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I'm there!making your table play super fast isnt an improvement.
but for weaker players it will make them feel that they play better.
Fast cloth that is...
I'm there!making your table play super fast isnt an improvement.
but for weaker players it will make them feel that they play better.
Most of us haven't done everything like you?seems like lots more fun than watching filler or gorst run balls and never smile or say anything.
I just noticed it's Andy cloth. I played a WNT satellite tournament where Andy had donated a batch to the TD and he had it installed on half the tables. The other half were 760, which was the normal cloth for this room. Tables were GC3's. Both cloths were installed by the same mechanic a few days before the tournament. The Andy cloth was faster than the 760.That table they are playing on. It sure seems like the balls roll a great deal. It looks so fast. Most shots they are stroking so easy. It appears to play so much better and faster than my Gold Crown IV. Of course we have been all through that many times.
r/DCP
the next thing you know, everyone is doing it.all it takes is a, middle man/retailer, with cnc knowledge. these things go through a couple people anyway before it gets to you.
then the customer picks the exact size he wants.
I think the only way it would come back is if it was ref rack, triangle rack, and players cannot inspect the rack. Then, gaps would be guaranteed, and where they were would be unknown. An Archer/Busty break would be the best chance for the player.I have been thinking a lot about this lately and find it funny that this thread popped up.
As a fan and player, I detest the “modern” break. Do you have any ideas about how to bring the old power break back in 9 ball?
I have been thinking a lot about this lately and find it funny that this thread popped up.Tricky topic. Still, this is a bit of an apples to oranges comparison.
Thirty years ago, there was no break box, the one ball was on the spot, and the wing ball was dead, so players had a better chance to control the cue ball off of the break. As you note, they liked to squat the cue ball near the center of the table. They would love to do the same today, but ....
Today, in WNT play, which is currently the highest level of 9ball competition in the game, there is a narrow break box, the nine is on the spot, and the wing ball is no longer dead. To their credit, today's pro players have devised a cut break that enables them to make the one in the side with relative consistency, but the cut break comes with far less cue ball control. Today, the break that is in vogue in WNT play brings the cue ball to the rail and back through the rack area, so it is much harder to end up with a shot on the two ball after a successful break.
Hence, you are correct. Yesterday's players liked to squat the cue ball, but chiefly because they could under the old break rules. Today's pros, with few exceptions, have determined that they must cut break to ensure that they don't break dry, and in doing so, have ended up with far less cue ball control than their counterparts of yesteryear.
Looks like it to me. Also known as Pyinma burl. Also resembles some myrtle burl I have seen. One thing is for sure, it's brown and needs coring.Possibly Asian Satinwood burl.
Yes, consistency is key!“ which in turn can make the game easier by gaining cue ball control”
For me the Gorsts, Kos and Fillers are an immediate attraction. Seriously, the current top 5 have visible skills that take them thru the tape time and time again. Woodward - who? Oi - who? On and on.I understand everyone's perspective - was just sharing mine. Granted Sky and Fedor are different people but I'm basing my expectation on what happened with one and I'd articulate that with the other if the opportunity came up. If I lost a a $100.00 set to Fedor and got nothing from it, no guidance/advice/thoughts post set and didn't think it was worth it, then I'd pull up and pay him $100.00 and walk away - so be it. Let's face it, $100.00 doesn't have the buying power it used to so losing it isn't going to break me or piss me off - it's just what it cost me to play. Now if I took as much away from that set as I did from Sky, then I'd play another on the same terms. It's all personal preference and depends on the situation and how it plays out, but I understand and appreciate everyone's perspective as no one's wrong in what they said.