Recent content by Cleveland_Rocks

Thank you for the context, uk nne ball convert and CanadianGuy.

Spot - hit - speed - rack. These are the variables that can affect the result of a break shot. Spot - where you spot the cue ball. Hit - how the cue ball hits the rack. Speed - the speed of the break shot. Rack - the quality of the rack and any gaps inherent in the rack. A consistent rack is...

This is in general a true statement.

Thank you for this story. This is a good example of the context that I was hoping to gain.

Thank you for providing this context about the geographics of snooker. And thank you providing your insight as to the transferability issue.

https://www.womenssnooker.com/history/records/ Allison Fisher, Kelly Fisher, and Karen Corr were all world number one snooker players, who all started their careers in snooker. As SJM mentioned, they started playing pool for the money. So they are examples of world number one snooker players...

It appears that there are very limited examples of snooker players competing in American pool games, specifically in 8 ball and 9 ball, and performing at a top 20 level, but not at the world class champion level. These instances are maybe 10-20 tournaments. It seems that is a small sample size...

This is great perspective and truth from an obviously seasoned and well educated pool player.

I'm Adam from Cleveland. I have a serious mindset about pool. I tend to like more professional pool environments than bars, and I like bar environments more than saloon envioronments. I practice and approach the game in a professional manner. My game reaches a high level of skill under the right...

Be a person of peace and honor. If you convey these concepts well enough, you are less likely to need a gun. Oh, and don't play people that appear to be dangerous and/or mentally unstable. However, I say these things as a large and strong person who has trained martial arts. I don't know how it...

Imagine a pro sports player that after winning a big game, said "I don't have a mental strategy".

I see your points here. The main reason for this thread is to gain better perspective on who the most skilled "cueists" in the world are.

It would be fun to hear Earl Strickland talk about this.

Bob - it is great being checked by someone that is educated, in this instance, you. Thank you for your correction. My intention for this thread was to become more educated about the pool vs. snooker skill level debate. what world pool championships has steve davis won 11:58 PM Investigated...

Here is Anthropic Claude's answer for who would play better in high level competition between 9 ball players and snooker players. Do you have a reason to disagree? Also, is this effect another example of the usual "its easier to go from a 9 footer to a bar table than from a bar table to a 9...