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None of the above goes for me. I usually use aiming systems, while hitting balls very hard and praying when facing difficult shots.

7ft tables will always be my preference, playing or watching

Glad to know last pocket is played in your area as well :) Best pool game in history! Still, I bet most rules of the game are different. Here in Croatia we have slop, no rail requirement, take what you break, very unique rules when it comes to racking, scratching, ball off the table, and a...

Last pocket 8 ball (regional rule set), been playing for 7 years. Other than that, reading, watching and discussing many different pool-related topics.

We already discussed that part above, that's why some of us suggested more tables in youth centers, small poolrooms/fast foods with music geared towards minors and younger people, even ideas about pool in some schools. Countries where minors can't legally enter bars are at a disadvantage so they...

Much can be made in the area of direct face-to-face education of room owners. If my friends and I can encourage local owners to at least try something new and give them support, imagine what the influential players could do, pros included. Even certain people from organizations like WPA, BCA or...

What about a compromise? Having a couple of tables with pool being free, but the players have to buy at least one drink if they want to stick around and occupy the tables for others longer than 15 minutes. Regarding the accessibility to youth, it doesn't necessarily have to be schools. Most...

Your logic is completely legit, and in theory it would surely turn the tables regarding the future of pool almost instantly. But the underlying problem is, how can we create a pool version of superbowl without the appropriate manpower, finances, publicity, sponsorship etc.? You need good...

Well, your story only proves the importance of accessbility in attracting new players. The solution to "saving" pool may not seem do unrealistic after all if the global pool community takes certain steps.

It's great to hear pool's doing well at least in some of the smaller towns :) Makes you wonder... if things hadn't been like that, would've we known what AZB was by now, and would've we even picked up a cue?

Accessibility... now when I think about it, my home city ain't big. It has around 60 000 people total, plus tourists during the season. However, laws here allow minors to freely enter bars. Sometimes (rarely) they won't be served alcohol, but even then they can hang out there, drink...

That's exactly my point of view. Too bad I can't rep you again. Btw, regarding pool's reputation, I guess it's limited to the US. In my country and many others pool doesn't have any special reputation, at least not among average adult non-players. Money surely is an issue, but putting that...

Actually, getting the numbers of causuals up is more important than getting them to the next level. A certain portion of them will get to the next level themselves. It's natural for people to realize they have talent and potential for a particular activity, pool included. Nobody from the pool...

When discussing the present situation and future of pool, everyone talks about TV, commercials, sponsors and live shows, while this issue is usually overlooked. Getting pool in the mainstream media can surely help, but I don't think it alone can provide the pool community the necessary boost to...

I can see your reasoning, but the presence of cheaters doesn't affect the purity of the game itself. What makes our regional bar Last Pocket less pure? Once you start thinking about purity of something, then you begin to question the worth of its existence. There was this German guy in the...

Oh leave CJ alone, he's doing great! Our games here often take 10 min+, sometimes almost half an hour. Yes, the rules are all different, and it's last pocket. But still, it's obvious he's at least somewhat better than me, and I'm not afraid to admit that.

It doesn't have to be full power literally, but it needs to have the speed of an average break shot. I'm sorry, I guess you didn't notice the intentional irony of my post. This is a response to everyone who trolled my posts, bashed our regional 8-ball variant and persisted on telling me I have...

Patrick's post makes sense. In every non-call-shot game, simply increasing your power will give you a higher percentage of pocketing the OB in case you made a small error, than TOI ever will. And if you want extreme spin, just hit the CB as far off as theoretically possible using a ton of...

The last few times my friend and I played 8-ball, we decided to implement BiH in our game. So, every time you don't use full power on your shots, it's a foul and your opponent gets BiH. I really enjoyed it and won every game. And no, neither of us made a single foul.

Makes sense. I think from time to time it's just impossible to consistently be as lucky as I've been without having your mind behind it all, at least at the subconscious level. I guess it goes for both "lucky" pockets and unintentional position/safeties. That could be a reason why some obvious...