Spreading Misinformation?

I just watched the video...very interesting. I believe that he is trying to help someone. What I found amazing is how poor his mechanics were. I hope he produces more, that was fun.....SPF=randyg
 
randyg said:
I just watched the video...very interesting. I believe that he is trying to help someone. What I found amazing is how poor his mechanics were. I hope he produces more, that was fun.....SPF=randyg

To me it looks like he thinks he knows more than he does, and his ego loves all the gratification he gets from beginners who have never picked up a cue before, lol
 
cuetechasaurus said:
To me it looks like he thinks he knows more than he does, and his ego loves all the gratification he gets from beginners who have never picked up a cue before, lol
I kinda got that impression too. I can't beat him up too bad though and I give him credit for trying. He probably "learned" from someone else who didn't know what they were talking about.
 
Bob Jewett said:
No, I mean that if you don't believe in it, it will be impossible for you to visualize the shot, and you will find a way for it not to work.
Great Answer.
 
cuetechasaurus said:
To me it looks like he thinks he knows more than he does, and his ego loves all the gratification he gets from beginners who have never picked up a cue before, lol
From his website he sounds like he's full of himself...
 
cue ball directional change caused by rub

Bob Jewett said:
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Some people think that side spin on the cue ball will make the cue ball rub enough on the object ball that the cue ball is pulled to the side. This is a real but quite small effect, and since it pulls the object ball in the other direction, you usually don't gain much, if anything, from its use. You are usually better off cheating the pocket with no side spin.

I remember Bert Kinister talking about this on one of his videos. I can't remember which one it
was, but tend to think it is from the Advanced 60 Minute Workout. It was in the context of
trying to bring the cue ball back, and why one should just use draw, instead of low-right when
cutting a ball to the left.

I was surprised when I heard him speaking about it. I also think that folks will see this effect
much more pronounced when using dirty (or not fully polished) balls. I think there is a lot of
confusion around many things, just due to the fact that some folks use pristine equipment,
and others use whatever they find at the pool hall.
 
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lol, the sarcastometer has gone off the charts

After seeing these two drills, even I have some trouble supporting this guy just because I support billiard instruction in general. He's noober than I thought. He's making a generation of scrubs who sincerely believe you have to raise the ass end of the cue stick to get draw or that you have to 'lightly' follow through to get follow.

The diamond thing was pretty awful too, you can see he's setting up a bank with a shortened angle where you're not really going from diamond to diamond, and on top of that he cuts the OB slightly instead of hitting it in the face. Somewhere, 1000 internet students are scratching their heads when all their banks come up short.
 
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