Only after maybe a month of play, my OB-1's ferrule has splintered and compressed on me again. I'm not terribly upset about it, well, beyond the fact that I don't get to play with it--I've sent it off to Royce's shop before, and it was turned over with phone confirmation in expert time. I'll just have to do it again.
So, a couple thoughts come to mind: I've been playing with the OB-1 just short of two years now, and the last time I sent it off for repairs, I just didn't play. When it broke on me the other day, I HAD to play...with a standard shaft!
-insert OOooohh's
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Anyway, it was just a shock to see how inaccurate I was shooting with english, over a ball, or frozen to the rail. Apparently the OB-1 has had the incredible skill of masking my inability to shoot center ball! I am kind of embarassed by the whole thing, really.
By the end of the night, on the drive home it dawned on me; my game came back by a total adjustment in my focus, mechanics, and delivery. I was mentally and physically exhausted, my eyes barely staying open at 11 o'clock (which is a joke for me). I hadn't realized that I had spent my entirety walking around the table, trying to keep my body very still, making my backstrokes and followthrough slow and very deliberate, shooting with no more power than what was needed to keep near my tangent lines, in natural shape.
Long story short: I don't know if I looked like a total goon, but that focus in my shotmaking and mechanics was huge. I feel like I opened a whole new facet of learning, mind's eye set wide, and I am totally pumped to get back at the table by doing exactly what I should have been doing in the first place. God, I want that silky smooth stroke again. And when I get my OB-1 back, oh snap. It's clobbering time.
(I wonder if a thin-walled Juma ferrule would be a good option?)
Disclaimer:
The above is just an individual opinion. In no way is the author suggesting that playing with an OB shaft makes you lackadaisical and stupid, forgetting basic, fundamental, and proper mechanics and shot patterns.
Thank you for reading.
So, a couple thoughts come to mind: I've been playing with the OB-1 just short of two years now, and the last time I sent it off for repairs, I just didn't play. When it broke on me the other day, I HAD to play...with a standard shaft!
-insert OOooohh's
-Anyway, it was just a shock to see how inaccurate I was shooting with english, over a ball, or frozen to the rail. Apparently the OB-1 has had the incredible skill of masking my inability to shoot center ball! I am kind of embarassed by the whole thing, really.
By the end of the night, on the drive home it dawned on me; my game came back by a total adjustment in my focus, mechanics, and delivery. I was mentally and physically exhausted, my eyes barely staying open at 11 o'clock (which is a joke for me). I hadn't realized that I had spent my entirety walking around the table, trying to keep my body very still, making my backstrokes and followthrough slow and very deliberate, shooting with no more power than what was needed to keep near my tangent lines, in natural shape.
Long story short: I don't know if I looked like a total goon, but that focus in my shotmaking and mechanics was huge. I feel like I opened a whole new facet of learning, mind's eye set wide, and I am totally pumped to get back at the table by doing exactly what I should have been doing in the first place. God, I want that silky smooth stroke again. And when I get my OB-1 back, oh snap. It's clobbering time.
(I wonder if a thin-walled Juma ferrule would be a good option?)
Disclaimer:
The above is just an individual opinion. In no way is the author suggesting that playing with an OB shaft makes you lackadaisical and stupid, forgetting basic, fundamental, and proper mechanics and shot patterns.
Thank you for reading.
