No. I'm not joking but I thought you must have been.
Do you (or was it Neil) that honestly thinks posting a high speed video of a cue stroke proves anything.
But if you do some pause/play one can see that the butt end of the cue raises up about 3 inches. That means that the tip arcs down & you can see it if you look close BUT since his bridge length just about matches his back stroke length the tip is force back up as it nears his bridge. so in affect the whole cue has been lifted above where is was at address. Then he delivers the cue like in that video of Oyster's student so the cue fires down on the new angle. You can see it much better in Oyster's video.
Now.. since it is a high speed video you really can't see what the fast moving tip really does EXACTLY just prior to contact & certainly not during contact. BUT the tip goes dramatically down to the cloth as the hand goes to 90* & past.
So ... that video proves nothing & it certainly explains nothing.
I was just at the pool hall and decided to try out the piston stroke, and I have to say I owe you a massive apology. You were so totally right about everything, and I only hope that one day those pendulum wielding jerks see the light as well.
I was able to follow through 12" (give or take an inch or two) straight through the CB, and the results were out of this world. So much spin on the CB, it made my head spin lol literally. I drew the CB 3 table lengths against this guy and he quit me mid-set lol crazy right?
I am mad about one thing though, and that's everyone now sees how amazing I am, and I can't get any action. I'll have to give Justin a call and see if he can't book me on TAR against one of those hacks.
Thanks again so much Richard. You are truly a king among men.
Have a splendidly blessed day.
Jon