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If you are saying that you are cueing low-CENTER on those shots, then it's possible that you are striking truer on the centerline, so the cueball doesn't squirt, and therefore strike the target ball in an unintended place. Aiming low on the cueball brings you closer to where it sits on the...

I was gonna add this yesterday, but forgot.... In the last year or so, I've seen things like this in online advertisements (TEMU, "Mini billiard stick")...

Yankee Doodles! I could never remember the name of that place. My buddies and I would ride motorcycles down to Venice Beach and around Santa Monica in the mid-90s, and would pub crawl down there. I never played there, but did like that they had a 9-ball challenge table, which I would usually...

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The first comment to the side mentions that he has slowed down. Sidenote: I first heard about Soufi from one of the players in a league in which I formerly played. He brought Soufi up because I play very quickly. I don't recall if he said that I was faster or slower.

Or it was occidental....

Those are the maximum levels. The ranges are SL 1-9 for APA 9Ball, and 2-7 for APA 8Ball. For comparison to other ranking types, Dr. Dave has a Billiards University chart on this page.

I get the point that he's trying to make, but it's not the whole story. You might as well blame badminton and pickleball for not turning out professional tennis players--and that is also with the assumption that (some) players of the two former games are training to become tennis pros.

I poked around the site but didn't find it where I expected. In retrospect, I see that the "Instruct" link makes sense, but I had basically dismissed that area.

What are the differences in the PBIA instructor ranks: Recognized, Certified, Advanced, and Master?

You could start with a stroke check, like the MOSFUDAT, but since you specifically mentioned "long, difficult cut shots"--and I'm assuming "difficult" mean thin--you need to set the shot up and repeat it. However, focus on hitting it as consistently the same way for several times--even if you...

Nick, in the Luxor, it's called an 'inclinator'. :)

Would you please clarify what you mean by "with the carom"/"against the carom"? I consider a "carom" to be action involving the two balls, but do are you referring to the sides of the tangent line--which is adjusted by follow or draw, and not sidespin...which is confusing me even more....

Sorry, I 'liked' this at first, but then re-read it.... "Inside" and "Outside" are not in relation to the CB/OB angle, because you can hit either from the same CB/OB setup. The "sides" are in relation to the pocket, with "In" towards the pocket, and "Out" away from the pocket. The "pocket" of...

Don't forget "check". :)

To OP, if you consider that going multi-cushion normally requires extra speed/power, which shortens rebound angles, then the running spin helps to open the rebound angle back out, making it more "true" in a way. However, that opening up the angle at the first cushion will actually close-up the...

If we assume that beginner/lower-skilled players usually need to work on physical aspects ("fundamentals") of the game, and then progress to-and-through tactics/strategy for mid-tier play, what is it that you would say high-skilled, or even professionals need to improve? I would guess "mental...

The "line of sight" is parallel to the cue/stroke line, but for the DTD sighting, that line is offset from a parallel line that runs through the object ball. Considering the graphic, the original, black lines have both balls on the same line--running North-South, so to speak. If you were to...

I know this is a resurrected thread, but I wound up looking at the Don Smith, Double-the-Distance PDF, and I think there is something missing--the 'frame of reference' for his diagrams is inconsistent with the layout of the balls. In Patrick Johnson's graphics, the cue ball location is offset...

"Landmark" is a great way to describe the concept, although I was specifically calling out using lines that are square to the table (parallel and perpendicular) to determine the aim/contact spots on the target balls. I did not mention it previously, but I will also adjust similarly from...