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PGA Player Mic'd Up/Pool Why Not?

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couldnthinkof01 said:
I agree.
Watched this one the other day.
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A pool version would be cool
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  • Shotgun Mics (Primary Method): Highly directional shotgun microphones are the standard method for capturing audio on a golf course. These are operated by audio technicians ("A2s") near tees and greens, and sometimes mounted on cameras to pick up the sound of a club hitting the ball or conversations from several yards away.
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Pro Pocket Size TOO Small for 9 Ball

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Meanwhile, on the pga tour today they set up a “par 4” that the final groups were hitting pin high with 3 woods that have a sweet spot the size of what used to be the entire clubface in the early Tiger era.

Golf has gone too far in one direction and pool has gone too far in the other. Golf has dumbed down the game for pros while creating no benefit for amateurs (average handicaps are stable over decades) while pool has made it more boring to watch at the pro level and harder to play at the amateur level. In the Diamond world amateurs are essentially forced to play on barboxes if they want to make any balls.

Runouts are fun. Watching pros duck shots because they are too hard is not fun.
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Pro Pocket Size TOO Small for 9 Ball

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dendweller said:
Whether someone is dominating running packs or there is a well thought out safety battle, the vast majority of people are not going to think it's exciting. I like playing a lot but I don't think watching that's exciting. If were to choose I'd rather watch players have a good safety battle than players slop balls into 5 inch pockets.

Someone with a good safety game knows how to control the cue ball. That's pool and most of us could learn something watching it.
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I don't want 5" pockets either 4 & 1/4" for Pro's and 4&1/2" for amateur tournaments for games like 8 ball, 9 ball, 10 ball , for games like 1 pocket, 14.1, and specialized games that aren't TV friendly anyways make them smaller if you want, if the sport is to grow people who are just learning the game must feel like they have a chance at the game, missing 20 shots in a row is not going to help with that, bowling is still thriving because they start kids out with bumpers in the gutters, no gutter balls, I believe we need both, some kids will play for fun with friends but some will strive to play like the guys playing the "Pro" tables and want to play those tables as well, I believe that's how we grow the sport.
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Testing Kicks and Banks on Diamond Brand Tables, and How to Adjust Aiming

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@dr_dave
advice please
i played onepocket today on a diamond
my home table is a gc1 with extended rails that tend to follow the 2:1 pretty well
many 3c systems close and the corner 5 i have to aim at 1.5 to go 3 rails to the corner
the diamond i played on
to 1 rail bank to the corner from 5 i had to aim at 2 with slow to medium stroke (object ball far from the rail)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from 1 it was closer to 3
english seems to take more than expected
i really struggled trying to adjust
any suggestions on how to approach that table next time
i am playing in a onepocket tournament next week
thanks
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