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  1. gregcantrall

    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    My extreme upright that was how I practiced with my left arm in a sling. The practice built a strength as I just made the shot first try. Gotta quit ahead if I hit 2 in a row I would get a big head. 😉 I prefer lucky to good. Efren always replied, "I got lucky". 🤷‍♂️
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    Shooting from here is surprisingly accurate. 🤔 Don't forget it's phenolic tip no chalk. Should provide entertainment. Ready set go. Ooops wrong thread. (Again 😉) Edit: oh oh and no glasses too
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    In honor of this thread, I will execute my morning fitness routine (about an hour) to shooting standing up right. Well left vs right .... Right? So step 2 perhaps. Step one is set up to shoot one handed (always Jacked up). Then step is stabilize the structure further with the tri pod base. Well...
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    Practice what I Preach

    Good morning Tuesday 09.30.25 Ahead of the sun at 5:30 It's experi mental. Ooops wrong thread again. 😉 A one off pocket fob in experiment stages. Choyah cactus beer cap electrical tape hot melt glue bent nail copper wire uh creation. 🤷‍♂️ A pocket fob that does the job. 😉
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    This discussion reminds me of The Tipperrary tavern in Tacoma or Puyallup. It was known as The Tip. The tavern was built side hill and old enough that the floor was out of level. At one end of the table the rail was low and at the other end it was way high. Almost to my ribs. 🤷‍♂️
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    My midget story; we had a friendly Scotch Doubles ring game with partners decided by ratings with 1&6 against 2&5 and 3&4. I got the midget! And we made money! 🤷‍♂️. It was such an upside down world striving to leave him On the Rail. On his tip toes he could just reach the back of the rack on 8...
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    To quote Bob Lilly (I think). "It ain't the size of the dog in the fight. It's the size of the fight in the dog. " Our boy wonder athlete that ended up playing pro football with uh the Packers, was 6'1" and 215 ish. He did everything athletic well the first try. Well except Bull Riding. The...
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    Practice what I Preach

    At my 4th and final cdb, I was greated by the only black Major on the board of officers that decided my uh sentence. He was real and greated me cordially with, "Well Mr Cantrall it's good to see you again. " My humble reply was, "no sir it isn't ". My The Grip analogy would be to a fine musical...
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    Practice what I Preach

    Better get back in My cover thread. Well it does have a Preach disclaimer in the title. Did I mention my number of appearances before The Comandant's Disciplinary Board? 4 CBD's in a year and a half, convinced me I was not the military type. 🤷‍♂️ I did have a first place in wilderness survival...
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    Ranking of Pool Fundamentals

    Focus on the white at strike just gave me a show. Using the small triangle as break pad. It flew married to the cueball. To impact on the 3 ball rack. 🤔 interesting observation. 🤷‍♂️ Here's the result. Edit: ooops wrong thread. 🤷‍♂️
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    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    Doing the calculations while standing and fine tuning once down. Well maintained line and plane.
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    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    Learn the Angles. geometry was my strong suit in high school. 🤷‍♂️ a person schooled in scaffolding knows the importance of the strength of the structure. The school er can use geometry to determine where to vuild the structure. 🤷‍♂️ 😉 Simple stuff.
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    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    My best performances have come after followed Heart. 2 weeks after quiting day job was a sweet spot.
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    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    One handed practice is building a strong foundation. It's just the beginning. The oach er uh Coach gets into the fine tuning of the long range weapon. One handed challenge "jacked up" 😉 is a great way to start the day. Cold morning starts call for a longer warm up . Setting the shooting...
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    Chris Henry, snooker coach

    I will be watching this video again for sure. So much to digest, surely I have missed some of the knowledge being dispensed.
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    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    A typical one handed challenge is without a bridge or resting on the rail. One handed "jacked up" was one way of describing it. We are not on the same page evidently. 🤷‍♂️
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    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    Stephen Hendry has a new video on YouTube that's full of insights.
  18. gregcantrall

    Practice Shooting One Handed To Improve

    Baby steps. Don't try to run before crawl, er uh walk. No crawl then walk. Willie Hoppe the Great Australian Billiards Champion, only got one ball for his first month of, uh training. 🧕
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    Snooker fans....Shaun Murphy ...Playing great 2025 British Open

    Well at 4-4 to finish the session. The next session is Shirley worth the price of admission. The production is top shelf. With analysis by well, uh very knowledgeable commet tattors. An affordable lesson. Heck I paid that much to watch the pro tournaments back in the '80s. My favorite...
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    Practice Shooting One Handed To Improve

    Okay a story 😉 as told by uh Don McKay. At White E's, place in Tacoma, Ronnie Allen made a one handed spot shot without touching a rail. A proposition bet that filled the pockets of the table. One attempt for all the money. He did it. 🤷‍♂️
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