This thread isn't beneficial but some of you may find it interesting. Yesterday I went to get my buddy Vernon Elliott to take him out for lunch and prod him into telling me more stories of his pool playing exploits. It's like watching old western movies, I just can't get enough of them. Anyway, while we were at the pool room eating, talking and watching people play Raphael Martinez comes in to hit a few balls and I go over and introduce myself and ask him if he had met Vernon. He didn't remember having met Vernon but had heard stories (who hasn't). The subject of Vernon's incredible bank shots came up and one in particular was where the object ball is frozen on the long rail beyond the side pocket and the cue ball is frozen on the same rail at fhe first diamond on the end rail. The goal is to cross bank the OB "backwards" into the opposite side pocket. Raphael attempted the shot for 15-20 minutes but he finally made it. First time I had seen anyone besides Vernon make it (except in Bob Jewets video). Vernon (who is now wheel chair bound due to a stroke) showed Rahael some more of his shots and they exchanged a few stories. Too bad I didn't have my tape recorder for posterity.
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Doug said:
You should go to www.cuetable.com and diagram what you saw. It's very difficult to describe even simple shots without a diagram.
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Vernon's shot is amptly covered and diagramed in my book Banking With The Beard,on page 169. Say hello to that old horse-thief for me Doug.
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Doug said:
Vernon's shot is amptly covered and diagramed in my book Banking With The Beard,on page 169. Say hello to that old horse-thief for me Doug.
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