Comments on: Review of the Laser Stroke http://www.poolstudent.com/2009/10/27/review-of-the-laser-stroke/ For Serious Students of all Pocket Billiards Games Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:44:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Biddle http://www.poolstudent.com/2009/10/27/review-of-the-laser-stroke/comment-page-1/#comment-329 John Biddle Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:30:38 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/?p=1696#comment-329 Ed, that's a good point about the damage the bottom of the Laser Stroke could do if you're not careful. I didn't try a shot in that situation but see how it could happen. Thanks for pointing out that people should be careful. Ed, that’s a good point about the damage the bottom of the Laser Stroke could do if you’re not careful. I didn’t try a shot in that situation but see how it could happen. Thanks for pointing out that people should be careful.

]]> By: Ed The Book http://www.poolstudent.com/2009/10/27/review-of-the-laser-stroke/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Ed The Book Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:34:05 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/?p=1696#comment-326 I am a sucker for a lot of training aides. This is one of the best there is. It showed that I was rolling/twisting the cue. There is no way that I would have detected this without using this. The only drawbacks are the batteries don't last long and it is hard to adjust. It is trial and error as it has to be taken off to get to the adjusting screws. The other is I scrapped the leather off of the top of the center pocket with it. Setting up a shot across the center pockets caused the bottom of the holding ring to hit rails with a level cue. I am a sucker for a lot of training aides. This is one of the best there is. It showed that I was rolling/twisting the cue. There is no way that I would have detected this without using this. The only drawbacks are the batteries don’t last long and it is hard to adjust. It is trial and error as it has to be taken off to get to the adjusting screws. The other is I scrapped the leather off of the top of the center pocket with it. Setting up a shot across the center pockets caused the bottom of the holding ring to hit rails with a level cue.

]]> By: Samm http://www.poolstudent.com/2009/10/27/review-of-the-laser-stroke/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Samm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:27:41 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/?p=1696#comment-311 As an instructor, I have tried this item and found it to be much more effective than its competitors. Unlike previous laser trainers, this creates a line on the wall versus a dot or "x" on the cue ball, which allows students to keep their eyes on the object ball versus the cue ball (which is much more applicable). Also, it's removable and can be used on various cues. As an instructor, I have tried this item and found it to be much more effective than its competitors.

Unlike previous laser trainers, this creates a line on the wall versus a dot or “x” on the cue ball, which allows students to keep their eyes on the object ball versus the cue ball (which is much more applicable).

Also, it’s removable and can be used on various cues.

]]> By: Ted Schulze http://www.poolstudent.com/2009/10/27/review-of-the-laser-stroke/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Ted Schulze Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:57:48 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/?p=1696#comment-310 Hi this is in response to martins post above about the Laser Stroke being too expensive. First let me tell you that the Laser Stroke uses a precision gun sight laser that is fully adjustable and built to last. ( not a $4 Walmart laser pointer) . The Laser Mount that holds the laser onto the pool cue (that Martin calls a ring) went through many trial and error prototypes to come up with the best possible design that worked best not the cheapest design, the plastic injection mold for the Laser Mount cost over $50,000 to have built. there is way more money and time involved to bring this product to the pool playing public, a very long list, but I think enough said. To add to that the Laser Stroke price is less than the products listed below that are used for stroke training. CueTrack $149 http://www.cuetrack.com/ Joe Tucker Laser Trainer $160 http://joetucker.net/store/laser_trainer.htm Thanks for reading this. Ted Hi this is in response to martins post above about the Laser Stroke being too expensive.

First let me tell you that the Laser Stroke uses a precision gun sight laser that is fully adjustable and built to last. ( not a $4 Walmart laser pointer) .

The Laser Mount that holds the laser onto the pool cue (that Martin calls a ring) went through many trial and error prototypes to come up with the best possible design that worked best not the cheapest design, the plastic injection mold for the Laser Mount cost
over $50,000 to have built. there is way more money and time involved to bring this product to the pool playing public, a very long list, but I think enough said.

To add to that the Laser Stroke price is less than the products listed below that are used for stroke training.

CueTrack $149 http://www.cuetrack.com/

Joe Tucker Laser Trainer $160 http://joetucker.net/store/laser_trainer.htm

Thanks for reading this.
Ted

]]> By: John Biddle http://www.poolstudent.com/2009/10/27/review-of-the-laser-stroke/comment-page-1/#comment-309 John Biddle Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:49:43 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/?p=1696#comment-309 Sounds like you could go into competition with him, then. The lens in the front is a big plus over just the pointer. With a pointer you just get a dot, but the Laser Stroke's line makes it easy to see rotation not just left and right movement, which you could see with a pointer alone. While I understand your frustration with a price you deem way too high, what are the alternatives? I'm not familiar with any other devices that do what the Laser Stroke does. And other approaches to solving the stroke straightness problem have their own issues, as I alluded to in the post. Sounds like you could go into competition with him, then.
The lens in the front is a big plus over just the pointer. With a pointer you just get a dot, but the Laser Stroke’s line makes it easy to see rotation not just left and right movement, which you could see with a pointer alone.

While I understand your frustration with a price you deem way too high, what are the alternatives? I’m not familiar with any other devices that do what the Laser Stroke does. And other approaches to solving the stroke straightness problem have their own issues, as I alluded to in the post.

]]> By: Martin http://www.poolstudent.com/2009/10/27/review-of-the-laser-stroke/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Martin Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:35:09 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/?p=1696#comment-308 Far, far too expensive. It's basically a laser pointer ($4) with a ring on it. Far, far too expensive. It’s basically a laser pointer ($4) with a ring on it.

]]> By: FastMikie http://www.poolstudent.com/2009/10/27/review-of-the-laser-stroke/comment-page-1/#comment-306 FastMikie Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:28:15 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/?p=1696#comment-306 John... You sure do a first class job on this blog. Congrats! And thanks. Mike John…

You sure do a first class job on this blog.
Congrats!

And thanks.

Mike

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