Discussion: Focusing on the cue ball compared to other sports
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Oh thanks for the chuckle zzz.!!!
Still giggles.
Stephen Hendry comes to mind.
Of course then Willie Hoppe.
Amazing where a misguided person can end up.
Ho ho ho there are more.
Uh Can't forget Jason Shaw. Mosconi said, object ball last. Shaw just broke the straight pool high run (Mosconi's) record. Shaw says whitey last.
Misguided? 
Well when a baseball hitter could hit from either side of the plate, Yogi Berra called them Amphibious. So Ronnie O'Sullivan shooting with either hand is Amphibious. His answer of, "it could be either " , when asked which ball last fits in his Amphibious persona. 
Jesse Cool
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So after really experimenting with this for about a month now I’ve come to a conclusion about a few things. After some 8+ hour practice sessions over this weekend one thing I notice is that my eyes are not quiet at all. This was happening subconsciously and took a while for me to realize. So I started playing racks with CBL and OBL and realized when I focus on the OBL my eyes were shifting depending on what I was looking at last.
For example, when executing CBL, my eyes would shift to the OB right before contact. When executing OBL, my eyes would shift to the CB right before contact.
My initial perceived accuracy about CBL could be completely incorrect although I was able to runout racks of 9ball practicing both methods.
I’m going to really focus on quieting my eyes with each method his week, CBL and OBL, and I’m going to post videos this week of me playing some racks for all of us to analyze.
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Every time a thread like this comes up, I add to and improve the eye pattern "best practices" resource page. I hope I am able to add even more insight from this thread. Check out the page if you haven't visited it before (or in a while). It is much more complete than it used to be.
Good shot!!Oh yeah. You brought it up. I was firing at Frosty.
Thanks for adding that in Doc!!
Where's McCready when we need him!!
I'm surprised you adhere to this so vehemently Frosty, when one of the best players we knew and dear friend of ours who's no longer with us, was a CB laster.
Sometimes he would bob his head back and forth, sometimes crane his neck on tippy toes, more often than not, just get in position and one pump everything. If the stick's on...
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A stationary CB is exactly why I don’t drink alcohol until after I am done playing pool.
Quigley Down Under is a study in the prep and stance. The precision of the adherence to the dance.
Sometimes the dance is a waltz, others a Cha Cha.
He said he could fight quote would substitute uh dance for fight. Peace out Dude
Make love NOT War.
On the Fields of Friendly Strife.
He said he could fight quote would substitute uh dance for fight. Peace out Dude
Make love NOT War.
On the Fields of Friendly Strife.
In my best Big tournament performance, on day 2.. I had at my table a glass of water a cup of coffee and a beer.A stationary CB is exactly why I don’t drink alcohol until after I am done playing pool.
The plan was water.....but a little calm or electric influence was available with a swallow. Just a swallow.
Cole confessed to the need to, "take the edge off." His alcohol ism did him in. RIP Cole.
Probably one swallow of beer prior to stepping to the table for the first shot.
First impressions are SO Important.
The rest of the beer was celebratory After the handshake.
I played baseball and tennis and rode bikes aat a solid level at times and never focused on the cue ball while doing any of those.
I think you're on to something.
I think you're on to something.
So Yogi Berra lived on land and water?? Did they practice billiards on land and water too???Well when a baseball hitter could hit from either side of the plate, Yogi Berra called them Amphibious. So Ronnie O'Sullivan shooting with either hand is Amphibious. His answer of, "it could be either " , when asked which ball last fits in his Amphibious persona.
Might want to look at your dictionary last, I think the word you are looking for is ambidextrous.
Well that was a knuckle ball. Yogi is definitely a GOAT at catcher. Yogi Iszms is a whole catagory.....Google itSo Yogi Berra lived on land and water?? Did they practice billiards on land and water too???
Might want to look at your dictionary last, I think the word you are looking for is ambidextrous.
Another favorite is, "nobody goes there any more. It's too crowded.
Not a knuckle ball not a sinker,
perhaps a submarine ball. There is definitely a submarine pitch., definitely, as Rainman would say.
When traveling....Amphibious was my method as an on the road player. I never went on the road to play pool. I did however earn gas money on occasion.
I guess the definition of Hustle and Hustler are critical. Pete Rose was known as Charlie Hustle.
Fast Eddie Felson was The Hustler on the tables.
I guess the definition of Hustle and Hustler are critical. Pete Rose was known as Charlie Hustle.
Fast Eddie Felson was The Hustler on the tables.
Hopefully one last
The fact that I never played football until a junior in high school. The fact that I was not a natural was obvious when I attempted skateboarding. Both solidify the Demonstraion of what's possible with the proper training And guidance.
I had the coaching but also put in the practice long before it was required.
The long snap to the punter was a difficult task. Made even more difficult after I thought I had it down. After significant practice I could snap the ball accurately to the upside down punter as I looked back between my legs. Thought I was Good to Go, then coach McHargue's inspection yielded a failing grade. The coaching was, you can't look back as you snap it as the middle guard could attack as soon as the ball moves. My neck would be very vulnerable to a powerful strike. Could be paralyzed. So my head needed to be up and ready to launch into a bull to bull head butt.
Had to learn to snap it 15 yards to the punters hands....by feel. It took a while to learn.
The fact that I never played football until a junior in high school. The fact that I was not a natural was obvious when I attempted skateboarding. Both solidify the Demonstraion of what's possible with the proper training And guidance.
I had the coaching but also put in the practice long before it was required.
The long snap to the punter was a difficult task. Made even more difficult after I thought I had it down. After significant practice I could snap the ball accurately to the upside down punter as I looked back between my legs. Thought I was Good to Go, then coach McHargue's inspection yielded a failing grade.
The coaching was, you can't look back as you snap it as the middle guard could attack as soon as the ball moves. My neck would be very vulnerable to a powerful strike. Could be paralyzed. So my head needed to be up and ready to launch into a bull to bull head butt.Had to learn to snap it 15 yards to the punters hands....by feel.
It took a while to learn.
The degree of focus on where I am striking the white......stays with the cueball. At the colision with the 5 ball (My 5th shot in the morning workout [in the afternoon] ). I saw the 5 ball slide for at least 5 inches before it took a natural roll....into the pocket. Watching the tip/cueball interaction first is crucial to learning. Keeping the focus on the moving ball is pretty simple compared to ping pong or baseball.
). I saw the 5 ball slide for at least 5 inches before it took a natural roll....into the pocket. Watching the tip/cueball interaction first is crucial to learning. Keeping the focus on the moving ball is pretty simple compared to ping pong or baseball. I use a real cue ball.A stationary CB is exactly why I don’t drink alcohol until after I am done playing pool.
Those are alcohol tolerant too.
I gather.