Ahh yes, the old swoop stroke. I tend to agree with you, but to be fair, all that has been established is that a handful of amateur players cannot make it work. If Mike Massey can't do it then I'd say it is probably impossible.
Timing - What is it.
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Ahh yes, the old swoop stroke. I tend to agree with you, but to be fair, all that has been established is that a handful of amateur players cannot make it work. If Mike Massey can't do it then I'd say it is probably impossible.
I don't recall hearing the claim that a swoop stroke lengthens contact time, but I'm sure that's part of somebody's claim that it produces "more spin". As I'm sure you know, a swoop stroke is just a (less reliable) way to angle the stroke for squirt - no special effects added.
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I believe "longer contact time" was the means by which more spin could be imparted with just the right swoop. Again, I'm personally doubtful of this claim, but if Mike Massey says he can do it, I'm not betting against him just because a few amateur players tried and failed to do it. That's all I'm saying (and Massey is simply an example).
I'm more interested in that snooker coach Barry. In that video on timing he states that a pro player declared that he had a "good hit" on shots that were in contact for an extra 2 MICROseconds, not milliseconds! Unfortunately, Barry has not made the data available so that others can see if this correlation achieves statistical significance. Of course, I've never asked him for the data, so maybe he would provide it. I'd be surprised if a player can detect a 2 microsecond increase in contact time, but I wouldn't prejudge that it is impossible, either. Starting with what the data shows is a good place to start.