Amaury said:

After the new diamond table been installed, I really hope that the installers could record your first breaking shot and reaction and upload it on Youtube.

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jimmyco said:

Was "the other thread" deleted?

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july9x said:

Anthony will demolish JH playing 10-ball JH needs 7 games race to 50

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Bob Jewett said:

It's possible to hit the ball with a little bit of "excess" top spin -- beyond rolling smoothly. The problem is that the higher you hit, the less forward speed you get right off the tip. It turns out that for a shot like a lag where the ball has time to be rolling smoothly before it hits something -- you want to hit at about 61% of the height of the ball for the ball to roll the farthest.

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bbb said:

another example
this shot i tend to hit thick and get a rub on the long rail going in
on some tables it will hang if it doesnt go in clean
so i will aim for parallel to the rail and then hit it alittle fat
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maha said:

are any of those balls increasing in speed after they past the max acceleration point after the hit.

technically i agree a tiny bit of speed over a short distance can come from increased top spin. but not for long as friction and heat will slow the ball down.

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AtLarge said:

Comparison -- 2024 vs. 2025 vs. 2026

How do the stats compare for this year's Bigfoot 10-Ball versus those for the past two years? This comparison uses all 15 matches each year -- 238 games tracked in 2024, 225 in 2025, and 234 in 2026.

I'm aware of three differences in rules and equipment for these years. (1) The corner pocket mouths were 4 1/4" in 2024, 4 1/2" this year, and I'm not sure about 2025. (2) No shot clock for the first time this year. (3) The balls were racked for the first time this year in a computer-generated random pattern.

These stats are for 2024 first, then 2025, then 2026.

• Successful breaks -- 59%, 66%, 63%​

• Breaker won game -- 54%, 56%, 54%​

• B&R games on all breaks -- 18%, 19%, 25%,​

• B&R games on successful breaks -- 31%, 29%, 40%​

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• Games ending in 1 inning -- 39%, 36%, 47%​

• Games going beyond the 2nd inning -- 35%, 36%, 30%​

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• Runouts by the player at the table following the break -- 29%, 28%, 38%​

• Games won by first player to make a ball after the break -- 70%, 67%, 76%​

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• Avg. number of balls made on all breaks -- 0.9, 1.1, 1.1​

• Avg. number of balls made on successful breaks -- 1.4, 1.6, 1.6​

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• Games per missed shot (approx.) -- 1.3, 1.6, 1.8​

• Games per foul -- 2.7, 3.0, 3.4​

• Games with one or more safeties -- 46%, 53%, 45%​

• Games (excl. B&Rs) with one or more safeties -- 56%, 65%, 60%​

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• Average number of games won by match loser -- 5.9, 5.0, 5.9​

• Average minutes per match -- 101, 96, 117​

• Average minutes per game (including timeouts) -- 6.4, 6.4, 7.3​

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So play was a little better this year, perhaps helped by the table. And eliminating the time clock led to slower play on average.

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white1 said:

I’m glad you asked. I’ve been wondering the same thing. Where are the clown shows? Did none of them come?

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maha said:

are any of those balls increasing in speed after they past the max acceleration point after the hit.

technically i agree a tiny bit of speed over a short distance can come from increased top spin. but not for long as friction and heat will slow the ball down.

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