Tell Me Something You Got Wrong

JMW said:
I used to think that you would have better speed control with a lighter cue.
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This might not be as wrong as you think. It takes more arm speed to get the same cue ball speed with a lighter cue, so the whole range of cue ball speeds = a larger range of arm speeds = more fine-tuning possible.

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Patrick Johnson said:
This might not be as wrong as you think. It takes more arm speed to get the same cue ball speed with a lighter cue, so the whole range of cue ball speeds = a larger range of arm speeds = more fine-tuning possible.

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I agree.
I have better control of my cue ball speed with a relatively lighter cue. Let's say 18oz compared to 20oz.
I probably can also generate more max cue ball speed with an 18oz cue than a 20oz cue.
I like to imagine by exaggerating. Do you think you could roll the cue ball and stop it on the head spot easier with a 10 pound cue or a 10 ounce cue?
 
I used to think you need to hit hard to get a lot of draw. At times I still have to fight the urge to do so.
 
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Old Gregggggg!

And then I had an operation.
I have a Man****.

And I live in a city called Regina.
 
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Corduroy... never wear that stuff.

Bought some Balabushka Premium Performance chalk. That was totally wrong.

I learned I should never turn my back to an upset heroine addict with a knife...
 
the hard way

I discovered the hard way that bottom/draw can turn into top if the cue ball travels far enough .
 
I am never wrong...I thought I was wrong once...but I was mistaken.


Ok well...actually....I thought I was going to win many-many of the tournaments that I have entered....I was wrong many times.
 
Underclocked said:
Corduroy... never wear that stuff.

Bought some Balabushka Premium Performance chalk. That was totally wrong.

I learned I should never turn my back to an upset heroine addict with a
knife...
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C'mon. Didn't I see you the other night at Dennis's, wearing a corduroy jacket
and a paisley tie? :smile:
 
Tramp Steamer said:
For the longest time I was of the opinion that no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't get snot out of corduroy.
How is that pool related, you ask? Well, I'm not sure, but I always kind of thought it was. :smile:
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You have to use an ice cube to freeze the snot, then a stiff brush to get it out of the grooves. You're welcome.
 
Bill Yerd said:
I agree.
I have better control of my cue ball speed with a relatively lighter cue. Let's say 18oz compared to 20oz.
I probably can also generate more max cue ball speed with an 18oz cue than a 20oz cue.
I like to imagine by exaggerating. Do you think you could roll the cue ball and stop it on the head spot easier with a 10 pound cue or a 10 ounce cue?
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on the other hand with a heavy cue ( I shoot with a 21+ oz cue) you can get more action on the cb by letting more the cue do the job instead of your muscle. With less force I can generate the same action I could with a lighter cue. I also feel the stroke is smoother with a heavy cue.
 
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I thought that pool bonded everyone together, WRONG, back when I was young, I went into a run down place in Idaho, and started playing, my friends had told me not to play there, but being young and bullet proof, I was way too smart for that, man, I was happy to get my dumb a$$ out of there. Funny, how age makes you a lot pickier where you spend your time. lol
 
PaulieB said:
You have to use an ice cube to freeze the snot, then a stiff brush to get it out of the grooves. You're welcome.
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I tried that, Paulie. All it did was leave a big white spot.
I thought maybe some shoe polish might hide the white spot, but all I had was cordovan. Now I've got a tan jacket with a big reddish-purple spot on the sleeve.
I think I'll give it to Goodwill. :smile:
 
I never truly appreciated the precision of EVERYTHING that is required in order to play at a very high level, until the last few years.

Also, I previously valued playing time far greater than I did knowledge acquisition insofar as it relates to playing ability. I think knowledge is more important than HAMB. They may go hand in hand but knowledge acquisition will shorten the learning curve, SIGNIFICANTLY.

Last night for the first time ever, I introduced my son (who I kept away from pool for most of his young life) to the precision of applying English/Side Spin, Draw and Follow and how that relates to making shape and pocketing the object ball. It was a good night, even though I lost 200clams to Warren Kiamco playing 9 rocket with a strong handicap. There's another "got it wrong" thing. In the past, I didn't give the pros enough credit for what they are able to do. Watching Warren move that cue ball around the table, rack after rack, NEVER getting hooked, missing only three balls during 14 games (two of which he missed when he led 10-3 in a race to 11); well, simply put, their precision in everything is something to behold.
 
BasementDweller said:
One thing I've noticed on AZ is there are an awful lot of proud people that aren't willing to admit that they got something wrong about pool. Very few people are willing to publicly acknowledge that they misunderstood something about our game.

So, with that in mind what is something that you got wrong?

Here are a couple of mine:

I used to think you could put more draw on the cue ball with an elevated stroke but I was set straight on that one.

I was a big believer in "natural talent" but I'm on the other side of that one now thanks to some on here. I know that one is still very debatable.

Another big one for me was I didn't really think the fundamentals were all that important when I first starting reading on AZ. I would just focus on getting the ball in the hole. I now sort of do things the other way around now. I focus on the fundamentals and this helps me get the ball in the hole.

Aiming??? I gave up on that one. I spent a lot of time reading about a lot of different systems but what I have come up with is less is more in this department. I like having something to fall back on when I'm struggling. When I'm struggling all I do is overlap the contact point. Don't know if I was wrong about that one or not.

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Another one I just thought of was I thought cue ball squirt was influenced by how hard you struck the cue ball. Meaning, the harder you hit it the more it would squirt. I now believe that squirt is pretty much the same regardless of how hard you hit the ball.

There are a lot of other things that I've changed my mind about thanks to many on here. What are some of yours?
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Long ago learned, striking the cue ball and the ball on the rail at the same time to pocket the obj. ball is one of a thousand ways to make that ball, when its frozen to the rail.

Squirt and all its nuances are not concerns for beginners.
 
I used to place too much emphasis on my cue. Then I made myself use house cues for a time and focused on my game. It helped a lot.
 
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