Differences between amateurs and pros

[Scott Lee]

Royce...This is exactly what we teach! :grin: Your personal shooting template is the key to consistency...once you define it, train it, and practice it until it becomes an unconscious habit!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Consistency, probably just another part of skill, is something often overlooked. I once read an article about golf where they measured the foot position of pro golfers for many many shots. The pattern would amaze you at how often they put their feet in almost the exact same place. When they did the same thing for the amateurs, it was a different story. I this applies to pool also. The Pros come to the table and assume the almost exact same stance each time. Their bridge length is the same, their feet are the same, they bend over the same, all of it. Let's face it, this makes being consistent allot easier!

Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com

 

[penguin]

The amateurs are sponsored by Poison Cues.

 

[Ratta]

@Scott, Royce and Steve,


nothin to add more -

except perhaps a bit talent

lg

Ingo

 

[Mikjary]

Have you ever played 1 ball? Yes.. there is a game called 1 ball. Not as easy as you might think.

That's not my point... cueball control is. Some games are tougher than others. Good position=not sitting=cheddar.

 

[Andrew Manning]

I certainly consistency being one of the top things. How about as it relates to their stroke.

I don't think the difference is in the stroke. I can pick 5 guys in my local pool hall with better stroke mechanics than Dennis Orcullo. 2 of those 5 are semi-pro players, but one of them is me (I'm an inconsistent B player).

But still, Dennis is more accurate, much more consistent, and has infinitely better CB control than I do. It's not because there's a physical difference that makes his stroke superior to mine, it's that his central nervous system has the ability to point his stroke in the right direction 99 out of 100 times (as opposed to maybe 85 out of 100 for me), has the ability to determine how hard the hit needs to be to roll the CB 72.3 inches instead of 80 inches and hooked behind the 8, and has the ability to hit the ball exactly that hard every time.

Having a good stroke makes it easier to learn to control the CB, but actually achieving control involves so much more than just having a good stroke. And IMO the key difference you're looking for between pros and amateurs is part of the "so much more", not part of the stroke.

-Andrew