What defines a "confident stroke"?

nobcitypool said:
Acceleration and velocity are two different things. The cue could be moving at a very high speed and actually be decelerating.
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I see the point you're making and it is valid. Thanks for clarifying that.

But in Chris's defense, I think I understand what he is saying and that is that when you decelerate, MOST of the time, your velocity(SPEED) has decreased from what you originally planned for the cue ball and that the reduction of speed from the deceleration of your cue allows the swerve to become more effective.

JoeyA
 
JoeyA said:
I see the point you're making and it is valid. Thanks for clarifying that.

But in Chris's defense, I think I understand what he is saying and that is that when you decelerate, MOST of the time, your velocity(SPEED) has decreased from what you originally planned for the cue ball and that the reduction of speed from the deceleration of your cue allows the swerve to become more effective.

JoeyA
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Joey, I think Chris is both a smart and a good guy who contributes mightily to the pool world. No need to defend him as, at least the intent of my post, was not to attack him. Obviously, he is smarter than the average bear given the types of research things he's done related to pool. It is an important point, that's why I posted as I did. I simply don't waste time with a lot of preamble in order to spare feelings. I had no malicious intent at all towards Chris so I didn't feel the need to say anything more. I apologize to Chris if it is taken any way other than that.

I thought this was a rather important point as I've gotten more familiar with the importance of accelerating the cue tip in order to get action on the CB. It's something I'm thinking about quite often while practicing now and it has yielded good results. That's why I responded at all as I've found how this small this small thought has improved my stroke.
 
The more one practice, more perfect he becomes in his game. No matter one is confident about the game, regular practice must be done on daily basis. Confidence and positive attitude are quite important to win in all the spheres of life, specially in pool game.
 
the entire body (not just the upper body) is what influences the stroke

We experience the game with the hands - the entire body (not just the upper body) is what influences the stroke. One thing that is overlooked is there's a way to connect anyone's body synergistically to the shoulder, arm, wrist, and hand so that it transfers through the cue to what really counts.....the tip and it's direct influence on the cue ball.

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kaylaemarx said:
The more one practice, more perfect he becomes in his game. No matter one is confident about the game, regular practice must be done on daily basis. Confidence and positive attitude are quite important to win in all the spheres of life, specially in pool game.
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CJ Wiley said:
Notice while his stroke is fluid, his hand appears very firm and controlled.

Remember, when playing under pressure "loose grips can sink $ink $hips" ;)
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Yang Ching Shun definitely has a firmer grip than most pool players. It is a lot more snooker-like - short and firm. He doesn't seem to have issues playing under pressure having won most of the big Asian tournaments in the 2000s and arguably one of the most feared money players in Asia during the time.
 
itsfroze said:
The ping people refer to hearing when a shot is struck well is the cue tip hitting the cue ball, not when an object ball is being struck by the spinning cue ball. That seems to be what your saying. (a certain ping when you hit the ball with a spinning cue ball) I've never heard anyone refer to a ping when talking about the cue ball hitting an object ball ???
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That's exactly what I'm saying, when the cue ball hits and torques the object ball. It makes a much different sound when someone is torqueing the shot vs. top English or even center ball that started to roll. If its hit right the torque transfer is a kill speed shot and the cue ball decelerates quicker than normal. If you see a guy consistently able to do that he's likely not showing all of his speed.
 
nobcitypool said:
Joey, I think Chris is both a smart and a good guy who contributes mightily to the pool world. No need to defend him as, at least the intent of my post, was not to attack him. Obviously, he is smarter than the average bear given the types of research things he's done related to pool. It is an important point, that's why I posted as I did. I simply don't waste time with a lot of preamble in order to spare feelings. I had no malicious intent at all towards Chris so I didn't feel the need to say anything more. I apologize to Chris if it is taken any way other than that.

I thought this was a rather important point as I've gotten more familiar with the importance of accelerating the cue tip in order to get action on the CB. It's something I'm thinking about quite often while practicing now and it has yielded good results. That's why I responded at all as I've found how this small this small thought has improved my stroke.
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No sweat. I didn't think I was insinuating that you were attacking him and I only wanted to clarify what both of you had meant to say. I know you didn't have any malicious intent towards Chris and I didn't have any towards you. :D

JoeyA
 
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