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If that is true why don't you use it? Do you find that spinning the cue ball works better for you? I am not criticizing just interested. Bill S.

Patrick, Thanks for the clear illustration. The pics represent exactly what I thought was required for a 30 degree setup. If Stan is making the ball he must be changing where he hits the object ball. On another subject Stan seems to think a straight stroke is impossible. For 50 years I used...

Stan, I still don't understand why you would want to pivot the cue instead of realigning your stance and shooting straight through? In the end any aiming system is only good for training your conscious mind. When you play your best you play in your subconscious mind. Bill S.

Stan, I looked carefully at the second video of the shot that was posted and it clearly shows that you take the butt of the cue inside just before you stroke forward. This clearly results in the cue ball taking a path to your right. Why do you want to line up one way and shoot another? Pool...

I think that some of you are missing the main point about having an aiming system that works for you. It's not about making the ball in the pocket. All kinds of methods will work to do that. Even no method at all. The pockets ARE after all much larger than the ball. It is really about hitting...

I first started looking at aiming systems 60 years ago. I was 14. There were dots, spots, lights, 1/4 ball 1/2 ball etc. many others as well. I found "Advanced Snooker" in the library and because I was playing snooker every day studied it over and over. I would set up a spot shot on a pool...

You need to read about his aiming system in context. "Advanced Snooker" Joe Davis was teaching a student and observed that after potting the black time after time he suddenly missed it. He examined his students mechanics and could find no fault. He asked what his student was aiming at and his...

The best aiming advice is in the book "Advanced Snooker" by Joe Davis. Bill S.

Hopkins stroke was no problem. If you had seen Doc Hazard play you would have gone insane. 50 or more strokes on every shot. Even a straight in 9 ball two feet away. Bill S.

At 74 I am revamping my game for Modern conditions. The player I study the most is Thorsten. He seems to have the bet fundamentals. Bill S.

Played Hopkins even one pocket 3 times. Won once. Lost once. Broke even once. Never considered Hopkins a run out one pocket player like some of the Modern players. They seem to shoot at anything. Bill S.

Truman, One pocket has two styles. Are you a shot maker and a ball runner like Scott and Alex? Or are you a stratigest and mover like Hopkins? Each style has different priorities. For the runner, moving and positioning balls is less important than how you can force your opponent to leave...

You probably want to make multiple cuts on your shafts so a CNC is the way to go. You can control the taper anywhere along the shaft. You don't need 4-axis. You need a variable speed to turn the shaft. You go slow. About 300rpm. You will need to adjust the turning speed, the feed rate to the...

Cezar, I really don't think there is a measurable difference between 57" and 58".. When you go to 60" I think the cue becomes more flexible than a 57" but than can be engineered out of it. Bill S.

I think the transition to 58" cues began with Jan Janes and Joss Cues. For the first few years we were in business together Dan and I made all custom cues. Most were 57" but Dan played with a 58" cue and so did Buddy Dennis and a few other players on the East Coast. When we split up Dan...

Go to the Cue Collectors Show. Many fine cuemakers exhibit and it is open to the public on Saturday. Go to Ken Kerners cue show. Go to the Midwest Cue show. Bill S.

It was Bob Meucci that first came up with the idea of LD shafts. When I was in Colo. Springs in the mid 70's Terry Bell and Jimmy Rempe would call me from Bobs' office where the were experimenting with Ivory ferrules and the thin soft ferrule that Bob was using. They had observed that the soft...

Neil, I looked at Fusion360 and it will not do 4 axis CAM. It is also a parametric modeler in 2/3D and is really not suitable for cue making. I would look elsewhere. Bill S.

<ElCorazonFrio;5216631]Any cuemaker can invent any new style, size or shape screw he wants to. Bully for him. To claim that a 'new' screw does the job better <than a couple thousand years worth of iterations on screws is a bit ridiculous. If it does do the job better, I'd like to see...

As the inventor of the 3/8x10 and the Radial I have to say they both play well. I just prefer the precision of the Radial and the way it fits into the wood shaft. Bill S.