7stud said:

Max has a really sweet stroke. Another plus for that video is that if you concentrate on the background it proves the Earth is flat. Max must be having a tough go this year with the Artemis mission to the Moon and back being front and center in the news, so give him a like and subscribe.

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Max is a flerf?

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The 1st tip I installed it came off. The 2nd tip I scuffed it like I always do and no problems. So I will be doing the tried and proven way.

Anaconda is a nick that Mark Selby has earned.

Watching Mark Selby reminds me of The Man With No Eyes, you have watched Cool Hand Luke.....Right?

straightline said:

No. Example?

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Sure,
Here's the first after youtube search.
Watching his first shot, says it all.
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Mark Williams is another Good Study for every student of the game.
I saw Cole knock the back off the pocket while locked eyes with the cute waitress. His platform and mechanics were a study for me. His tri pod of feet and bridge hand was the widest possible. The long range precision he was capable of was....well like Quigley.

No. Example?

Badpenguin said:

Why? That isn't even American pool. Go watch snooker instead, that would just be stupid.

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I think not. It's a reason for these phony pros to take it up a notch. If the big numbers are under a 100 that's even better. Quicker action, easy to put together, and mmMaybe, the juniors get the drift.

You ever noticed how long Shaun Murphy stays motionless at the completion of the stroke?

Finding the uh trigger finger took a while but that's when my spot shot finally fell. Learning the steps to the dance. Right down to fingers and toes.

skogstokig said:

are you sure the 14.1 won't be held?

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As far as the "International" in St Augustine goes, Pat said they were skipping 2026 due to scheduling conflicts. 14.1 barely had 20 players last year. Maybe the old "American 14.1" event can be resurrected somewhere else?

There's always eyes closed in Practice. It helps build a solid foundation/ platform / and balanced mechanical delivery of the tip to ball. Where the rubber meets the road comes to mind.
Don't open the eyes until I hear .....something, hopefully the dropping ball.

Thx for the thread....

Ordered mine in 76, got it in 78.
60''cue.with a 29'' handle.
Yrs later I had Stroud cut the shafts back 2'', made the cue 58'', Billy reused the ferrules.
I was hoping to see my name possibly on the order sheet but this letter was a yr later.
They did get the Bill right.
I know he was quite busy back then.
When cue arrived on the W. Coast it came with 3 shafts/ivory ferrules/leather wrap and he mentioned new larger Windows on the ebony butt. with colored points.
$265 or less was what I paid.

Master the simple stuff first. Kiss
Ooops sorta off topic rant.
I have in my experience seen oh so many that wanted to run before walk.
Off handed, well training the second hand is a game building opportunity. Pluss it helps balance. Just as in politics a left / right balance is a huge advantage. Just watch Ronnie. He slides into the other hand so smoothly. His waltzing around the table is worth study. Occasionally the commentary points it out.