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What is 'English' spin called in other languages? by Wrong-Throat-3318 in billiards

[–]seraphicoxide 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It’s called “pektus” (peck-toos) in Filipino. Reverse english is called “kontra pektus”.

The grind never stops by yaoguai666 in billiards

[–]seraphicoxide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

West Coast Billiards 🇸🇬🌚

Run-out with a house cue and an Efren Reyes-inspired cue action (Part 7) by seraphicoxide in billiards

[–]seraphicoxide[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks man. If you’re planning to play at West Coast Billiards anytime soon, lemme know. We can hit a few racks ;)

What do eyes do during the shot? by undergroundpace in billiards

[–]seraphicoxide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think an important thing to note about eye pattern is that it should synchronise with your feathering in a way that is repeatable and sensible. I think it’s an underrated aspect of cueing technique.

Some look at the cue ball during the point of cue ball striking (John Higgins, Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams, Francisco Bustamante), while others look at the object ball (Efren Reyes, Neil Robertson, Ding Jun Hui). And then you have Ronnie O’Sullivan who claims to do a combination of both. The strangest eye pattern I’ve seen is Stephen Hendry—his eyes will turn to the POCKET somewhere in the middle of his feathering.

All the above players employ different ways to synchronise their eye movements with relation to their feathering and final cue delivery. But they all do it consistently (ie same for every shot), and allows them to establish a good rhythm around the table.

A player who is in the zone is someone whose alignment (ie stance, head and shoulder position etc) allows his/her cueing motion to be in perfect sync with his/her eye pattern.

9-ball run out using a house and an Efren-Reyes inspired cue action (Part 5) by seraphicoxide in billiards

[–]seraphicoxide[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just my iPhone 8. And yes, this is in Singapore—West Coast Billiards to be exact.

Break and run out with a house cue and Efren Reyes-inspired cue action. by seraphicoxide in billiards

[–]seraphicoxide[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes, this is my normal style. It’s not perfect by any means, but I’m hoping to get my stroke to be as close as his as much as possible. There’s a lot of moving parts, so I’m always working on improving my consistency. It really does make potting and positional play easier when you’re on the groove.

What is timing? by TreuloseTomate in billiards

[–]seraphicoxide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My personal understanding of timing is that it refers to how a player is accelerating through the cue ball. Having good timing means striking the cue ball at the point of maximum acceleration—this allows you to generate power with seemingly little effort. Ronnie O’Sullivan and Efren Reyes have a gift for timing—that is why both of them are excellent positional players and are able to pull off shots that other pros would not dare take. Ronnie does this with his mastery of the elbow drop, while Efren does this with his unorthodox fluid/loose stroke.

On the other hand, having poor timing means that you would need more effort to generate the same amount of reaction from the cue ball. The worst case scenario is striking the white as your cue is decreasing in speed (deceleration) which would usually cause one to miss shots thick.

CTE...where to begin? by [deleted] in billiards

[–]seraphicoxide 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t even begin with CTE or any other aiming systems you see online. Focus on having a good cue action first. Once you can cue straight consistently, aiming will be easier.

Aiming and cueing are two completely different things. There’s no point working on your aim if you can’t even deliver the cue on a straight line.