I like nice arrows, so I'll buy and use nice arrows. Someone's gotta keep buying this stuff otherwise your local cuemaker goes even more broke than he probably already is.
Did Xpool or Digital Pool or whoever is running the stream really just cut the feed to an empty arena table just as Shane was shooting the key ball in a hill hill match against Teutscher. Seriously.
Derby City has always had the "pool room" vibe - it's part of what makes DCC the DCC, to me at least.
As Fats said, "putting a tuxedo on a pool player is like putting whipped cream on a hot dog."
I’ve seen matches (one was a long SVB set, maybe against Chang, I forget the streamer) where the streamer had a TPA that was utterly ridiculous. It was like .947 the entire time and wouldn’t budge no matter what error happened.
Yep agreed. Some guys really are just timeless.
And a shout out to Accu Stats for capturing what it did back in the early days. There is basically not a single video of Mosconi actually playing competitive pool in his prime. We're very fortunate that isn't the case for some of the guys...
While I agree that legends would be legends, I think the level of play is way higher and tighter in the modern era. I love watching the old videos Accu Stats has been uploading over the past few months/years - I like watching them more so than modern pool. But I can't help but conclude that...
1. What he enjoys most about the modern game?
2. What he misses most about the vintage game (e.g., the 14.1 to 9 ball transition era)?
I asked him about the top selling videos a while ago and he said they are the Z-Shot and Sigel's 150 against Zuglan. I recall he said that the top selling...