Pokerman

You should try and explain timing of the shot and science behind it.

I understand how it works - I didn't ever consider how other people perceived it as I was too busy taking their money

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0bIkuZO_fc

Indeed, sir!  And I can tell you that nearly every top snooker player also believes that to be the case.  That fact does give one pause, of course, as to the importance of such knowledge.

Get enough monkeys doing a top spin shot, somehow capture the power of the "faster than it's actually moving" part of the shot - hey presto, all our energy needs are met

Like in table tennis need to get over the ball to apply top spin.

PM

You should definitely add this fact to your autobiography.

I once tried posting a sample from my book's contents pages, but Betfair's compression software renders it almost unreadable so I gave up on any further attempts.

[img]http://community.cdnbf.net/community.betfair.com/user/pokermonster/pokermonsters_gallery/9541387b8a6be2d3a2b1dbf5616f7fdb.jpg?v=143100[/img]

You should crop it into smaller parts PM, then it would be easy to read

I can just read it. It reads very sophisticated with some cool humour.

Thank you, AG, that's very kind of you to say so, sir.

Alas, the juice in my battery is about to expire (both metaphorically and literally) so I must bid you gentlemen good morning.

Good night and thank you very much for your company.

I could't give a flying one regarding spin issues, far too daft for stuff like that, but I very much enjoy the straight dual margins you have created with your writing PK.
First class indeed

Interesting thread, I made centuries at snooker and always thought I had an understanding of cue ball control. The one shot that in my prime I could play but never really understood is the "stun run through", perhaps poker has some thoughts.

The other shot that always puzzled opponents was when the object ball was close to the Cush and was struck hard by the cue ball with topspin, the cue ball follows through and revolves against the Cush as if it's being gripped.

My happiest days were spent years ago in clubs playing winner stays on for a couple of quid

The other shot that always puzzled opponents was when the object ball was close to the Cush and was struck hard by the cue ball with topspin, the cue ball follows through and revolves against the Cush as if it's being gripped.


Pokermonster won`t like this top spin business Blacky.

But again its a momentum change from fast forward roll to hitting the cushion and the momentum of the cue ball transferring into backwards spin keeping it attracted to the cushion.

Gnarley.

Sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar.  The percentage of people who would notice such a thing is miniscule, most would just attribute the feat to justification software and think little more of it.  As you so astutely grasped, no electronic manipulation is present in the example I posted above, the lines are simply the same length... exactly the same length.  Consequently, the gaps between words are also all identical, something you will not encounter in any other book.  The naked eye is very adept at picking up on nuances like this; a viewer will realise that the text looks aesthetically pleasing but probably be unsure as to why.

I am endeavouring to write a book comprised of perfect typesetting, something not attempted to my knowledge since Gutenberg compiled his Bible five-hundred years ago.  Unlike the great man, I am striving to complete the task without resorting to glyph-scaling (stretching or compressing individual letters) so it is a rather time-consuming process, but a rewarding one.

Once again, sir, sincere thanks for your interest.

Same here not played for years. Had 8 frames on a matchplay table about 3 years ago. I struggled to string a 30 break. Mike Hallet was there watching, ive known him for years. He was trying his best to commentate but it me and my mate were hopeless.

In my teens i thought i had a chance but i put too much pressure on myself in front of a crowd. My dad`s best pal was a promoter and i got too meet most of the top players as a kid. Believe it or not Fred Davis was the only one that made me cry.

Good afternoon AG.

You and I must be about the same age, sir.  I'm not JV by the way!

A gentleman named Reyes asked me about the drag shot earlier in the thread, AG.  Here was my reply.

The drag shot is often used when a player wishes to strike the ball firmly (possibly to counteract an uneven table) yet wishes the ball to travel relatively slowly. It is executed in much the same manner as a backspin, or draw, stroke. The difference being any backspin will have worn off before cueball meets object ball.

There are three recognisable physical areas to the drag stroke. The cueball has been struck below its centre of mass and therefore begins travelling in the direction of the stroke whilst also spinning backwards.

When this backspin wears off the white begins to slide momentarily (my research with high speed video suggests this phase tends to be roughly one tenth of the distance travelled during the backspinning, but I cannot offer you proof such a ratio is constant at this stage). If the white collides full on with the object ball during this stage it will stop dead.

The third stage of the drag shot is where the white finally regains its grip and begins to roll forward naturally.

The drag shot is particularly useful when you wish to retain as much sidespin as possible over a long distance, as equatorial spin is diminished far slower than backspin. The drag shot has nothing whatsoever to do with dressing up like Prescilla, Queen of the Desert.

And yes, sir, I do have a huge array of trickshots in my repertoire, they are my speciality.