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What are you even trying to say?

SIT = Spin-induced throw, which means the fact that the OB throws a bit to the side if the ball hitting it (CB in this case) is spinning sideways.

CIT is larger on stun than follow, he's probably talking about that. Imagine a typical 30 degree cut shot at medium/soft speed, you will have to overcut it slightly more if the CB has no roll on impact (stun) compared to if the CB is rolling on impact. Excerpt from Dr. Dave's material:

To clarify, with "low english", do you mean just bottom spin, or bottom spin + sidespin? I can see it being interpreted both ways.

At this point it feels like an elaborate troll, this is like the 3rd or 4th thread about the same thing. All in all, at least the system, with its obvious geometrical inaccuracy, acts as a nice case study for how pool is largely a psychological game, and how what you think you are doing might...

For small (8-32 players) one pocket tournaments at a local scale (think 300-700 fargo players, very small price pool of like 100€ to winner or smth), what methods are out there for maximizing the odds of the tournament finishing in reasonable time? Compared to other games like rotation or...

One common issue with these comparisons is how a single frame of snooker vs. pool is defined. This leads to statements like “top snooker players could hang with top pool players and win matches.” That is factually true, but it doesn’t speak about the skill required to play, instead, it reflects...

My prediction is that final is Filler vs. Duong, and Filler will win 13-7

I usually say well played if I lost, and nothing (just like the OP) if I win, letting the opponent initiate conversation if they so wish to do.

Yes. First learn to shoot straight (fundamentals). Then get hundreds/thousands of hours of experience, while still optimizing your straight shooting alongside other training/playing. Do that properly and you'll have a natural rhythm and routine where your body handles the whole process...

I do that for 1 and 2 rail kick shots every time: Start with a mirror image baseline, then adjust from there based on my best estimation for the situation. And this estimation always includes some amount of feel, e.g. knowing that I need to hit it a bit fuller from the mirror line based on some...

It's funny how every single theorerical discussion on here gathers a bunch of mathematically illiterate grumpy folks who mix up theoretical discussion for something people think about while playing pool. No, no-one is thinking about complex mathematical formulas when running racks. But the...

I have an interesting idea for a new experiment or video (if you don't have one about it already) for Dr. Dave: How do different spins help in reducing table roll-off for soft speed shots? For example, a pocket-speed shot with no spin vs. max sidespin seems to roll off less with max sidespin...

I personally never use sidespin on normal shots where position doesn't require it. e.g. the spot shot shown in the video, I'd just play along the vertical axis. Speed/spin depending on table conditions and exact cue ball position. The issue of dirty equipment causing kicks is something I...

For me, as someone who "aims by feel", I get the best results by always assuming my misses are from mechanics, not aiming. This builds a positive feedback loop for sharpening my focus into the right things, and doesn't sacrifice my trust/intuition in aiming. Of course I sometimes aim wrong too...