anyone know when this term came to be?
origins of the term, "kick shot"???
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the former
I believe the latter is a snooker term, lately they have been mentioning that alot on snooker broadcasts and referring to it as a "problem" which always struck me as odd since that type of kick occurs on many many shots, albeit
often undetectable by the human eye
The first time I heard the term kick shot in reference to a pool match was during the old PBT telecasts
I can tell you that the term was completely foreign in Canada during the 80's
I believe the latter is a snooker term, lately they have been mentioning that alot on snooker broadcasts and referring to it as a "problem" which always struck me as odd since that type of kick occurs on many many shots, albeit
often undetectable by the human eye
The first time I heard the term kick shot in reference to a pool match was during the old PBT telecasts
I can tell you that the term was completely foreign in Canada during the 80's
smashmouth said:
Yes, I believe the latter term is from snooker; that's the only place I'd ever heard it, anyway. I always used that term to describe a skid, and I actually was not familiar with the term skid until only recently.
It is interesting to ponder the origins of the words. I'm actually not sure where either term originated, but the usage of the word "kick" to describe a skid is, to me, more puzzling than the other.
Regarding the other type of "kick", I wonder if they used it because the cueball initially travels away from the shooter, but then rebounds (kicks) back in his/her direction after striking the cushion??? Just a guess, but it seems to make sense since the term has been used to describe other things that rebound or recoil, as in the kick of a firearm. Again, that's a total guess, and I have absolutely nothing to back it up.
Aaron
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