Thanks. It seems that the scoring that we see when watching matches is done elsewhere, and it's often lagging a bit from what is actually happening, the people calling the match on the livestreams often mention that. I'm sure the guys playing know exactly where things are at, and that rack makes complete sense.Yeah what you can't see is there's a wire rack with a divider in the middle just below the ball return and each player will pick a side and keep their balls in that rack until the game is over or they have to spot one due to fouling.
It wasn’t always like this though. I can remember as a young man in the sport seeing all the “players” that always dressed sharp all the way down to their alligator shoes, wearing waist aprons when matches ensued, so as not to dirty or leave creases in their slacks from leaning into the table. Guys like a good friend and former partner Toby Sweet, dressed to the nines as he traveled the road in his Jaguar, we were different then.This is why POOL & POOL PLAYERS will never always be consider a bush league sport. Say they look like a Buch of BUMS is the Reason Pool is struggling to attract major sponsors to create large pots of cash for winning major events.
Fun question! I think "less creativity" but a perfect mechanical cue would be a superb teaching aid, for example, teaching a new player how to aim.What if we could just aim our cue like a rifle with the tip at the contact point and instead of stroking it simply pull a trigger to shoot it at any preset CB speed? Would taking the stroke out of the equation mean more accuracy/consistency or less refinement/creativity?
If your only motive is winning, fun or not, is the stroke an advantage or a drawback?
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Final 3 with Gorst still having a bye. That Gorst v SVB match was brutal. Lets see if this Gorst v Woodward even gets streamed...
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Not without a senior citizen witness....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.