Firstly I would like to say that i'm happy that you're getting over your pout and posting again.
You were good kid, real good, but as long as I'm around, you'll always be second best. Deal with it.:heh
Reyes never had a mentor playing one pocket, nor did he have some one who he could model his game off of..coming from the Philippines. When he first started playing one pocket he didn't understand anything about playing the score, and with that understanding he developed his game by playing aggressively, using his advanced skills and creativity to play defense as opposed to playing conservatively sending balls up table and things of that nature. Reyes constantly applies pressure on his opponent by moving balls while playing a great cue ball, it's his confidence in his ability that has kept him playing the way he plays and it mostly lies in his cue ball.
Now that his shot is weakening, which happens to every one over time he will have to adjust some with his aggressiveness and learn to play more carefully, sending balls up table and possibly taking more intentionals, which he very seldom does. However, it's not going to be easy for Reyes to adjust to the more traditional way one pocket is normally played because he has such an understanding of the intricate part of the game, in regard to kicks, caroms, and other intricate shots that he recognizes and executes so beautifully, all along playing a great cue ball. Reyes is a beautiful player to watch play, and I don't ever want to watch him sending balls up table, or rolling to an intentional instead of clicking off another ball and so delicately dropping the cue ball to an inconspicuous area, that leaves us "head nodding" No. sending balls up table doesn't suit him and that's just one of the reasons he's "The Magician" Mr. Reyes.
Dr. Bill