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I heard from a mutual friend that just before the 820, John had two runs in the 190s. The 100+ BPI for a week is crazy.

It's too bad John Schmidt doesn't post here any more. :p

The shame is that the only guy who clearly knew the rule was the shooter and he got screwed. He did his homework, no one else did.

The official APA rules don't actually require shooting at an angle, but they do suggest that or jacking up to 30 degrees elevation to...

That's not how most players learn the game. They pick up the rules by watching. Sometimes the best shooter at the pool room will pour...

The local ref was called over by Pongers and made a determination that the balls were frozen and then made the foul call. In fact, the...

Karl's problem is that he grew up with snooker and UK pool, which use different definitions. Karl never bothered to learn the rules of...

Check out the video clip above by Mike Page for what a push shot looks like at pool. Many people use push shot and double hit...

Marcel did not rule it as a foul. Marcel declined to overturn the ruling of the ref at the table. They do not have video review.

I think it helps to have a different attitude towards the game. Concentrate on the process rather than the outcome. Make each shot...

The Pongers' shot was very clearly not a push shot. It's not a matter of doubt.

It's true that most players have only a vague notion of what the rules say. Even most pros don't know all the rules, including for...

If that's the case Boyes really needs to brush up on his pool rules, especially before poking fun at the guy who made the shot on the...

If you are not allowed to shoot towards a frozen ball, what other rule do you propose? Like snooker, where you must shoot away?

I believe Karl thinks push shots and double hits are all the same. At snooker, they are. Even in the US, many players call a double hit...