Recent content by Protractor

Minor issue, but I did not say that, Doug did.

Ok, thanks to bbb's post, I think I see the source of the disagreement. It looks like we are using two different senses/definitions of the term physics: 1) a science that deals with matter and energy and their interactions, and 2) the physical processes and phenomena of a particular system. I...

I agree completely that you don't have to have an understanding of the science of physics or be able to explain exactly what is going on with the motions of balls on the table in pool to play at a top level. I am pretty sure that Strickland, Archer et al did not take physics in school. But the...

What about how hard you hit the ball, top/bottom spin, side spin, friction of the cloth? If you don't reckon with all of that and more 'physics' you may make the shot, but have no shape. The person that understands all of that is going win against someone that doesn't.

Exactly

Newton's laws, coefficient of friction? Static vs dynamic friction.

Been there, done that. The music market has changed greatly in recent years. With youtube channels and other such avenues as proven sources of income streams, I'm not forced to play out, which is a grind. Recording, mixing, production, promo, etc can all be done from home without selling your...

I am not a pro but I can sound as good as them. I may get something going on youtube some day but too busy for that right now. I do have a gigging jazz friend who went to Berklee and now teaches theory in college, if I really needed to ask something. I have played live in bands that were well...

When I was learning it was pre VHS in a rural setting, way before youtube. The only book I found was Mosconi's at the local library. I got a handle on the knowledge side pretty quickly though, running every third or fourth rack of 8 ball on a GC1. Most everybody that knew me refused to play me...

I use that once in a while for tricky rail first shots.

I was spending 8 hrs a day, 5 days a week on pool practice so I am sure I shot many thousands of balls in that time. My physics training helped with understanding what I was seeing, coefficient of friction and so on. I also made mental notes when a more experienced player made bank shots.

What is that? Google says it stands for Hokey Ass Message Board, which I don't think you meant.

Not sure how to answer that, but if I were just a math/science nerd I might have looked for a system. I am also a musician, which relies heavily on intuition and feeling. When I started playing pool during college it was with the intention of taking a break, getting my mind off all the...

Ok. Yes, I do that in both playing music and pool. Both can be competitive but in pool I only got hostile when the other guy was being a dick or trying to psyche me. My revenge was to beat them soundly and show them they never had a chance. Other than that, I was just free stroking as much as...

Ok, clear head would be a good way to describe what is going on when I am in the zone. When I googled CG I got ambiguous results, and hyperexoexecution was not found.