Recent content by Ratta

Well, on any shaft, which is extremley stiff- no matter if we talk about wooden or carbon shafts it helps for sure to have a tip which has a really good grip- and which furthermore keeps its elastic really good. From my expirience Zan and also G2 are superb in this direction. As soon as you go...

Hey Mirza, 12,4 and/or 11.8 are very similar if we talk about the "handling" ( for the bridgehand- taper feels very identical for closed bridges). Deflection is of course different- but not as much as many think. Imo you will "see" and "feel" the difference as soon as you will use really high...

Fran s advice is the one and only- meeting a physio therapist is necessary and important ( good that you made it). As you can see clearly, usually every of the professionals nowadays are working out daily. For sure not because it s fun :-) it s absolutley necessary, because pool is "brutal"...

Good point, to get these "best players" out of their comfort zone- that s what its about imo. To have competion is necessary- and being alone at the table challenging drills will give kind of competition, too.

Typical "2-Way Shot" and the correct solution :-)

Hey JV :-) for me personally i don t see this discussion- just shared my personal opinion. I think about myself, that I am a very expirienced *kick shot* player far above average- I m also able to jump well enough- everything from 1/2 a ball away from cb is not really a problem ( with...

Nowadays the industry makes much money by selling jump cues- that s the main problem now. I don t see that they will disappear somewhen- for some it might look spectacular- but imo it really takes away skills. But you cannot blame the players- if its allowed, you NEED to learn it and use it-...

Banking with the Beard from Freddie is a "must read" in your arsenal. tons of necessary knowledge. extremly well written treasure of knowledge.

Very well written posting pal! Especially the last sentences i really liked how you described it :) Many ways can "lead" you to a succesful way to master the game- And if we re talking about quarter system, you ve chosen wise words. have a nice day and happy thanks giving. "The width of the...

Hi folks, for the 14.1 lovers- big money match running in Netherlands in the Hague. Alex Lely vs Christoph Reintjes Race to 1000 here the link to the current live stream- enjoy. https://www.facebook.com/orangeforks/videos/2070121499912231/

Hi folks, for the 14.1 lovers- big money match running in Netherlands in the Hague. Alex Lely vs Christoph Reintjes Race to 1000 here the link to the current live stream- enjoy. https://www.facebook.com/orangeforks/videos/2070121499912231/ best from overseas. have a smooth stroke.

Hi everyone, have had contact with several guys who asked me if i have a clue about Ekkes. I had a short talk with him today to ask "how its going" with him. Ekkes is still struggling a bit with his health and still having a hard time ( will not get into details about it here). So that means...

Hi everyone, longer ago my friend Silvio Zugec from austria showed me a nice pic of beautiful "thuya burl"- and sent him immediatley the order :-) The first *wedding photograph* of the unfinished set- i m really excited-can t wait to get em :thumbup:

Just arrived home from Praha (czech republic). Stayed there for some days to instruct upcoming instructors of the 2 countries czech republic as well as from slovakia. Their official federation CMBS asked me to help to develope their first official instructor program to build a solid foundation...