Recent content by dr_dave

It sounds like your opponent needs to watch this video:

Are you referring to the Dechaine-SVB sequence? It's pretty tough to get SVB on 4 fouls. He should have stopped at the 3 that I showed. The full shot sequence is here:

Thank you, and you're welcome. I aim to swerve. 🤓

Here it is. Enjoy!

Thanks. I should have the 9-ball examples posted by Monday.

Agreed. That angle is much too large. I agree that the problem is the cue is in the "deflected" position (after the hit). For more-typical numbers, see: “Squirt – Part II: experimental results” (BD, September, 2007).

Here's my first follow-up video with lots of interesting 8-ball examples from the Video Encyclopedia of Eight Ball (VEEB):

I also like the format, but I don’t like that they don’t otherwise follow the WPA official rules of 8-ball. The WPA rules are the true “international” rules.

Thanks. In leagues or tournaments, I just have any suspect shot recorded with smartphone slo-mo video. That way the right call is always made, with little effort and no arguments.

FYI, I had the wrong video posted originally, but it is fixed now. Here it is again:

FYI, I just posted a new video that covers strategies for selecting the best ball-in-hand CB position in a wide range of game situations. The video starts with the basics for beginner players but also covers more advanced principles and examples to help you win more games after opponent fouls...

UK-based games are too "limiting," IMO. You are also not allowed to hit into a frozen ball even though it results in the same tip action as any other shot (even though it feels quite different). See:

Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

Good explanation of “squirt” and “swerve.” For those interested these effects, along with how they change with everything, they are illustrated and demonstrated here: squirt, swerve, and throw effects For those for whom it is not yet “second nature,” the System for Aiming With Sidespin...

Since many people use “squirt” and “CB deflection” interchangeably, it is probably better to have a different term for “net CB deflection” (the combined effects of squirt and swerve). People (including me) have tried “squerve,” but it hasn’t stuck. Maybe “CB offset” is a good alternative...