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    round/flat tip how much does it affect spin

    Thank you Andrew! This explained perfectly what happened to me. I practiced with this tip from the beginning, soft medium, and over a month course I got used to it. But due to shooting 3+ hours a day, the tip got more flattened, as a result, my draw shot sometimes didn’t draw as desired. I...
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    My thoughts on my new cloth (ProForm)

    My table got installed with pro form as well. There are visible ribs and stretches that I can see, and it also affects the balls when rolling very slowly to a stop. I was told by those folks that it is common because the balls would be rolling to a stop, and not a regular speed. If it was...
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    WPA wrong ball pocketed

    5.13 standard fouls https://wpapool.com/rules/
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    WPA wrong ball pocketed

    Thank you! I got a bit confused as it states, it is a standard fault when you pocket a wrong OB. Also another rule states that any faults is BIH
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    WPA wrong ball pocketed

    May I know if you pocketed the wrong balls instead of your own OB, you accidentally pocketed the opponent OB. Is it a Ball in hand for the opponent or is it continue playing ? Thank you
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    Your thoughts on '3 fouling' your way to victory?

    And that is exactly how a couple friends of mine are playing. They know well enough that their opponents are noble and of high ego. The opponents either wins or loses, careless about whether it is a foul or not. They especially wouldn’t play safe as they called it “dirty plays” 1/ opponents...
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    Your thoughts on '3 fouling' your way to victory?

    I see the pro players do it all the time. It is called “safe”. Because as someone said, the objective of the game is “winning”. Even Efren Reyes do it, and he is GOAT imo
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    Your thoughts on '3 fouling' your way to victory?

    I also play with the rules of “no jump cues” allowed. They can jump hit, or masses, but with play cue or break cue only. That means, a break cue can’t be taken apart and resembling a jump cue either
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    Your thoughts on '3 fouling' your way to victory?

    If someone is pissy about 3 fouls win, then they are not of good sportsmanship. Hence not worth playing with. It takes a lot of thought processing to be able to 3 fouls someone. It isn’t easy to play safe while baiting for that either. If I play against other person who utilize the same...
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    Contact Point Aiming Illusion

    Thank you!! Especially the shape of the tip and the size of it. The entire cuestick extending toward the butts can act like back hand English. Sometimes it has micro adjustments when we doubt ourself and we forgot to re-scouting or re-aligning the Cp/stick/balls lines and that is where...
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    2024 AZ Billiards Straight Pool Challenge!

    Foot’s pains is very very real. I can’t tell howmuch I have suffered during 3 weeks without these tiles. I saw them at Costco and bought them enough to lay in the floor similarly. I also bought an indoor slipper pair as well. I couldn’t believe how much it hurts during those last 3 weeks...
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    Contact Point Aiming Illusion

    Oh ghost !! I knew there is some trickery going on with the longest rails and corner pocket. Both the CIT and SIT are in plays. Especially the condition of the table and the balls. This explains why missing the shot by 1/4 Diamond is a thing and why/what I was curious about. At max throw...
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    Contact Point Aiming Illusion

    Thank you for putting this out more clearly. Yes, how dirty the balls and whether it weight is correct or not, being Aramith or just cheap balls, the table clothes, all play a roles in CIT. The only way to realize the differences is to accept that Ghost ball don’t always work. Try a few shot...
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    Contact Point Aiming Illusion

    This is where I posted in those long post before. Where and what exactly is this offset ? This offset start running perpendicular and intersecting the natural line and CP by a 90 degree . Now, as long as the ghost ball center is right onto this then it works. Because with 5 degree variations...
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    Contact Point Aiming Illusion

    Ghost ball system. Imagine a ghost ball which duplicate the cue ball, right at the contact point. Aiming toward it from the cue ball and connecting center cueball to center of the ghost ball. Center to center doesn’t work for long distance objective without a “slight English” as someone said...
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    Contact Point Aiming Illusion

    I showed you the picture. In this situation, if you use dead center and ghost ball aiming system, you either undercut it or over cutting it. The degree differences is about 5-10. You will have to compensate it with English. By this time, your “cue stick from center of your cueball will no...
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    Contact Point Aiming Illusion

    1/ ghost ball center is smaller the longer the rails. For example where your CB is at 8 diamonds and the 8 ball is at 2 diamonds all the way up top. This distance is only reliable upon specific angles such as 30-35, or 60-65 for ghost ball system 2/ anytime it happens this way, there will be...
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    Ramon Mistica pool Instructor

    Does he have any book that I can read and learn from ?
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    Contact Point Aiming Illusion

    yes!!! Exactly this!!! Any 10-15 degree variations, and there need to be English to compensate. This is exactly why I am here and the Op question. Over cutting and under cutting will happen with “ghost ball system”
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    Contact Point Aiming Illusion

    Just as long as I know exactly what I am Aiming at, I can deliver it. Even along the 30 degree cuts, they are different if they happen along the Longest Rails So, please, assume that my stroke delivery is “perfect.” What is the aiming system here ? Because ghost ball with “Dead center” system...
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