Bob Jewett said:

The shape of the pocket can have a large impact on how easy it plays. A huge factor is how far from parallel the facings are.

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kingwang said:

I don't think your pro is the norm. Even the Fillers have 4.125" pockets on their home table.

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He actually posted a pic to his socials today showing how tight his pockets are. Facings look pretty parallel.

Flakeandrun said:

Playing Surface	2540mm x 1260mm (100" x 50")	This is the official inner dimension; slate thickness is typically 46mm-50mm.
Table Height	800mm to 850mm	Measured from the floor to the top of the cushions.
Pocket Size	85mm (approx. 3.35 inches)	Leather & copper construction.
Rails	S-level "Dragon Ridge" Rubber	Brand: J-Hong; designed for consistent, high-fidelity rebound.
Cloth	Strachan 6811 or Liber Win 8848	High-quality worsted wool cloth for speed and durability.
Balls	57.15mm diameter (2.25 inches)	Weight ranges between 156g-170g; JOY includes Aramith balls.

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They appear marginally smaller than an American pool table, and this is noticeable.

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It seemed similar to an 8 foot American pool table.

vintagecollectibles831 said:

Thanks a lot for the info. So, if I do not mark the joint of the shaft at the highest point of its roll out, and shoot with that side facing up, then I might miss, no matter what. That makes sense. I will test both ways, just out of curiosity. Maybe do some straight in, long shot drills, to see how bad the warp really throws me off. I really just miss playing, lol. Thanks for your help.

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It helps if you mark it, only thing is if you don't know where the the taper rises, you could miss anything.on a short bridge its ok, on longer bridge length, that taper comes into play more.
Another way is to hold the butt in the same place every time. Look at it the other way around, a badly warped butt, which can make shaft roll awful. even a brand new one. As i said, if your able use it, you will be able to use anything after that.

uk_9_ball_convert said:

I might be mistaken but I think the table and balls are broadly the size of American pool with pockets the size of a snooker table.

Not tried it, but it looks like the hardest form of pool.

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They appear marginally smaller than an American pool table, and this is noticeable.

Glad they're not using that daft sexist blue and pink ball set that they tried to market (badly) as some Yin Yang 阴阳 intangible Chinese culture... Shame they keep in the free ball for women, and under 18s, to save face for men who would for the most part likely lose anyway...

uk_9_ball_convert said:

I might be mistaken but I think the table and balls are broadly the size of American pool with pockets the size of a snooker table.

Not tried it, but it looks like the hardest form of pool.

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I think Joy has set standards for all tournaments. Duya standards differ slightly (I like that they squared off the jaws a little, much more interesting to watch than Chinese 8-ball. Refuse to call it "heyball" - it's supposed to mix Chinese and English together 黑 for black and ball. Sounds dumb af).

For a league amateur (300-400 level) it would be rare to make more than 1 ball in an inning. Pros can handle them all right but their patterns need to change.

I’ve run out on one before but it was with a very easy layout with no balls on any rails. Side pockets can play bigger than some modern tricked up 9-ball tournament tables you see pros play on.

garczar said:

Or he REALLY likes Chinese women and his ol lady won't let him go.

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Nah, it's the food, and the fact it's too hard. Same reason Fedor doesn't give it a real bash. When he was in Shanghai, Josh basically ate pizza and pasta the whole time (so did the rest of the Germans for that matter lol)

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Zerksies said:

I use carbon fiber because i hated certain charastics of wood. The stickiness that would happen, swelling and temperature shifts that would change the properties of the shaft. With carbon these things do not happen

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Yes I think those are the reasons many players use carbon fiber, and they are good reasons. It's hard to get the feel of wood from a carbon fiber shaft, but I think you have to live with a bit of deflection to get the feel of wood. I can play with either, but it push came to shove, wood is nice for me for feel. I go back and forth a lot.

maha said:

with ball in hand and no pushout on the break, it is a disadvantage to break for most players.

challenge me if you like, but you are wrong.

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When Efren first arrived in the USA he was new to 9 ball and didn't have a good break. He gave up the 8 And the breaks and still ran over all challengers. Well I heard Buddy Hall won a set.