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Hard to Find the Center of the Cue Ball
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Omg, sounds just like deflection!!!
Nope. That means you missed 2.
I prefer to hit the balls with a firm, consistent stroke, too.
I am not a fan of slow rolling or babying balls, if I don't have to.
Filler is pretty consistent about this. You do have to spend considerable time developing stuncentric ball control - not to be confused although not unrelated to stuntantric ball control.
I tend to bias toward speed but that's just me.
since there is an infinite amount of differences in where the cueball can go from different speeds depending on the hit on the object ball there is no way to judge the speed you need for a shot.
it has to come from lots of playing and feel for it. then your mind tells your arm how fast to swing.
for certain ranges of shots like bank shots where speed changes the angle then having a firmish hard speed that is constant as you can, gives you the best way to judge the spot to hit on the rail.
it has to come from lots of playing and feel for it. then your mind tells your arm how fast to swing.
for certain ranges of shots like bank shots where speed changes the angle then having a firmish hard speed that is constant as you can, gives you the best way to judge the spot to hit on the rail.
okay suppose you have a straight in shot and need to follow the cueball straight down table from the center to the short rail. 4 feet 2 inches to do that for those that do not know. assuming cueball's forward part is on the center of the table.
two ways or a combination of the two.
one is with raising the cue tip higher on the cueball and following it down using the speed necessary to do the job. not so easy until you are very good.
second is to try to use a constant speed you can duplicate and raise the cue tip the proper amount to make the cueball go four feet two inches.
most will use a combo of both methods at the same time. which should be harder.
two ways or a combination of the two.
one is with raising the cue tip higher on the cueball and following it down using the speed necessary to do the job. not so easy until you are very good.
second is to try to use a constant speed you can duplicate and raise the cue tip the proper amount to make the cueball go four feet two inches.
most will use a combo of both methods at the same time. which should be harder.
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I'm from the "shoot and holler shit" camp. We hits em hard!!
Different games get a different speed. Playing eight ball or one pocket, I want the object ball close to the pocket if it's missed. Playing 9 ball or rotation, I want a missed ball to end up away from the pocket that it was intended for. There are occasions that, "hit 'em hard and wish them well" is my method. 
Different games get a different speed. Playing eight ball or one pocket, I want the object ball close to the pocket if it's missed. Playing 9 ball or rotation, I want a missed ball to end up away from the pocket that it was intended for. There are occasions that, "hit 'em hard and wish them well" is my method.
Not very often he found himself in that position but when Buddy Hall didn't have a shot he endorsed banging hell out of the balls when luck counted. I normally called that poke and hope but it sounds ever more classy to say I am using the Buddy Hall technique!!
Hu
That's why I never played one pocket in my youth. Too impatient to see the complexity of the game.
You had to slow your stroke for certain games and I liked to let the horses run.
Thank goodness that has changed.
That's why I never played one pocket in my youth. Too impatient to see the complexity of the game.
You had to slow your stroke for certain games and I liked to let the horses run.
Thank goodness that has changed.
Fortunately for my game I associated very hard shots and excess side spin. When I quit watching the cue ball zing around the table I started shooting a lot softer. Soft to medium is as hard as I shot most of the time. Goes with I liked to get the ball rolling if not shooting stun or draw.
Different styles. There were nights I played four to six hours and realized I hadn't used over half a tip of side even once. This was especially true on barboxes where I was also more inclined to spin the cue ball hard the last shot or two just for grins sometimes. Tuning my game or playing for higher stakes I almost never used spin. When I did use more than tiny amounts of side spin it had been planned before the run started. I tried not to play too well.
Hu
Hiding your speed becomes an absolute must!!
Those old bar boxes, whew, never shot hard much on those unless playing around. Mostly that rolling cue ball, angle and speed. Same as you. Everyone of those played different back in the day. Most locals would clue you in real fast if there was a drano or tilt or dead rail, you know. Typical bar box fun. Yeehah!!
Works best if you close your eyes.