My pool teacher can set the balls up with the OB into the corner pocket and 5, five OB balls at the second diamond against the long rail, sticking out toward the middle of the table, side by side, starting up against the rail. He is hitting the in-the-jaws OB and force following the CB curving around the five balls and into the rail which would easily pocket the ball at the other end next to the pocket. I can not do that! I can swing it around 2 sticking straight out balls and maybe 3 if on a good stoke. How does someone get five balls out? He says he could do 6 and 7 when he was in his prime! Try it yourselves and let me know.
Here is my question; this is not like Dustin Johnson hitting his drive 340 yards down the fairway. He is 35 years old (or something), 6'5", extremely in great shape, hips that slant out 30-40 degrees at impact, etc. etc. I understand why I can not do that. BUT, what is it in the force follow stroke that allows someone to stroke it like that? AND, can I learn it?
I mean the pool stroke is just a stick that strokes through the CB.... not too much to learn there? Right? That doesn't take muscles. Is this, the power of the stroke that mortals just can not get?
Here is my question; this is not like Dustin Johnson hitting his drive 340 yards down the fairway. He is 35 years old (or something), 6'5", extremely in great shape, hips that slant out 30-40 degrees at impact, etc. etc. I understand why I can not do that. BUT, what is it in the force follow stroke that allows someone to stroke it like that? AND, can I learn it?
I mean the pool stroke is just a stick that strokes through the CB.... not too much to learn there? Right? That doesn't take muscles. Is this, the power of the stroke that mortals just can not get?
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