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Hey. I didn't start "micro-dot." It was attributed to Mark Wilson by a previous poster in this thread.

I have definitely decided that I will not be giving Ultimate SEEING and Execution away for free. It is and will be worthy, in my opinion, of as much respect as any other paid instructional video. Just not nearly as expensive. The market will decide. You know, when a player makes a really good or...

At Hard Times Bellflower there was a house pro, Dave Hemmah. Al "Little Al" Romero had his cue shop up stairs. He told me Dave has beaten several top pros. I believe local Tang Ho has as well. I am aware that there are some very good players that at any given place and time can occasionally...

I bring up Cole or Keith Thompson for 2 reasons: I think they are interesting stories and they emphasize a pool fundamental, usually. Cole was in his prime when he was about 18-19. That would make it around 1968-1969, or so. I am not going to go into what may have led to his pool shooting...

I mentioned that a few times I was freaked out watching Cole shoot. But never dwelled on it because there were too many other things about Cole himself and his game that were much more interesting. I likened his stance to a skeleton. It was because while I watched him stroking up making all...

If everything about pool is known and if all the information is available either for free or paid then why the struggle? Why is there a Fedor, Joshua, Shane, Eklent, Carlo, etc.? Why are there not any AZBilliards forum members on this list as far as I know? I gather that experts have all the...

Missing because of fatigue may or may not be your own fault. I've heard some players in tournaments had to stay up for twelve hours straight in match play. They didn't make the schedule. Some players haven't gotten enough sleep and are not well rested. Some players haven't eaten and just ran...

"using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual progress". Wikipedia Do communists enjoy eating crow?

Coincidently, I just saw a cat video today. It showed some very fast cats. They have what are called fast twitch muscles and a flexible back that makes them 3 times faster than humans. Two different cats caught birds flying too close overhead. And one dodged a striking snake. ETC. Click...

I believe all Gorst is doing is getting a better idea where all the balls are. So when he gets down on the shot he has a better sense of the 3-D layout or depth perception/relationship of the balls and pockets so he can more precisely line up his shot. You learn something new every day...

Yes I am. I will watch for it in a video to refer you to it. Give me some time, please. In the meantime, you might want to look for it if you watch any videos of him playing.

I had to revise my post. I got the cue stick angle about right but I've edited the distance of the cue ball from the rail from 6" to about 2" - 3". I've been trying to re-visualize the memory since the original post above. I am not just trying to sensationalize here. I can still clearly see...

If you hadn't noticed, Efren uses a slip stroke occasionally. Only about an inch or so at most. I've seen Cole's slip stoke be as much as 4, even 6 inches on occasion.

Great pics. Nice looking cue. Thanks for taking the time and making the effort.

Cecil Tugwell told me, "I could do that." No, I never saw Cecil even try it. Of course he was well past his prime then. Talk is cheap. See is believing. Cole did it for me and about 3 other people who were there without even being asked. And he did it for free. He was in stroke. Ya...

Big name. Good to hear your game is improving. Don't feel you have to tell us exactly but has he revealed to you any confidential pool secrets that only the anointed have access to?

What do you mean: "diffusing the issue"? I ask the readers to look up the definition of the word "menial." So, your answer to the question of: how do you shoot straight is only for a what? A low class servile servant? You absolve yourself of such trivialities? To answer the question is beneath...

From what I've been told, Cole could not have gotten so good so fast without a knowledgeable and experienced mentor. Even being a prodigy as Cole was. Again, from what I've been told, it might have been Sax Del Porto. Probably Bucktooth as well from the gambler/hustler point of view...

Nice pictures. You've posted them before. "Practice this 1000 times..." Etc.? Just one of many problems/unknowns with your pictures: how do I shoot consistently and precisely straight?

I forget who it was, but the recommendation was that any pool player most likely does not need an instructor. An analogous example is when a mother tells her son to stand up straight. If the kid wants to stand up straight why does he need a nag to keep harping on him. He can just stand in...