I did not mean leaving AZB.
I meant harassing me & trying to muzzle me or get me banned or whatever.
I've not been able to figure out the rotation, so I guess "protecting the brand" must be by random assignment.
FullColorGhostBuster:wink:
What Type of Cueist Are You & Why Do You Think Your Way is Best?
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I did not mean leaving AZB.
I meant harassing me & trying to muzzle me or get me banned or whatever.
I've not been able to figure out the rotation, so I guess "protecting the brand" must be by random assignment.
FullColorGhostBuster:wink:
I find it difficult to believe that some can't see the forest for the trees.
Just like in the Aiming threads....
all one needs to do is read a thread from the start & it is rather easy to see
just whose posts first pulls the handle on the toilet.
I'll go back & find out just who it was for this thread.
Best Wishes for ALL.
Just like in the Aiming threads....
all one needs to do is read a thread from the start & it is rather easy to see
just whose posts first pulls the handle on the toilet.
I'll go back & find out just who it was for this thread.
Best Wishes for ALL.
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Here is the post that detoured the thread & changed the direction.
It was post #40 on page 3.
If you look objectively at the stroke, you will notice that the cue movement is very similar to that of a piston's rod.
How this cue movement is achieved is another matter.
There is also no swing in a pool stroke. The stroke is a controlled motion of the arm the provides the piston like cue movement.
How this cue movement is achieved is another matter.
There is also no swing in a pool stroke. The stroke is a controlled motion of the arm the provides the piston like cue movement.
Hi Greg,
A pendulum swings & that is why I refer to it as a swing when applying it to the pendulum. With the elbow fixed in space the forearm swings up, down & up again & the tip goes in the opposite direction down, up, & down again.
I piston stroke is different than a pendulum swing in that it is straight with no up, down & up of the cue nor the reverse for the tip.
We us the side of implements when we swing them & not the end.
You can swing a sword to use the side to cut or slice, but you thrust it or push it, like a piston, to use the point.
ALL Best Wishes for You & Yours,
Rick
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Eye,
Are you seriously trying to say & actually think that every member of & visitor to AZB is an A level player or above.
I don't think that A & above players care one bit about what color chalk you or I like to use.
Just how many lower level players would you like to see get started down the possibly wrong road for them?
I got Green Rep from a male instructor that I respect added to my pages full of green rep for one of my earlier posts in this thread.
If one gets onto something because an instructor sort of suggests that it's best or they are nearly always reading suggestions of such here then they may never venture off of that & may NEVER find out what is truly best FOR THEM.
They should make their own determination after knowing both sides. If only one side is always presented & the other side is never heard, how can one make any kind of an informed determination as to what direction that may want to go.
It's one thing for a store to have choice & it's another if one choice is buried in the back yard & hidden from view.
Just some food for thought.
Best 2 Ya.
Rolling is Natural
I like to let the cue ball roll. Its built for rolling. When you start skidding, drawing and using side spin those things are extra that you might be able to do without. So if I can I do.
Tangent line position of a rolling cue ball is easier. All you do is use your stroke speed to determine where the cue ball ends up.
When I have to do the other stuff is usually when I need to get back in line but that's just me.
I like to let the cue ball roll. Its built for rolling. When you start skidding, drawing and using side spin those things are extra that you might be able to do without. So if I can I do.
Tangent line position of a rolling cue ball is easier. All you do is use your stroke speed to determine where the cue ball ends up.
When I have to do the other stuff is usually when I need to get back in line but that's just me.
And what does that have to do with a type of cueing action?
Its uneeded flair
You hit the ball and its rolls, how you hit the ball to cause it to roll is of little consequence if you let it roll. You can stand on your head, wear a funny hat, jab at or curse at it, if it rolls it was made to. None of the other stuff matters nor has any extra needed effects. You hit the ball, plain and simple however you do it doesn't really matter, all the other stuff is flair.
