Slip Stroke - Do any players have a slip stroke today?

[PoolBum]

I was fortunate enough to get to play Cowboy Jimmy Moore in a exhibition match after we played a few practice racks and his " Slip Stroke " was legendary to say the least , I've not seen anything like it before or since . I also felt he was a very pleasant person to visit with and still played at a very high level even at his advanced age at that time .

Jimmy Moore is one of my all-time favorite players. Here's a great interview with him on his 83rd birthday in 1993 for anyone who hasn't seen it:

 

[briankenobi]

Some of us do something similar for a few shots in artistic pool.

 

[pt109]

I think the value of a slip stroke is that you don’t death clutch the cue under heat….I use it even at snooker on certain shots.
Freddy Salem, arguably the best American snooker player, in his day, used it all the time…playing on trap pockets and very fast cloth.
Cornbread, like Jimmy Moore, always looked like they were practising, no matter the price. Pat Howey was more deliberate but always used it.
Whenever I saw a slipstroke, I assumed the guy was a player.

 

[ShootingArts]

The slip stroke executed well is the most graceful stroke in pool. I had video of a man using it that seemed to have an extra joint in his arm or maybe a forearm made of rubber.

The catch is the slip stroke does need to be well executed to be effective and has to be constantly practiced to be well executed.

I was using a slip stroke playing a man in a tournament a few years back. He couldn't resist stopping me after a shot, poor etiquette be damned, "what are you doing?" Too young to be familiar with a slip stroke, telling him didn't help much. He had no way to rate the danger or lack of same of my slip stroke. I'm not a master, not even close.

Hu

 

[T411]

Jimmy Moore was possibly was the best player that used the slip stroke… This video is the clearest video that I’ve seen of Jimmy’s slip stroke. First of which is @ the 2:20 mark but you can see it throughout the video.

 

[Flakeandrun]

Big and Medium sized KO when playing from frozen to the rail can often be seen utilizing a slip stroke. It is about the only instance where this is useful on a tight table.