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Selby wins it 17-15. Ding choked on an easy blue in the final frame with a chance to tie it up at 16. Both players played great; great safeties, great shot making and good under pressure. But Selby showed why he is world number one. He handled the pressure a little better than Ding.

All that said, for me a great Ten Ball match or watching some great One Pocket is far more interesting. Every snooker game starts out with a long safety battle until someone makes a mistake. Then whoever can build the first break wins the game. The games tend to look alike after awhile. More power to them for creating a huge audience and big money in Snooker. Too bad we can't somehow duplicate that with Pool.
 
jay helfert said:
Selby wins it 17-15. Ding choked on an easy blue in the final frame with a chance to tie it up at 16. Both players played great; great safeties, great shot making and good under pressure. But Selby showed why he is world number one. He handled the pressure a little better than Ding.

All that said, for me a great Ten Ball match or watching some great One Pocket is far more interesting. Every snooker game starts out with a long safety battle until someone makes a mistake. Then whoever can build the first break wins the game. The games tend to look alike after awhile. More power to them for creating a huge audience and big money in Snooker. Too bad we can't somehow duplicate that with Pool.
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A lot of the time that is the format, but when a player is on form, sometimes they clear up after the opponent does a less than perfect break off.

There have been some great exchanges over the years with the likes of Ronnie, Hendry and co exchanging centuries for fun and clearing up in one visit!

That said, I like snooker and I like pool, I just wish pool as you say could market itself better.

That said, it has to be 9-Ball, with the world looking for shorter games (not sure if the trend is the same in the US, but now we have 20/20 cricket, 6 hole golf, the snooker shoot out and so on)...9-Ball is ideal if someone markets it well!
 
jay helfert said:
All that said, for me a great Ten Ball match or watching some great One Pocket is far more interesting. Every snooker game starts out with a long safety battle until someone makes a mistake. Then whoever can build the first break wins the game. The games tend to look alike after awhile. More power to them for creating a huge audience and big money in Snooker. Too bad we can't somehow duplicate that with Pool.
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Amongst the top players, yes you often get that format, although it's accentuated in the world championships since the longer matches seem to result in a higher standard. The table is reclothed a few times throughout the event which of course allows the balls to slide in a lot easier.

But to be fair, I do actually prefer to watch amateur snooker at times. And by amateur, I am referring to the players who are not currently on the tour who would essentially be considered low level pros in pool terms. You get more back and forth, safety play while still resulting in 70+ breaks at times.
 
... dup ... the site is confused/slow right now. Or maybe I am.
 
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BeiberLvr said:
Ah-ha! That must be the fundamental thing Bob was talking about!
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While finger tapping and keeping your chalk in your pocket -- clean clothes be damned! -- are useful, that's not it. Here's a hint:

Suppose you could guarantee that on every shot your head alignment with the cue could be the same and that you would get immediate feedback when your stroke wasn't straight. Would that be useful to you, both when learning and competing? Suppose the device/technique would be legal when playing. Would that be really useful?
 
Bob Jewett said:
While finger tapping and keeping your chalk in your pocket -- clean clothes be damned! -- are useful, that's not it. Here's a hint:

Suppose you could guarantee that on every shot your head alignment with the cue could be the same and that you would get immediate feedback when your stroke wasn't straight. Would that be useful to you, both when learning and competing? Suppose the device/technique would be legal when playing. Would that be really useful?
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Why all the secrecy?
 
Bob Jewett said:
It's not a secret. It was discussed openly by the commentators in the Higgins/Hawkins match. And Joe Davis made a YUGE point of it.
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I recall Joe Davis wore out his tie in the same spot...
...think it was that and his chin were like second bridges.
 
pt109 said:
I recall Joe Davis wore out his tie in the same spot...
...think it was that and his chin were like second bridges.
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And his waistcoat. Five-point contact if you count his grip hand and his bridge hand.
 
Saw the opening frame on session 2 of ding amd selby
The greatest saftey battle ive ever seen

What time will it be for us in the us for the final
Amd how many frames?
 
beneath_the_sur said:
Saw the opening frame on session 2 of ding amd selby
The greatest saftey battle ive ever seen

What time will it be for us in the us for the final
Amd how many frames?
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If it helps, its 11:15 local time currently and coverage starts here at 14:00 (i.e. 2 hours 45 mins).

I think the actual match starts at 14:30.

It will be best of 35 frames...or in US English a race to 18!
 
Bob Jewett said:
While finger tapping and keeping your chalk in your pocket -- clean clothes be damned! -- are useful, that's not it. Here's a hint:

Suppose you could guarantee that on every shot your head alignment with the cue could be the same and that you would get immediate feedback when your stroke wasn't straight. Would that be useful to you, both when learning and competing? Suppose the device/technique would be legal when playing. Would that be really useful?
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Cue on chest?
 
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