Recent content by jjohnson

I was looking for another book and came across it. Thought I'd share it, for old times sake.

The last time I saw Tony was at Hard Times, Bellflower. He was playing Ismael "Morro" Paez in one of Hard Times' frequent tournaments. I bet Calvin $20 on Tony. Tony was playing very strong. And you need to, to beat Morro. But he missed a fairly routine shot just when he was about to seal...

Hey, garczar "I know Matlock always spoke highly of CD. They were from the same 'mold', pure gunslingers." Hope you find this interesting: I found an interview with Tom George talking about when he first met Cole. Now you've heard about how stories change when told as they go down the line...

I remember looking directly in Cole's eyes on two particular occasions. His face was expressionless and his eyes were fixed, totally steady. There would be no way anything would move even in the slightest that he wouldn't detect. Stone cold. Killer.

good remark. great sense of humor. I apologize. My post was like telling a joke then not delivering the punchline. Mike says, "One time a guy, he had long hair, this was in the early 70's. And his hair touched one of the balls and the referee said foul. And he said, what happened? He says...

You touched on something every newbie should understand. like Cole's stance, as I have described in the past as being like a marble statue, the only other prerequisite is how to aim. once you know how to aim you can line everything up and this is done through your stance. You must perfect...

Where did this come from? When I was 16, I watched Cole (Dickson) run balls effortlessly and endlessly for some time. Later, immediately after he left, I grabbed a rack and started shooting. I swear, I could feel him as I shot. It was truly as if I was him. For what seemed like 15, no...

In this YouTube video, 1991 Buddy Hall v Dennis Hatch US Open final, Mike Sigel explains the object ball foul rule beginning at 8:10. "One time a guy he had long hair this was in the early 70's..." That "guy" was Cole Dickson.

To most of your delights, I am going to retire from this forum for, perhaps, quite awhile. Anyway, as you probably were aware, it takes precious time to produce numerous and often times rather lengthy comments. If you did take the time to read them, you mostly always learn something of value...

That is called "missing time" by UFOlogists. I've watched many videos where the players comment on their matches. Even from years before. They recall lots of shots exactly. That is one strong trait I think top players have: an excellent memory. My problem begins even before that. I have...

"The gang has already changed your Original Post, about forty times forcing you to play ‘ketchup’" Prove it with examples then. Should be easy to prove: about 40 times? I don't play catch up. I delve deeper through thick skulls hopefully to enlighten that nebulous "subconscious" lurking within...

"I reach but cannot grasp." Oh, nooo... I will reply in a few hours to all the above responding comments.

boogieman said, "To me this is too much..." "No one, and I mean no one is accurately calculating angles to the degree." ShootingArts said, "The best thing to do is to rely on our unconscious. Trusting it, I have done crazy accurate things. Trying to sidestep it, not much good happens." Bob...

I just remembered what pool players call it: being in the "zone."

I just remembered what pool players call it: being in the "zone."