maha said:

you aim for the part of the pocket that gives you the best % chance of getting position and furthering your chance of winning the game.

just like you play position for the place on the table that gives you the best chance of winning the game not the best chance of making the next shot.

another for instance might be on a shot you are not sure of the possible throw so you aim a little more toward another part of the pocket.

another, say you are 50 50 to make a shot you must shoot. you may elect to aim for a side of the pocket that gives you a smaller chance of making the ball but a much greater chance of leaving him safe or safer.

if you dont think about, or account for these things your progression will never happen beyond ball pocketing.

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Your post covers things nicely. Considering things while I practiced I decided the importance of the two portions of the shot, making the ball and getting shape. I decided that 20% focus on the object ball was enough to make it most shots leaving 80% focus available to make the next ball and the rest of the run. Maybe I am just working towards making my opponent break out a cluster but I also want to arrange things where the cue ball is in an awkward position after they break out the cluster.

Playing further ahead in the rack and a level or two above the other player makes the outcome almost preordained. Of course it doesn't take one pocket players long to figure this out. The stack is the ultimate cluster!

gregcantrall said:

Oh well that would be when they pry it from my cold dead hands.

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Somebody accidentally broke my stick and didn't understand why it was a big deal. He offered to replace it but I had to explain to him that you couldn't just go out and buy another. Top billiard and snooker players have been known to quit when they lost their cue. One, maybe Steve Davis, had his cue disappear on a train. He hunted a cue for two years then found one that belonged to a friend playing in a local pub that was right. A twenty pound stick or less but it was "right". He said he would never go through another search like that. Lose another cue and he was quitting!

Hu

One thing I noticed was in the match with Shaw and FSR, they didn’t look comfortable at all. Both of them played very nervously and timid. I guess playing In the mosconi cup they knew they’d win, here they are hoping to win. BIG DIFFERENCE

MitchAlsup said:

A few years ago a friend of mine died.
I got a birthday greeting from her from LinkedIN then later a "congratulate her for a k-th year at CompanyX"
I tried to tell them that she had died, when, where, and cause.
They responded that they needed response from HER in order to quit sending greetings.....

Go figure !!

But that is the insanity of computers.....

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Insanely Immaculate Nonsanity.

(having trouble keeping my backups current and functioning with Micro Serve...)

It's a beautiful.arena and a First Class production typical of Matchroom. We had a good crowd (a few hundred) who cheered loudly, were partisan for Asia, but were respectful of all the players.

Good officiating by both referees as well. They moved around so as not to block one group more than others. Got in good position to see the close hits and potential fouls as well.

What looked to be a good match up on paper turned out to be a rout, thanks to so many unforced errors by ROW. The crowd loved AJ Manas and he responded with solid play.

Emily was all over tending to her new event. Her cheerful attitude and friendly manner makes her a lovable promoter. Better yet she is effective and managed the proceedings well. The Reyes Cup will only get better over the years. Just like the MC in its infancy.

Scott Frost is a top notch commentator and equally good at interviews. He has risen to the top of his game.

Let's hope ROW can get something going today and make a match out of it. They've got the horses!

I own a number of books, but this is a really good one.

jbart65 said:

Even in your unlikely scenario, there would have to be a baseline robustness level.

Strip out Ali and six of the 10 players in the Reyes are in the top 10 Fargo ratings.

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Ali has played over 300 games that are Fargo rated …..