The best stroke/cue action you have seen

[Welder84]

Respectfully Louie, watch this sheer Sigel perfection beginning to end, then get back to us about Mike's rhythm and flow in his prime:

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Sigel had an interesting punchy kind of stroke. Not pretty, but very effective. I used to like Jim Rempe, he did not have a fancy stroke, but he always had control. Buddy Hall and Miz were similiar in that regard.

So the question of who has the best stroke action goes to... Ronnie O Sullivan, running centuries in snooker and being the GOAT!

Your welcome!

 

[straightline]

It is almost impossible to understand the accuracy required to make a ball travel 20 ft into a specific spot on that cloth, until you have suffered it yourself!

All the precision happens at the first ball. With the reversy bendy shots, the precision happens inside the player cue ball system.

Kidding. I know what you mean.

 

[Bob Jewett]

The video of a Sayginer exhibition was just released by Accu-stats. This was when he was new to US fans. He had just set the US record for high average of 3.571 in a 50-point match (3 cushion). Note how he does some of the masse shots with a dart grip.

 

[mnsneakypete]

Tommy Stephenson

 

[chandler1968]

I had the pleasure of playing Louie several times and it was as smooth as it gets. RIP Louie

 

[straightline]

I saw LR banging balls woofing at a player. The balls didn't go thock. They all went whoomp.

 

[galipeau]

Martinez for power

 

[Big Dave]

Has anyone got a link to a (close-up) video of someone using a slip stroke please?

 

[couldnthinkof01]

Has anyone got a link to a (close-up) video of someone using a slip stroke please?

 

[briankenobi]

Its hard to pick just one since all the different cue disciplines require such specialized strokes. Here are mine for some of those.

Pool: Earl
Trickshots: Florian
3 Cushion: Semi
Snooker: Ronnie

 

[WobblyStroke]

My opinion, a pump stroke using the whole arm is prettier than a pendulum. Just as effective if not more so. A pendulum is easier for an instructor to teach and troubleshoot, it's main virtues assuming a player can get low to the table. A pendulum is lousy with a high stance.

Spot on. Efren had the prettiest pump stroke ever and would def get my vote if I never saw Earl in top gear.
Earl's is the purest arm swing there can be.

 

[maha]

jimmy moore and eddie kelly. and thats why one of the reasons no one ever challenged either.

 

[ShootingArts]

Spot on. Efren had the prettiest pump stroke ever and would def get my vote if I never saw Earl in top gear.
Earl's is the purest arm swing there can be.

This arm position and stroke shown in the first minute or so is what I used when I shot pool well. When I came back to pool after a few decades away I was going to learn to play "right" including stance and stroke. Worst thing I ever did to my game!

For some reason I started calling this stroke bunting and started only using it on the seven footers. It will deliver all the power needed. I think I need to go back to this or a very similar stroke especially since I can't get low to the table these days.

Hu

 

[maha]

jay forgot. he once said ed kelly had the best or was it the most pretty stroke.

 

[ioCross]

US players:
Funniest stroke: tied between mike davis and keith mccready
best stroke: alex pagulyan

international: neijs feljin (sp?) or efren reyes

 

[ShootingArts]

jay forgot. he once said ed kelly had the best or was it the most pretty stroke.

If I talk about the prettiest stroke as in the most graceful movement it belonged to a guy shortstop level or less. Lost the video and have never found it again. It was a slipstroke but the individual way this man delivered it with the interaction of elbow, wrist, and grip made it seem like he had an extra joint or a flexible forearm, more like a flexible forearm I believe.

Impossible of course but like some optical illusion dance moves it was amazing to watch. I wish I could find it again. It has been years now and contrary to popular belief even with the internet much is simply lost. Best I recall this was a less than fifty second video. I think the guy was medium sized and in dress clothes or a suit.

It has been over a decade and my memory may not be accurate about details. Definitely the most graceful stroke I have ever seen though. Only an inch or two of stroke really matters of course and I don't know that this stroke offered any real advantage over more typical strokes. Sure would like to study it more.

Hu

 

[Bob Jewett]

For those of you who never saw Cisero Murphy play, here is a video of him playing in the US Open 14.1 in 1992, sadly past his prime. He only gets to 26 but there are several good shots of his stroke style.

 

[book collector]

Buddy Hall was the consummate player to me, and his game transitioned from the old equipment, to the new, about as well as anyones.

 

[RADAR]

Tough call but i always thought Eddie Taylor had the prettiest stroke out of any.

 

[jtompilot]

Two-year-old thread and still no mentions Corey Deuel.