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Yeah, i scored a 95% right choosing the BEST answers, but they weren't all 100% clear and right. Its tough to allow your users to ask thier own question, and expect to have everything simple to understand.
 
pooltchr said:
I only got a 95%...I want to know which one I missed!!!!
Steve
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You can see the answers here.

What I want to know is, who says it's not acceptable to drop the elbow during the follow through? Who cares what happens to your elbow after cue tip/cue ball contact?

3) When stroking the ball, it is acceptable for the elbow to drop on the follow- through.
a) True
b) False
Correct Answer: B
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Dropping the elbow has been discussed at length on every forum around. The general concensus of most BCA instructors is that dropping the elbow is not a good idea.
Steve

Thanks for the answer key...I mis-read one of the questions....Damn!

Steve
 
thats funny, in question number 18, they ask which kind of "english" will deviate the 90 degree angle...........

and the answer is

a. follow (top spin)


thats funny, seeings how straight topspin is NOT english........

what a bullshit quiz.

VAP
 
pooltchr said:
Dropping the elbow has been discussed at length on every forum around. The general concensus of most BCA instructors is that dropping the elbow is not a good idea.
Steve

Thanks for the answer key...I mis-read one of the questions....Damn!

Steve
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Yeah, but the question is completely worded incorrectly. Of course it's acceptable to drop the elbow. There is no foul against it. And there's precedence for greatness with it, regardless of the philosophy of orthodox methods.

Fred
 
Only 3% of the people taking this test were able to score 95% or better.

So much for that theory that there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this board.

Jake
 
A very high percentage of the top players drop their elbows.

There is book/theory and there is reality.
 
jjinfla said:
Only 3% of the people taking this test were able to score 95% or better.

So much for that theory that there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this board.

Jake
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jake.........shutup........ :rolleyes:

VAP
 
Teacherman said:
A very high percentage of the top players drop their elbows.

There is book/theory and there is reality.
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Actually, there is one top player who doesn't drop his elbow even for power shots, but all the other players I've watched do drop their elbows for power shots. A lot of players (including top players) have two different strokes. For soft shots, the elbow doesn't move. If they have to follow the ball up the table and back, the elbow does drop. Many players drop the elbow about the thickness of the upper arm on power shots. Some bring the elbow down a lot more.

I think good books are based on reality.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Actually, there is one top player who doesn't drop his elbow even for power shots, but all the other players I've watched do drop their elbows for power shots. A lot of players (including top players) have two different strokes. For soft shots, the elbow doesn't move. If they have to follow the ball up the table and back, the elbow does drop. Many players drop the elbow about the thickness of the upper arm on power shots. Some bring the elbow down a lot more.

I think good books are based on reality.
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Thank you for confirming that almost all drop their elbow.
 
Teacherman said:
Thank you for confirming that almost all drop their elbow.
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And for extra credit on the quiz, which one top player almost never drops his elbow? (I suppose there could be more than one, but of the ones I've watched for elbow drop, only one stands out.)
 
Bob Jewett said:
And for extra credit on the quiz, which one top player almost never drops his elbow? (I suppose there could be more than one, but of the ones I've watched for elbow drop, only one stands out.)
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Tony Robles
 
Am I the only person on this board that scored a 100%?

The question about the deviation from 90 degrees didn't give using draw as an one of the options. This is another way to get the cue ball to deviate off the tangent line. Use follow to go longer than 90 degrees and use draw to go less than 90 degrees.

Russell Killgo
 
Teacherman said:
A very high percentage of the top players drop their elbows.

After years of compensating and adapting their stroke to overcome the flaw!

Zim
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"I think good books are based on reality." Bob Jewett

Reality according to whom? Kant? Camus? Castanada? Nixon? :)

I say potaaaato ..... you say potahto.

But I like your perception of pool reality and I've sure as hell learned a whole lot from your writings. (I'm admittedly "sucking up" now because I sure don't want to be seen as offering up an intellectual challange here. :) )
 
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