raadkins16
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Hello guys and gals,
Been playing pool for a few years, but only recently have I been playing in APA and am looking to step my game up a notch.
Coming as a moderator from other discussion boards, I went to the search and didn't find any pool faq's out there, so I thought I would put a thread together.
First off, if after these questions someone has an instant messenger that can answer most of what I ask, I would definitely appreciate it to save people some trouble posting.
So on to the questions:
1. I play on a 8 foot Olhausen table at home. Those of you who have played on a table like this, it plays well, but cloth is of course much slower than what we play on at league on 9 footers and fast cloth. When I go to practice, will my game benefit by practicing on the slower 8 footer? I know my position will be much different after shots, but is practice and any drills out there beneficial on my home table, or should I practice only on the 9 footers?
2. Any opinions on getting a pool instructor vs reading books? I have no problems buying a few books or watching a couple dvds and following them, but I just wanted input on if any of you recommended skipping that and get some lessons instead.
3. Cue construction: Is there a way to test for cue deflection at home, or does it require a machine to be effective.
4. What kind of difference do you notice by changing ferrules, comparing like a saber t to a stock ob-1 ferrule for example. Does one work better for some than others? Performance wise, do most ferrules play pretty similiar, and mainly just feel different?
5. IF you could buy a few tools to take care of your shafts, tips, ferrules, butt, etc what would they be? I have a 2x2 case that has some room for a few tools to keep my stick in good shape.
6. If using the Olhausen 8 footer I have is ok for some drills, is there any decent sites out there with effective drills?
I think that is more than plenty for my first post, and appreciate in advance any advice you all can give!
Been playing pool for a few years, but only recently have I been playing in APA and am looking to step my game up a notch.
Coming as a moderator from other discussion boards, I went to the search and didn't find any pool faq's out there, so I thought I would put a thread together.
First off, if after these questions someone has an instant messenger that can answer most of what I ask, I would definitely appreciate it to save people some trouble posting.
So on to the questions:
1. I play on a 8 foot Olhausen table at home. Those of you who have played on a table like this, it plays well, but cloth is of course much slower than what we play on at league on 9 footers and fast cloth. When I go to practice, will my game benefit by practicing on the slower 8 footer? I know my position will be much different after shots, but is practice and any drills out there beneficial on my home table, or should I practice only on the 9 footers?
2. Any opinions on getting a pool instructor vs reading books? I have no problems buying a few books or watching a couple dvds and following them, but I just wanted input on if any of you recommended skipping that and get some lessons instead.
3. Cue construction: Is there a way to test for cue deflection at home, or does it require a machine to be effective.
4. What kind of difference do you notice by changing ferrules, comparing like a saber t to a stock ob-1 ferrule for example. Does one work better for some than others? Performance wise, do most ferrules play pretty similiar, and mainly just feel different?
5. IF you could buy a few tools to take care of your shafts, tips, ferrules, butt, etc what would they be? I have a 2x2 case that has some room for a few tools to keep my stick in good shape.
6. If using the Olhausen 8 footer I have is ok for some drills, is there any decent sites out there with effective drills?
I think that is more than plenty for my first post, and appreciate in advance any advice you all can give!
