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last year i took a couple of lessons from an instructor and was taught the pendulum stroke. i did this for almost a year but it was to no avail. i could not lengthen out my stroke, the timing was way off more often than on, and it was basically a year wasted in futility. i studied earl's...

ahh listen all-if these people that you know or run across don't want to be helped then screw 'em-let them continue to suck. if one of these people ever decide to want to get better then that person is one who actually wants to get better as that person is bothered enough for trying to top a...

when I first started playing it was the college lunchroom which had a coin operated pool table. after a couple of weeks I could poke balls into pockets and fall into natural position. this went on for years. I entered an amateur tourney and it was "whoa, this is an eye opener." guys were...

i've been doing this shoulder technique ala earl for the past 2 months now. results are amazing. drawing the ball like i never could before. pocketing is more accurate. stroke length has finally increased. guys in my regular pool room are noticing. still trying to get a better handle of it all...

i notice if when there is a shoulder drop it's very slight and it is in line with the elbow. i think this shoulder technique operates as a timing mechanism when addressing the CB. the 3 guys i mentioned also appear to be "grounding the cue" before practice strokes as well. before addressing the...

Reyes, Earl, and Jeremy Sossei are ones i have noticed that they raise their shoulder a bit and then level out their stroke before contacting the CB. are their other pros that shoot like this? i'm gathering this is the opposite of the locking the shoulder thread.

siming chen is real badass. imho she can compete with at least 80-85% of this U.S. OPEN field.

doctor dave and a dude that's banned who called himself english are my choices at the moment.

somewhat outside of the box thinking. anybody tried this shot using 4 o'clock "inside the quarter" of the cue ball?

we've all done this i'm sure, whether it was in our teens when we would emulate our favorite sports stars.baseball players. whether it would be a way a hitter would swing at a baseball(mattingly, griffey), a hoopster would shoot(larry bird),or a way a pitcher would throw(clemens, nolan ryan)...

sure i'll play. not only is playing pool an excellent way to get into a relaxed state but so nutting out. in fact, while playing pool if a thick girl with a nice derriere shows up I put a mental image of he into my spank bank and just rub a huge one out. at then end od the day I am VERY...

damn i was rooting for that guy. those side pockets treated him real bad. i thought that angle he would knock the 5 off that rail.

any guy who says you didn't mark the pocket while you are shooting the 8 ball on an obvious cut just goes to show that guy has no ****ing game. whatever respect you have for that guy from that point on you should have no more ever. i'm glad you thrashed that guy.

well gee I dunno. all I know is from what I have witnessed he has he skill set and plays his patterns in a clean and artistic manner. I'd say put him on the team to find out.

if earl is in good physical and mentally sound and is shooting close to his heyday many years ago by all means give him a spot. how about some new blood to represent the us of a? how about Zion Zvi? guy has won some big northeast tourneys the past few years and imho he can more than handle with...

" Do you want to watch Jordan or Bird play ball or some guy that can hit 500 free throws in a row sit at the line and shoot them in?" so I'm guessing you'd rather watch or have calvin murphy or rick barry in action than bird, Jordan, kobe, etc?

here is my attempt to analyze what I feel is perhaps one of the most complex strokes I've ever witnessed in pool. here goes. earl approaches the cue ball, which is dead straight away from the intended object ball, with a distance of say almost away 5 feet apart. bridge hand is placed onto the...

does this happen a lot in other major tournaments throughout the entire country?

if this has happened before in past turning stone events then you should by now what you are signing up for and getting into. if this just this year then yeah it's crappy but keep this mind in knowing what you will be signing up for in future turning stone events. I am curious though-does the...

say here's a thought: maybe the instructors don't want to teach those students that because once that is figured out along with other facets of the game that have to be worked on perhaps those students will stop coming for more lessons?