$2000 Bank Bend Challenge

What an educational, delightful and entertaining challenge this has been!!

I can't say enough good about Dr. Dave, Bob Jewett, and the crew for what they have done to reveal the science of pool over the years. For example Dave's slo-mo videos alone are a continuous reference for those who want to see what actually happens when pool balls are struck with a cue, with each other, or with a cushion. Dave's other videos and his tremendous BU series are phenomenal.

And to Cleary: what you did with rudimentary equipment at home, and then to take the time to put your vids together was both amazing and highly enjoyable. Thanks very much!!

So, kudos to all of you!

~Doc
 
FYI, the $2000 Bank Bend Challenge is now officially over.

Nobody claimed the top $2000 prize, and nobody was able to beat the example video I posted, so I officially won the $200 "best bend entry" prize. As promised, I have gifted the $200 to cleary for providing us with an "education" in this thread.

I will leave the $2000 Bank Bend Challenge page online for future reference since it contains the video entries along with cleary's video. Also, other bank bend videos that have been posted (although not official challenge entries) can be viewed on the bending a bank resource page. If you haven't seen these videos yet, check them out. They are the best legitimate bank bends I've seen to date.

Thanks again, cleary! I honestly had hard feelings as a result of your initial "approach" in this thread, but you made up for it with the education you provided.

Regards,
Dave
 
Those who participated in this thread might be interested in my article in this month's Billiard Digest. Here it is:

"Bending, Twisting, and Stiffening Kicks and Banks" (BD, October, 2016)

Here's a quote from the end of the article specifically related to this thread:

The most important thing I learned from the Bank Bend Challenge is that you can’t always trust what you see in videos, especially by people who have questionable ethics and impressive video-editing capabilities. A user named “cleary” on AZB posted a video entry during our challenge that showed a ridiculous amount of bank bend. I knew it was a fraud, but there were quite a few users (AKA the “angry mob”) who were convinced the video was real, and they were attempting to bully Bob and I to “pay the man his money.” Fortunately, after encouraging “cleary” to come clean, he eventually explained to everybody how he cheated the video. The bogus video, along with a detailed explanation and illustration of how it was created, can be found on the Bank Bend Challenge page at: billiards.colostate.edu/bend.html. If you haven’t seen this “cheat” video yet, check it out. It is impressive (and scary) what can be done with video-editing software.

Enjoy,
Dave
 
It certainly looks like you wrote that with being as obnoxious and polarizing as possible as the number one goal. And no, im not going to detail it as you already know.
 
Nostroke said:
It certainly looks like you wrote that with being as obnoxious and polarizing as possible as the number one goal. And no, im not going to detail it as you already know.
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If you or others read this entire thread, I think you or others might understand why I might have written it the way I did. "cleary" most certainly redeemed himself later in the thread (enough for Bob and I to pay him the $200), but he and his initial "followers" definitely earned the article "zinger," IMO.

Regards,
Dave
 
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dr_dave said:
If you or others read this entire thread, I think you or others might understand why I might have written it the way I did. "cleary" most certainly redeemed himself later in the thread (enough for Bob and I to pay him the $200), but he and his initial "followers" definitely earned the article "zinger," IMO.

Regards,
Dave
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Couldn't agree more.
 
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