Pool's "Best Practices"

[CJ Wiley]

the reasons are simple (attitudes, ideas and beliefs might change).

Lee and many others who drop early I consider to be pushers... If I want to skewer you with a foil I won't be pulling it into you... I will be extending from a point of rest and pushing it thru you..... If I was making the same motion against the wall I would be doing a push up but there is no object we are pushing against.....

this is where CJ talking about it happening in front matters... If it's not happening there you likely play your best pool typing on AZB... Well crap the keyboard is in front of you there as well.... just spainin what I see and know.... not calling out the mouth breat,,,, errrr pullers.....

Yes, many players get the cue behind them and struggle with the game for years. When this happens it's virtually impossible to get the cue precisely on the target line from the standing to shooting position.

I like to see the elbow out in front of the body at some point in the pre-shot routine.

Some of the "computer players" would not be able to change their way of looking at this, though......and the reasons are simple (attitudes, ideas and beliefs might change).

 

[ENGLISH!]

Yes, many players get the cue behind them and struggle with the game for years. When this happens it's virtually impossible to get the cue precisely on the target line from the standing to shooting position.

I like to see the elbow out in front of the body at some point in the pre-shot routine.

Some of the "computer players" would not be able to change their way of looking at this, though......and the reasons are simple (attitudes, ideas and beliefs might change).

Hi CJ,

I'm just curious. Do you have an idea how many inches from the butt is your cue balanced?

I'd think a very forward balanced cue would work best for how you connect to the cue, but I could be wrong.

Best 2 You & Thanks for all of your time, efforts, & insights,
Rick

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Some of the "computer players" would not be able to change their way of looking at this

Some pros are so fundamentally insecure that they need to belittle lesser players on the internet.

pj
chgo

 

[SpiderWebComm]

Some pros are so fundamentally insecure that they need to belittle lesser players on the internet.

pj
chgo

Feeling a little insecure and guilty, huh? He didn't say anything about lesser players or "pool players" who play on tables, he said "computer players".
In your case you belittle anyone on the internet, pro or amateur. Is it insecurity, a superiority complex or both. Mr. Computer Player?

 

[Patrick Johnson]

He didn't say anything about lesser players or "pool players" who play on tables, he said "computer players".

How many members of a pool forum do you suppose don't play on tables?

pj <- less obvious than I thought
chgo

 

[DTL]

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[SpiderWebComm]

How many members of a pool forum do you suppose don't play on tables?

pj <- less obvious than I thought
chgo

Those like yourself who spend far more if not all their time on pool forums as computer players and self-anointed "pool experts".

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Those like yourself who spend far more if not all their time on pool forums as computer players and self-anointed "pool experts".

Oh, you mean like CJ.

pj <- I get it now
chgo

 

[SpiderWebComm]

Oh, you mean like CJ.

pj <- I get it now
chgo

Focus Patrick, focus. This is all about you, not CJ. No more diversion tactics.

 

[Neil]

Those like yourself who spend far more if not all their time on pool forums as computer players and self-anointed "pool experts".

Dave, you know I like you. But, you are way out of line here with that statement. Are we then to just dismiss all of your previous posts just because you aren't a former pro? I would think not.

You seem to have fallen into the old trap of paying attention to who says something, instead of what is said.

There are many on here that think that whatever one says is gospel, and whatever another says must be trash. Those people are not very wise, and really are nothing more than sheep. And will never see the big picture. Don't become one of them.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Focus Patrick, focus. This is all about you, not CJ. No more diversion tactics.

From your description it could be about you, for all we know from looking at our computer screens.

By the way, where are you? I'm at the pool hall practicing.

pj
chgo

 

[SpiderWebComm]

From your description it could be about you, for all we know from looking at our computer screens.

By the way, where are you? I'm at the pool hall practicing.

pj
chgo

LOL... No, you're at the pool hall POSTING.

 

[AtLarge]

I believe for your standard 58" cue the balance point should be about 3 finger widths from the junction of the forearm and wrap (toward the butt sleeve end), +/- a smidgen.

DTL
could be wrong

Ty, the balance point on a 58" cue (when the shaft is on it) is normally above the top of the wrap (toward the joint), not toward the butt sleeve. Say, 18" - 20" (+ or -) from the bottom of the cue.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Ty, the balance point on a 58" cue (when the shaft is on it) is normally above the top of the wrap (toward the joint), not toward the butt sleeve. Say, 18" - 20" (+ or -) from the bottom of the cue.

That sounds about right to me. Mine is about 17" from the butt, maybe 3" in front of the wrap.

pj
chgo

 

[DTL]

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[SmoothStroke]

I never think about balance, I feel it as I play the movie.
I use a black ebony cue, 59'', 20.5 ounces, weight forward.
I grip the cue where it feels right; I cock my wrist and stay in front. The balance feels different to me behind and not cocked.

Some strokes I grip shorter, some longer, wherever the weight of the cue feels best for the cue ball to work with least amount of effort in my swing arm. The difference could be millimeters; you have to let the cue ball work.

I feel it over the shot; it's a sweet spot, like hitting a home run every time.

Sincerely:SS

 

[CJ Wiley]

Willingness to change is essential to developing more effective techniques.

Some pros are so fundamentally insecure that they need to belittle lesser players on the internet.

pj
chgo

I have some breaking news, "changing the way we look at things" is not belittling, it's essential to developing new, more effective techniques...resistance to change is not only painful, (in this case) it's a sentence to "pool purgatory". 'The Game is our Teacher'