Lost Arts
- Thread starter MapleMan
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i hear the slip stroke is going away slowly
I think it would be mainly the old games that are going away and the ability/skills etc to play them well.
"Handmade" cues? Oddly perhaps, I feel that there are at least as many, perhaps even more cue makers that actually engage in that than there ever were before. Perhaps they are a bit overshadowed by those employing more modern construction techniques, but I think there are actually more of them than ever.
Hand carved stuff? Maybe dwindling a bit I would think.
The art of performance? A very interesting notion and worthy of some discussion I think. So much of pool is quantified today, and that seems to outweigh the art so much I think. The higher level players today are so much more technologists/technicians than artists compared to the players of old I think. I would agree that the art is dying.
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"Handmade" cues? Oddly perhaps, I feel that there are at least as many, perhaps even more cue makers that actually engage in that than there ever were before. Perhaps they are a bit overshadowed by those employing more modern construction techniques, but I think there are actually more of them than ever.
Hand carved stuff? Maybe dwindling a bit I would think.
The art of performance? A very interesting notion and worthy of some discussion I think. So much of pool is quantified today, and that seems to outweigh the art so much I think. The higher level players today are so much more technologists/technicians than artists compared to the players of old I think. I would agree that the art is dying.
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I would love for someone to show me a "real" slip stroke. I think it's gone.
Josh
Hoppe played billiards.:smile:
gone, cloth is too fast.
we got pitty pat pool now, so its not whats been lost its what its became
-Probably more players could full-cue jump as a secret weapon, before the invention of the jump cue.
-Hustling in general, you can't pull some 'john doe the wealthy auto dealer' routine anymore.
-Pushout tactics... these days players just push to a jump shot
-Strategic slop... with 9b falling out of favor (to 10b) and everyone going with call-shot 8b,
you can't do some 3-way flyer with a chance to make several different shots.
-Poker pool, kelly pool, golf, 3ball, other pill bottle games... I absolutely never see these anymore.
-Hustling in general, you can't pull some 'john doe the wealthy auto dealer' routine anymore.
-Pushout tactics... these days players just push to a jump shot
-Strategic slop... with 9b falling out of favor (to 10b) and everyone going with call-shot 8b,
you can't do some 3-way flyer with a chance to make several different shots.
-Poker pool, kelly pool, golf, 3ball, other pill bottle games... I absolutely never see these anymore.
If I understand what you're asking...
Lost arts in pool:
The spot shot
Breaking out clusters in 9-ball
Two-way offensive shots
The Art of 8-ball
Full cue jump shots
Power shots
Perhaps not a lost art, but lost nonetheless. Players wearing a coat and tie. :smile:
Kadillac
Registered
Weird! I have never heard of a slip stroke before this thread so I looked it up. I do it most of the time, and have had guys tell me not to do that (You know the type of guy...the ones who have to 'coach' you after every shot you take because you're a female and obviously can't possibly know how to shoot pool) lol.
I wanna see!
LOL, and yes, I do know that type of ass. I'm a dude, and it ticks me off. You're a female, and you shoot pool; you're hot. Add in a "real" slip stroke and I'm available for instant marriage; no coaching included.
:wink:
Josh
gotta ask
A real slip stroke is rarer than hens teeth these days so I have to ask, do you slip your hand back as you start the final backstroke or do you let the cue slip through your hand when you hit the cue ball?
Just idle curiosity, I can't remember anyone having a natural slip stroke but it had to start somewhere.
Hu
A real slip stroke is rarer than hens teeth these days so I have to ask, do you slip your hand back as you start the final backstroke or do you let the cue slip through your hand when you hit the cue ball?
Just idle curiosity, I can't remember anyone having a natural slip stroke but it had to start somewhere.
Hu
Around these parts - Big Table Pool.
It's really sad, but if you want to compete around here you have to play on the bar table. It's the thing that is hurting my game more than anything. There's just not much action on the big tables - with the exception of the odd game of one-pocket or bank pool.
I'd give anything for there to be a local tournament that was played on the big tables. This would really help my game.
It's really sad, but if you want to compete around here you have to play on the bar table. It's the thing that is hurting my game more than anything. There's just not much action on the big tables - with the exception of the odd game of one-pocket or bank pool.
I'd give anything for there to be a local tournament that was played on the big tables. This would really help my game.
It's always nice to see such a mature, enlightened attitude towards female pool players.
I'm sure she appreciates you taking her seriously and treating her respectfully.
Umm, I was taking her seriously. I would like to see her slip stroke. Re-read Hu's post and you'll see why.
Did you miss the first sentence of my second paragraph? Did you, also, miss the smiley face at the end of my second paragraph? It's called playful banter. You, obviously, could use some yourself. Stop being such a hard ass behind a keyboard.
Furthermore, I've never once tried to "coach" a female player as stated.
Josh
Courtesy of JohnnyP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6CKYqTC98
Wayne Norcross...camera little shaky..but check .43, .54, 1.13 for starters...I think this is a slipstroke.
Wayne is a class guy with a classy stroke.
Took me a minute to see it... it's like they tied the camera to a cat and then went nuts with the laser pointer! The stoke looks cool, but seems like it would feel weird.
Maybe she didn't mind and thought it was funny. I dunno.
I think part of taking a woman seriously is you don't immediately say
"YOU'RE HOT I'D TOTALLY MARRY YOU!!!" even if you are just kidding around.
Any attractive female in a pool hall probably hears so much "banter" that it gets old after a while.
It doesn't exactly come across like "I really respect what you have to say".