Dr. Dave's video presented that being tall is a disadvantage because of ergonomics... that a tall frame in a pool stance strains muscles more and leads to pain.
I'd like to directly counter this, because it is not true at all if you are in shape.
Of two individuals with the same unconditioned muscle mass, a taller person may feel more difficulty moving around because the limbs must cover a greater range of motion to match that of the shorter person. But this easily overcome by stretching your muscles and doing strength training. The problem is that a lot of pool players don't bother working out, and shorter people get away with less range of motion playing pool.
I used to rock climb and go to the gym and do crossfit training and row boats... and I am 6' 2". I strengthened by hip flexors and hamstrings and back, and have good flexibility. Here is a picture of my pool stance a little bit after taking a few years off of working out. You can see that I am very comfortable with straight legs, and my back looks well conditioned.
Now it has been about 5 years since I really did a regular workout routine. I am starting to feel that my core can use some more strength in general life, but my back, legs, arms, and core are all unaffected by pool / billiards. And this is for unlimited playing time until I get hungry or mentally tired.
All this to say, that I really think all pool players should do at the very minimum AIR SQUATS to strengthen their hip flexors, and GOOD MORNINGS to stretch their hamstrings. You don't need any weight for these. Then move on to squats and dead lifts if you make it a routine.
This makes being tall 100% advantageous for cue sports.
I'd like to directly counter this, because it is not true at all if you are in shape.
Of two individuals with the same unconditioned muscle mass, a taller person may feel more difficulty moving around because the limbs must cover a greater range of motion to match that of the shorter person. But this easily overcome by stretching your muscles and doing strength training. The problem is that a lot of pool players don't bother working out, and shorter people get away with less range of motion playing pool.
I used to rock climb and go to the gym and do crossfit training and row boats... and I am 6' 2". I strengthened by hip flexors and hamstrings and back, and have good flexibility. Here is a picture of my pool stance a little bit after taking a few years off of working out. You can see that I am very comfortable with straight legs, and my back looks well conditioned.
Now it has been about 5 years since I really did a regular workout routine. I am starting to feel that my core can use some more strength in general life, but my back, legs, arms, and core are all unaffected by pool / billiards. And this is for unlimited playing time until I get hungry or mentally tired.
All this to say, that I really think all pool players should do at the very minimum AIR SQUATS to strengthen their hip flexors, and GOOD MORNINGS to stretch their hamstrings. You don't need any weight for these. Then move on to squats and dead lifts if you make it a routine.
This makes being tall 100% advantageous for cue sports.
but now i'm even taller over the cue. WTF, its a crock of shit but whatcha gonna do?? Play on brother.
so much for artificial intelligence. 
