Which pro and why?
(Of course, only concerning pool, not other life choices)
(Of course, only concerning pool, not other life choices)
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Which CURRENT pro would you recommend a beginner to emulate?
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The only simultaneusly professional snooker, blackball and pool player! Good choice, but maybe a bit tricky to emulate his super long bridge.
Boogeyman.
Big Ko would be my choice
You beat me to it.
Big Ko, Kevin Chang, or pretty much any of the top 4-5 Taipei players...they all have similar training in their development. They have a short, compact stroke...shorter bridge...great stance...no carbon fiber, mid cue extension, butt extension, micro diameter cues. They are engineered for simplified and efficient rotation pool.
Tell the beginners to watch the last few years World Cup of Pool Chinese Taipei players.
One can get easily steered off course by emulating the fluid strokes of the players from the Philippines, the long bridge lengths/long cues of American players, and the various other differences in players.
Yes, he does. I like how he keeps the chalk in his pocket and always stands back from the table, thinks, chalks, chalk into pocket, then goes on for the kill shot. Gets up and repeats.
He also utilizes a shorter bridge for better control and compact stroke minimizes stroke errors.
His training videos were fantastic.
i dont follow all the pros
but hunter lumbardo has impeccable mechanics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v81EKJjNZ_U
and from my personal experience can really analyse what you do wrong and how to correct it
:wink::thumbup:
but hunter lumbardo has impeccable mechanics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v81EKJjNZ_U
and from my personal experience can really analyse what you do wrong and how to correct it
:wink::thumbup:
The Mad Magazine All-purpose Political Campaign Slur speech. One of the funniest things I ever read in Mad.
"My opponent masticates in public places while perambulating around young children!"
I haven't thought of that in over 50 years.
He’s very snookery....that’s what I’ll always recommend
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I always thought cross dominant was an advantage in the your head will be slightly tilted to the inside, putting your left dominant eye naturally over the cue while your right hand strokes. Left foot naturally falls out and forward giving you the angle, and the cue is naturally on a line across the body, not held out and away like right eye/right hand shooter can do. The last time I checked Ronny Osullivan is the same cross dominant, right hand, left eye, slight left off center chin.
"Snookery" great word and completely relevant to the discussion.
Nice one.
Yes, to the beginner...it doesn't hurt to get snookery from the start.
Niels Feijen - fundamentals and fitness - there is no one more solid when it comes to fundamentals and his fitness level is second to none in the pool world which allows him to win matches when others start to fade
Ralf Souquet - mental game - when everybody else starts panicking he is as cool as cucumber
Shane van Boening - break shot and speed control - the sound of his break shot rips peoples ear drums while maintaining his control over cb; his speed control allows Shane to play many shots across the angle and still come up perfectly
any top taiwanese player - safety game - if they decide to bury their opponent then cb will end up in Alcatraz more often than not
Ralf Souquet - mental game - when everybody else starts panicking he is as cool as cucumber
Shane van Boening - break shot and speed control - the sound of his break shot rips peoples ear drums while maintaining his control over cb; his speed control allows Shane to play many shots across the angle and still come up perfectly
any top taiwanese player - safety game - if they decide to bury their opponent then cb will end up in Alcatraz more often than not
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