Recent content by BlueRaider

People with deep pockets could absolutely revolutionize pool in America, and IMO, it's a low-hanging fruit of an industry that's ripe for a shakeup. The average person enjoys playing pool. It's a fun game even for total beginners. But they get turned off by bars and pool halls. I think a Top...

This is shaping up to be the most anticipated Dr. Dave video in AZB history.

Go to 6:45 or so. Grady calls it a "tough-pocketed table" and that Sigel's shot down the long rail was very missable. And of course, Sigel hits it with tons of body movement and uses ALL of the pocket. Would have missed by a mile on a modern WNT table.

The amount of movement is so small that I’m leaning towards “rocking in a divot.” I think brushing the 9 with the cue, even extremely subtly/slightly, would cause more movement than that.

Yapp's potting ability has gone to crapp.

Nerves are getting to both of them.

He's a taller guy for pro pool at about 6'-6'1" or so, but he seems even bigger on TV. I think his stance makes him look bigger. It's such an aggressive, athletic stance.

If Niels maintains his form he will win this. Would love to see it.

Corey should create a YouTube channel that's just him traveling around to various bars in America on Friday and Saturday nights and playing people in bar pool 8 ball. Could honestly go viral with some well-edited videos of that and probably make more than he does playing professional pool...

Corey is still a hell of a player but his current game doesn't fit the modern Matchroom 9-ball game IMO.

A few months ago, I started testing my initial alignment on shots by doing zero warm-up strokes. I just get down on the shot, allow my tip to naturally fall into place at the cue ball, freeze for about two seconds, then pull the trigger. Sometimes I look at the cue ball and my tip during this...

The strongest players in my area pretty much all have somewhat poor PSRs and mechanics, at least in comparison to what's textbook. They also play very fast and hit the balls too hard with somewhat spastic strokes. But they're (mostly) accurate, and I suspect that trying to slow down or change...

Extremely unlikely. He's 27 and has made about $1.4 million from tournament victories alone since 2017. Now count his sponsorships and the other trappings of being a top 3 pool player in the world for nearly a decade. He's already made $150k and 2025 isn't even half over yet. Made over $300k in...

I know it's not a true major, but would Sky's win at the 2019 DCC 9-Ball be the best trophy won by an American not named SVB since Schmidt's 2006 US Open?

Tyler is tantalizingly close to being an elite player. He can beat anyone, anytime, but usually can't maintain his form for entire tournaments.