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Mobiker · Wednesday at 10:51 AM

jbart65 · Wednesday at 10:50 AM

Got to wonder where all the money is coming from and if it can last. Attendance and viewership probably aren't paying the bills.

If Saudi Arabia thinks pool events cost too much money, the Chinese govt, if it is involved, will eventually draw the same conclusion. Chinese teams used to pay big money to attract foreign soccer players, but they have cut back a lot.

Duane Remick · Wednesday at 10:50 AM

Plays as good as anyone Ive watched....
in this set, couple times out of line, but great recovery cuts and also nice, close jump shot
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sudocrushms · Wednesday at 10:49 AM

David in FL said:
What size table?

Are the balls 2.25"?

That should be fun!

9' table with 4-1/8" pockets. The balls are the 2.25" Aramith snooker set (full set, but i only use 10 of the reds).

boradriver · Wednesday at 10:49 AM

garczar said:
Based on the way this is panning out is doesn't look like Joe had things set-up for just this situation.

Very Sad Joe would not be happy knowing there was an issue now. It is kind of a bad spot for everyone. How does the family know what cues Joe owned and what was on consignment if he did not have any records.

Bob Jewett · Wednesday at 10:47 AM

easy-e said:
I'm not sure that's a possibility here.

The side pocket facing is probably involved. That makes the cross side shot very tricky. Not impossible, but wants more than one try.

InsertCleverNameHere · Wednesday at 10:42 AM

iusedtoberich said:
Stay away from Perimeter and Arena lights. Worst lights ever made! They blind you from the sides. The most uncomfortable experience I've ever had in a pool hall.

Littman or Diamond (made by Littman) lights are the best. They have egg-crate style diffusers that let the light go down but not sideways.

thought I was the only one. Hate em with a passion

j2pac · Wednesday at 10:42 AM

j2pac said:
Go to Kelly's website, access the Tomahawk material tab, put your items in your basket and checkout. It's really that simple.

Jaden · Wednesday at 10:36 AM

I'd normally add a funny quip or gritty story, but I'm in too much pain, too frustrated and too whatever to do it rn.

Jaden

trob · Wednesday at 10:35 AM

sudocrushms said:
10 reds works really well on this table. I wish there were snooker and carom tables around here, I'd love to be able to actually play both. Variety keeps it fresh.

Fargo Billiards had one years ago, but it didn't last long. We played 9b on it occasionally. Need binoculars for some of those shots...

I had a friend tell me if you want to remember what it was like when you first started playing play 9 ball on a snooker table. You’ll get humbled real fast lol

GideonF · Wednesday at 10:28 AM

skor said:
Gorst comes from Russian Billiards (Pyramid), same cloth, bigger table, small pockets and bigger balls.
He should be able to adjust quite fast

Russian pyramid seems to have flat pocket facings (like pool) not rounded (like Chinese and snooker). Also seems to have pointed rails, not square rails.

So there are some key differences. Fedor will hopefully get time to practice and adjust.

easy-e · Wednesday at 10:25 AM

straightline said:
Looked like Marc foreign guy tried to move the 7, missed, and went plan B.
Edwards appeared to try a titty or outright multi rail safety and blew it. The 7 was otherwise clear.

Cross side was the shot to take.

I'm not sure that's a possibility here.

Jaden · Wednesday at 10:16 AM

tim913 said:
This is what AI says;

Matchroom’s World Nineball Tour (WNT) uses heavily strict tournament specifications with tight corner pocket mouths cut down to roughly 4 inches (and 4.5-inch side pockets). To accommodate these ultra-tight openings without causing excessive ball rattling, the horizontal cushion facing cut angles are typically adjusted flatter/straighter (closer to 136°–138°) compared to standard recreational 142° angles, paired with a deep shelf. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Matchroom WNT Pocket Specs

Corner Pocket Width: ~4.0 inches

Side Pocket Width: ~4.5 inches

Facing Cut Angles: Flatter angles (near ~136° to 138°) to direct true hits cleanly while heavily penalizing off-center shots. [1, 2, 3]

I promise you that the diamond blue labels at the arizona open were not straighter. I went the AI route and I got 3 different answers. Plus AI is using the rasson table specs

loggerhead12 · Wednesday at 10:12 AM

Life was better when we were all humming along to "If you've got the time, we've got the beer . . ."

Ahwahnee · Wednesday at 10:08 AM

I’m selling it for $1100 with two shafts!

skor · Wednesday at 10:05 AM

garczar said:
Chinese pool, both 8b/9b, are heavily backed by the CCP. They don't need any commercial sponsorship to succeed.

and yet there are a lot of sponsors and commercials running during broadcasts

for instance

tim913 · Wednesday at 10:03 AM

This is what AI says;

Matchroom’s World Nineball Tour (WNT) uses heavily strict tournament specifications with tight corner pocket mouths cut down to roughly 4 inches (and 4.5-inch side pockets). To accommodate these ultra-tight openings without causing excessive ball rattling, the horizontal cushion facing cut angles are typically adjusted flatter/straighter (closer to 136°–138°) compared to standard recreational 142° angles, paired with a deep shelf. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Matchroom WNT Pocket Specs

- Corner Pocket Width: ~4.0 inches
- Side Pocket Width: ~4.5 inches
- Facing Cut Angles: Flatter angles (near ~136° to 138°) to direct true hits cleanly while heavily penalizing off-center shots. [1, 2, 3]

skor · Wednesday at 10:01 AM

garczar said:
Why would Fujifilm be bigger? You talking pool in general or just the women's game? Bud/Inbev has three times the revenue and almost 5times the ad budget. Call me stupid but a beer-pool connection makes WAY more sense than a film/imaging company does.

It's true that AB InBev is bigger than Fujifilm with larger annual revenue and market size.
But alcohol have been part of billiards in sponsorship from time to time (maybe more in Snooker). getting a sponsor from another field is big.
Even if the Fujifilm sponsorship was just a local Italian rep (like the Budweiser is in Arizona) it is still a big thing in my opinion. If Fujifilm got what it needed from that event, then it's great news and a door opener for more outside sponsorships.
Can't relay on Billiard's industry companies alone, it too small to get the big money that everybody wants to see.
If eyes were to the Snooker world to see how it should be done, nowadays we should look to Chinese pool, because they are definitively doing something right...

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