Recent content by 336Robin

Thank you for qualifying this. The kitchen makes a lot more sense. Having all balls spot at once also makes more sense.

Does anyone have any video of a One Pocket match in which the "Grady Rule" is being used? Loose interpretation: The Grady Rule was something Grady Matthews came up with to speed One Pocket Tournament play. From my understanding of it--After a players turn is over if there are a certain number...

That's a pretty good assessment of JJ's technique. He's done it that so much that he's used to the allowances he needs to make on the shots and he thinks that he is making no allowances. He isn't hard stroking the ball as you mentioned. Bustamante plays all sidesways looking so he developed a...

One time this guy I was playing had a shot and he starts talking to himself....about everything he is doing on the shot....and now adjusting for throw.... he says....and missed, I pretended not to notice as I ran out.

I was curious and found some LD's (wood) Jacoby Hybrids the original ones that were used where people were selling them. You should be able to find them now because everyone seems hot for Carbon Fiber. The one I liked the best was the thinnest Jacoby Hybrid because it had some flex to it. I've...

I used to follow the viewership market (long story) look to YouTube which is a world stage. The views are quite telling. The numbers of Pool Players that don't view are quite huge is the short story. Most prefer to play instead. It would take a severe reversal of this to get sponsors interested...

I'll try the Elk Duds. Not sure about the inordinate amount pressure but I'll try next time I need one.

The best watching experience I think would be in the round, with a table in the center, seats high enough to see, pretty girls bringing drinks and snacks for tipsy old men who tip well. I can dream, so it ends up being YouTube for me.

I would suggest starting out with One Pocket and each time you mess something up, practice that one thing until you can't fail and the ascent to better playing would be faster and the other games be a lot easier. One Pocket is the answer!

Exactly. I'm a certified Instructor and honestly if everyone learned to play one pocket, it teaches you everything you need to learn to do beyond the fundamentals. I start people playing one pocket early on and it keeps them interested until they've learned enough to handle 8 and then 9 ball.

I remember playing that version then when I went places some of them would be playing players choice to shoot if you had to kick at a ball and didn't make contact. That was the 9-ball game I grew up with.

Thanks for the historical catchup on this. Getting done in some semblance of predictable time is important as Pool Leagues need to finish and get people home that go to work the next day. Pool Leagues have become the conduit to people looking to recreate that spend money in places that have...

You have a point. At the amateur level in leagues going to push out, would lengthen games and make getting done that night a problem.

I heard that. Here is my take. If the 9-ball changes were done to cater to a TV audience, that assumption may have failed because Pool is rarely on TV anymore. It is on YouTube and its available in quantity so few people who aren't players pay something to view it. It's my opinion that give...

That is what it came down to with me. I was tired of playing with a nail.