Will potting angles change with the use of stun, follow or screw?

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

The longer you play the game the more these subtleties go unnoticed, the brain likes to compensate so as to not drive us insane, anyone remember the fellow that wore upside down glasses for a few weeks?

Actually, the longer i play the more i notice them. Wish I'd never heard of gearing though - can't stop missing balls with that now lol.

The real discussion here should be whether ignorance is bliss.

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

I won more than I lost against him at pool (not American pool) He battered me at snooker and if we had played American pool at any stage I assume my hiding would have been severe.


I don't see how recalling memories in my life could construed as an argument. For what it's worth, a 32 year old me would absolutely annihilate a 14 year old me who was a 50/60 break player back then.

Sorry... a ridiculously good looking 50/60 break player

Modest, too.

[VillaGuy]

Actually, the longer i play the more i notice them. Wish I'd never heard of gearing though - can't stop missing balls with that now lol.

The real discussion here should be whether ignorance is bliss.

I think it is, and the game is being played now where side is less relevant. Compared to the 80's, players these days like to be more measured in their approach with better position due to weight of shot rather than reliance on side, mitigates the concerns that this debate is based on (self doubt)

[Big Splash!]

'Everything you wanted to know about snooker but were too scared to ask a pool player?'

When's the book coming big shat? :biggrin-new:

[pottr]

Will potting angles change with the use of stun, follow or screw?

love the panto comment

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

'Everything you wanted to know about snooker but were too scared to ask a pool player?'

When's the book coming big shat? :biggrin-new:

You've been quiet - everything ok?

[Ramon]

I would reply but you wouldn't see it

My friend , how in the name of lord can you call sumthing like that : Ignore List ??

Ignore List means, once i hit the Ignore List button, i should be invisible for you, other Mods ( and hopefully ADR as well).

anyway, i turned it back. I kind of enjoy your posts as well as other members. thx for info.

gonna watch the video slasher uploaded . i may learn sumthing new , who knows.

[Big Splash!]

You've been quiet - everything ok?

Been busy hitting the numbers bud.

[DeanH]

I would reply but you wouldn't see it

My friend , how in the name of lord can you call sumthing like that : Ignore List ??

Ignore List means, once i hit the Ignore List button, i should be invisible for you, other Mods ( and hopefully ADR as well).

anyway, i turned it back. I kind of enjoy your posts as well as other members. thx for info.

gonna watch the video slasher uploaded . i may learn sumthing new , who knows.

I should have put more smilies as it was in jest.
I thought Ignore means you no longer see that person's posts or PMS etc. Not the other way round.

[Ramon]

I should have put more smilies as it was in jest.
I thought Ignore means you no longer see that person's posts or PMS etc. Not the other way round.

Yeah, i got it. thanks.

I think my suggestion comes more near to the Ban list.

well in this case , I may be better off by just leave it that way and do'nt mess up with any button after all.

[Ramon]

I'll just leave this hear to rile up the anti science crowd.
https://youtu.be/-jUL_8aZ2LU

My friend , i watched this video.

The potting angle doesn't change when striking the cue ball up and down the vertical centre unless of course you bounce the cue ball on an angled pot, get a kick or don't cue straight.


Vmax already mentioned this and i agree with him 100 prct .

Except once the angel is 90 degrees. that would be abit diff, imo. I am not gonna discus that here, cuz we gonna way off the topic).

As for the video ,
What I can see from this video, He aims abit thicker, he does center ball striking and he miss the pott .
Once he uses English (I assume that's SIDE spin ? ), He pott the ball. This is true, the side spin will transfer to the OB and change his path to the pocket.

Am I missing something here ?

This could be different though.
As the condition on snooker table and pool table are not the same. not to mention the distance between CB and OB?

anyway, I'm gonna send your video to a coach ( he is one of the best ) and ask his opinion . Sumthing i do for my own tbh. just in case
there is more and i miss it . can do no harm to learn sumthing new !!

interesting topic.

[jonny66]

Someone needs to set up a top down camera running at high speed to get a proper analysis of cut or side induced throw, so you can see the contact point of the 2 balls, work out the line the OB should take and any deviation from that line.

[markz]

Someone needs to set up a top down camera running at high speed to get a proper analysis of cut or side induced throw, so you can see the contact point of the 2 balls, work out the line the OB should take and any deviation from that line.

That would be good, especially played on a snooker table, something similar to the pool video so a 9 foot pot to a corner pocket. Maybe Mr BS or Slasher could post a video.

[Slasher]

That would be good, especially played on a snooker table, something similar to the pool video so a 9 foot pot to a corner pocket. Maybe Mr BS or Slasher could post a video.

sorry I don't have my table anymore nor a high speed camera.

There are some here
http://billiards.colostate.edu/high_...eos/HSV4-6.htm

http://billiards.colostate.edu/high_...eos/HSV4-9.htm

http://billiards.colostate.edu/high_...eos/HSV4-8.htm

this is a good one to see tip contact duration, really shows the very short time/distance.
http://billiards.colostate.edu/high_...ew/HSVA-56.htm

[jonny66]

sorry I don't have my table anymore nor a high speed camera.

There are some here
http://billiards.colostate.edu/high_...eos/HSV4-6.htm

http://billiards.colostate.edu/high_...eos/HSV4-9.htm

http://billiards.colostate.edu/high_...eos/HSV4-8.htm

First vid, pause it at the exact time the balls connect, or as close as you can, then put a straight edge along the bottom of the 2 balls and watch the object ball travel along it.