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Credit where it's due, it was the Australians who came up with the idea. Rex Williams (former snooker and english billiards pro) saw them while visiting Aus and brought the idea back to England in the 1970's I think. Not as popular in British pubs now as they used to be.

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Yes, I think that this is right. My impression over the years was that this was pretty much a labour of love on the part of Clive Everton; but there are a few others who might follow in his footsteps. The independence point is an interesting one. There have been times in snooker's past where...

I am not sure that I followed all your argument - probably me being stupid. So rather than me exhibiting my stupidity in public, I will message you privately! However I will make a couple of observations that were prompted by your comments and may be of general interest. If I understand you...

Hi. I will have to do some digging - it was almost 10 years ago that I was looking into this. But I found a couple of leads that might be helpful (or at least by a good starting point for further research). Both these relate to firearms, and ShootingArts might have some valuable input...

Hi Fran. Thanks for your reply. I hear you when you talk about lack of clarity in this area. The two types of eye dominance that you have identified, and the lack of distinguishing between the two in the literature, seems a very good example. That particular issue is something that I was...

In short, I am sure that it is and advantage, but I am not 100% why. I have some ideas though. I was looking into this some years ago, but never actually finished my research and wrote up my findings. I now have more time on my hands and am considering picking this up again. But from memory...

Patrick, Sorry for being a bit late to the party, but you seem to be making a distinction between eye dominance and vision center that I do not really understand. The way I think about it, an individual's eye dominance will be on a scale ranging from 100% left eye dominant to 100% right eye...

Contra-lateral dominance is an advantage in billiards, so nothing to worry about. A new player will likely look and/or feel awkward initially because his or her body will not have become used to twisting into the shooting position that will eventually become natural. I would not recommend too...

One of the greats. Tremendous powers of concentration, faultless shot selection and a very endearing smile! Didn't like cheating pockets either - right in the centre with a crack! Not a quick player, but certainly an enjoyable one to watch.

I agree that gambling is not a big factor in snooker's success. Snooker took off commercially in the early 80's, and the betting companies have only been significant sponsors relatively recently. And gambling is not going to be pool's saviour - it is a chicken and egg situation: The big...

It occurs to me that with an ash cue the advantage of having the chevrons uppermost is that this is usually the least worst option. The grain on the side of an ash cue is not actually that straight - it is wood after all - and may well give the illusion that the cue is not perfectly straight.

It certainly is something that a player is capable of perceiving while playing; but I am not convinced that it actually contributes anything useful. If it did, where good ash cues are commonplace, one would expect all the top pros to use ash rather than maple, and for them all to orientate the...

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I believe Patrick Johnson plays pool with a 10mm tip, and has a number of posts on the subject.

Because snooker players have squirt at manageable levels through the thinner shafts they have always used. So they don't need a 'high tech' solution. But for a pool player who is used to playing with 12 or 13mm shaft, and who is not comfortable playing with something around 10 or 11mm...

It is not a 'theory'. It's nonsense No, sorry. I am sure you could find reference to if you browse one of the UK based snooker forums, but I wouldn't waste your time. You come across enough rubbish on the internet as it is without deliberately seeking it out.

I remember reading some advice on selecting a cue from a snooker pro many many years ago. He said that all you need to do is to look along the cue and see if it looks straight by eye. If it looks straight then it is fine. Do not then roll it along the bed of the table to further check for...

Agreed. Even when taking into account the lighter balls, the thinness of the shaft compared with a standard pool cue more than compensates for the denser ferule material. So less squirt. But having said, that I do think that brass is probably sub-optimal, and is one area where snooker cue...

The brevity of the glance down to the cb does surprise me though. McManus here is aged 45. One might have expected to see an effect on dynamic eye accommodation by that age - how does he manage to refocus on the cb so quickly? Perhaps he is not actually getting sharp focus on where the tip is...