Weird things players do .....
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I detest that....and you see people copying it and they still play like dogs.
That has been mentioned above as "air stroking". Pool players do not have a monopoly on that idiosyncrasy.
I have no idea how anyone can play this game with their fingers wrapped up to resemble clubs, and there is no doubt that this club fingered guy can play!!!
I was thinking to incorporate a bridge finger twitch into my game, Carlo Biado plays pretty sporty and that finger is twitching on every shot.
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I just watched a match and Earl was wearing a contracption on his arm all the way to his shoulder.
Chalking up when you are exiting the table on your way to your chair is about the stupidest habit I’ve ever seen. For most decent players, chalking up is the very beginning of their pre-shot routine.
Exactly. Too funny.
Dave Grau is a fantastic player in NY. He's a natural finger twitcher. Seen several guys try to emulate him along with the twitching...just not with the same results.
No substitute for hard work and raw talent.
Its especially annoying when you as the incoming player have to wait for them to finish chalking up before they go sit in their chair.
That just makes me try harder to make sure that they don't get back to the table.BlueRaider
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I used to play with an older guy who was essentially a "max-level banger" in that he was very accurate but had zero cue ball control or sense of pattern play.
He had two incredible-to-witness quirks to his game: his backstroke was either nonexistent, or so fast it couldn't be perceived. He did no warm-up strokes and would suddenly spear the cue ball. Then he would wildly jump up off the shot as if the cue ball had sent a jolt of electricity into his cue and by extension his body. And yet somehow he made long, tough shots with startling consistency like that.
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Yes he is like that except he still has control of where the cue ball goes and it works for long shots, any cut, banks/kicks... walk up, shoot, convulse, ball goes in, jump into the next shot.
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Some mentioned things players do that annoy them. When I used to play a lot of straight pool, guys who could not get the score right. It could consist of hours constantly having to discuss what the score is.
One pocket as well. I used to play one guy I had to take that rack and put my balls in it on a seating table like a corral. If I didn't they would get stolen. I always liked the beads best.
One pocket as well. I used to play one guy I had to take that rack and put my balls in it on a seating table like a corral. If I didn't they would get stolen. I always liked the beads best.
Noticed that recentlyI was thinking to incorporate a bridge finger twitch into my game, Carlo Biado plays pretty sporty and that finger is twitching on every shot.
Ed Kelly had that finger twitch thing going on and he made it all look beautiful.I was thinking to incorporate a bridge finger twitch into my game, Carlo Biado plays pretty sporty and that finger is twitching on every shot.
Lassiter had a very strange way of shooting a left handed shot. I wonder if it's on video anywhere. This comment made me think of it. He would place his right hand upside down (back of the hand) in a fist on the table. He would then make a little circle with his thumb and index finger and shoot through that. That was his bridge. I never saw anyone else shoot like that.
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Yes, there is a picture of him doing it in his book.
Trying to make an off hand bridge is probably the biggest problem I have trying to shoot off handed.
I've shot like that. It's actually quite an effective bridge. It has the strangest effect on opponents -- it makes them want to double the bet.