Recent content by ShootingArts

I agree with your idea but your second statements aren't much better than your first ones. Think of Efren. He fails a shot, he rubs the back of his head, maybe gives a little grin. The shot is gone, forgotten, ancient history if remembered at all. I found that rubbing the back of my head when I...

Seems like a couple don't know so I'll mention that Greg has been an outstanding poster on here for many years. Just need to know he is the real Greg. Of course, nobody knows me except through AZB so my reference may not help much! One thing not related to Greg, never, never, never, and one...

I shake my head in admiration every time I read "taper roll". Might not be the top marketing ploy in the free world but it's near the top in the pool world! Hu

The thing about the templates I am familiar with is that they are designed to hold inward pressure on the balls. Using a wooden rack the balls can be all touching with no pressure between them. Results in different breaks. Hu

Especially when beginning to learn to play we put more pressure on the money ball, probably not your problem! Playing shape is excellent advice, that took care of issues I was having with all money balls. The other thing, the eight ball is usually the hardest ball on the table to see precisely...

A short course in Southern Language: "Aiming to" means the same thing as been thinking about doing something for awhile. The issue getting critical leads to "fixing to" get it done or if breaking out Sunday's language, "Repairing to get it done." Not understanding "Southern" can lead to...

Do everyone trying to help you a favor. Pattern rack the balls. 123456789, ten optional. Now break six times with the cue ball in the same place and trying to break the same speed, taking a picture from the same place after every break. If you can't make a consistent break all the rest of this...

If there was incentive to do it an AI pool player could exist in less than five years. Ever growing lack of incentive might keep robot pool players at bay or some of the whiz kids at MIT or a similar place may do it for a class project. It may have already been done. We will see more advances...

Sir, Carefully place the cue along one cushion of the table. Step back, pour a glass of the highest proof stuff you have, a drinking glass full! The last thing you need is to discover you need a ten dollar template when you have spent ten grand installing a new table! Like others, I don't see...

Nobody misses a shot from the booth or as a railbird! A bit different when you are on the table. The truth is only the man shooting can say what is the right shot for him . I was popping balls out of the pocket or jawing them one day, not a lot of money at risk. Money ball was almost straight...

As Mel said, it's good to be king! Hu

Good move on his opponent's part if he wants to play. I learned a long time ago to try never to let my opponent get back to zero. One reason I let them raise the bet, with the right timing they can never get to zero. Winning or losing they have incentive to keep playing, something about being...

I have lost several events after everyone there was sure I had won! I call it snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. I also call it dumb de dum dumb! Early celebration was a flaw for years. A big lead, even a circus shot and the brain gets flooded with "feel good" chemicals. Same thing...

You know your opponent better than I do. Offhand I would go for the big table but you say y'all are equal in all respects. That makes you two unique in the entire world. He has studied any weaknesses you might have, do the same. Maybe you play a little tighter shape. Got to be something that...

I always thought UJ Puckett had it right. Fish every morning, play pool in the evenings, a little ballroom dancing he was fond of. Much like Old Blue Eyes, he did it his way! I just watched this again mostly for the Twilight Zone music and introduction but this wasn't the one I liked or maybe I...