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Sounds about right. If we think about the maximum rating an adult person could reach within their lifetime from their current starting point with realistic motivation/training amount etc. (so no 10h a day for 10 years bullshit which works for 1/10000 of the people for economical, motivational...

Got new record today, 56. Old rec was 48 from a few years back. Made it to the 5th break shot and rattled the OB in the pocket. Played it on a 4.5inch pocket Gold Crown III with slow & worn out cloth. I don't have a Fargo, but if i did, it'd probably be around 620-630.

Yes, Neuhausen is a pro, which is precisely why I made the thread, to perhaps learn something new about the reason he selected that shot. "Any way he played it could have sold out" is quite a blank statement, every shot has percentages attached to it and understanding them improves your game.

I'd probably have tried something like this. Would have to be there to see the exact positions + know the table conditions etc, but seems like it should work. Even if the cue ball leaks out, leaving the purple ball against the end rail ensures no easy shot for the opponent. If it feels like a...

I personally don't see the point in going multiple rails, too risky to sell out. A more conservative safe with a thin, direct hit seems to have a better average result. Lots of options there with different speeds/spins, many of them will avoid completely selling out to an easy shot.

With how big Filler's gap is in Fargo (863 vs. Gorsts 850), it is statistically clear that he is the best current player in 9-ball. Anyone can come up with cherry-picked examples where someone else is better (e.g. only considering a certain tournament for the last few years), but if the...

The TDs determine the handicaps. We typically play races to 5, anyone who is half decent and can occasionally run out (500ish or more Fargo) will play with the lowest handicap (0), then around 400-500 get a handicap of 1 and sub 400s get 2. So a 700 vs 300 fargo would start at 0-2. Since we...

Same here. I live in Finland, and my local tournaments don't submit to Fargo. As I don't play in any larger tournaments that do, I'm stuck with no real Fargo rating. My best estimation is that I'm around 620-630, based on the fact that some local players who are 620-630 play roughly equal to my...

Not related to shortening the game, but one interesting 8-ball variation is "Half-table 8-ball". Only difference from normal 8-ball is that if by the end of your shot any ball is within the opposite half of the table from the rack, your opponent gets ball in hand. Balls can still be pocketed in...

Dave, how wide (physically) you think the margin within which the "semi-simultaneous hit" happens is? e.g. from the draw shot example in that video, it seems definitely smaller than 0.1mm. With semi-simultaneous, I mean the range where the CB is sent back inbetween the two "normal" routes. So...

Straight in shots

What are you even trying to say?

SIT = Spin-induced throw, which means the fact that the OB throws a bit to the side if the ball hitting it (CB in this case) is spinning sideways.

CIT is larger on stun than follow, he's probably talking about that. Imagine a typical 30 degree cut shot at medium/soft speed, you will have to overcut it slightly more if the CB has no roll on impact (stun) compared to if the CB is rolling on impact. Excerpt from Dr. Dave's material:

To clarify, with "low english", do you mean just bottom spin, or bottom spin + sidespin? I can see it being interpreted both ways.