Recent content by MattPoland

But if you try this with the cueball in the corner of the table, you're just tracking for hitting nipples or scratching. Nothing good will happen. Really, anywhere from the bottom half of the table will fight you because even if you avoid the scratches, your paths will involve starting...

I know not everything in pool obeys geometry. There’s physics too with rail compression and spin. But I think this is still the gist of why it works and that at least gives you a sense that there is an ideal distance and what that is and why… Let's talk about what works and what doesn't and...

Great video. Reminds me of this Veritasium video but applying it to pool. NOTE: The video slowly and methodically unpacks its concepts so it may not seem as relevant while watching the video until it all comes together at the end.

My assumption is that this is not a 128 Player open so the PPV is likely a means for the players to get paid. So part of it feels like the Efren, Earl, and Busty GoFundMe. So I'm writing it off in my head as a charity act. Hopefully its entertaining and hopefully the production is good...

I'll probably pay it just to see. The fact that I'm paying a PPV on top of a subscription is irksome. But I'm partially curious and willing to toss away the green once to see. At least it's not the crazy price gouging we've seen from AccuStats/DigitalPool in recent years.

Yes and…. That’s why people will say “a smaller tip is less forgiving but will draw better”. It’s a myth but there’s a reason behind it. The visualization they’re used to for a fat shaft will result in hitting further out when using a skinny shaft. Which in turn either makes them closer to...

I kinda look at it like this. Matchroom likes to court betting sites as sponsors. They need a squeaky clean reputation when it comes unethical gambling behaviors. So it’s probably very clearly articulated in their player contracts that any alleged misconduct on that front will be handled by...

We will stay underdogs for sure. I just like the idea of changing course via tens or hundreds of good ideas in the right direction. This would be just one. It incentivizes “hopefuls” to stay inside the process and not get disillusioned. That’s could in turn help those hopefuls find a modicum...

I would accept both teams get 5 straight from ranking points no matter what. Aside from that, I’d also entertain 3-4 on ranking points. No player captain. And the last 1-2 must be chosen via an in-person selection process (“tryouts”) from the next 4-6 on ranking points in a manner determined...

Pool is definitely a profession that isn’t really sustainable on tournament winnings alone.

We make inexcusable mistakes because our players aren’t of the same pedigree. Talent is honed and ours is left wanting by comparison. You practice to minimize your mistakes. They don’t just “happen to you”.

I feel like he’ll be a very welcome addition to the American Mosconi Cup team. Raise the average a bit. I hope he gets loaded up with some great US sponsors that make his run profitable. As an American player he is a box office name deserving of some top tier support. But in terms of Mosconi...

Really I feel like either… I never hear anyone use the term in modern parlance, or It’s stolen valor by ~600 FargoRate players aura farming by self labeling That’s kind of what I mean where the term seems outdated. I just don’t ever hear it used in conversation in any rational way.

It's such a pointless term these days in my mind. It's too tied to the tradition of pro-level road hustlers working from city-to-city and state-to-state. The shortstop would be the best that could be put up against the road player after they suckered everyone else in the pool hall. The...

Personally I feel as you creep up to the hill of a final for a world championship, I expect the adrenaline must be spiked to the max. I take any mistakes at that stage as signs of just how massive the moment is and not as critiques of the level of competition.