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Revo I worked for a store and got in with a predator rep. I got to shoot with the Vantage before they even revealed it was coming out. I did a 2 page evaluation comparing it to Predator Z2 and 314^2. I compared it at several different speeds, incremental changes of English at all the speeds and...

Staying Down Many reasons for moving on the shot or jumping up, but the main reason I see people do it is they are wanting to see the result of the shot. Best Quick Fix for this - Gently press bridge hand fingers against the table. This will anchor you to the table. It will no longer be...

Tips for draw Lots of good advice so far Grip should be very loose all the way through the stroke. The stroke should be very relaxed and effortless. One drill I teach is to hum to yourself during the stroke paying attention to the pitch/tone. If you tense up during the stroke your will hear a...

Unwanted Left English My 2 cents would be this (based on if your right handed): Do practice strokes over the rail (where the felt meets the wood) using this as a straight line. Do full strokes following through and watch your tip. During this does your tip go left of the line during the...

I work in a store that sells cues and I get to try most of the cues out there (production cues). Plus I've tried a large number of break/jump and jump cues by custom cue makers. What I've learned is most of them jump good. Some are better at longer jumps (typically heavier ones) and some are...

Put a piece of cloth on the table to protect while you practice. Angle in = Angle out - so if you need the cue ball to only go 10 degrees of a jump, only elevate 10 degrees (or slightly more). Most players go directly to elevating really high Loose grip Dart method - push your forearm...

Jacked up draw These shots are very difficult for most players. here's my 2 cents (or maybe 10 cents): Is your head position over the cue the same as a normal shot. Typically people elevate the cue and (for right handed shooters) the cue moves further right (away from body). So you think...

I'm a little over 6' tall and have always held near the back of a cue. I have used the Balance Right Extension (that goes in the middle of the cue) and like it. Locally a strong player had a Predator cue with the 8 inch extension on the back of the cue that he leaves on at all times. So he's...

I don't agree with most of your comments. "This instructor's lesson is only good if ones 'regular stroke' matches HIS 'regular stroke'." AND - If you use this more as a reference and baseline. As far as the cue ball not being exactly 1 diamond away or 2 diamonds or such... I practice this at...

You are right that we are not machines and cannot reproduce the exact same stroke every single time. But with practice we can get closer to performing the desired stroke. The reason why I teach people to not change Tip position AND speed/force is because it makes it easier to learn and improve...

His first shot he hit below center ball. 2nd shot he wasn't 1 tip below center.

These are fun to test the table and your stroke Trying this with combinations of spin like bob suggested (use a little bottom) can help. Also try at varying speeds. You want to hit the slowest you can while not letting too much spin wear off the ball.

Controlling Draw Like others have said, constant stroke (speed and follow through) but only vary tip position on the cue ball. Try to do stop shots 3-5 of them from 1 diamond away. Then try from 2 diamonds away but focus on same stroke speed. Repeat from 3 and 4 diamonds away. Once you can...

How can the Cue ball keep 50% of the original speed and the object ball go at 87% of the original speed? Energy into the shot is = Energy out of the shot (minus friction). How full you it the ball is going to tell you how much energy the cue ball keeps and how much the object ball gets. And...

John, you're method seems to find the dominant eye but what my test will show is exact head position (not just which eye is dominant but how dominant it is).

Eye dominant test I've found most people think that if they are right eye dominant then put the cue under the right eye (and vice versa for left eye). Through years of teaching I've discovered there are all sorts of variations on how dominant someone's eyes are. Some players the cue is all...

Breaking Accuracy is the most important part of the break. Force = Mass x Acceleration If you generate 23 mph of acceleration then that is more than sufficient Force, but the question would be how much is going into the rack. If you hit a ball full on (stop shot) then the cue ball...

Predator was the first company to really invest in trying to improve the deflection/squirt. They came out with the 314 back in 1994, Z shaft in 2003, and 2nd generation of 314 and z in 2006. Each of these changes caused a stir in the pool world. After each change other companies were trying to...

Tashworth, You will definitely notice a big difference but the adjustment will be easy. I have been testing the Vantage shaft and it is just as accurate as the Z2 shaft. So what does this mean for you and how to adjust your game? On every shot you will want to start out center ball and aim...

To me it looks like you are swinging your body out of the way and to the side as you step down into the shot. If you had to guess how much of your weight is distributed between your left foot and right foot? To me it seems you might have more weight on the left leg. When I work with...