Strachan No.10 cloth is not as fast as 860. I've played on it and its very nice stuff. All wool and directional but not as fast.
I stand corrected then. Sorry, I thought it was.
Strachan No.10 cloth is not as fast as 860. I've played on it and its very nice stuff. All wool and directional but not as fast.
Fair question - snooker balls (2.07" dia) have almost 1/4 less volume than pool balls (2.25" dia).I suppose my question then would be: does the snooker stance work just fine on power shots for the itty bitty little balls they use in snooker but maybe not so good for our big heavy balls for pool?
Lou Figueroa
don’t go there
And for the same cue stick motion, a snooker ball will be going faster, slightly.Fair question - snooker balls (2.07" dia) have almost 1/4 less volume than pool balls (2.25" dia).
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https://youtu.be/vKD7EdzMjAM?t=99
Feet close together.
Cue under chin and inside chest.
Looks like left eye dominant even.
Without commenting on the posting habits of any particular person, I have come to learn that all the basic high school types are represented here.
The scholars, the jocks, the science guys, the plastics, the cheerleaders, the debating team, the cool kids, the bullies, the drama class, the outcasts, the short buss kids, the not cool kids that want to be cool kids but can’t quite pull it off, and so on.
It is what it is.
Lou Figueroa
held back a year
Are snooker cues about the same weight as pool cues?And for the same cue stick motion, a snooker ball will be going faster, slightly.
Are snooker cues about the same weight as pool cues?
pj
chgo
And, I assume, with more RPMs - so draw and follow would be better.And for the same cue stick motion, a snooker ball will be going faster, slightly.
And, I assume, with more RPMs - so draw and follow would be better.
pj
chgo
No. The spin/speed ratio is proportional to the fraction of the ball's radius that you hit from center. I have no reason to believe that fraction is less on a snooker ball. It will be slightly harder to hit at the limit because the margin for error is smaller. On the other hand, snooker players tend to pay much more attention to being accurate in where they hit the ball.I would assume it would be less rpms. With the balls being smaller, you can’t hit as far from center so the rpms would be harder to generate. The weight may have an affect on rmps too though. I’m not quite sure.
The top pros also use tiny 8-9mm shafts. They can really spin the stone when needed.No. The spin/speed ratio is proportional to the fraction of the ball's radius that you hit from center. I have no reason to believe that fraction is less on a snooker ball. It will be slightly harder to hit at the limit because the margin for error is smaller. On the other hand, snooker players tend to pay much more attention to being accurate in where they hit the ball.
No. The spin/speed ratio is proportional to the fraction of the ball's radius that you hit from center. I have no reason to believe that fraction is less on a snooker ball. It will be slightly harder to hit at the limit because the margin for error is smaller. On the other hand, snooker players tend to pay much more attention to being accurate in where they hit the ball.
I play pool with a 9.5mm tip. I don't think I get more spin with it, but I'm more precise with it, which can seem like the same thing.The top pros also use tiny 8-9mm shafts. They can really spin the stone when needed.
I play pool with a 9.5mm tip. I don't think I get more spin with it, but I'm more precise with it, which can seem like the same thing.
pj
chgo
The following video contains lots of power shots (including A4, which is a force follow), and Samm and I both use a pendulum stroke.Bangers and most professionals have piston style strokes (non pendulum). If someone has a pendulum stroke, they must also have a piston stroke. I would love to see someone perform a forced follow shot or drive the cue ball two long lengths of a 9 table after hitting an OB in high follow. If you can do this with a pendulum stroke, please provide video.
The following video contains lots of power shots (including A4, which is a force follow), and Samm and I both use a pendulum stroke.
NV J.11 - 25 Advanced Game-Winning Pool Shots – BU Exam III
Here are the shot diagrams.
Enjoy,
Dave
The elbow does drop a small amount after the hit (this is natural), but the stroke in each of these shots would definitely be considered by most people as a pendulum stroke. The elbow is still during the backstroke and during the forward stroke into the ball. What happens after the ball is gone is not pertinent, IMO.The following video contains lots of power shots (including A4, which is a force follow), and Samm and I both use a pendulum stroke.
NV J.11 - 25 Advanced Game-Winning Pool Shots – BU Exam III
Here are the shot diagrams.
Enjoy,
Dave
Thanks for your posts. BUT you dropped your elbow on shot number 2 and she dropped her elbow on number 4.
The elbow does drop a small amount after the hit (this is natural), but the stroke in each of these shots would definitely be considered by most people as a pendulum stroke. The elbow is still during the backstroke and during the forward stroke into the ball. What happens after the ball is gone is not pertinent, IMO.
Regards,
Dave
With a still elbow, the tip drops during the follow through; but with a follow shot, the tip doesn't drop all of the way to the table. If you look at the draw shots, you will see the tip finish on the table.On her shots number 5 & 6, the tip stays horizontal about 6-8" out past CB. I thought pendulum strokes almost always hit the cloth.