Recent content by bobprobst

But filler doesn’t have 2 other finals to compete in today. I spoke with Fedor briefly yesterday afternoon at his merch table and he looked absolutely exhausted as I’m sure everyone is. I suspect he’d rather lock in Master of the Table and be fresh for 1P and Banks than be exhausted for all 3...

For reference, I'm an APA 6 and in my 50s (old dog, new tricks etc.) and play mostly on 7 foot tables. I noticed a few months ago that - especially on long shots - I was missing shots.I was missing slightly to the right of the pocket which means I was hitting the OB slightly to the left -...

8 ball on a 9 foot table has become pointless. Every pro is favored to get out on any open break. Bar table 8 ball remains interesting since there's usually 1 or 2 clusters that need to be promoted.

One pocket has become much more aggressive at the professional level as new pro's have gotten better at banks and position. They open the rack earlier and play run outs that were unheard of 20 years ago. It's exciting and includes all the great strategy as before - just at a much higher...

Efren 3 Earl 1 Sigel 1

Came back from 0-3 to win 5-3. Finished the last 16 balls in a single inning. Compare that to Monday when I missed a straight in 8 :frown:

Use this when I'm playing casual\inexperienced players: Winner loses a pocket. Losing a pocket means you can't shoot balls in that pocket. If you do, it's loss of inning, cue ball plays from position and the pocketed ball gets spotted (on a coin op it stays down) First win means you lose the...

I used to let my opponent get away with calling fouls on me when I know I got a good hit. I figured: it's just a game, I'll get back to the table anyway, I'd rather be the bigger person than sweat the drama.... Usually it's close split hits or "did I get a rail" on soft shots. I'm usually the...

Got bumped up to a 6 in 8ball 2 weeks ago after a long year of hearing players complain about my handicap. The extra game isn't so bad. When I'm on, I play solid position and solid defense and can kick well. Tonight, I got my second win against a 7 this season. I struggle when playing strong...

Last week in 8 ball I ran out after my opponent's dry break and followed that up with a Break and Run. This week I broke and ran 10 balls in a 9 ball match! :o

When you're done with Corey's Soft Break

No issue there. He has a good sense of cue ball direction but executes like an APA 4 and doesn't imagine past the first rail contact very often unless it's a shot he knows well.

Oh, he can pocket balls as well as I can but he only thinks one ball ahead most of the time and fires at hero banks and kicks when a D is much easier. In APA, that's the difference between a 4 and a 6 much of the time

This is also what I tell my league friends. We're not professionals and our performnace is going to deviate from our "average" by quite a bit every time we play. Some times we'll run 2-3 balls more than average and sometimes 2-3 balls less. With 9 balls on the table, as good amateurs, we...