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Isn’t pool supposed to be dead?

Jaden
mdc said:
Walked in to this place near my apartment 10pm Tuesday night, not one table available. I used to work at a pool hall when I was younger (back in the 90s). We had about the same number of tables as this place, ~20-25. We were never this busy on a week night. Is it booze? We didn’t serve alcohol. 🤷‍♂️ Was told it was league night so about half the tables were reserved for them. Came in last night also and it was the same.View attachment 887203
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If you want the recipe for a successful pool hall it's simple. Have lots of bar boxes, in house league every night you can and Sunday day tourneys and be in a college town for Friday and Saturday nights.

If you have the above and properly promote it, you will have a successful pool hall in the US. Hell, if you have any 2 of the above, you should have a successful pool hall provided your lease isn't exorbitant.
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Relaxed vs raised shoulder?

S
gregcantrall said:
I would video myself then compare my form with the player I would like to emulate. For me it would be Ronnie O'Sullivan or perhaps Stephen Hendry. The pre shot routine is like a dance and should flow. Again check out Ronnie and notice the whole process and the things that he does every shot.
Physical limitations can effect the form but using gravity to find the most efficient and repeatable stroke can help.
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hendry had great fundamentals but ronnie (or judd trump) is hardly someone to emulate. same with many cue geniuses, svb, bustie, etc
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“Less Lucky” Version of 10 Ball?

philly
jax_joe said:
What was the "mistake"? You (presumably) made a legal shot and missed. That isn't a mistake. Incoming players turn.

One of the dumbest bastardized rulesets ever was those couple of events they had with that kneejerk absurd call shot call safe crap. Good thing it went away quick.
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I like it. Makes for a more intensely thought out game. More chess like. A good called safety can win you a game especially if a player kicks or jumps poorly. Safeties win games.
On that thought, many players think the object of a game is to run out, rotation games especially. It isn't.
The object of the game is to win the game. Sometimes a hard lesson to learn.
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“Less Lucky” Version of 10 Ball?

jax_joe
dreamhouse said:
For example, if I rattle an object ball and my cue ball unintentionally lands wedged behind a group of other balls, brutally snookering my opponent, I’m probably going to get paid off with ball in hand - even though I was the one that made the mistake.


EDIT: Realized from some of your posts that this does exist as “Call Shot/Call Safe” 10 ball. Thanks!
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What was the "mistake"? You (presumably) made a legal shot and missed. That isn't a mistake. Incoming players turn.

One of the dumbest bastardized rulesets ever was those couple of events they had with that kneejerk absurd call shot call safe crap. Good thing it went away quick.
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