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Pretty curious about that myself. How was testing done in the past? I kinda trust the machine over the human in a case like this.

Yes, that's what I meant. Except instead of estimating thick or thin from an OB fraction (which is just one more thing to estimate and complicate the shot), I look to see whatever clue I can get from the ball itself as it's sitting there on the table. There are always reflections from the...

Lol! You were very, very gentle. But, Pat, you weren't the one I was referring to. Anyway, I just remembered that the certain special someone I was thinking about isn't allowed to post on other folks aiming threads, so that worry is gone at last (SP heaves mighty sigh of relief). I'm not...

This is almost exactly how I aim most shots. It's all about seeing the angles to me. If I'm not seeing the correct angles I struggle mightily, but once they start "jumping out at me", aiming suddenly seems ridiculously easy. At that point, however, I still have to deal with the problem of...

I think it's a real good fit for you, Pidge. You have a nice way of expressing yourself and get across complex points rather well. You strike me as very mature for your tender age, and this will carry you far when it comes to coaching. I say do it, and don't be afraid to charge what you are...

I have a Players cue and I like it a lot. I picked mine out in person and got the one with the best looking shaft and a good forward balance. I really want a custom cue, but this one gets the job done while I'm looking into what to get next.

Well, let's take a look at both of them and "stir" things up a bit. ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoEu_QPt0ds Selby often drops his elbow before tip contact with the white, mostly when he is applying follow. At 2:38 in the video, Mark attempts to pot the black while using follow to break...

You absolutely can't go wrong with Tor Lowry's stuff. Most of it is free on YouTube, like the following (almost three hours long) video of pool basics: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm-VDuGzJS4 I bought his 3 DVD series about CB control, position, and pattern play. It is dense with...

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Then this would put tournament players at a distinct disadvantage over playing their best game in the beginning rounds. Maybe it's the brand new balls that are changing as the tournament progresses rather than the cloth. I don't know about all events, but I know Mike Zuglan starts out the TS...

Lol! You are a very funny fellow. FWIW I don't use, nor do I advocate, a "full pendulum stroke". My only ulterior motive is to show you that it can be a natural way to shoot for many folks, and is therefore, not necessarily contrived at all. Also, to show you that the motion is not caused...

I don't get the point of the illustration. How many players have there been who stroke entirely with their shoulder and a locked elbow hinge? Even Hoppe opened and closed his elbow - as well as using plenty of wrist and finger action - to straighten out his stroke. There are advantages to...

What could be less contrived and more natural than the way a child chooses to do something? Check out this video. The young girl shoots pretty good with a sidearm stroke that hinges entirely at the elbow. No gravity involved, either, so we can rule out that nonsensical argument of yours about...

Sorry, I meant siloxanes. Silanes are something else. I know they use silanes to treat fiberglass cloth so it will wet out properly when used with epoxy or polyester resins (I've made a few boats;)) Specifically, Novus 1 and 2 contain polydimethylsiloxane, which is the active ingredient in...

Very cool! That should settle the argument with Rick once and for all. But, of course, it won't. Confirmation bias is strong with this one.

If you read my last post you'll see that I've come to the same conclusion that you have. If the manufacturer's products make my Centennials play like when I first opened the box, that's the stuff I think we should use. All I would like is a bit of transparency from the ball manufacturers. Are...

FWIW I did my own little experiment last night. Not with donuts and frozen balls, but with real-life playing conditions. I (reluctantly) cleaned my measles ball very throughly with denatured alcohol, as well as an object ball. I wiped them dry with a clean cotton rag, then re-wiped with...

No, I just used a double negative in a grammatically weak way. We can't have (can't expect to achieve) a completely clean surface that doesn't also create unwanted throw. Hope that's a bit clearer (at least it is for me). ;) What convinced me was when you lightly sanded the surface of the...

Absolutely. During high-speed abrasive cleaning, there is both a polishing effect and a burnishing effect. Burnishing can give the appearance of a high gloss without actually removing the scratches. Some thought needs to be put into this problem IMO. At my level of play it doesn't really...

I never said Bob was wrong about needing to use an abrasive to remove surface scratches. It's the idea of bringing the balls back to a factory-new surface that I think is folly. Using fine abrasives that break down in use into even finer particles (common for most polishing compounds I've...