Talk:Cue sports techniques

Billiard techniques article split

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In response to a number of requests for it, I moved the section of shooting techniques, and made an attempt to organize it. I am SURE it needs more work, but it should be easier to change now. I added a link to it in the normal (internal) links section.
 * This has of course long since become the Cue sports techniques article. &mdash; SMcCandlish &#91;talk&#93; &#91;contrib&#93; ツ 01:23, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Stroke and stance

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I want to add a section on stroke and stance with cues, but I don't know where to put it. Should it put it in the cue stick section article or in here? [[User:70.111.251.203|70.111.251.203 14:48, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Sounds like a good topic for a new article. It's an exhaustive subject, requiring lots of photos or illustrations, so I don't think it could be adequately explained as a section of this article without taking up way too much space. I'd recommend getting a user name and starting a new article on it. Plenty of folks here would be glad to help. Kafziel 15:31, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Also, there should probably be a seperate page for all billiard equipment, since I found some pages that weren't even linked to on this main page. Of course a short description of each item should be kept, but it'd be better organized on one whole article page. 128.6.176.51 20:53, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

I think there should be seperate articles for the different kinds of shots in billiards, as well as a different page for position play, stance, stroke, Shooting techniques/mechanics. The article is too long by around 4 KB. 128.6.176.51 20:20, 8 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't see any need for that much splitting. The Cue sports techniques article could handle all of these subtopics; see below. &mdash;  SMcCandlish &#91;talk&#93; &#91;contrib&#93; ツ 01:23, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Force-follow, and force-draw
Please refrain from removing these shot types. They are indeed as important as follow, and draw, if not well known. --Ben414 21:10, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Position
Please take the importance of the article in mind before editing it severely, or removing it. --21:46, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

First person
I have'nt read the whole article, but in the "Force-follow" section it has this part: "I have used the force-follow when breaking and obtained two benefits...". This seems like it has been copyed from somewhere. We have to: check the sources, if we can continue with them then adjust the text and see if it has more parts written in the first person. Khullah (talk) 17:49, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Just someone's drive-by comment; it's long since been removed.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  09:23, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Stop/stun shot
I don't think this part of the article is correct. I think this is a misconception that if one hits the ball in the centre and straight then the ball will stop dead, but this is actually definately not the case. Maybe if the ball is pretty close, and the player hits down on the ball, like they do in pool a lot, then a little backspin will be put on, but no way does the ball stop dead when hit straight. That is against basic laws of the physics, and it simply does not happen. The whole concept of a stop or stun shot is to put a little backspin on the ball to stop the momentum carrying the ball forwards. With a horizontal bridge that usually means hitting slightly below centre, with a more angled bridge hand that may mean hitting the centre (from a horizontal line) but what it says here simply defies physics and basic playing technique. —Preceding unsigned comment added by HandGrenadePins (talk • contribs) 09:07, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Whatever was wrong with this section at the time of the report, it has long since been fixed; there are no physics errors in it as of this writing.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  08:48, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

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Obviously missing: caroms
This needs a section on the carom a.k.a. cannon shot, also (mostly formerly) sometimes simply called a billiard. The complexity of predicting the path of two spheres after their collision well enough to use a stationary ball to change the course of a rolling one to some desired, precise effect (usually continuing on to hit a third ball, often after contact with several rail cushions) is the entire basis of some cue sports like three-cushion billiards and an important element in others like English billiards. It's probably the most difficult cue sports technique to master. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  08:42, 8 March 2019 (UTC)