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Yep, I have a shitty 30€ hybrid jump/break cue with a phenolic tip. For me, the break cue's only purpose is to not damage the playing cue. As for the jump cue, I don't really mind it being low quality. I'm a bad jumper but a good kicker, so usually I'll just go for a kick when most pros would...

In my opinion, split bracket format like that is just an unnecessary complexity that favors some players much more than others (those at the upper edge of the lower bracket). Normal handicap tournaments, where you assign everyone a handicap either manually or automatically (Fargo etc.) are more...

Why didn't Krause shoot this with running side? 9-ball frozen to the rail, surely the margin is much bigger with running side than whatever he shot it with (either no side or tiny bit of check side, can't judge well from that image). Is it something to do with table conditions? Not too familiar...

How is this not saying anything? It's fine if you can't be bothered to read it all but his points are clear and the text is well written. Sure, could be re-phrased into a slightly shorter post, but overall good advice.

In my mind, using the mirror point as a baseline for kicks makes a difference. I still have to adjust by feel, but not having that baseline makes the whole process more prone to errors due to not only requiring adjustments but also not even being sure about the original line (perception of...

Uski at least didn't start from snooker, don't know about Chris and Allison. Fedor Gorst also has a piston stroke if I remember correctly.

Chris Melling, Jani Uski, Allison Fisher

My most common usage of drag is on full-table slow rolls, to avoid table imperfections related roll-offs. Niels mentioned those in the video too.

Most snooker players.

For me, the best ideology for almost all 1-2 rail kicks is to use a mirror point as a baseline, then adjust from there by feel/experience/whatever you want to call it. No numbers, no calculations, just a systematic approach for locating the point where you'd have to hit the CB if the rail...

Yes, this change is good. I have done similar changes to my stance and it is more comfortable to stay down like that compared to bending the upper back or neck more. For me, another important aspect to help neck strain is to extend the bridge arm forward and further, so that your stance is...

Perhaps try to look at tall pro players who are down low and try to emulate their stance. e.g. Fedor Gorst or Eklent Kaci. In this example it doesn't look like Eclent has to bend his neck a lot to achieve a good stance, which is because his lower back/waist is bent a lot. If you bend from the...

What do you mean with "too much in my periphery"? The CB and OB appear closer to eachother in your field of vision the lower you are on the shot, so wouldn't the image be less peripheral the lower you are? Am I mixing up some definition here? I can understand not wanting to go low due to lack...

I really enjoy the "finding and executing crazy difficult and/or creative shots" aspect of pool. In a typical 9-ball match you'd almost always opt for a safe instead of going for something really funky, just because the odds are almost always against you with that funkier option. Sometimes I...

Good stuff, agreed with others. I'm at a point in my game where if I'm alone on a practice table I barely miss any routine balls potting wise and position play feels very natural too, if I played at that exact level in tournaments I'd be a 650 fargo at least, 600 being the actual level I...

Ah, so you mean more like a real chess clock. This makes more sense.

I have thought of it too. A button on a table next to the players seats (or one button for each player), that is pressed to restart the countdown from 30 seconds. It would be exhausting for the shooting player to have to walk back to wherever the shot clock is inbetween every shot, so the...

While I agree with shot clocks being good for the game, I find this quote to be misleading. A pro thinking over 30 seconds is almost never them not having any ideas of what they could do, but rather them spending extra time trying to pick the best option out of everything available. Perhaps they...

I second this. A steer in your stroke is often a result of something else, not directly related to the stroking hand itself, e.g. your upper body being in the way of the stroke causing a steer, or elbow/shoulder/wrist related stuff. Recording yourself is the fastest method of diagnosing the issue.

Yeah I agree, my point was just that if an aiming system claims to have something new to offer or be profound in any way, it should be able to be broken down into its components and understood on a theoretical level. If this theory can't be explained at all, it just sounds like a misleading...