Oh gosh humidity season
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Well, that too.McChen said:
But I was playing on a shimmed table last night (haaaaaate shims --- if you're gonna play tight pockets then play on a tight pocket table) AND:
I have to go toward the center of the cueball a little more to make sure I make the ball and play thicker angles WHICH MEANS:
I couldn't move the CB around 'cause the table was playing slow.
Therefore what a dilemma. I couldn't do much for my game.
Lots of safeties.
That's when I go fishing...
lewdo26 said:
Humidity is a problem because the extra drag causes more curve. You have to hit a lot of shots much harder to keep the same amount of deflection and curve. Slower shots with english need to be struck on a different line more through the edge of the cueball, but still lining up to the edge of the ghostball. The extra quick curve in will keep the cueball from deflecting away.
You need to move the cueball using the rails with english because it is hard to get draw to stick with any distance. Inside english dominates on humid tables for this reason.
Try and aim to the exact same place on the ghostball using english that you would with no humidity. Your speeds will change dramatically, and the amount of cueball you go through, but your aim at the ghostball shouldn't, imo.
Because the speeds change a lot, your choice of the ways to play the shots should also change.
The Rafael Martinez power inside kill shot is deadly on humid tables, letting you kill the cueball with power instead of finesse from distance
lewdo26 said:Every summer it feels I'm learning the game from scratch.
move to cali you won't have that problem
i thought it was just me. in the past week my game has gone to sh*t. the obvious was all the tables slowed down especially the one in my house covered with simonis. it also seems that i have been rattleing ball after ball on it that i am almost positive would drop before, not so much on bar boxes though. is it possible that the pockets play different as far as ratteling goes?
sorry, never crossed my mind. your welcome anytime. i had a fallout with my captain right after the cities (pretty much right after i saw you at the bar) so it doesnt look like ill be playing on monday or teusday for the summer. so ill probably be playing at home on those night with a few people. your more than welcome to come over. i hope you like dogs, i have 2 labs, one of which is completely insane.Gregg said:You have a table, at home, with Simonis? And you haven't invited me over yet
Yes. The balls grab the rails and bounce at a sharper, shorter angle. You'll hang a lot more balls when it's wet. And there is a less advantage to slow rolling balls.Ant812 said:
Ant812 said:
Very sorry to hear that. That blows, bro.
Your situation does not seem unique; I've heard lots of stories about disagreements both this year last.
I guess when you have the excitement of the city tournament, add in alcohol, stress, lack of sleep, things can unravel.
I heard a guy last year had a knot so large the day after a fist fight that he could hardly see out of one eye while shooting.
Anyway, it's a very short summer session, and hopefully you can jump on a team next session where you can have a lot of fun again. Or may you can reconcile with your old team.
Either way, I hope it works out for you.
Ant812 said:had nothing to do with pool....just alcohol. apparently i was "drinking and carrying on" with the wrong person. el caputan had a meltdown.
If you weren't drinking and carrying on all weekend from beginning to end, you really didn't have any business attending the cities, IMO.