Ill admit, I am not a fan of straight pool. But Inside Pool was streaming and it was free and what the heck, Ill watch if for a while.
The first match was Corey Duel and Mike Dischane. I hade seen Corey play many times, and most recently some great one pocket matches on Youtube, and some commentary with Billy I.
To me neither played what I perceived as "classic 14.1", they played more like "break them all out and run them off the table" style. In the 14.1 matches I had seen in the past they try to break one or two from the group at a time. I actually made the comment in the chat as it seemed like it was being played like the new "Power One Pocket" verses the old style of one pocket.
In the next match, Johnny Archer and Florida Bob played. Again, I had heard and seen Johnny before but never seen or heard of Bob. One great thing last night Blackjack was in the chat and was excellent for comments, and shot selection. He seemed like he was right EVERY time. (I learned because of it).
However in this match Florida Bob DID play the classic style and looked stronger than Johnny, but some untimely errors were enough to allow Johnny to win.
The next match was Charlie Williams and Corey Duel. Honestly I haven't seen Charlie play much so I was anxious to see him play.
OMG, if anyone doesn't understand why pool isn't on TV, they should watch this match. Charlie Williams makes Strong Arm John look like he is on speed. I watched for probably 15 minutes and I couldn't stand it anymore and shut it off.
For you 14.1 fans, take this the way I mean it. The commentary mentioned putting Charlie on a 2 minute shot clock. I am thinking 15-30 second would be more than enough.
Sure there is a tough shot OCCASSIONALLY that will cause a need for a player to get up and maybe walk around the table. But Charlie Williams did it EVERY shot!
The standing joke about one pocket is how slow it is. Compared to 14.1 it looks like speed pool.
One other thing, that Florida Bob guy plays at a great pace, is a great player and a pleasure to watch. Of all of the players I watched, he certainly presented the game in an enjoyable manner.
Best of rolls,
Ken
The first match was Corey Duel and Mike Dischane. I hade seen Corey play many times, and most recently some great one pocket matches on Youtube, and some commentary with Billy I.
To me neither played what I perceived as "classic 14.1", they played more like "break them all out and run them off the table" style. In the 14.1 matches I had seen in the past they try to break one or two from the group at a time. I actually made the comment in the chat as it seemed like it was being played like the new "Power One Pocket" verses the old style of one pocket.
In the next match, Johnny Archer and Florida Bob played. Again, I had heard and seen Johnny before but never seen or heard of Bob. One great thing last night Blackjack was in the chat and was excellent for comments, and shot selection. He seemed like he was right EVERY time. (I learned because of it).
However in this match Florida Bob DID play the classic style and looked stronger than Johnny, but some untimely errors were enough to allow Johnny to win.
The next match was Charlie Williams and Corey Duel. Honestly I haven't seen Charlie play much so I was anxious to see him play.
OMG, if anyone doesn't understand why pool isn't on TV, they should watch this match. Charlie Williams makes Strong Arm John look like he is on speed. I watched for probably 15 minutes and I couldn't stand it anymore and shut it off.
For you 14.1 fans, take this the way I mean it. The commentary mentioned putting Charlie on a 2 minute shot clock. I am thinking 15-30 second would be more than enough.
Sure there is a tough shot OCCASSIONALLY that will cause a need for a player to get up and maybe walk around the table. But Charlie Williams did it EVERY shot!
The standing joke about one pocket is how slow it is. Compared to 14.1 it looks like speed pool.
One other thing, that Florida Bob guy plays at a great pace, is a great player and a pleasure to watch. Of all of the players I watched, he certainly presented the game in an enjoyable manner.
Best of rolls,
Ken
