Sidespin on a snooker table both with and against the nap

[throtts]

All the main posters on here have seen their game go downhill. Their all twitchy now ..Hahaha.

[j6uk]

anything is possible with a belly full of suborn pride, but in the end the wounds will be deep and lasting.

[alabadi]

I can't believe this thread is on page 100 and post 1000, any bets we get to page 200 and thread 2000

[vmax]

Shame you took down the video before I had a chance to see it pottr, but like Terry I don't believe in OB swerve unless it's picked up a lot of spin through compression into the cushion, seen that happen, the spin that is not the swerve, but if it spins then it also swerves.

BTW biggie I haven't been practising anything but getting down lower on the cue and keeping my head still, seems to be working, thanks Terry.
About time we saw biggie get his overhauled cue out, that's if it actually exists

[travisbickle]

I took the vids down.

gonna record them again but a bit clearer.

The tin of beans idea is good

I've said all along that I could be wrong... many times. I won't lose sleep if I am because it really is irrelevant knowledge in terms of your standard at snooker.

Talks a good game?

Anytime you're ready for a best of 19 biggie, we'll film that and let the footage do the talking.

I've played 4/5 people off the forum... who have you played?

I disagree Pottr.

This stuff is good to learn for precise break building.

[Cue crafty]

cue crafty wins a quid

This is a special day! Only 3 more posts for a thousand replies. Who said Snooker's dead? It's rising from the ashes majestically!

I'm on a diet so am going to spend my quid on a 3rd of a pint at lunch time. 😎

[pottr]

Sidespin on a snooker table both with and against the nap

cue crafty wins a quid

[pottr]

Sidespin on a snooker table both with and against the nap

I took the vids down.

gonna record them again but a bit clearer.

The tin of beans idea is good

I've said all along that I could be wrong... many times. I won't lose sleep if I am because it really is irrelevant knowledge in terms of your standard at snooker.

Talks a good game?

Anytime you're ready for a best of 19 biggie, we'll film that and let the footage do the talking.

I've played 4/5 people off the forum... who have you played?

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

Yay!

(My first ton anorl).

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

Christ, i wish this page would hurry up and turn to a hundred - I've got to get to work!

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

Will this be vmax' s first ton lol

I reckon vmax has been practising this like crazy for the past few weeks.

B-b-but it can't move, it simply can't {simper}.

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

Just try the example Big Shot posted.
Put the pink on its spot with the CB a couple of inches behind it.
Play the shot full ball up the table with left/right hand side and see what happens.
Now go and pot some balls using what you have just seen to your advantage.
The subtle version of the shot is easy and can be learned by anyone in weeks.
The more you want to throw the OB the harder the shot becomes, just like the difference between screwing the white 6 inches compared to 10 feet.

To be fair, it's not an easy thing to control. The likes of vmax mastering it is doubtful, and potting in snooker is difficult enough as it is.

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

what happened......

Nothing. Pottr talks a good game though.

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

I've found they slide more than spin or the cueball 'climbs' the OB which I think is static electricity between a neutral OB and a charged CB.

Tomorrow I'm going to put some chalk on my OB and see what happens.

Er, nope.

Some people have suggested that a kick can be caused directly by static electricity, but this is highly questionable (per logic, and per the test at the 3:44 point in NV D.16 - Pool ball cut-induced throw and cling/skid/kick experiment). Although, a possible explanation is that static (resulting from the balls sliding across the cloth) could indirectly cause cling by somehow allowing chalk dust to collect on and stick to the balls more easily (but this is also questionable).

http://billiards.colostate.edu/threads/throw.html#cling

See experiment at 3.44 of NV D16

[Cue crafty]

Well, I liked Thorburn beating Higgins. I didn't like it the 4 or 5 times he beat me dammit. Was that me who said 'it definitely doesn't pot'? I thought I said it definitely doesn't spin, maybe 1/8th turn (if that). Transferred spin is 'fake news' to me.

No Terry I was talking about Pottr. Saying that made it feel like it was a magician trick. Like Paul Daniels saying I've got nothing up my sleeve. Lol. I was only a kid when Cliff beat Alex I was gutted at the time and remember it clearly. Cliff deserved that win and was a great player.