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Hi jj, For shots that you are really jacked up on, for example you can only hit the top part of the ball, do as little as possible with the cue ball. Avoid putting english on the ball and just keep the cue as level as you can. Some players prefer to line up on the shot, get locked into...

Thanks Ken, Sure does suck to come in second. Seems to be something I'm good at :p Definitely a hump I need to get over. Take care

Hi Noshow, I believe what you are seeing is the player checking the angle for the tangent line off the object ball to see where the cue ball is going after contact. It may be for something else, but I am unaware of any aiming system for cutting balls that would use the diamonds for aiming...

Yes, I misworded this. According to what I understand from this system, the edge to egde hit would be for the 75 degree angle from the center of the object ball. This results in the thinnest cut possible. From what I understand, the angle starts off as a 75 degree from the CENTER of the...

Thanks cad1illac, I actually really enjoy teaching and I have recently started giving instruction part time in san diego. It's nice to see others benefit from what I share. I think the best teacher for pool is experience but it's nice to have someone there to show the subtleties, as well as...

I've actually never played against Earl. It's funny, I'm an Earl fan. I like watching him play. When he mouths off I get a kick out of it. When he blows up I practically keel over laughing. I disagree with much of what he does but it's still worth the price of admission when pulls an Earl...

Hey thanks guys! Totally forgot it was my birthday. Tough to remember as it only seems to come around once a year :rolleyes: And to whoever sent the Centrum Silver and Depends, that was a nice touch by the way! Later, and thanks again :)

You rule! Enough said :wave3:

Hey sharpshooter, One instance that I can remember is having one of the top pros tell me to leave the practice area in the tournament room. He said "This section is for the pros son". Can't say that I appreciated that too much. I'll never forget about how I was treated by Ralph Soquet when...

Hey 8ballEinstein, There are a lot of good things that can come from investing in real estate. I don't mean to discourage you. The biggest problem right now is that we are still in a declining real estate market. You could buy a property today and have it lose 10% or more before the market...

I played around with it for awhile. It became more trouble than it was worth most of the time. There is money to be made with it. In today's market though I would suggest to be prepared to hold on to it for quite some time. There's no telling how long the market will stay like this.

I would say that center ball would be the best place to start. Draw and follow just take too much of the energy off the cue ball to get the typical desired break. I may put a hair of outside spin if dead center is not working. It's a very small amount though and I don't have a theory behind...

Hi sharpshooter, The break shot is all about the timing of your stroke. You don't have to hit the balls hard to get a good break. You just need to make sure that you know exactly when your tip is going to hit the cue ball. At high speeds this is easier said than done. As with all shots, I...

Hi Sharpshooter, I tend to treat my jump shot in the same manner that I might slap a basketball that is on the ground and get it to jump up to catch it. You have to be quick. The faster you get the easier the ball will jump. This is part of the reason why jump cues are so effective. They're...

Hey Dave, Glad you got a chuckle out of it. My cue was upset though and wants a new paint job :D

My personal preference for getting into position is to step into the shot. I like to plant my back foot in line with the shot and keep my cue stick directly above it. The goal behind this is to get yourself about 99% on target with the shot as you plant your hand on the table. Then micro...

Hi Phil, One of the best drills that you can do to help with your stroke at high speeds is to set up straight in shots with some distance between the cue ball and the object ball. Start off shooting your stop shot with an easy speed. When the cue ball stops, make sure that it didn't have any...

Fabio Petroni was just playing his match against Gabe Owen. Fabio was losing, apparently playing bad and just couldn't take it anymore. He missed a ball and then started banging his head on the table. Blood started pouring out of his head so bad that he couldn't finish the match. They took...

Thanks Craig, I had hoped to play a little better than I did but I'll just chalk it up to experience. I'll be back up there next time for another crack at it. Thanks again. :)

Hi easy, I'm afraid I'm not going to make it out for this one. I'd like to come but I got busy with work (real job). Oh yeah, don't get one of those. It'll bring your game down a couple of notches :D