

Casey NelsonWednesday, April 02, 2025
Musings
MILLIMETERS
One millimeter, approximately 1/32nd of an inch, can make or break.
One millimeter offset on either side of the orange sphere:
- Makes a wall pass a chip pass
- Begets a pull-setup strait or a goal-edge failure
- Produces the frustrating block versus the exciting pull-short
- Provides a "Tell" to your opponent
Specific millimeters offset from the center of the foosball:
- Sets up precise aim for your bank-shots
One millimeter further forward:
- Insures a stick pass
- Front-pin (euro) straight vs front-pin angle, or perhaps the whiff
One millimeter further back:
- Creates a square-pull versus a spray-pull
- Generates velocity
- Manufactures the unstoppable brush
- Results in a rocketing strike of the pull or push, the pull-kick or the push-kick
- Gives your bank-shot lightning speed
One millimeter too far back:
- Potentially turns the five-man tic-tac into an embarrassing turnover
- or the two-man tic-tac into a self-score
- Causes a pull-shot stub (ouch)
Careful consideration of the millimeter improves your game, your chance to shine, your self esteem, and most likely money in your pocket. What are your millimeter ghosts?