Recent content by GideonF

The Pagulayan chalk is definitely made by Taom. I cannot tell a difference between the green Pagulayan and the V10, but perhaps I’m not astute enough to catch the distinction. I love it for the square shape with all the good properties of V10.

Because of no-good pool players who wouldn’t give their opponents a good rack. And then the reaction of the opponent inspecting the rack and making them re-rack time and again until they finally gave a good rack. You can see it in the old Accu-Stats matches. You had players who played with...

I would be shocked if you can get genuine V10 for $9. That’s probably around what a dealer buying in bulk is paying wholesale. I have seen knock off V10 and it sucks. The newer V10 does have a QR code on the back that allows you to check if it’s real.

. You actually can shoot straight up. Dr Dave has a video where the CB is in the jaws of a pocket with the mesh pockets and you can actually shoot though the gaps in the mesh pocket and hit the underside of the CB.

At least up here, there is less confusion over 9b. It’s just the same rules (aside from the break issues - 9 on the spot vs 1 on the spot, 2b on the back vs random, break box or no (I can’t think of an event with a 3 point rule but maybe that’s in the mix too). 10b too. Main questions are...

It’s funny how the historical BCA rules are archived in many people‘s minds. In my area, to the extent they specify, most tournaments play by “BCA rules“. Except they are not playing by BCAPL rules. They are really playing by WPA rules or, perhaps more accurately, they are playing by what used...

Probably depends on where you are from. In my area I’d say most people have hard cases, either the old traditional ones or the newer models (like say a JB Rugged or it’s imitators). But many people also have the soft cases. I actually don’t think the issue of cue protection in a soft case is...

It’s always a question of what you expect of a player. Jayson has one US Open title and one WNT major (Hanoi). No world titles (I’m not counting blackball). Of course he’s won a ton of tournaments (including a million Turning Stone) and been great in the MC. If people saw him as a grinding...

I watched a fair bit of Alex’s match. He was nowhere near good form. Chu made mistakes and Alex didn’t punish him.

I wonder how much of the production crew is actually there and how much control they have (number of cameras etc).

I am still surprised by these results. The World Snooker Tour has reported a very significant decrease in kicks and I’m pretty almost all of the players are using V10 (not Pyro). Unless the decrease in kicks is instead related to the “anti static cloth” (as the manufacturer and Chris Renfro...

I haven’t played last pocket 8b much so the issue hasn’t come up. I’m just answering the more general question on intentional fouls but acknowledging that this seems like a unique game in this regard.

It sounds to me like this a last pocket 8b specific question. In any other game I can think of, an intentional foul with a normal stroke on the CB is an accepted strategy.

These V10 results seem off to me. A couple of questions: 1. What did the CB look like after 3 or 4 shots? Was the chalk mark still visible? I ask because the green V10 I’ve used leaves no visible marks after after extended play (unlike say Master) - consistent with your own V10 tests of 2 years...

If you are referring to this particular rule, I would support that. More broadly, though, there are some CSI rules that make sense for an amateur league but not for professional events.