Recent content by westcoast

yes, the US Open 9 ball did air live many years ago- not certain of the exact year, but it has happened before

years ago (probably 2013) I watched him play Corey Deuel in Vegas at the US Open 10 Ball. He was pulling his normal shenanigans- complaining mainly about Corey's racking and breaking (which in this even was totally unwarranted- I didn't see Corey pull any tricks). I was cheering for Corey...

I wonder if Ultimate Pool would gain more mainstream viewers- more familiar game in 8 ball on bar tables with strict time limits (30 minutes usually).

I was disappointed too, but we should be happy that pro pool was finally on live TV again- it's been decades. Let's hope it keeps up

in fairness- he did mention that Earl could hang. I do think a lot players back then had relatively poor fundamentals- but they were also playing under different conditions in terms of cloth speed and pocket size. You adapt to the conditions you have to play in- so it isn't really fair to say...

I think they are just referring to having a soft touch- that they don't overhit the ball (overrun position) unintentionally

the problem is that Earl said he doesn't want to commentate with anybody- he wants to be by himself. I agree though- he is a great commentator- enjoyed his commentary for the Billiard Network years ago

I wonder if Joe Rogan will make a guest appearance again. Hopefully if he does they tell him ahead of time to stick to the action on the table rather than complaining about the breaking rules and the 4 ball color-need to focus on positivity as this is the first time in a long while that ESPN is...

I get what you are saying, but it is interesting how much variability there is in personal preference. Even on these tables, some players prefer quite heavy cues- for example, I noticed SVB and Shaw have gone back to shooting with full extensions on their cues again and Eklent Kaci never stopped...

Capito has nerves of steel. I thought he was toast after Gorst got him down 8-6. He is quite a resilient player.

FSR has such a strong mental game- great comeback

Why does Filler like such a light cue- 16 oz is very light

Filler is so good that even when he is playing at 70% speed he is still down by only 1 rack against a world class player

he just complained about that- blamed Emily Fraser

There's a time and place for critique of the sport, but they should try to stick to commentating on the action of the match