You hit the ball and its rolls, how you hit the ball to cause it to roll is of little consequence if you let it roll. You can stand on your head, wear a funny hat, jab at or curse at it, if it rolls it was made to. None of the other stuff matters nor has any extra needed effects. You hit the ball, plain and simple however you do it doesn't really matter, all the other stuff is flair.
So this shows you have not met many A and above players.
I even know one (of the best straight pool players in the US) who only plays with Masters Pre flag Blue.
Who do you hang with at the pool hall, the peanut gallery from Howdie Doodie land?
I even know one (of the best straight pool players in the US) who only plays with Masters Pre flag Blue.
Who do you hang with at the pool hall, the peanut gallery from Howdie Doodie land?
Taking a page out of Efren's book, I see. Efren prefers to roll the ball as well, but he has learned to master side spin along with it.
Give it a try --- you might like that combination of roll and side.
I think Keebie's post #40 contained some of the most valuable information in this tread. You should read it with an open mind.
What an insulting post! Not only to most instructors, but to the entire readership of the forums! Do you actually believe there is anyone here stupid enough to not see the political type double speak you are saying here? (well, there might be one or two in the entire readership)
I'm saying, "I'm not going to sit on here all day and bicker back and forth with ANYBODY for the sake of ANYBODY who wants to find the one "nugget" that is keeping them from becoming the new Efren".
I grew up in a pool hall and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out and sitting here trying to read through a hundred pages of arguing isn't going to further anybody's game, much less a beginner's.
There are too many wordsmiths on here repeating the same stuff over and over in a different format, supposedly so some dumb ass can finally "get it". I'm of the mind that if you are that much of a "dumb ass", you need to spend more time at the table and less time sitting here listening to somebody speaking gobbledygook.
I watched people play and paid attention to what they were doing. If I saw a shot from somebody that impressed me, I'd go set it up and practice it until I could do it. I never went up to a C or D player and asked them for anything because I could figure out what they were doing without much difficulty. I already could miss a lot of balls and screw up. I paid attention to the people who knew what they were doing...the A and above players.
By the time I was 15, I could play above an A level and it wasn't from AZB.
Agreed
Id like to think I have something in common with Efren that's for sure. I spin the rock just fine. In fact I've written a great deal about it that isn't out yet.
My point is that when you introduce that into your game that knowing how you do things is really good because when you don't or you just plain don't need to....then why throw a factor in there that increases your chances of messing up? Speed control can mean a lot if you can control it.
Id like to think I have something in common with Efren that's for sure. I spin the rock just fine. In fact I've written a great deal about it that isn't out yet.
My point is that when you introduce that into your game that knowing how you do things is really good because when you don't or you just plain don't need to....then why throw a factor in there that increases your chances of messing up? Speed control can mean a lot if you can control it.
So this shows you have not met many A and above players.
I even know one (of the best straight pool players in the US) who only plays with Masters Pre flag Blue.
Who do you hang with at the pool hall, the peanut gallery from Howdie Doodie land?
I know about Pre Flag Masters & have some myself.
Maybe one day you will graduate to a level that will enable you to actually understand what you read.
I was referring to those that ask what COLOR of any kind of chalk someone likes.
It was a metaphor & not meant to be technically specific.
Lately, I am using Masters Brown if that interests you.
And what type of cueing action do you think gives you the most consistency of hitting at the exact height on the ball that you intend so that it rolls just as you intend it & so that it gets the right amount of energy transfer from the cue movement so that the speed of roll is as you intend it?
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It would not matter if it contained the Ten Commandments of Pool sent down from God Almighty Himself.
It is the post that pulled the toilet chain & redirected the flow.
I hold the cue in my hand and I stroke it towards the cue ball. I like to use the Center Axis of the cue ball, the proper speed for the shot at hand and about a 1/2 tip of Top to make sure it doesn't skid. I hope this is what you are talking about.