Tell Me Something You Got Wrong

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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10 pound versus 10 once is not a fair comparison because your exaggeration is not applied equally.

Let’s take an average 19oz cue and remove 09oz of weight... now its a 10oz cue. Now let’s add 09oz of weight... you will have a 28oz cue. Which had you rather play with to stop on a head spot, a 10oz cue or a 28oz cue? I choose neither one. My point is that there is an optimal range and I don't think 18oz versus 20oz makes any difference.
 
Tramp Steamer said:
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:
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You could sew one of those APA Rackless Night patches over the reddish-purple spot :eek:!!!

Maniac (what else are they good for???)
 
What I got wrong....

that I could "play"

that I ever will be able to "play"......

td
 
I used to think 8-ball was the easiest game in pool.

I used to hate barbox pool.

I used to think winning money from someone who never had a real chance against you was OK because you tricked them into thinking the match-up was fair, even though I never did that myself. I now detest hustling in all of its forms.

I used to think playing for hours and hours was OK. When you get older you appreciate the value of proper rest.

I used to care what people thought of my game. Actually, I used to care what people thought of me! How the times have changed!

I used to love going to the poolroom. Now I weigh the pros and cons of making the trip.

It is a work-in-progress, isn't it?
 
How to find ones dominant eye for pool shooting......

For about a year I traveled around teaching Perfect Aim and had some trouble with some players teaching them. It just didn't seem to work.

I was using the conventional eye dominant tests where you point or look through a hole at an object. But this was where the failure was.

It wasn't that Perfect Aim wasn't working but I was trying to help the person with the wrong eye identified as the dominant eye. Once the correct eye was identified the results were off the charts. Complete turn around.

Once I learned this I started using methods that only had to do with the aiming when the players got down on the shot.

About 25% of all players that pass every conventional test that says which eye is dominant are actually the other eye dominant when they get down on the shot. I don't know why this is but it just is.

Now that the correct eye is identified I can help pretty much everyone. This has also saved alot of time in some lessons getting it right, right away.

It took me a year to figure it out but now have it right. Because without knowing which eye is the pool shooting dominant eye there is no way to improve the aim in the sense of getting the eye in the most correct position except repetition.

Knowing where the eyes need to be gets you there alot faster.
 
I was wrong about the Magic Rack. When I first saw it I thought it was some kind of a joke, racking the balls with a thin piece of paper. I let everyone know that I could put up a better rack with a good wood triangle. Fast forward a few years and now I know better. You can get perfect racks using the Magic Rack, almost too perfect in some cases. Once again the best players have found a way to "outsmart" the perfect rack. I think we may have to make them break from the head spot! That will slow them down for a while. :wink:
 
- A while ago, a well-known player/instructor took a liking to some of my posts and started replying in my threads and then PMing me and inviting me to call him. I made a post to the effect of "omg who is this old creepy stalker guy, he's freaking me out." ...later I realized I was being an ass and blew an opportunity to boot.

- I always felt like cue people were too obsessed over equipment and they fail to realize it's 99% the player. I think someone else in this thread said something similar. But that's not quite right. It's maybe only 95% the player, and there are certain essential bits of equipment you need to play your best.

- I thought I would never reach a point where a 9 foot shot wasn't a big deal, or a close 70 degree cut was a 90% shot. I'd bítch that games like 9 ball were impossible to run out. I wish I could go back and tell my teenage self "right now it's like pissing up a rope, but someday you'll make those shots like they're hangers. And you'll be able to draw the ball from across the table every time."

- I've always treated pool as a science with exact explanations and methods for everything. I looked forward to posts from Dr. Dave, PJ, Bob Jewett, etc. ...over time though I'm realizing there's a ton of intangibles that go into it. Your eyes are easily fooled. Half the time when you're using a system or aim or make a bank, you're probably also subconsciously adjusting based on your experience and that helps you make the ball as much as (or more than) the actual system. Your mood has a huge effect on the outcome of the game and future games. Simple experience helps pressure situations more than any sports psych book.
 
I used to think CTE Pro 1 was snake oil. Then I watched Opie whip Earl Strickland the other night and I'm not so sure anymore.

JC
 
JC said:
I used to think CTE Pro 1 was snake oil. Then I watched Opie whip Earl Strickland the other night and I'm not so sure anymore.

JC
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Ditto that ^^. I just ordered that dvd after Landon's impressive play, you might have to come down and grab your buddy from Philomath and come over for a review/practice session.
 
michael4 said:
used to think a closed bridge was not needed
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The first six months I played, I was quite satisfied with my open bridge as I seemed to be able to do everything the closed-bridge people did. Then I got Mosconi's book and changed over. A long time later I saw good snooker players up close and I now realize that a closed bridge is not needed. Maybe you will switch back too.
 
I thought for a long time and actually taught the "hit the frozen object ball and the rail at the same time" system. Of course everybody now knows that doesn't work unless you use outside english. I believed it because Mosconi (more accurately, the guy who wrote his book) said so. The lesson was a good one: sometimes even champions don't know the details of what they're doing.

I thought you couldn't cut a ball 90 degrees and the stories about Efren (or Vernon) doing such shots were by confused idolizers. Now I know different.
 
Bob Jewett said:
The first six months I played, I was quite satisfied with my open bridge as I seemed to be able to do everything the closed-bridge people did. Then I got Mosconi's book and changed over. A long time later I saw good snooker players up close and I now realize that a closed bridge is not needed. Maybe you will switch back too.
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Thank you. I found this out a long time ago. I use a closed bridge rarely, just mostly to break from the box.
 
I used a closed bridge almost exclusively until I watched Karen Corr play with an open bridge. I watched her do a great draw shot and finally realized a good stroke can be made with an open bridge. I use an open bridge almost exclusively now.
 
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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you left out this part "...and when finished,place in dumpster."
:grin:

I used to think I was the indecisive type
...now i'm not so sure.
 
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