Patrick Johnson
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I'd like to post an occasional thread about pool "science" for those who are interested. I know that there are some very knowledgeable, experienced and highly skilled players here who have no interest in such "egghead" stuff, and it may even cause some friendly(!) controversy, but I believe it's a topic that will find some interest here and is largely missing so far.
So here goes the first Science Schmience topic:
Different Strokes?
Many excellent players advocate different strokes for different kinds of shots, even different strokes for follow and draw. But "science" says the stroke is a simple thing and the only things that matter to the shot are (1) where the CB is struck, (2) from what angle, and (3) how hard.
Science also says that the length of follow through, whether the stroke is accelerating, decelerating or coasting and even whether or not the stroke is straight don't have any direct bearing on the shot's outcome, and only affect the player's ability to reliably deliver the cue to the desired CB contact point at the desired stroke angle and speed. This means that any shot a master player can do can also be done by any simple stroke robot - and, most importantly to us humans, that we don't need to learn lots of stroke "secrets"; we just need to learn to deliver the cue accurately (easier said than done!).
I look forward to your comments (I think).
pj <- asbestos underwear on
chgo
So here goes the first Science Schmience topic:
Different Strokes?
Many excellent players advocate different strokes for different kinds of shots, even different strokes for follow and draw. But "science" says the stroke is a simple thing and the only things that matter to the shot are (1) where the CB is struck, (2) from what angle, and (3) how hard.
Science also says that the length of follow through, whether the stroke is accelerating, decelerating or coasting and even whether or not the stroke is straight don't have any direct bearing on the shot's outcome, and only affect the player's ability to reliably deliver the cue to the desired CB contact point at the desired stroke angle and speed. This means that any shot a master player can do can also be done by any simple stroke robot - and, most importantly to us humans, that we don't need to learn lots of stroke "secrets"; we just need to learn to deliver the cue accurately (easier said than done!).
I look forward to your comments (I think).
pj <- asbestos underwear on
chgo