Recent content by heater451

I thought that I had heard cushion-contact rules once stated as, "IF a ball is not pocketed" which could be argued that a ball could be pocketed, and then un-pocketed, and it was fine--The thought being that after-contact with a cushion was not required, since the ball was pocketed. However, I...

If you are saying that you are cueing low-CENTER on those shots, then it's possible that you are striking truer on the centerline, so the cueball doesn't squirt, and therefore strike the target ball in an unintended place. Aiming low on the cueball brings you closer to where it sits on the...

I was gonna add this yesterday, but forgot.... In the last year or so, I've seen things like this in online advertisements (TEMU, "Mini billiard stick")...

Yankee Doodles! I could never remember the name of that place. My buddies and I would ride motorcycles down to Venice Beach and around Santa Monica in the mid-90s, and would pub crawl down there. I never played there, but did like that they had a 9-ball challenge table, which I would usually...

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The first comment to the side mentions that he has slowed down. Sidenote: I first heard about Soufi from one of the players in a league in which I formerly played. He brought Soufi up because I play very quickly. I don't recall if he said that I was faster or slower.

Or it was occidental....

Those are the maximum levels. The ranges are SL 1-9 for APA 9Ball, and 2-7 for APA 8Ball. For comparison to other ranking types, Dr. Dave has a Billiards University chart on this page.

I get the point that he's trying to make, but it's not the whole story. You might as well blame badminton and pickleball for not turning out professional tennis players--and that is also with the assumption that (some) players of the two former games are training to become tennis pros.

I poked around the site but didn't find it where I expected. In retrospect, I see that the "Instruct" link makes sense, but I had basically dismissed that area.

What are the differences in the PBIA instructor ranks: Recognized, Certified, Advanced, and Master?

You could start with a stroke check, like the MOSFUDAT, but since you specifically mentioned "long, difficult cut shots"--and I'm assuming "difficult" mean thin--you need to set the shot up and repeat it. However, focus on hitting it as consistently the same way for several times--even if you...

Nick, in the Luxor, it's called an 'inclinator'. :)

Would you please clarify what you mean by "with the carom"/"against the carom"? I consider a "carom" to be action involving the two balls, but do are you referring to the sides of the tangent line--which is adjusted by follow or draw, and not sidespin...which is confusing me even more....

Sorry, I 'liked' this at first, but then re-read it.... "Inside" and "Outside" are not in relation to the CB/OB angle, because you can hit either from the same CB/OB setup. The "sides" are in relation to the pocket, with "In" towards the pocket, and "Out" away from the pocket. The "pocket" of...