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    Alternative to the Willard Tipping Machine

    Right now, Mueller's page shows "In-Stock", but you can't trust everything you see on the internet....
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    This Layout Took Me Three Tries

    My mistake--I sit at an angle to the monitor on which I view the forum, and the dot was (is) close enough to center that the combination made me view it as in the center. Thanks, for the correction.
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    This Layout Took Me Three Tries

    The inset cue ball showed a little follow on the 1B, but the result looks like you got a bit of left spin. I only comment on this, because per the diagram I thought it looked like center-top would have hit the 9. With the same speed it probably would have still sent the CB on a good line to...
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    Left vs Right Brain

    IMO, the "Ninety-nine percent" number is the professors making a throwaway comment. And while I mostly just scanned the article, right after that comment *he* immediately counters with basically the opposite claim--at least, specifically for "visual spatial perception". And while that guy is...
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    How to Get SHAPE ON THE GAME BALL from Anywhere … The Most Important Shot in Pool!

    I should have realized, you've got an answer for everything--and I mean that in a good way! Also, I should have complimented you on another great idea for content, and the execution, regardless of my nit-pick. I appreciate the time and effort it takes to plan, film, and edit videos. High...
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    How to Get SHAPE ON THE GAME BALL from Anywhere … The Most Important Shot in Pool!

    I often see the 8 left as a duck in/near the jaws of one of the foot corners, with the 9 in/around the foot spot. No example for that setup? I mean, not the hardest to position (assuming a plan to pot the 9 in one of the foot corners), but it seems most lines wind up "crossing the wedge/pie...
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    Ridiculous 8-Ball Losing Shots

    I've been there, in the way that you convince yourself of being safe from the scratch, and yet find your best laid plan going astray! Btw, nice work with the Chalkysticks pad.
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    Ridiculous 8-Ball Losing Shots

    I was just going for a hit on the 8, and not a light touch safety. And since I planned for the cue ball to come off the second cushion, I hit fairly firm, to avoid a "no cushion after contact" foul. --Yes, the 9 probably would have made contact with less power, but I tend to default to hitting...
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    About Diamond system geometry

    The 4th side *does not need* to "have an effect", but it's necessary to have a playable table. The assertation was that the table dimensions had to be 2:1 ratio ("Twice as long as it is wide!") for the system to work. There is no direct correlation to a 4-side requirement, as far as the...
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    Ridiculous 8-Ball Losing Shots

    Playing at the local restaurant/bar, first in warmup game, and second in match--8-ball, Race to 1, 7-ft table, "call shot" rules. I lost the games via ridiculously low-probability shot results. This one--I don't remember the previous shot, but I think it was one that left me without limited...
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    Do you still have a copy of the "Banks are Always Open" poster, by Ray Higley?

    Do you still have a copy of the "Banks are Always Open" poster, by Ray Higley?
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    About Diamond system geometry

    Around here, aren't those "CTE gummies"?
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    About Diamond system geometry

    Possibly, Midpoint Parallel Shift method. Youtube link. 3-cushions, including a "zig-zag" (my description): PERFECT Method For 3 Cushion Snooker Escapes Youtube link. . 3-cushions, "around" (my description): I have not yet found a long-table example of the second type, which would more...
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    About Diamond system geometry

    I honestly cannot tell if this is meant to be a joke/sarcasm. Also, for the diagram it seems as if the values for the 'Start' and 'Aim' variables are x-y co-ordinates, where only the x value matters, but the 'Spin' value does not seem to relate at all.
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    UK “women’s” final

    I don't believe there is any "adjusting" based on gender once in the system. However, when I started in APA--I think in 2000--women started as Skill Level 3, and men SL 4. But that changed some point in the last 20 years, and now everyone starts as a 3. Also, I recall this being for 8 ball...
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    Wood vs carbon fiber shafts for top pros - I went through the Fargo top 100 to see who uses what

    The CF driveshaft video shows the thread (what I had called "filament") being wound on the mandrel. I imagine it is similar for some shafts. I had not thought about how graphite cues were made, but makes sense....and graphite IS carbon, but I'm thinking maybe the older cues that were sold as...
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    Wood vs carbon fiber shafts for top pros - I went through the Fargo top 100 to see who uses what

    According to the driveshaft video, the "form template" is a "mandrel". Fiberglass and CF car *body* parts are usually made from a mold, and the mold is made from the original parts. So, the final parts match the originals as exactly as possible. If the parts were build over the original, then...
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    Wood vs carbon fiber shafts for top pros - I went through the Fargo top 100 to see who uses what

    Injection molding is for thermoplastics, which are basically melted into a form. For CF parts, the CF (filament or cloth) is contained in a resin, so it would be mixed like resin for fiberglass parts (fiberglass 'cloth' + resin). I could not find a video specific to cue shafts, but there is at...
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    History of a glove?

    Nope, that's a cue magazine!
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    Accordion stroke?

    That makes sense...I always equated "piston" with an elbow-drop stroke, because it was not "pendulum". But, it seems obvious that's what it is, and I see the error of my ways! Thanks, Patrick.
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