Badpenguin said:

Is a thesis for a Bachelor a thing in the

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chrislill-rastern said:

This question is one of my Hypothesis! We should see such differences as we know since decades about differences between male and female, when it comes to mental rotation tasks.

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I'm not sure asking specifically pool players would answer that question very well in a general sense. People who are spatially challenged, be it men or women, are much less likely to be pool players, much less pool enthusiasts who will be answering these questions. Never mind the additional self-selection bias of people willing to sit through 20mins of standardized test questions about it.

Black-Balled said:

Never knew...no thumbs up!

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Don't like it myself!

Just stating facts!

Patrick Johnson said:

I think Shane’s speed/power is enhanced by him standing up during the shot stroke and swinging his whole arm (rather than just the forearm), giving him greater “leveraged” speed/power at the grip hand.

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Speed is speed, some have it naturally......

mr3cushion said:

Maybe about 10 years ago at the Big Carom Cafe event, 1 3C player from the US and 1 from Europe colluded so one of them would make the Finals by dumping!

I think they both got a 1 year Ban!

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Never knew...no thumbs up!

fastone371 said:

According to my math 50" x 100" diagonal is 111.8' and a 40" x 80" (Diamond) is 89.44" diagonally for a difference of 22.36" but my math may be off

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Alas you are correct. My apologies. Worked it too quickly.

My points still stand. (Working slowly now), a barbox has 3200 sq inches of playing area, a 9' has 5000 inches, which means a 9' has over 56% more playing area. On a big table the average shot will be longer--and the subsequent position--and there will be fewer clusters. I am still often surprised at how much firmer I can/need to stroke on a 9' than a barbox, and how lightly I need to hit and how many clusters I need to deal with on a barbox. Someone accustomed to one table size switching to the other will really need to develop areas of their game they hadn't previously.

Again, I think it's much more common in lower FR because anyone who is 800+ likely has practiced many, many hours on all sorts of equipment and is less likely to be unused to anything pool related. And is skilled enough to adapt quite readily (or, worse case, capable enough to still beat most people handily even if their skill drops a speed).

Rule question:

With 2 players having the same score - the first to post his video gets higher place?

maha said:

my post was strictly about gambling and hiding or tricking your opponent on how good you are.

had nothing to do with dumping. two entirely different scenarios.

pay more attention please.

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So your initial post didn’t make sense or have anything to do with the subject. Do better or just read other people that do make senses

chrislill-rastern said:

In Europe you need a players licence in order to take part in competitions or in the league. Sorry for some questions being a bit related to regional regulations. The license for instance in Austria requieres you to have a Assist Referee qualification.

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So in Austria players are required to have training in the rules? Almost no American players have ever had such training, and even some top players make very basic rules mistakes.

Ernie confirmed that this was one of the last cues he made at Showcase before leaving in late 1995

To create a handle that would be worth the effort, the casinos would have to offer games on the wire (a point spread, in effect) and an over/under on total games in a match. They could even offer micro betting on who will win the lag, who will win the first rack, who will commit the first foul, whether a player will three-foul, etc.

Imagine how easy it would be for players to have surrogates place bets for which the outcome could easily be controlled by the players, and that could allow them to make more money than the tournament winner.

If I ran a casino, there would be no chance.

I mean, I know that players are always on the up-and-up and never conspire via text messages to fix the outcome of a match, or anything like that... but I would still take a pass.

dr_dave said:

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For those interested in what the full drills look like, here are my initial entries:

the casino that lost the money cared. but all was forgotten as time went by as it wasnt enough to worry about. but enough to not let betting on pool.

David in FL said:

Ah well, the story of my life.

Sadly, not all of us spend much time on big tables any more.

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You can still participate in the Challenge. You just won't be eligible for the cash awards unless it is done on an 8' or larger table.

Black-Balled said:

You can't legislate behavior and punitive measures do not provide societal inspiration!

Shitty actors a gonna act a shitty.

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Maybe about 10 years ago at the Big Carom Cafe event, 1 3C player from the US and 1 from Europe colluded so one of them would make the Finals by dumping!

I think they both got a 1 year Ban!

chrislill-rastern said:

In Europe you need a players licence in order to take part in competitions or in the league. Sorry for some questions being a bit related to regional regulations. The license for instance in Austria requieres you to have a Assist Referee qualification.

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Since you are putting it out internationally, I would say you need to be clear to the international audience, otherwise you may have a flaw in your data to be accounted for, and perhaps it could adversely effect your evaluation or grade.

While you are here, you might want to discuss with members what the credentials for an instructor in the US might be. I suggest that because you introduced yourself as an instructor. You may not realize it but you can have the attention of some prominent people here, including pros, instructors, authors, and academics up to the doctorate level.

I encourage you to take advantage of membership here and get to know some of the members.

Welcome to the community.