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The overcut is likely due to cb squirt. Try decreasing the speed and see if that helps. That will allow the swerve to work more in your favor, rather than the cb deflextion/squirt to control the outcome so much.

To me, that is the best example. A half-tip of spin would be aiming to strike the cb so that the side/edge of your tip or ferrule is lined up with the middle of the cb. Maximum spin would then be around 1.5 to 2 tips, depending on tip size. This method is simple to understand and simple to...

Exactly. Basically, it's guesswork, meaning we estimate the aiming compensation. The more we do it, the better we get at guessing/estimating.

Is it left vs right english, or "inside" vs "outside"? There's a difference. Most players have more trouble pocketing balls with "inside" english, rather than "outside". Maybe it's because the inside looks and feels unnatural. I mean, when cutting the ball to the right, applying right...

Depends on the player I suppose. I think aiming is a combination of everything a player knows and uses.

When he gets to talking about the halfball hits, he is 100% using the Poolology method, which tells me he has likely seen the book or maybe a few of my videos. In the book, I call what he is doing using "an alignment scale". I'm glad he credits the Poolology system, and I'm glad it has helped...

During your repetitive shot practice, do you set a goal to execute a certain amount of successful shots in row? If so, is the goal easy or does it take a while to finally achieve? What I'm getting at is this: If it's challenging, you'll really have to bear down to accomplish it. That's what...

You are not abnormal or alone in this. What you've described is exactly what studies have shown, that most people tend to lose focus within 30min. Making your practice session more like a game or a challenge can help, but it's important to realize when when your focus begins to fade. And...

I had a pool movie collection years ago, but sold it on eBay at some point. There was a darker movie that wasn't bad, except it was a low-budget film with bad lighting. It was called "Chalk".

Tevis was a player, not a great player, but he loved to play and wasn't bad. He also loved chess, which is why he wrote The Queen's Gambit, and that was eventually turned into a limited Netflix series.

Not sure what Hustler story you read. With The Hustler book, by Tevis, the movie is goes along with the book quite well, with the exception that Eddie's girl doesn't die. In the book, she just leaves leaves him. Besides that, there isn't any major difference between the book and the movie.

The difference here is that, at least with Ken kesey's book, the movie was the same story. The COM book and COM movie are two completely different stories.

My thoughts exactly. Fact is, I have zero interest in watching the movie again. Watched it once a few decades ago, and it was cool, but that was enough for me. I've watched the Hustler several times, and also read the book twice. I've read the COM book twice over the years, and I know I'll...

Here's a great little thrift store find that I consider false advertising. Anyone who sees this cover will think this is the movie story of the same title, starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. But it's not. This Walter Tevis book is actually the real sequel to the Hustler, which is a...

I'm referring to real-life learning observations. And the studies I've mentioned have involved real-life athletes, musicians, students, etc... Most people, and that includes most pool players, don't maintain full focus and dedication for very long when trying to learn a complicated or...

You either aren't understanding what I'm talking about, or you just enjoy tormenting me. Lol. I agree that playing a lot is great for your game. However, for many players, playing a lot simply means repeating the same mistakes, the same errors, going through the same flawed motions and...

I'm not saying the old-school method of beating in hour after hour each day doesn't work. Plenty of great players did exactly that, including you, I suppose. But that doesn't change the fact that all the studies done on skill and talent development over the last few decades describe a more...

I wasn't generalizing. I was simply stating what research has shown when it comes to developing skills and talents. My long post was strictly geared toward skill development, learning the intricacies of the stroke, stance and aiming elements of the game. That stuff is best learned in short...

A neat device could use rubber bands as guides, where resistance would only be felt when the stroke starts to deviate from the desired straight path. Not sure how someone would design a stroke trainer like that, but I'm sure it could be done. It would be interesting to see such a contraption.

This is the biggest problem I see. Players are told that if they want to get better they have to put in more table time. This is partly true, but it's not that simple. Players shouldn't automatically, and incorrectly, associate skill development/improvement with more table time. Basically...