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    Is a longer bridge useful?

    Obviously I do not know what Shane does. I know that I am evaluating both lines relative to the contact point and adjust as needed. When no English is required I have used a spot on the rail as an aim point. It seems to work quite well for some shots when the relative lines are evaluated and...
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    Funny pic/gif thread...

    Been Farming long? one of my all time favorites http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=ArcT8.9_qfFIElmxiK9KIqSbvZx4?p=been+farming+long&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-314-1
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    Is a longer bridge useful?

    Hi Randy, Everything is just fine here. Yeah I noticed the 6-7" stroke length, just like you teach, and that hasn't changed. I think that your finish position is the nuts and that too has a good effect on my game.
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    wife piles stuff on the home pool table

    My wife created a good system for working with our daughters when they were teenagers. A variation might work for you. My wife asked the kids to put their things away when they were done using them and not leave them lying around the house. The requests did not seem to work. Sooo, when the kids...
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    Is a longer bridge useful?

    I create a contact point on the OB from the back of the OB to the part of the pocket I need to hit. I have trained myself to know where the front dead center of the cue ball is located.. This is the place on the cue ball between the cue ball and the OB. I “aim” at a spot on the cue ball...
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    Is a longer bridge useful?

    Thanks guys I remember reading about the sweet spot. I will have to go back and review. I know the longer bridge has required me to shoot softer for better control and this seems to be a good thing. There seems to be more of a shift in emphasis to the back hand with a longer bridge. I think...
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    Is a longer bridge useful?

    One of the things I observed after watching many (not all) pros is that they have a long bridge length. By long I mean the distance between two diamonds or anywhere from 12 – 15 inches (more or less). It seemed to me that there must be some reason for so many people to have this long distance...
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    Relaxation techniques during a pool match?

    For those who might be interested in a device that will help you learn to relax on demand here is the machine I used with patients when I was in practice http://www.dmesupplygroup.com/15-4266.html?gclid=CMm4ypz-nbkCFY5r7AodLSgAhw There are certainly many other machines. This one (@ $80.00 or...
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    I actually won a tournament!

    Congratulations. It is really cool when you learn something new and it works. Hope that you win many more. I would guess that all that exercise helped reduced the arthritis pain and that has to make your whole life better. Talk about a win - win, good for you.
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    Mean Spirited?

    Frustration can lead to aggression and aggression is often displaced onto less threatening individuals. So your boss gives you a hard time at work and when you get home you give your wife and kids a hard time. We try not to but sometimes we kick the dog when we cannot retaliate against those...
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    Quality of debate on az

    I don't mind all the junk, even good technical manuals are 90% junk. You just have to learn to wade through it. Its the trolls and flame wars where people are down right mean to each other. That stuff bugs me and I simply try to skip over it. Doesn't always happen and I am usually less than...
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    Quality of debate on az

    I began with the PDP 11 where I learned FORTRAN and Assembler. Seems they ran the whole university on that 16K (?) machine. In graduate school I knew a fellow who ran one factor analysis (with several rotations) on a Friden (like Bob Jewett showed). Took him a year to do it and he earned a PhD...
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    Are all the "JOHNNY ARCHER says...." threads gone?

    Someone, forgot who, posted 10+ one liners through the next page, then it seemed to disappear. When I went through my posts I got the first two pages. Resetting the page (F5) and the two pages came back. Now the whole thread is missing - like it never happened. Looks like the thread got messed...
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    Advice Wanted

    When my first wife died I bought myself a Mottey to help get me out of a serious clinical depression. Over the years the Mottey has increased in value and I have never regretted the decision. To this day I often think of her when I pick up the stick to play. Buying yourself a fine cue may keep...
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    Quality of debate on az

    I pretty much agree with you Doug. I just post less often and skip over the inane comments.
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    A Subconscious Rattling Problem. Help?

    Nothing I know of that has been found to work,
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    A Subconscious Rattling Problem. Help?

    Read this article and try the techniques described. The procedure has been shown to be effective. http://billiards.colostate.edu/PBReview/ChangingBadHabits.htm Thanks to Dr Dave for hosting some of my articles from a now defunct web site. Here is a link to some of the original work...
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    A question for those interested in learning.

    This could be done through the Continuing Education Dept. of most Universities. They would want to see a resume, course syllabus and leads on making arrangements with a local room if needed. Most Continuing Ed. Depts. are open to this type of thing.
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    Advice on buying and moving a used pool table.

    From what I saw it looks like some one simply placed stuff together so the buyer could see what it would look like. Just check everything carefully. Pool tables are not fine watches. They are pretty durable equipment if they come from a reputable maker. There is no way they could have lifted...
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    Advice on buying and moving a used pool table.

    I have moved my Gold Crown III four or five times. Took it across country one year for my kids to use. From the photo posted I would check the rails to make sure they bounce right. Make sure you have all of the parts and check against the assembly manual. You can get a manual online if the...
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