thanks for all the suggestions, everyone
I'ma hit these shorties up
I'ma hit these shorties up
DING DING DING! We have a winner!
Buddy Hall - compact stroke? I hope you’re kidding?Buddy Hall....
Hopkins. End of story.
I prefer the long, flowy stuff
but I'm curious
who shoots good
and gets good purchase
out of minimal movement?
morro comes to mind..lee van is the man
to a lesser (or more of an) extent, alex-
I think he's got a good in-between thing
who ya got?
I've seen him on rare occasions shoot rather poorly, and it just seemed to me that his short stroke didn't hold up.Hopkins. End of story.
Hopkins. End of story.
Alex has the greatest compact stroke of the modern era. The key is the wrist release, if you do that correctly you don't need a long backswing.
Your right hand simply draws back and returns EXACTLY where it started from and the POP (similar to a whip) allows you to move the cueball effortlessly.
Most players follow through too far, 3-4 inches is plenty for most shots, watch Shane V. and Sky W to see how it's done expertly.
Sorry but what is a compact stroke, I know that Allen Hopkins is a punch stroke, is it the same as compact? I kind of ask because I want to know what type of stroke am I, how can I know if I'm compact, or something else? and what are the other options other than compact?
No long back swing or follow through.
Tommy Kennedy is another...I still vote Hopkins, though.
To this day I can't watch a match with Kennedy, aside from the stoke he is so jumpy.
That's because it looks like he's having fun every time he makes a ball. :thumbup:
Sorry but what is a compact stroke, I know that Allen Hopkins is a punch stroke, is it the same as compact? I kind of ask because I want to know what type of stroke am I, how can I know if I'm compact, or something else? and what are the other options other than compact?