Recent content by djp2k6

Just to clarify, you mean RH and LH from the shooter's view or the racker's?

So when is the exhibition match with Richie?

ok, you are wondering whether a more rounded tip will let you apply more english, right? Generally you want a dime or nickel shape to your tip. You should buy shaper in both dime and nickel shapes. Try both and see which you like better. You may find that the dime will give you a little more...

Wow, I can't believe the variety of advice you're getting here. Here's my two cents. First find out if you're cutting the ball to the left (aim is off) or you are throwing the ball to the left (spin on cueball). For perfectly straight shots like #3, don't even look at the object ball just...

Different types of tips have a different feel to them - hard to soft, layered, not layered. Layered tips are generally more consistent from tip to tip and hold their shape much better. I suppose once you get used to a certain tip you can play just as well with anything. That being said my...

Typically in all the tournaments I've played push shots are illegal. You are only allowed to stroke through frozen balls at at least a 45 degree angle. So you can't even stroke straight through a frozen ball with english to throw the object ball, let alone push them in any way.

There's also Shooting Gallery. But I like Poolhall Junkies and The Color of Money better.

Like someone said above, backhand english is great for this type of shot. And like someone else said above, you should be practicing this shot hundreds of times. You need to "train your brain" how to make this shot consistently (with or without english). This will only happen after hundreds...

don't use side english unless you really need to. that shot didn't require it and just made it more difficult. NEVER shoot a shot when you are second guessing something. you'll almost always miss. stop, stand up, and start over. like someone above said, you have to have confidence when you...

You need a straight stroke and a good eye. Even a pro may miss this shot once or twice out of ten. To check your stroke, put the on the middle of the end rail, shoot it straight to the other end rail and see if you can get it to bounce back right to your tip. If you can't are either not...

lol. oops, my bad. oh well, someone buy my action elite anyways! haha

I'm selling mine on eBay now. Not because I don't like it, but I lost my job and need money desperately! It plays very well. I like it as much or better than most of the sticks I've played with (Joss, Meucci, Schon, Pechauer, Players, Predator) The only stick I like better, as far as the...

What Tokyo-Dave said! Just set the balls up and try each way 20 times. I'm sure you'll realize the shot you chose is much more difficult and less consistent.

Looks like some work on your draw stroke will help you out. With a good stroke you could have drawn two rails around the eight for position on the two. But at least from where you ended up you should be able to draw back somewhere between the six and eight for better position on the three...

According to Robert Byrne in his book Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards, page 37, he says, "To find out how fast the cueball will go after being hit by a cue, double the weight of the cue, multiply it by the speed of the cue, and divide the result by the sum of the weight of the cue and...