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  1. phil228

    BilliardManager - Your pool tracking app for iOS and Android

    Hey all thank you so much for sharing your experiences with the app! Glad, you are all having fun using it and improving your straight pool game :) Today, I'm again super excited and happy to give you all a very first sneak preview on the most requested improvement for the app itself: Support...
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    Practice 14.1 - Now also supporting 8-Ball / 9-Ball / 10-Ball matches!

    Hey pool players some of you might have seen and followed along the initial thread about the Practice 14.1 app in the 14.1 section. (Thread found here) Now, as the app is evolving and got an interesting update addressing other pool disciplines apart from straight pool, I wanted to start...
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    American Straight Pool Championship - Oct 19th to 23rd *free* live streaming

    Just watched the run by Fedor Gorst and to me it looks like the tables are playing quite slow compared to equipments of other events...?
  4. phil228

    BilliardManager - Your pool tracking app for iOS and Android

    Thanks for your feedback, so glad you`re loving the app :love: The handicapped practice style definitely sounds very ambitions. I can imagine beating that kind of ghost very rarely as it requires you to run 28-42 balls per inning on average! Great thought though and I will put this on the...
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    BilliardManager - Your pool tracking app for iOS and Android

    The next major update of the Practice 14.1 app is now available and it is a truly massive one, so you better not miss this! We know that you all want to improve your straight pool game and get that next high run. Version 1.2 adds a major feature dealing with this: PERSONAL ANALYSIS 🎉 Personal...
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    BilliardManager - Your pool tracking app for iOS and Android

    Practice 14.1 just received it's first update with major improvements and new features like the new workout format „Maximum Attack“ and new trends visualization for your statistics. Find all details of the update below: +++ New workout format „Maximum Attack“ +++ This new format is focussed on...
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    Learning the pattern play

    If you don't mind reading, try "Play your best straight pool" by Phil Capelle - incredibly source of knowledge including all parts of the game (shotmaking, position / pattern play, break shots, etc) Adding in to @JusticeNJ comment: - Take your time planning and labelling the balls correctly...
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    BilliardManager - Your pool tracking app for iOS and Android

    Yep, averages should definitely be a lot higher than in the other formats! That's why the option to filter the statistics by workout format is so important then, as it will otherwise distort the rest of the practice modes heavily. Filtering the stats should give one a very clear view into...
  9. phil228

    BilliardManager - Your pool tracking app for iOS and Android

    Thank you both for your positive and constructive feedback! Love to hear comments like this on your experience and how it can be improved :) You definitively have a point here with the "different approaches" each player will take. I totally understand that and it was something the extensive...
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    BilliardManager - Your pool tracking app for iOS and Android

    Thanks for your feedback, Cameron! Global stats will play a role to measure one's performance against a comparable peer group. There are some challenges to it (at first, there has to be a lot more match data :) ), but this will be an essential part of a future "where and how to improve"-section...
  11. phil228

    BilliardManager - Your pool tracking app for iOS and Android

    Hey there! Thank you so much for the positive feedback - really happy you like it so far :) @JusticeNJ : Nice session & good ideas, very much appreciated! Sharing of sessions (e.g. on social media) will be definitely possible in the future. Haven't thought about the others results or cue...
  12. phil228

    BilliardManager - Your pool tracking app for iOS and Android

    Hey straight pool'ers, It’s finally done! 🎉 After months of research, design, development and testing with numerous straight pool enthusiasts, it is time to proudly unveil my latest billiards app project 🥳 It's called "Practice 14.1", an innovative app to track your straight pool performance...
  13. phil228

    TableFinder - Find great places to play pool, snooker and carom billiards

    ctually I wasn't aware of the existing solutions in the US, neither of the fact the GoPlayPool is supported / sponsored by the azb forum. So no offense for posting my humble solution here as well ;-)
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    TableFinder - Find great places to play pool, snooker and carom billiards

    Following my recent sign up here at AZB forum I'd like to introduce you to one of my hobby projects called "TableFinder": An app for iOS/Apple devices that allows you to find places to play billiards worldwide. Since I've played billiards actively for over 10 years, I experienced this problem...
  15. phil228

    New Here? - Introduce Yourself

    Hey Brian Thanks for the warm welcome and your feedback on my side project ;-) I think there are not many pool halls listed in the US yet unfortunately. So maybe if we spread the word about the app, get more users to join the party and contribute their favorite locations (that‘s basically the...
  16. phil228

    New Here? - Introduce Yourself

    Hi there I'm Phil, passionate pool player for about 15 years based in Switzerland. Used to play all disciplines on competitive levels in Germany, now in it just for the fun of it :-) alongside creator of a handy little app to locate pool halls worldwide. (More information here if you're...
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