Recent content by PaulHarvey

Sorry about the bad lighting on Barney. Couldn't be helped.

Your content was good, IMHO, except for chalking. It seems you kinda sluffed it off as just part of your warm-up. I think it needs a little more scrutiny than that. Also In My Humble Opinion, your delivery needs work. I believe pool players are supposed to be relaxed and smooth. Your delivery...

What is the class you're taking? I watched your video and don't want to mention stuff that's unrelated.

I was going to ask this after Elroy's original post but didn't want to aid in the hijacking :wink: Apparently the hijacking happened anyway, so I guess I can ask ... When Elroy says, "I find aiming to be completely effortless if the cut is 30 degrees or less" and "I've missed zillions of...

I have no idea. How can you tell? Several ques came with my table, plus I have my own. All the tips look and feel the same to me. hmmm...interesting. My room is often quite humid and I'm playing on a slooooow table. What speed of stroke and level of elevation would you suggest for those...

It's going to be a looong time before I get efficient at 12" since I can't even get consistent draw on 4". I tried your 'finger & thumb' grip 103 times right after you posted this (sorry for the delayed response) and got the same results I get with my regular grip: inconsistency. Thanks, but...

I'm relatively new to Dayton, having moved here about a year ago. So I never heard of Airway Billiards 'til now. Thanks for the tip! I've Googled them and I do know where Needmore is ;) As for lessons, I've since met up with Scott Lee and he helped a great deal! I think I'm good for a looong...

Thanks a lot for the good tips, not to mention the time & trouble you took to respond. I've learned much since I made the original post from so many helpful people here. And I'm getting much better as a result. As for my stroke, it evolved on its own in my youth. I never watched anyone or was...

Thanks much Scott, that cleared up much of the confusion. However, it's a moot point now (and will be for a while), as I'm giving up on draw and focusing on that new stroke you taught me. I'm doing the drills religiously and have got them down to where I can execute each one flawlessly seven...

Thanks. So many people recommended Scott that I checked him out in the 'Instructor Reviews' section. There were many glowing reviews and no bad ones, so we scheduled a lesson. The stellar reviews are well deserved; I got way more than my money's worth! (Actually, my girlfriend's money :cool:)

This is a test. I'm replying to my own post to see how (or if) it shows up. Okay, that didn't work.

Do they have a website? I googled all forms of the keyword "pool instructors in Dayton" and got no hits. Are they in the phone book? Yes, I can draw the ball. Just not consistently. I'm working on a new method though. Thanks much for the tips! Harvey

????? With a short bridge and follow through? It happens quite often. Either that or I jump the ball. At least that's what I think is happening :/

Thanks! I've recently learned a new way of stroking that addresses pretty much all of what you mention. Still getting inconsistent results though. And at a few feet away, anything goes :/

Thank you, Sir! There are some things in this video that confuse me though. 1) In his drawing of the "theoretical miscue limit" (about 2:30 into the vid), the six o'clock position of the circle appears way higher than where I've been told countless times to hit the QB. And the 'good chalker'...