Recent content by Bob Jewett

This is a main point of both The Inner Game of Tennis and The Pleasures of Small Motions. Observe, don't judge.

Yeah, I think Gorst's "miss" had enough follow left off the point to curve forward to hit just enough of the opposite facing to go in. Faster and it doesn't fall. Usually the slide in shots are hit to the other rail. One factor may be that the pocket facings are more parallel to get the...

McCready is side-arm. His hand is farther from his body than his elbow. Chicken wing is when the hand is closer to the body than the elbow. The hand and cue look tucked under the body.

I think that's usually called "side arm".

I'm curious -- how well do you play currently? In an evening of nine ball, how many break and runs do you have?

I think that Lee Vann would be a very difficult player to model your stroke after. Some examples here:

Here he is, I think...

And according to a couple of sources, when Willie Hoppe was about eight and making money for the family, his father would beat him when he missed. Few people today have motivation like that.

Here's a shot of Denis. His hand is maybe very slightly inside of vertical.

I think you want to just work on bringing your stick straight through, regardless of the angle of your arm.

Cue stick closer to your body than your elbow. Soufi and McCready are the opposite -- side arm.

Yes, he was the main pool guy for Brunswick for many years. I think they cut him loose around 1970 and he worked for other companies but I don'[t think he did the same kind of exhibitions. I saw him at a sports and boat show about 1980(?). He ran a couple of racks and did some trick shots.

He also turns his hand in and uses a great deal of wrist.

The 2025 World Championship was 128 players on 16 tables. With a few more tables and tighter scheduling, it could have been five. The phantom event could be anything.

De Oro had most excellent seated tactics. It was an era when smoking was almost mandatory in pool halls and he could strike a large match with impeccable timing. He also had a nice white handkerchief the size of a pillow case, and he knew how to use it. His amazing virtual shark against Welker...