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I accept my take on this is a single data point of preference and hypothetically if I was on the rules committee I wouldn't officially advocate for a change without gauging the preferences of professional players and referees. And like you said earlier, I'd also be curious how others in AZB...

I get that. Major sports make major rules revisions. Not often but it happens. Some people complain. Some people applaud. And you move on. For me its common sense miscues should be fouls. So much so that it's winked and nodded at as most likely violating other rules and we fiat them to be...

I would be in favor of a rule change where all miscues (including accidental scoops) would be deemed fouls. I’m sure it opens up a can of worms but being lenient on miscues feels amateurish like playing with cueball fouls only. I think the official and professional version of our precision...

I would like to hear her personal ambitions and assessment of the state of women’s pool and how her experiences as the women’s players affairs director for the WPA has been relevant.

I think the real conclusion is that events like Derby and Texas Open are not pro events. They are amateur events that are won by pros or in other words ProAms. They have great history and tradition to them. Some might argue for them to evolve into true pro events. The potential is there and...

Seems clear to me. Tale of two players. Player 7 only played on a bar box. Player 9 only played on a big table. Both achieved a 700 FargoRate. Player 7 had to spend 10,000 hours to achieve that rating. Player 9 only had to spend 5,000 hours to achieve that rating. And their strengths are...

That US Open match where Little Ko pocketed every single ball against Yapp stands out in my head.

It’s funny because I would typically say you want to be comfortable and stable while carrying zero unnecessary tension in the stroke. And I’d say that includes the shoulder. But I have had experiences where I’m sure I missed due to shoulder drop. And in some cases I experimented with...

I’m only speaking as a fan being entertained by the upper echelon of elite professional 9-ball. I emphatically prefer the WNT rules. I want matches with drama. I want high caliber play. Tension that anything can happen. My #1 pet peeve is watching matches where players have too much...

I was harping on this in another thread. I don’t think the issue is dress code. The heart of the issue is the identity of this event. What does it want to be when it grows up? Regional minor ProAm or major (second-tier) US professional event? I’m not imagining it’ll be a Florida Open...

I meant "major US events" like with a lower case m. I'm not saying they're Majors like how tennis and golf have Majors. Certainly not comparing to any of the world championships, WNT opens, or Predator opens. At that next tier down there are some annual events that carry meaning to US pool...

I’m not piling on the player. I’m piling on promoters that leave holes in their format that allows players to pocket a guaranteed ball, control the cueball, and control the opening shot on the remaining lowest ball on the table. Sure Filler played perfect after the break to seal the deal. Any...

That said. How many very recent WNT finals have been absolute clash of the titan storied moments in pool? Two World Championships in a row. Two US Opens in a row. Even the most recent Florida Open. Even if you ignore their production and just take the matches on their own merits alone. You...

I get the evolution. It’s happened over time right in front of our eyes. There were reasons each step of the way. Some of those reasons stood the test of time and some of them didn’t. It’s real fun for a player to exploit a format flaw and call it “mastery”. Ask Corey in 2001 or Filler at...

I can appreciate unsanctioned events have their own prerogative to set their rules. But the evolution of rules happen for a reason. And the events that don’t follow that progression lose a bit of luster for me. Watching 9-ball or 10-ball where the players are demonstrating too much control...

Interesting to see the 2 ball racked in the back in every break. It looked like a few racks SVB had that dialed in to control it to come 3 or 4 rails to park in front of the side pocket. Hope this doesn’t become a thing.

What’s the break format?

I, personally, think a full tournament of the world’s elite doing it would be the most boring event ever broadcast. I would stop paying for WNT TV if that’s what they were to air.

Because it’s a cut break attempting the 1 in the side, cueing from edge of the break box should be more of a full contact (slightly less of a cut) than if you cue the same break from center table. Gorst complaining to the ref was certainly fair. Mocking your opponent to the crowd is...

Baoanan’s break being more center of the box meaning the cueball carries more energy. If it gets to bounce side to side with no collisions it’s just getting to the third rail. If Fedor’s cueball gets to bounce side to side with no collisions it’s bouncing off that third rail and carrying out...