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    Why do I naturally pocket balls better with outside spin?

    My take on this is that you are not compensating for CB-spin-induced-throw by moving point of OB-contact. Once you realize the previous sentence, you will be able to use inside english, outside english, and no english with aplomb--depending on how you want OB to move after contact. {Thanks CJ...}
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    Jump Cues ☠️

    The only legal ball on the table is surrounded by 6 illegal balls, and you are on 2-fouls. Your only chance is a jump.
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    Ranking of Pool Fundamentals

    For most shots, gravity holds the cue in your curled fingers, no "grip" required.
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    Ranking of Pool Fundamentals

    I agree with the high ranking of the above:: 1. it is the LACK of grip tension that matters most not the presence of it. 7. I am surprised that breathing is even mentioned but I probably do this correctly in any event. Must put this in my teaching regimen. 10. still upper body (head...
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    Practice Shooting One Handed To Improve

    "Secrets of the Houston Warehouse" !
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    Practice Shooting One Handed To Improve

    In the rifle shooting community, it is well known that a 3-shot group lies to you more often than it tells you the truth while a 5-shot group tells you the truth more often than it lies to you. Simple statistics.
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    Predator 10 Ball Format Great for the Game/Audience

    In pool you do not have to win by 2.
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    Which is BEST cuecase? Whitten? Laara? Phi eastwood? Rusty Melton? Jill Hawk? Or?

    For the record, I have been using a J&J case for the last 15 years (about $30 back when) and it has served me admirably.
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    How Long Between Ball Polishing?

    About ½ a year.
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    Expensive Cue Shooter

    My most expensive cue (including shaft and joint protectors) was $450 a decade ago ...
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    Omega billiards - Revo shafts going to $549.00 on 10-1-25

    Another reason not to buy.....
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    green taom chalk on blue 860hr cloth

    Both contain the same abrasive, but one has smaller abrasive particles, the other larger. Sort of like the difference between 1000 grit sandpaper and 1200 grit sand paper. The softness/hardness of the chalk comes from the binder (that is the colored part of the chalk).
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    What do you think would happen if there were no handicaps, in any leagues or tournaments, and all tournaments were Open to all skill levels?

    That is not what is being offered--you play them at their game heads-up no handicap.
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    What do you think would happen if there were no handicaps, in any leagues or tournaments, and all tournaments were Open to all skill levels?

    Forgot to add that both parties put up $100,000 of their own money--winner takes all.
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    APA 9 Ball Races

    Back in the 1960s we played $1 on 5 and 7 $2 on 9 you could win or loose and still break even.
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    APA 9 Ball Races

    I would give it the lesser bad of 9-ball handicapping.
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    What do you think would happen if there were no handicaps, in any leagues or tournaments, and all tournaments were Open to all skill levels?

    How would you like to: a) play against Jack Niklaus in his prime ? b) drive against Michael Schumacher in his prime ? c) Basket ball against Pistol Pete in his prime ? d) Baseball against Pete Rose in his prime ? Yeah, I though so.
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    Pat Fleming....Ok????

    So, this includes:: 1,2,3,4,5 and then 50, 51, 52, 53...58,59 and that is it ?!?
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    Best display of cueing you've ever seen

    1966 Jimmy Caras did a demonstration of trick shots in my Jr. High, and proceeded to run about 130 balls without a miss at the end of the show.
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    Good Books to Learn From

    As above: The Byrne and Capelle and Martin. Then there is "Banking with the Beard" (RIP)
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