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I learned something from a similar situation that came up during last night's practice session. I had a slightly less severe cut than Jeanette Lee's but not only was the break ball closer to the rack, it was also in a position where the cue ball after collision would contact the rack on the...

Hey, David. I just watched your commentated video. I do appreciate that you're trying to help, and I agree that I need to walk around the table more, take more time on each shot, and hit the balls softer. But trust me when I tell you that when I'm not moving around the table, my mind is moving...

Wow, David. You shouldn't have gone to so much trouble! I probably know all the problems that you're going to suggest I work on, but I'll definitely watch it soon. Thanks!

Thanks, John! I agree. It's a long video, so I don't expect anyone to watch it all. I know that there are at least a couple of balls during the run that would have gone on other tables, but cue ball control and my eyes with two astigmatisms playing tricks on me are the main problems. I even got...

Yes. John did suggest that to me. Honestly, I'm not regretting not replacing the facings with thinner ones. My father used to tell me a story about basketball players back in the day practicing with galoshes rather than sneakers. Once they switched to sneakers they'd fly. I feel that this is my...

Thanks! I never thought of myself as having a solid stroke and good fundamentals, but I guess on video it looks better than it feels. :wink:

Thanks, and I totally agree with you! I can't say that I regret buying the table, but a year ago I was anxious to get a table in the basement, and this was what I thought was the best of only a couple of opportunities at the time. I wish it was shimmed, because being almost exclusively a 14.1...

New Video I just posted a second video of 105 balls with 15 misses. It doesn't beat the previous video's numbers, but I think it was better played. A ball rattle midway with the short cue prevented starting off with a 37-ball run. Sorry for the slow play. I really took my time with this one. I...

Maybe, but I've seen Thorsten play some questionable safeties over the years. He's a god, but if there's any weakness, it might be safety play.

Right. While she was getting into position, I was trying to figure out what safety she was playing? Then she hit the shot. It looked like a 90 degree cut. And it had enough speed to get to the pocket.

And would you play it against Thorsten Hohmann? Jeanette Lee's got... well... guts! And skills. I didn't even think it went, but she actually overcut it!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I heard it during one of the 2014 World Tournament matches. And I'm thinking Tom Karabatsos or Danny Barouty told the story.

I recently heard commentary on a 14.1 match where someone mentioned an old time player who was one of the greatest 14.1 players but bet on himself to lose and was banned from future tournaments. I don't recall the name. Anyone know who this was?

Sorry about that. I actually only read a few of the first posts. I was just searching threads that discussed the slipstroke so I could share SVB's use of it rather than start a new thread.

I just noticed that Shane VanBoening uses a slipstroke at times. Check it out. Try watching at .25 speed to see it more clearly. It's most obvious in this video at 3:27, 3:49, 4:11, 4:23, 7:28, 7:50 https://youtu.be/sOQDEIfVvOE?t=3m27s

Thanks, guys. I had actually put this thread in the 14.1 forum not the main forum. I thought about putting it in the main forum but I figured it should be in one of the instruction sub forums.

I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum. I wanted to post it in the aiming forum. I just contacted a moderator to move it. Sorry about that.

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