I may be wrong but it looks like your 1st setup calls for something like 1/8 ball cut to make the pocket.

My 3C game is mostly about clocking and this semi-thin cut is one I'm working on developing more control/understanding. Work in progress but is now 1 of 3 standard hits or strategies. The other 2 are 1/2 ball and a hit that sends my CB perpendicular to a rail.

Once you do the work/study on Exact tip placement that gives you 1, 2, 3 diamonds spread when shooting diamond to diamond across the short table (perpendicular to a long rails) you'll have something to work with regarding the described hits.

I just discovered the 1/8 ball hit and the control I can get from it. It's re-ignited my interest. Getting old. Wish I knew more about clocking 40 years ago.

Simplified Clues:
1/2 ball hit determines CB 3rd rail contact point. 2 o'clock or 2 tips brings CB to 2nd diamond on the 3rd rail.

With a thin hit that sends CB perpendicular 90degs into a rail gives you your study results on tip placement. Kinda. There's work/study needed here since depending on needing inside or outside English, spin is added or subtracted from the CB.

Hard to describe the 1/8 ball hit since its work in progress but with the thin hit the math is whatever gives you 1 diamond spread across the short long rails will give you 2 diamonds spread down the length of the table.

With the 1/8? ball hit some of that calculation goes out the window. Sorry I can't explain this better. I'll just say I have better confidence where my CB is going, if I make the hits and my cue is straight.

Fortunately I don't have to worry about pocketing balls, just having fun with the CB is enough for me.

Re: model assumes...no change of shape at contact.

You science folks have a different set of know-hows, but I don't see how rail(cushion/rubber) compression could be built into a sim model with a realistic outcome

So many variables, it makes my balls spin

What is the overall score now?

Nice bank by Sky.

skip100 said:

it's no conspiracy, the US team just isn't that good.

We have the talent but not the work ethic, along with a small handful of folks with the work ethic but not the talent. Only SVB combines the two.

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Aloysius Yapp said it best when asked why he puts so much time into practicing (up to 8 hours-839 Fargo Rate)
“It’s my job.”

This was made by a genius, who sadly left us too soon. This is a very collectible and functional work of art. The price isn’t too shabby.

GLWS

skogstokig said:

barry hearn was on between the matches. his response was more events in the US

which i guess in time can grow US players. but until then the euro and asian players gonna rob those events

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We have no billiard schools, no coaches for the professional level players and the Euro’s include 14.1 in their arsenal.
Johan Ruijsink specifically had JJ as Vice Captain to learn, implement and continue the things Team USA learned during the 3 years he coached them, winning 2 out of 3 Mosconi Cups.
I’d like to know why all those lessons have fallen by the wayside.

If I'm Team USA you have to be thinking, "Oh no, not more Filler!" And here he is, the USA killer. Teamed with Shaw, another one just like him. All I can say is, good luck to Shane and Sky. They will need a lot of it here.

Kris_b1104 said:

Uh oh, did you just call this event compelling?!

Incoming post from garcz...

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Nah. A person would have to really have issues to put this much effort into what I post on here.

How many lags does Shane have to lose before another player gets a chance.

Pissflitsche said:

Does anyone know if Jeremy Jones is a hard smoker? Looking at his brownish beard around the lips I would assume so.

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I mean he also sounds like he's smoked a pack a day for 30 years

Does anyone know if Jeremy Jones is a hard smoker? Looking at his brownish beard around the lips I would assume so.

jbart65 said:

This has become an oddly compelling event. Seeing how many ways Team USA can find a way to lose.

At least the players are putting up a fight. Styer and Gorst gave it their all, mistakes and all. SVB is the only one really playing his game, though.

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Watching Greg Norman collapse or figure skaters fall or field goal kickers miss is also compelling. That's part of sports!

Man that song America just came out to was very cringe. I'd be embarrassed to walk out to that

jay helfert said:

Gorst looked shell shocked in that first game against Filler. I think the whole Team USA is shell shocked after what just happened in that first match. Filler's position shot from the six to seven in rack one was twice as hard as Styer's eight to nine was, and he hit it perfectly. That clearly shows the difference ability wise in these two teams. Pros playing amateurs is how it looks.

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Psychology coach needed.

This has become an oddly compelling event. Seeing how many ways Team USA can find a way to lose.

At least the players are putting up a fight. Styer and Gorst gave it their all, mistakes and all. SVB is the only one really playing his game, though.

Kris_b1104 said:

Watch Filler jump this 2 ball in

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The highlight of this match was the great safety exchange between these two players in game eight, punctuated by the long jump shot executed by Filler to win the game.