Three players remain going into the final day of One-Pocket at Buffaloes:
Evan Lunda......Won 5, Lost 0 (plus a 1st Round Bye)
Fedor Gorst......Won 4, Lost 1 (plus a 1st Round Bye)
Justin Hall.........Won 8, Lost 1 (No Byes)
Gorst plays Hall and the winner continues to face Lunda in the finals.
In true Double-Elimination format, Lunda would have to lose twice to finish in second place.
I notice where the cue ball first hits the long rail after the break shot.
Top players develop that feel of where it'll hit the rail.
Like a ''power draw'' shot.
Hitting the long rail below the second diamond, the possibility off a side pocket scratch is eliminated, spin kills off the second long rail cb hit.
I'm also curious, but it took me about an hour to compile these results and I'm not motivated enough to do it again. Unfortunately, it's not a task that's automatable with AI yet, based on my testing a few months ago.
The idea is to fill the holes with retractable steel rods, that create divots to place the balls, and then go flush immediately after breaking. The problem is that the 90 degree sharp edges between the slate surface and hole inner diameter will wear out the cloth at those points, as you pointed out. Plus it is quite a commitment for an experim
