I’m going to sell my Runde ST-11…

mr3cushion said:

This shot I learned around 1965 from my Mentor Ernie Presto!

It's Very similar in technique to the shot played against Jaspers!

2 cushion first shot, (Ticky) made with REVERSE ENGLISH,

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No sir. I could get hurted. You know I have to go thin off the red and hopeto not kiss out

Some guys from Ohio were talking about how Corey Deuel as a youngster may have displayed some autistic traits. Playing with the rack a lot, just staring at the balls when racking for a long time, etc. Maybe that contributed to his innovative break techniques

bbb said:

i think you can play world class and have no clue to explain the physics involved in the collisions ,spins and rebounds on a table
but subconsciously you understand whats going to happen when you do this that happens
i also think knowing the physics can be helpful if your the analytical type and that knowledge helps you
@Patrick Johnson responded to @jasonlaus
with this post which i agree with
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That's a choice, not a fact.

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I agree completely that you don't have to have an understanding of the science of physics or be able to explain exactly what is going on with the motions of balls on the table in pool to play at a top level. I am pretty sure that Strickland, Archer et al did not take physics in school. But the balls, cloth, cushions and forces involved don't care whether you understand the science of physics, you are using applied physics to manipulate the behavior of the balls whether you realize it or not, and that is what I meant. But IME the more you know about what is going on with the physics involved before you step up to the table for the first time, the quicker the learning goes. Otherwise you are going to need to hit more balls to figure it out.

It was no accident that my first physics instructor used billiard balls to demonstrate Newton's laws, tangent line, etc. I was only playing occasionally in a friends basement at that time and not very good at it. When it came to learning to play while in college, I very quickly improved because I applied what I had learned in physics class

jasonlaus said:

My only thing is, you could study physics for a 1,000 years and it won't help you play pool in the least

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You need to take up that argument with Dr. Dave...

Here's just one example...

ShootingArts said:

Back to the original subject, I am a perfectionist, others are OCD!

Hu

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That, Hu, is perfectly expressed!

SlateMan said:

Thanks @skip100. I knew the Fargo rating inherently wasn't the direct prediction, and your 50-point adjustment is interesting. Fargo gives us the best independent data source available. Perhaps in the future, the Fargo site will allow us to select a Fargo Rating by Player and by event. Your model is the beginning of the ability to price a calcutta and to possibly see if a "fix" was in, like what happened to the casino in the 90s.

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Any player with the paid version of the FargoRate app can search for their own situational rating playing specific games - including one pocket.

I’m pretty sure [mention]Mike page [/mention]at FargoRate could generate a list of the top 50 or whatever one pocket players by one pocket specific situational rating. This is assuming they have enough data from one pocket matches so there is sufficient robustness.