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I'm not an instructor. When you're in stance, stroking the cue straight back and forward, you can see the line it's pointing in from the movement in front of you, and can feel your overall proprioception. (If you weren't swinging straight, it would be less clear.) The precision of that test...

Sounds like you started doing something specific that's different to before and your results got worse. Makes sense. Sounds like part of the reason is that you're using skills you can improve at (precise position, more challenging routes - and you'll get better by continuing) And part of the...

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I really think the success was because snooker happened to fit what TV viewers wanted / responded to at that time - it wasn't a case of some ingenious trick somebody came up with to force the success, people just did the basics of implementing it well, without screwing up a good thing. I think...

Barry Hearn was/is a very interesting guy though. Some of the things he did for the psychology of the players he managed (and their opponents) look *incredibly* insightful (especially for a guy who wasn't a psychologist or a player), and it'd be interesting to know how much was deliberately...

A TV station tried showing it (just after color TV took off) and it was a massive success. The money followed from that. My understanding is the administration has been very hit and miss (I don't know a massive amount about it), but the public interest in the game (and a couple of rival TV...

I'm probably swerving, depending on how it looks from where the CB starts. TBH I don't like that answer, because you're probably in a bad position even if you manage to pocket the 1. Interested in any better ideas.

Maybe they should get rid of numbers and have emoji balls. If you lose, you can only have a tantrum if you potted the angry ball 😡

In choosing a cue/shaft, I'd decide it by what you prefer when using English. That's where stiffness and deflection make the most difference.

I'll back the positive opinions about Stu and Green Baize. His cues are very well respected over here, and he's a great guy personally. Re transport, I've ordered cues from China to the UK that have made a similar journey (individually packaged in cargo), and they've been fine...

If you find it, let me know - I'd be interested to see. (I played Appleton once, very many years ago. It was one frame, at the end of an exhibition. I broke and was running out - it would have been a great out for a problem ball I'd developed in textbook fashion - but I choked on my last ball...

Now that's an interesting idea. Like the gaff about taking some of the other guy's group off the table at the start. It could be fun to try it, see whether he can actually capitalize on the foul penalty. Maybe you'll find that with some of his traffic cleared, he can't get out or hook you. And...

Thanks, sent you some $. Good luck over there!

I expected so, but I wanted to check with OP.

Can I just ask where the donation goes?

But does cloth contain felt? 😱

That seemed to end Robidoux's time at the top too. Very sad to see someone's who career destroyed by it.

I've seen triangular ones sold as a training gimmick, to help you stop twisting the wrist as you shoot. Never tried one though.

From the article: Canadian Alain Robidoux reached the semi-finals here in Sheffield in 1997, however his game was subsequently left in tatters when his cue was snapped into several pieces. He had it sent for repairs, but when the cue maker noticed a sponsor’s logo had been fixed to it, he took...

I spotted this on ebay. Pretty interesting to have a look under to hood. Currently going for £7,500, in the UK... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233695163972?mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335988529&toolid=20001&mkevt=1