> I'd agree 100% with Sigel,and most of the other players here. One that hasn't been mentioned is Danny Harriman. Almost stiff looking,but really fluid and always the same. Shannon Daulton is another. Of all the newer players that have just come on the scene in the last 5 years,or I've seen in that period,Hohmann,Manolo,and Amar Kang. There is one player,however,that some might disagree with me over,and that is Jonathan Hennessee. To overcome a not-so-slight disability like he has,he really hits the balls sporty,and has TONS of power in his stroke. For those that haven't seen him,he is naturally left handed,but plays right handed even though he lost the ring and pinky fingers off his right hand in a childhood accident. I'm NOT dogging him about it either,just fact. The ones that make me sick to watch are the ones with the really strange,overly flamboyant strokes that run out constantly when they don't even look like they will make solid contact with the cue ball. In a way,it looks like the Filipino influence on the way the game is played has carried over to younger players in the sense that solid,repeatable strokes are not as common,they all seem to be picking up the real loose violin-type strokes,and not even well at that. I guess it works to an extent,but a player with crazy fundamentals has to work harder to stay in stroke. A player like Hohmann can lay off for longer periods and still come back the same speed,someone outside the box like Scott Frost probably has to hit balls 4 hours a day to maintain his. Tommy D.
