luckwould have it- first off, your whole premise of this thread was not to try and teach something, but to try and discredit the instructors on this forum. It is not the first time you have done so.
To say that anyone on here is not a professional just because they refuse to play into your games is ludicrous at best.
What you have done in this thread is shown that you do not know much other than see how some of the pros are lined up. You have shown that you really have no clue as to WHY they are lined up that way. And, have shown that you don't have a clue how muscles act.
There is a very good reason why those pros have their elbow pointed to their body a little. Which I'm quite sure all the instructors on here know why. You, obviously, do not. You also have shown that you have no clue as to what the instructors on here teach as far as how to set up for the shot. Maybe you ought to do a little research before you put them in a little mold as to all teaching just one way and only one way to set up. In actuality, not a one of them teaches that. They all teach that each person is an individual, and have them set up accordingly to their individual body requirements.
As far as any snooker comparisons, pool is pool, and snooker is snooker. They each have their own requirements. If you think they don't, why aren't you using a snooker cue to play pool??
Before you get on here and try knocking the professional instructors, and they are professionals, no matter what you think, maybe you ought to have enough sense to learn what they actually teach. The whole premise of this thread has been nothing more than a disgrace to the forums.
