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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Dead Stroke as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
Similar to playing on autopilot where a player is at peak playing level and is playing without any conscious effort or thought. Dead stroke is a sustained period of play where the specific player is in stroke. In simple terms, dead stroke is where a player is performing so flawlessly that he or she just cannot miss. To a player who is experiencing dead stroke, the game seems effortless.
Roger has been playing dead stroke since the start of the tournament, and shows no signs of slowing down.
The dead stroke definition was entered on 3/10/2006 and was updated on 12/26/2007 9:49:06 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to skill level. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: shot, stroke, in stroke, catch a stroke, dead punch, free stroking for more on the meaning of dead stroke.
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