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What if we could just aim our cue like a rifle with the tip at the contact point and instead of stroking it simply pull a trigger to shoot it at any preset CB speed? Would taking the stroke out of the equation mean more accuracy/consistency or less refinement/creativity? If your only motive is...

Got an example? pj chgo

They misspelled incontinence too…

One of the pendulum stroke's strengths is that its fixed range of motion ensures the tip returns to the address position. Another is that the bottom of the grip hand's arc is where the stick is moving most horizontally for the longest time and gravity's effect on speed is neutral. Kind of a...

By posting 4 or 5 times a day for 18+ years, I guess... pj chgo

You can see it by hovering over the member's avatar. pj chgo

I like to visualize it from the cue ball's perspective: The CB can only "feel" the Angle, Spot and Speed of the tip's impact - all the hard earned stroke mastery that we put into delivering that millisecond of contact is sadly lost on it (fortunately, ASS is all it needs). I agree with him...

FYI, contact only lasts about one millisecond (1/1000 of a second). pj chgo

Seems like both to me: acceleration timed to achieve the target speed at the millisecond of contact. One of the reasons I like a pendulum stroke is that it naturally "coasts" for a bit before contact, making the timing a bit easier. pj chgo

“Proper technique” works for the most people. pj chgo

Even Jesus rode one. pj <- mea culpa chgo

Yep - angle, spot & speed (ASS). All of that matters, but only for delivering the cue to the cue ball at the correct Angle, Spot and Speed. pj chgo

Maybe his hand just keeps up with the stick, loosely cradling it… Does letting go but keeping up qualify as one of them slip things? pj chgo