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Mark Wilson on sidespin to pocket balls

Matt_24
garczar said:
agree. Great practice drill is to throw out a handful of balls and try to get out with only center-axis cueing. Be surprised how often just hi/middle/lo center-axis is the ticket. From there branch out to using spin 'when needed' not just 'cause its cool/fun.
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I can remember figuring out inside english, and how useful it could be for position play. Man, I was spinning everything with inside for a good year, LOL.
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Mark Wilson on sidespin to pocket balls

Matt_24
Bob Jewett said:
He had just got home from Denny's after playing all night to get his room rent. That's what kind of player Larry is. (Anyone who has not ended up at Denny's after an all night session -- well, until 5AM -- has led a very sheltered life. You don't ever go to Denny's -- you end up at Denny's.)

As for using outside to help the ball in, I think that technique is less useful with the new chalks that keep the cue ball cleaner. Mike Sigel was a strong advocate of outside when possible, but he learned on the road under varying conditions. If skids are a problem for you in general or on a shot in particular or on a dirty table, outside is going to let you play the shot with more confidence.
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Yes, outside was always referred to as "helping" english when I was growing up.
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Your thoughts and opinions please…

gregcantrall
Jimmy_Betmore said:
And I put "hitting the balls squarely" before "speed" because it's far more important.
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Cole broke with his Joss with ivory ferrule and waterbuffalo tip. He explained it along that line. Surely he could be accurate with a break cue but he was so tuned to the weight balance and flex of his shooter. The slightest change could lower the quality of the results.
He proofed his theories in play.
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Mark Wilson on sidespin to pocket balls

Bob Jewett
Black-Balled said:
What kind of pool player are you gonna be when you grow up, posting at 7am?
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He had just got home from Denny's after playing all night to get his room rent. That's what kind of player Larry is. (Anyone who has not ended up at Denny's after an all night session -- well, until 5AM -- has led a very sheltered life. You don't ever go to Denny's -- you end up at Denny's.)

As for using outside to help the ball in, I think that technique is less useful with the new chalks that keep the cue ball cleaner. Mike Sigel was a strong advocate of outside when possible, but he learned on the road under varying conditions. If skids are a problem for you in general or on a shot in particular or on a dirty table, outside is going to let you play the shot with more confidence.
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The Pearl Is Back – Earl Strickland Joins the Florida Open and US Open Lineups

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Five-time US Open Champion. Three-time World Champion. One of the greatest to ever pick up a cue—Earl “The Pearl” Strickland is ready to make history once again. This August, the legend returns to the World Nineball Tour stage, taking on two of the biggest events on the calendar: the Florida Open and the US Open Pool Championship. Will you be there to witness the magic? First Stop: The Florida Open Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando 5–10 August 2025 Earl joins a stacked field of 256 elite players—including Fedor Gorst, Shane Van Boening, and Skyler Woodward—at the Florida Open, with fans flying in […]

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