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03-22-2010 06:03 PM |
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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe
(Post 5251850)
Paul, in the first pic of him, it looks like the first 10" of the stick from the tip back is 5-10 degrees out of alignment with the base. Is it an optical illusion? Is he pressing down on the middle with his left hand? It looks like there's some downward pressure there from the look of his index finger. Just curious.
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NOT an optical illusion...many of the top pros & skilled amateurs bend the stick when breaking...the stroke is downward for "draw" english, (Shane used low left tip position on the cue ball on most of his break shots in this tournament) that hopefully hops the cue ball in a manner that it remains center table giving good position for a first shot. Also why they use a cue for breaking, another cue for playing...only so many break shots like this in a wood shaft, since the shot breaks down the wood fiber. It's just that the break is such a fast & powerful shot, most watching don't notice the bending of the cue. SVB no longer worries about the cost of cues...he gets paid well into 6 figures annually to use a specific production brand.
How good is SVB? At the US Open, he beat the great Efren Bata Reyes of the Phillipines...Efren has tons of world titles, but now SVB has won the US open 4 times, tied with Earl Strickland for the most Open wins.
Here's Efren...getting older, but he still demands a LOT of respect in any pool tournament held throughout the world:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1269309640.jpg
Next up, Dan Louie...now living in Seattle, but a former world champ who strikes fear in money players anywhere.
But today..right now? SVB gets my vote as the best overall pool player in the USA.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1269309755.jpg
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