Recent content by Straightpool_99

I'm going to introduce you to a concept called an "insurance ball", you may allready know it, but here it goes: Whenever you break up a cluster, it's a good thing to keep a ball near a pocket, such that if you get stuck up against a ball, you could still easily pocket it. Usually then, it will...

You move the cue ball quite well and pocket balls well. It was a somewhat difficult rack to get through with no really good keyball candidates. And you got through it quite cleanly without bumping too many balls. Also, kudos for getting the problem ball early. The 3 was also a problem ball, btw...

There is a nice pattern in the second rack from this point. 12-4-14-5-3-7-2-13-11-8 That is in the minimum cueball movement school of 14.1. I'd set up the table and try this one and see if you like it. It's in the line of thinking of someone like Mike Sigel, who preferred to clean up one area...

My nations league system has some LEGENDARY assholes in it. To be fair, this will make you aware of not making any sort of mistake when it comes to rule violations. I have a feeling Koniar would fit right in. The stories I could tell of nittiness in National championships, not to mention crazy...

Some weird one pocket breaks in this one.

A shot like this may fly under the radar for a lot of people, but BELIEVE ME, the degree of difficulty of this shot and the perfection of execution is simply mind-blowing. He made a paper thin hit, the length of the table, over a ball, controlled both the cue ball and the object ball and close...

It is insanely easy to jump on a snooker table. If it wasn't illegal you'd see it all the time. IMO it should of course remain illegal, but if you actually try you'll see that it is like nothing to pot even long shots. It's the cloth and heavy slate, combined with light balls.

I think I was one of the first to buy the Aramith tournament set with the measle ball in my country. I never liked it. I guess I don't like anything new, as far as pool is concerned, doesn't mean I can't perform with them. 1. I don't like the measle ball or tv colours. 2. I don't like Diamond...

There are of course several reasons. Using reverse slows the cueball down after the first contact. Harder to maintain speed for multi rail kicks. The cueball picks up running english from the rails anyway. Angles are more predictable (the most important reason). If you play a lot with...

Why are these old matches so darned entertaining? I love it. No commentator is needed for this match, that's for sure. Some phenomenal shotmaking on display. Never got to see Ronnie A. play before, but I'm a fan.

Don't buy Chinese garbage, especially not copied designs. All of those copied cues are junk, absolute junk. I looked on Ebay and they want 210 dollars now for one of these preoaidr cues! Buy something used, but well made instead and you won't have to be irritated by the cue hitting like balsa...

Not really, no. Would he be good at it, great even? Yes, I think so. But pool and snooker are different, very few people can do both at the highest level, and certainly not simultaneously. He would not "clean up", as you say, Heyball is a specialty game, so is snooker for that matter. Ronny...

I don't really care for UFC, but Khabib tells the truth here. If you want to be the best in the world, talent and hard work isn't enough. There are lots of people with talent who works hard. You have to give it everything you've got, do the things other people can't or won't do. You have to play...

With all due respect to Mizerak, Buddy had the most ridiculously smooth stroke I've ever seen in the pool world. He made the game look so easy. It's a delivery it's nearly impossible to emulate, it looks like he's just pushing the ball. Stephen Lee was mentioned and he has that same kind of...

I've honestly never heard such whining about a GC, ever, and I've been around pool for 25 years now. I got so fed up with reading this nonsense that I went to my nearest pool hall which has GC's in order to break some balls. Quick background, haven't played for 3 years now, other than short...