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There are indeed very few shots that require a specific spot on the cue ball, bridge length, or stroke technique. A common exercise you may have practiced is to not shoot the 1-ball until you can think of at least three different routes to position yourself for the 2-ball. In this thread's...

Thank you for what you wrote. I appreciate it.

I'm interested in your concepts, but I'm struggling to understand how players who are unable to recognize bad position play as you wrote are affected by using a measle ball. Would they pay more attention to the shape if they used a plain white ball? I apologize for my confusion.

Moving the stroke arm in isolation (without accompanying body movement) is ineffective for most pool strokes. In stick-and-ball sports, there is no instance where a player sends a ball toward a target over a significant distance using only one part of their body while keeping the rest rigidly...

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As you know, executing pool strokes can require subtle and gentle movements, often involving only the arm or part of the stroke arm. However, there is no stick-and-ball sport where a player moves in isolation to deliver a ball to a target. Recently, I played and observed a professional friend...

You are correct. There must logically be a pause to transition between the backswing and forward stroke in any stick-and-ball sport. Some pauses are almost imperceptible, while others are pronounced.

The science has to do with physics. Imagine you're a passenger in a car. The driver reverses but doesn’t come to a full stop before abruptly shifting into drive and moving forward again, leaving you shaken. This illustrates that some deceleration and deliberation should occur during the...

Most pool players are neither binocular (vision center between the eyes) nor monocular (vision center under one eye). They perform best with the cue stick positioned underneath a point on their face between the nose and one eye. The vision center, in part, refers to a perfectly straight shot...

Using a laser mounted on the cue can produce a thin beam or a small dot, which helps to visualize minor lateral movements that are often hard to detect while looking at your standard 12 or 13mm wide cue stick. I have used my cue laser to evaluate students' strokes by making subtle adjustments...

Yes, there should be a seamless transition from walking into the shot to immobility (or near immobility) once the bridge hand touches the cloth in the completed stance. As I've noted elsewhere, most less experienced players tend to move their bridge hands after making contact with the cloth...

You can practice holding your hand in bridging positions while walking or strolling outside the pool room. I did this when I was young so that the bridge became second nature, allowing the cue and bridge hand to move together as one flowing unit.

I strongly suggest that you intentionally move your body in response to the cue, for now.

No, there are professional players who move their bodies during their forward strokes, remaining stationary—aside from their stroke arm, of course—only for softer shots. When they move with their typical stronger strokes, for instance, their movement is forward and slightly downward, but never...

Thank you. I'm not asking whether you're intentionally trying to lift your body, I'm asking if you're focused on keeping your head down. While it's true that vertical movement may have little effect on a stroke, instead of maintaining a fixed head position, I would encourage you to consciously...

Four training spots have been designated, but for precise cue ball movement, such as in Straight Pool or One Pocket, it is beneficial to utilize additional spots along the vertical axis to minimize other variables.

Is BRKNRUN correct? Are you trying to keep your head still throughout the entire stroke? I'm seeing you lift up almost before the backstroke begins.

One option is to walk the golf course, which also helps improve your health. :) Janine and I played on Ian Fleming's golf course in Jamaica while leading a Bond tour there. We paid the caddies extra so we could walk the course and experience it "old school," just like Fleming did.

Slowpokes likewise zone by playing faster--even if the new speed is too slow for onlookers. However, "a bit faster for zone" doesn't apply to speedsters or Speed Pool experts.

As an instructor, I can keep a timer and monitor you, but I believe you can use "10%" as you mentioned, "a little quicker." I suggested 10% because, as we both agree, you don't want to go too fast—just a bit faster.