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Yes, and that can allow a personto get "into the zone" sometimes. But, actually being conscious of the variables, and continually keeping to correctly practiced norms will help someone to more consistently perform when not in said zone. I have seen (videos of) those goggles before. I would...

This thread is months old by this post, but I see that the discussion became about "vision center/centre". I wanted to address the "undercut" parts of the original post, as it appears to me that the problem may simply be the difference between the Point of Aim (POA) and Point of Contact (POC)...

Mushrooming This is essentially the only reason that I even have a break cue. I like medium or medium-hard tips, and like to hit the break shot on the hard side. It did not hurt my playing game, but as you described, the cycle of muchroom-reshape-mushroom-reshape made me chew through tips...

I lean toward agreement with lfigueroa about set up (like stance fundamentals), but you may also have an execution problem, where your final hit stroke is off. It may be helpful, to set up the same shot over and over, and take note of *how* you miss, try to understand *why*, and correct for...

lmac007, thank you for the reply. I understand what you are trying to add, but it strays from the point of my thread, which was a simple collection of data on anyone who would like to answer, regarding the type of learner they are (visual or aural), and a request for your league skill level (or...

BRussell, it's not particularly about learning pool, but as how the learning types relate to pool. Consider when teaching someone to shoot draw: If one only had the option of being told how to do it, without a visual demonstration, OR shown how to do it, without any exposition, no time limit...

Both you and Prairie dog posted above 8 (as of this post), so I realize that I should have specified 8 or 9-ball. So, anything 8 and above I will assume is a 9-ball rating. I am the same rating in both. It seems that it was also not clear, that the "learning" need not be about pool. It's...

Quick question for the room: What is your dominant "learning type", Visual or Aural? Also, please include any current league skill level, and rough number of years playing. I am currently an APA-6, but perhaps a 6.5 or 6.6, to provide an extra level of understanding. I've been playing in...

I bet the machines are accurate enough now, but for any side-spin setup, I think it would be very difficult to ensure that the cue ball was set up exactly the same, every time, even with some type of jig. Still, increasing the volume of times the "same" shot is attempted, should eventually...

If vinegar is used (acid), will it also require a baking soda neutralization afterwards? I am unsure if just wiping it off will stop the chemical reaction. I recall cleaning pennies as a kid (more copper, not like the current zinc ones), and they would quickly re-tarnish after cleaning with a...

This. And while I wholeheartedly agree, even this answer assumes that "breaking the rules" equates with "intentional foul". We don't really know, since Trent has not specified a particular rule and/or situation. To give my personal answer, I would believe that "breaking the rules"...

I think this includes an assumption that the non-breaking player is fairly strong (run-out, or close to run-out player; APA 7-ish). Matt mentions the non-breaking player being better: It still comes back to what is actually left after the break, but taking the results, while it probably has...

Jump Rods This is one of my issues. I always thought that the metal jump "rods" were outlawed because they made jumping TOO easy, but because the shortened cues make it easier than using a full cue, but *not* TOO easy, they were allowed. This seems inconsistent to me, to the point that I...

I know that this is resurrecting an old thread, but I was searching for something related to the distance between diamonds on a table, and this showed up high in the results. The original question was never really answered. First of all, regarding "what is going on" with the measurements: If...

Table Test BU SCORE EXAM I EXAM II USER 10-B GHOST 15-B ROT FARGO TABLE_SZ CORNER_MOUTH THROAT SHELF 168 80 D:88 Gerry Williams 93 17 - 9' 4 1/2" 4" 1 7/8" 164 84 D:80...

[table align=left] BU scoreExam IExam IIUser10-ball ghost rating15-ball-rotation ratingFargo RatingTable sizecorner pocket mouththroatshelf 16880D:88Gerry Williams9317-9'4 1/2"4"1 7/8" 16484D:80theUBC?--9'4 1/2"4 1/8"1 3/4" [/table] bold