garczar said:

do you look at your cue while you play?

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Well, yeah, lol.

It also depends on the rules of the game- some rules regarding 8 ball pocketing / fouls on the 8 / etc. make not worrying about the 8 a bigger spot than opposing rules.

GoldCrown said:

My 4 is easy to convert.... I'd want OEM if available. The only hiccup with drops is a 1P forgotten ball in a negative pocket....but not really a big deal. The other advantage with drops from the factory ...the table will be a few hundred cheaper.

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Forgotten ball in a negative pocket?
Pay attention!
I know. After 4 hours of one pocket I can easily make a free shot beautifully into my opponents pocket. He'll say that that is his pocket. I usually say,
" time to put the old man to bed."
I've done it, you've done it, we've all done it except the guy that never missed with ball in hand. Yeah, right.

Crasher said:

The US has approximately ~5.5 million people of Chinese heritage, one of the largest in the world.

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It's interesting when different games bring out talent you don't normally see.
Like when a regular pool room adds a snooker, 3 cushion, or Chinese 8 ball table.
Then you get exposed to talent that may live just down the street that would never come in otherwise.
Pretty cool.

philly said:

A good table mechanic will know where to resource them.

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My 4 is easy to convert.... I'd want OEM if available. The only hiccup with drops is a 1P forgotten ball in a negative pocket....but not really a big deal. The other advantage with drops from the factory ...the table will be a few hundred cheaper.

Patrick Johnson said:

How about describing it for us?

pj
chgo

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How am I going describe something I've Never done/needed!

Here's the 'Closest' example of 'Me' hitting the CB sort of 'Hard'!

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I'll let You present an example!

I'll put the question to You!

"Do You Think/Know I'm hitting the CB 'Hard/Force' in my 3 examples"?

Canadian cue said:

How big a spot would not having to sink the 8 be in 8 ball? Thoughts

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It depends on the level of player, I think. At heyball, women get to remove their last object ball and that's a very large spot. Often it's a problem ball that is tying up the opponent's ball. Maybe the "auto" 8 would be a little less spot than that.

So how does hard and or fast fit into a Force, Mass, and Acceleration or Deceleration equation? F= MA or D
F = MAD? Better call the Peace sign expert. Just kidding, hope I don't get sent to detention for getting smart like the high-school days.

Patrick Johnson said:

Now show us a "Hard but not Fast" stroke.

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mr3cushion said:

'I' never had to 'Stroke the cue' that way!

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How about describing it for us?

pj
chgo

Patrick Johnson said:

Now show us a "Hard but not Fast" stroke.

pj
chgo

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Fortunately for me, 'I' never had to 'Stroke the cue' that way!

If a 'Player' has very good 'Timing & Tempo' there should Never be an instance/shot for a player to come out of their shoes in 3C or Pool!

Especially with the 'Faster' cloth for 3C and Pool!

Ah, I must have mis-remembered what part you were speaking about--I watched through it video yesterday, and even then, I am often dividing my attention when online.

And no, not considering the back-of-the-ball aiming, although I am/was aware of it.

Finally *nevermind*--I should have realized you had covered it somewhere--I was looking for a diagram and found your document on what I was talking about. I was thinking about the 90° Rule as being like an optional way to determine the cue ball path, and since I was reacting to the video, I didn't go search separately right away.

I had found this PDF, https://drdavepoolinfo.com/bd_articles/2004/march04.pdf

but here is the page regarding the rule, https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/stun/90-degree-rule/