Shoot a Million Balls? Give me a break.

Mensabum said:
Momma said to bed me down w the horses.
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Not a good idea. My filly grew up to be a real hussy. She kicked or bit at the least provocation. The man that rode her father to a third in the world said sell the bitch after working with her six months. She was a fantastic athlete but she was also like sitting on a keg of dynamite. I sat on the ground under her to work on a hoof two days after back surgery. She also threw me high enough while I was breaking her that I could have wrote a letter and sent it air mail while I was up there!

She never did get over being a bit cold backed. My wife was riding barrels on her in a big rodeo. For the grand entry they had a loud band cut loose right over the entrance gate. My wife scored a ninety-five in the grand entry when that band fired up unexpectedly!

Hu
 
Talking about cheating the pocket, Monday Night I left myself straight in on a object ball in a corner pocket,
had to cheat the pocket a little to have the cue ball follow the object ball and come off those two rails and
back out to center table. Brain said no and hit the object ball center pocket and the cue just followed the
object ball straight into the same pocket. Dang, was going to be so pretty, lol <--- on me.
 
you aim for the part of the pocket that gives you the best % chance of getting position and furthering your chance of winning the game.

just like you play position for the place on the table that gives you the best chance of winning the game not the best chance of making the next shot.

another for instance might be on a shot you are not sure of the possible throw so you aim a little more toward another part of the pocket.

another, say you are 50 50 to make a shot you must shoot. you may elect to aim for a side of the pocket that gives you a smaller chance of making the ball but a much greater chance of leaving him safe or safer.

if you dont think about, or account for these things your progression will never happen beyond ball pocketing.
 
ShootingArts said:
Not a good idea. My filly grew up to be a real hussy. She kicked or bit at the least provocation. The man that rode her father to a third in the world said sell the bitch after working with her six months. She was a fantastic athlete but she was also like sitting on a keg of dynamite. I sat on the ground under her to work on a hoof two days after back surgery. She also threw me high enough while I was breaking her that I could have wrote a letter and sent it air mail while I was up there!

She never did get over being a bit cold backed. My wife was riding barrels on her in a big rodeo. For the grand entry they had a loud band cut loose right over the entrance gate. My wife scored a ninety-five in the grand entry when that band fired up unexpectedly!

Hu
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so that league makes the weak players have even less chance of getting lucky and wining a few games and leaving happy.
 
Mensabum said:
I had a problem similar to yours. Couldn't figure out why I was imparting a bit of outside on every shot.
Once that was corrected, it felt strange for awhile, like I was off center or something when in reality, I was dead on. Now I don't even think about it. Just get down and go.
I will say that a 3" mid cue extension made as much difference as the correct shot line for my vision.
Not sure how much age and height played into that, but being tall and shooting with a 58" now feels strange. Like I'm jammed up or something.
But I only play on big tables. Bar boxes require their own 'length', so to speak. If you find yours, it makes a big difference. Don't be afraid to experiment.
When you find it, you'll know.
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I'm 6'1", not really super tall but I didn't like a 58" cue either, always hanging on to the back of the cue, I went with a 30" shaft and a 3" rear extension that I leave on all the time except when I run into a "wall shot" at a bar, it's one of the reasons you need to find the best cue for YOU, one size does not fit all.
 
SSP said:
I'm 6'1", not really super tall but I didn't like a 58" cue either, always hanging on to the back of the cue, I went with a 30" shaft and a 3" rear extension that I leave on all the time except when I run into a "wall shot" at a bar, it's one of the reasons you need to find the best cue for YOU, one size does not fit all.
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A "one-size-fits-all" cue is not best for everyone.

I think a cue should be "tailored" to each person's height, wingspan, and feel for when the cue feels "balanced" while they are down in their shooting stance.

For me, the feel of "balanced" in my shooting stance is when I am holding the cue about 3" below the actual balance point of the cue.

I also feel most comfortable using a bridge that is no longer than 10-12".

So, if I am using my normal bridge in my normal, most-comfortable stance and holding the cue at the best balance point for me, not every cue will fill that criteria.

If the cue is too heavy, I will have to hold the cue further back to have the right balance which will make me have too long of a bridge.

Same thing goes if the cue is too long.

The same principles could apply in reverse where a cue may not be the right choice for you.

Everyone tries to "adapt" to the cue rather than find the optimum cue that actually "fits" them.
 
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