Recent content by Samy Strokes

A word I've come to use is torque. What mika was quoted as saying is an excellent aproxamation as well.

sweetest feeling The sweetest feeling for me is running out from an opponents push out.

to swoop or not to swoop Back hand english for me is an excellent tool. Some observations I have after using it about two years: 1) Swooping seems easier for beginers to BH english because it ensures that they don't change the position of the pivot point i.e. Bridge. When I try to show it to...

Best Ever Luther Lassiter. My father played in the same room as him in the early 80's. I believe it was the Golden Cue ( the jersy one) He told me that he was playing lassiter to "warm him up" for a tournament one time, and Luther proceeded to break and run 17 racks on him. He gave his...

Box case Florida Fred makes nice box cases, or use to at least. I know he had a web site, but I can't seem to locate it. Mabey someone else here can provide the link. Samy

New 8 ball tour I talked to a pro recently who said that a lot of them were happy about the new slow cloth because the fast stuff allows players with weaker strokes to move the ball around easily, while on the slow cloth you really have to stroke the ball. This of course also forces a more...

Alex's coordination I don't know if he's the best yet, but I have to say that he is probably the most physically gifted player I've seen. When I went out to the reno open last year to watch a friend play I met him while I was hanging out near the craps tables with said friend. Alex has...