McCready are the opposite -- side arm.

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oh yea, that's what it's called. so soufi isn't a chickenwinger

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middleofnowhere said:

So it's not to have any confusion, what is actually defined as a chicken wing?

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Cue stick closer to your body than your elbow. Soufi and McCready are the opposite -- side arm.

skogstokig said:

so a very select few, most of whom travelled less than mosconi for brunswick.

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Yes, he was the main pool guy for Brunswick for many years. I think they cut him loose around 1970 and he worked for other companies but I don'[t think he did the same kind of exhibitions. I saw him at a sports and boat show about 1980(?). He ran a couple of racks and did some trick shots.

CeaseLess said:

I've had a chicken wing for my entire pool life. It feels so strange having a straight forearm now that my arm twists and twitches. So I'm trying to study the stroke of great players that had a pronounced, not slight, outward chicken wing stroke. Any players yall can think of?

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So it's not to have any confusion, what is actually defined as a chicken wing?

Not sure if it's official chicken wing but I've seen Nick Varver's arm shake like 9.2 earthquake.

Lowell said:

Carlo Biado seems to sort of have one

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He also turns his hand in and uses a great deal of wrist.

Mensabum said:

We have so many league players here trying to initiate the pro's actions they see on video and it's hilarious to watch. All these guys stroking their cues in the air to imitate, then getting down and miscuing or knocking the ball off table.

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What I see in league sometimes is hilarious.
Knucklehead has apron,glove,carbon fiber shaft and $25 chalk and of course the magnetic chalk holder.
Does all the dumb pre shot crap and fires the ball into the cushion and can't run four ball to save his/her life.
And just for the record I'm an old school player, no apron, no glove, wood shaft, masters chalk, no aiming system, no diamond system, no $25 tips and still able to be a Fargo 589 playing at about 75% of prime at almost 80 years old. LOL.

Bob Jewett said:

I think Babe Cranfield toured with Willie Hoppe as a pool/carom combo, but Hoppe would have been the star. Cranfield reportedly had a 420 in an exhibition on a 5x10, but probably not on that tour.

Irving Crane may have been touring for Brunswick when he ran his 309. From Wikipedia:

In February 1939, at age 26, Crane ran 150 balls and out against his opponent in an exhibition straight pool match on a difficult 5' by 10' table in Layton, Utah. While this was impressive in and of itself, at the crowd's urging, he continued his run, ultimately pocketing 309 consecutive setting an official record at the time.[8][10][11]​

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so a very select few, most of whom travelled less than mosconi for brunswick.

only current 800 with chicken wing i can think of is xue zhenqi

Bob Jewett said:

I think Babe Cranfield toured with Willie Hoppe as a pool/carom combo, but Hoppe would have been the star. Cranfield reportedly had a 420 in an exhibition on a 5x10, but probably not on that tour.

Irving Crane may have been touring for Brunswick when he ran his 309. From Wikipedia:

In February 1939, at age 26, Crane ran 150 balls and out against his opponent in an exhibition straight pool match on a difficult 5' by 10' table in Layton, Utah. While this was impressive in and of itself, at the crowd's urging, he continued his run, ultimately pocketing 309 consecutive setting an official record at the time.[8][10][11]​

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Many years ago I rode the elevator to the second floor of the Sears and Roebuck store where the sporting goods were. When the doors opened there was a man in a suit on a pool table, alone, no crowd. Not Willie, Not Fats or any larger man either. I remember him to be of average height or a bit more and fairly thin or thin. I think he was representing Brunswick.

He told me his name but I didn't know it and have long ago forgotten what it was. This was about 1970-72. He was putting on an exhibition or two that afternoon but I wasn't interested enough to wait around hours.

This was in Baton Rouge and the name of the store might have became just Sears already. Everybody still called it Sears and Roebuck and I don't remember what the sign said.

Hu

CajunPopeye said:

Photos?

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After I get it.