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I never heard that before, but I took it downstairs to the table and it turns out to be a really good tip. Thanks for posting it.

This helped me a lot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYSEGQkdBNE

Oh, was he? The top row in the composite picture below are captures of the first four Ko racks (up to the rack that the ref stepped in on). The bottom row is of the first three SVB racks. You decide.

This is exactly what my screen looked like when it froze just a fraction of a second before that 9 missed the pocket. I knew the minute he hit it that it would catch the point at the very least, but I hoped for a fortuitous bobble. I was in limbo for several minutes before the stream came back...

This is the best device known for getting accurate feedback on your stroke:

It's just about the exact opposite of what CJ recommends. Although they both have some similarity in the way they cock the wrist at address (radial deviation), CJ carries that position throughout the stroke, while Shane transitions to an ulnar deviation and employs the wrist in a "hammer-up"...

Can you not see that the comments in red are all statements that are against the general rules and are bannable offenses? Will you ever learn? I hope so for your sake, because this board seems pretty important to you or you wouldn't have made over 10,000 posts on it in just a few years (most...

Joey, I bought a bundle of 25 beautiful tight-grain and dense shaft dowels from an established cuemaker for only $15/dowel. I'm sure big companies like Predator, Mezz, and Lucasi can get the same grade wood by the truckload for a lot less, so I'd find it hard to believe that saving money on...

Here's one more of his huge finish. His final elbow position isn't visible from this viewpoint, but judging by the position of his grip hand I think it's pretty close to where I've drawn the yellow line. Look at that follow through! Between his very long bridge and his long follow through...

Here's an overlay of the beginning of his forward stroke. You can see that the large elbow drop happens early on, not during the follow through (he does that big time as well). You can also see the teeter-tottering effect of his body and arm around a pivot at the shoulder.

I agree. Here's an overlay of several screen captures, all before the final contact on the CB. He drops his elbow substantially, well before contact. This is hardly a pinned-elbow pendulum stroke. Also, he usually raises his elbow and drops his head during the final backstroke, then raises...

Very interesting. That's an idea I hardily endorse. I know from talking to Murray Tucker that he is obsessive about matching both shafts in each cue he makes, doing everything he can to get them as identical as possible. I'm pretty sure Eric Crisp of Sugartree cues feels the same way. After...

Does it ever occur to folks that it is very likely that every one of those splines has a different modulus of elasticity because they come from different boards, and probably even different trees? The patent talks about achieving a 10% variation in stiffness between splines as if it is a good...

Probably won't care about this one, either: Les opinions ont plus causé de maux sur ce petit globe que la peste et les tremblements de terre. ;)

No, that's not what "they" found out. They found out they could reproduce the Strad tone in new instruments by using wood deliberately infected with certain funguses. Stradivari himself never used rotten wood or they would not have stood the test of time, having been played literally non-stop...

You seem to be implying that Shane has a pendulum stroke. If that is so, disagree with that notion.

I think that may be a big part of it. To tell the truth I never gave cues much of a thought until the past few years. I just picked one off the rack at the bar that had the least warp and the best tip. :wink: Both my cue and my wife's cue are cheap factory cues, but I looked through a lot to...

Gee, I went back and read both of my posts here word for word, and I can't see a single one of them that was in defense of anyone. You must have the wrong guy. If you don't like the forum, don't post on it. I won't mind at all. Are you even an instructor, or just another know-it-all B player...

No, the connoisseurs are there for the sheer beauty of them, it's the players that are there for the sound. There was no "special" wood that is long unobtainable. Stradivari used the same spruce and maple that today's makers use, only today it it is easier to find and usually of a higher...

You bet we do! I can't think of anything that can ignite a spark of creativity better than getting your hands on a different axe for awhile. As a repairman, I had the pleasure and the luxury of being able to try thousands of different fiddles, guitars, mandolins, etc. over the years. Some of...