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What's next? ... Your center of gravity betrays you and you start falling over, and not just when playing pool.

I believe that a good starting point would be to pivot the cue at the 18" mark, so the pivot point stays on the shot line. This will...

In looking up coefficients of friction for leather (https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/friction-coefficients-d_778.html#gsc.tab=0) it is...

Interesting that they intentionally play with generous mushrooming of the tips. I wonder if this is because... - They want a larger...

You are probably correct that pros don't put conscious thought into pivoting. It has been my observation that when using english, they...

Here you go. :edit: That's not exactly the way 'I' visualize, but that's the way that it shows geometrically correct without having to...

That is a good question, and one that I don't have the answer to. Are LD shafts more forgiving if there is error in choosing the point...

A diagram of this would be helpful. Could go in the aiming sub-forum.

What is missing here was supplied by Dr. Dave (see snip below from TP-B26): If you have a cue with a pivot length that does not match...

Suppose you have done all the alignment, feathering, and associated CB-OB vision transitions. Then you move the butt of the cue to apply...

In a short you tube video, Alex Pagulayan states his case for CB last. It appears to me that he is advocating this more as a learning...

Millimeters work well. The top image is a 6mm, the lower about 13mm. Knowing that gearing english (in mm) = cut angle(degrees)/5 you can...

If he is a cheat, then pass. If he has a disability that prevents normal use of the bridge and is just trying to stay in the game, then...

Thanks for posting a good instructional podcast video. However, this one, like all other stance instruction videos that I have seen, is...

Ah, the center to edge epiphany.