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#275144 - 05/22/08 06:35 AM Professor Moore's Paper
DeadCrab Offline
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In researching the behavior of cushions, I ran across this gem of a paper written by Professor Moore at the University of Michigan. Most of it was written just before Pearl Harbor, with a post-script from 1947, presumably after Prof Moore returned from a bit of atom-smashing.

A lot of the science can be skimmed over, but many of his non-technical comments regarding the bridge, grip, and stroke are very interesting.

Since I did not see this paper linked at Dr. Dave's or the SF Billiards site, I will provide it here:

MECHANICS OF BILLIARDS, AND ANALYSIS OF WILLIE HOPPE'S STROKE

A. D. MOORE
Professor of Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 17, 1942

http://rpetit3.club.fr/Moore/Moore_analysis.pdf

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#275167 - 05/22/08 01:50 PM Re: Professor Moore's Paper [Re: DeadCrab]
Bob_Jewett Offline
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That is an early version of a PDF I created of Moore's paper. Here is an updated version:

http://www.sfbilliards.com/AD_MOORE.PDF
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Bob Jewett http://www.sfbilliards.com

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#275179 - 05/22/08 04:37 PM Re: Professor Moore's Paper [Re: Bob_Jewett]
dr_dave Offline
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Registered: 11/30/04
Posts: 2911
Loc: Fort Collins, Colorado
 Originally Posted By: Bob_Jewett
That is an early version of a PDF I created of Moore's paper. Here is an updated version:

http://www.sfbilliards.com/AD_MOORE.PDF
Bob,

Thanks for the link and document. I've added a link on my physics resources site here:

http://billiards.colostate.edu/physics

Regards,
Dave

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#275180 - 05/22/08 04:38 PM Re: Professor Moore's Paper [Re: DeadCrab]
dr_dave Offline
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Registered: 11/30/04
Posts: 2911
Loc: Fort Collins, Colorado
DeadCrab,

Thanks for the info. I hadn't seen this document before.

Regards,
Dave
 Originally Posted By: DeadCrab

In researching the behavior of cushions, I ran across this gem of a paper written by Professor Moore at the University of Michigan. Most of it was written just before Pearl Harbor, with a post-script from 1947, presumably after Prof Moore returned from a bit of atom-smashing.

A lot of the science can be skimmed over, but many of his non-technical comments regarding the bridge, grip, and stroke are very interesting.

Since I did not see this paper linked at Dr. Dave's or the SF Billiards site, I will provide it here:

MECHANICS OF BILLIARDS, AND ANALYSIS OF WILLIE HOPPE'S STROKE

A. D. MOORE
Professor of Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 17, 1942

http://rpetit3.club.fr/Moore/Moore_analysis.pdf


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#275182 - 05/22/08 06:37 PM Re: Professor Moore's Paper [Re: DeadCrab]
cushioncrawler Online   content
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Registered: 10/23/05
Posts: 2041
Loc: Ballarat Australia
Crusty -- U hav ruined my day, week perhaps. I planned to start serious billiards praktis today, for the Ozz championships in 4 weeks time, but i made the mistake of looking at your posting on madMoore.

Hell, madMoore's stuff all reminded me of madMac a few years ago -- balls swinging on wire/cotton to test aerodynamics and impakt, and cushion rebound -- and all of madMoore's talk about tilt and lean and vibration and shock and precession and spontaneous center of rotation -- all done before madMac woz born (July 47). Hmmmm -- i wonder -- did madMoore kick the bucket 9 months before July 1947??

Arthur sez some good stuff (most of it wrong) about -- constancy of force, varying bridge distance, open bridge v's closed bridge, flesh helping to stop miscues, etc. Lots of good original thinking i think, mostly wrong but.

This iz going to start weeks worth of argument and private messages. Schizms will lead to bloodshed. Karnt wait. madMac.

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