Sounds like Morro
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Sounds like Morro
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My favorite approach to the game.
Yes! That's him.
You could lose your stroke just by watching him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKSZ6fCvSak
Another one, can anyone guess it?
Pronounced 'antenna' open bridge, where the pointer finger and pinky and splayed way apart from each other. Will even rest just those two fingers on the rail when shooting a ball off the cushion.
Sometimes closes a loop, or tucks the pinky under, but always keeping the hand splayed like this.
Lots of up and down choo choo in the stroke, very slow starting acceleration, but goes smoothly through the ball. Looks like he puts maximum 'touch' and feel on each ball.
Bonus hint: if he catches a bad roll or is in a confusing situation, lots of what I call the 'martyr hand flip' where you flip up one palm into the air a little like "what did I do to deserve this? what am I supposed to do here?"
Pronounced 'antenna' open bridge, where the pointer finger and pinky and splayed way apart from each other. Will even rest just those two fingers on the rail when shooting a ball off the cushion.
Sometimes closes a loop, or tucks the pinky under, but always keeping the hand splayed like this.
Lots of up and down choo choo in the stroke, very slow starting acceleration, but goes smoothly through the ball. Looks like he puts maximum 'touch' and feel on each ball.
Bonus hint: if he catches a bad roll or is in a confusing situation, lots of what I call the 'martyr hand flip' where you flip up one palm into the air a little like "what did I do to deserve this? what am I supposed to do here?"
Mika immonen??
Not sure about the martyr hand flip, but the rest of the hints make me think of Cliff Joyner.
On the right track... I had Scott Frost in mind. He always looks like he's trying to put the perfect spin on every ball. Looks relaxed yet focused. Entertaining when his game is on.
I couldn't pick mika out of a crowd, he and thorsten have such nice fundamentals. Ralf also. Earl too, but there's something about Earl's stroke. He takes his two warmup strokes, and he looks like he's muscling the cue. The back end is up a tiny bit. Nothing moves except the arm. And his break sometimes looks jabby.
I couldn't pick mika out of a crowd, he and thorsten have such nice fundamentals. Ralf also. Earl too, but there's something about Earl's stroke. He takes his two warmup strokes, and he looks like he's muscling the cue. The back end is up a tiny bit. Nothing moves except the arm. And his break sometimes looks jabby.
If you're doing it right, the tip always ends up at the same distance past the CB, regardless of stroke speed! SPF rules! 
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Ahh, Frost. Gotcha. Now I understand the martyr hand flip.
Cliff does have an interesting and unique way of shooting pool, though. First, he moves around the table so gently and calmly, with pure quiet confidence. Even after a bad roll, the closest he gets to the martyr hand flip is occasionally raising an eyebrow or making a funny face.
Every now and then he has a little mechanical hitch in his stroke that disguises when he'll pull the trigger, and what he'll do with the cue ball. Of course, it usually turns out to be some brilliant and precise move. I find it fascinating to watch.
Like the pro this action emulates, I do this on every shot:
Chalk the cue; tap the shaft on my open left hand (to "shake" off excess chalk); and then run my closed left hand up the shaft and beyond the tip (again to remove chalk that's on the rim-edge of the tip).
Of course, that's where the similarities in our shots end
Hint: he taps the cue on his right hand
Chalk the cue; tap the shaft on my open left hand (to "shake" off excess chalk); and then run my closed left hand up the shaft and beyond the tip (again to remove chalk that's on the rim-edge of the tip).
Of course, that's where the similarities in our shots end
Hint: he taps the cue on his right hand
Just ran across one of his matches on YouTube, man that guy could not stand still. Seemed like he was trying to light a fire with his shaft before shots.