Recent content by kanzzo

I wanted to stay close to Grady's typical way of explaining things, but I have to admit I had to look up "fraught with peril" first. It wasn't exactly part of my active vocabulary before this, so unfortunately it didn't make it into the video. Maybe in the next one. :)

Finally got my first 100-ball run on camera and put together a commentary video breaking it down shot by shot. The commentary was recorded after the run - narrated by an AI voice styled after Grady Mathews (felt like the only voice suitable for pool commentary) - so I'm explaining what I was...

After 27 years of trying got my first Hundred Balls Run yesterday 🎉 (GC5 Tournament edition with 4.5'' pockets).

1500 hours for 600 Fargo sound very realistic (and true for 98% with no special disabilities). Some outliers can reach it a little faster... But most "naturals" just have the motivation to spend incredible amounts of hours on the "right" practice at the start of their "career". (Practicing 12...

Here is the way I approach it. Hope it can motivate others to try it out. Out of 5 attempts you aim for a score appropriate for your level of play. Trying to beat your personal best and getting great immidiate feedback on every attempt. In my case 15 (3.0 average) is very very strong, 19 my...

Drawing exactly 4 diamonds to a bulls eye feels like completely uncontollable and random and almost impossible accomplishment. When you do find a way to do repeatedly and constantly, it feels like magic and is one of the greatest feelings possible in pool :love:

The only explanation for the low participation I can come up with is something Malcolm Gladwell wrote about. There was a famous case in New York where a crime happened, dozens of people witnessed it, and nobody called for help. The explanation wasn't that city people were less caring. It was...

Anyway, as mentioned, I really like the drills, especially the Draw Matrix Challenge. So I was a little disappointed when I realized that I probably won't be able to win anything in this one and will essentially be participating outside of the actual competition. That said, I'll keep working...

And I honestly don't understand why these challenges don't attract far more participants. You are essentially offering free money for practicing two fundamental skills that every serious pool player needs anyway. Draw and follow control are about as basic and important as it gets. Being able to...

Whatever your motivation is or was for putting up the prize money for the challenge, I respect it. Maybe it's to promote Billiard University, attract people to the camps, or simply give something back to the pool community. That said, I have no interest in putting up my own money into the prize...

In the same manner I would still be interested to go for perfect score in BU I and going for 195+ in BU I + BU II.

Just from the math there is a huge difference between 72 out of 75 and perfect score (like running 75 in straight pool or running 75 in 4 innings). So the chances to get a perfect score in both are astronomically little. With 90% to draw perfect target each shot its 0.6% (one in 133) to get the...

This is from last challenge. So I obviously meant something like a perfect score bonus. And to improve the chances of you (or any sponsor) to never having to pay it out, I even would ante up the challenge, that only the first to get perfect score in both drills gets it :) (I mean, the perfect...