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I agree. Ralf Souquet is underrated in Shot Aptitude, and thats because he uses the whole clock. Granted he is an outstanding player, among the top ever, his inherent ability and not as strong as others if you consider the decisiveness a Melling or a Filler bring to the table. If you miss a...

Sabermetrics is advanced data measuring of the game. Sure the term was coined for baseball, however, we are adapting Bill James, Ken Pom, and other sports data analysts to the game of pool.

http://poolst.at/sa We are proud to announce the release of a new pool metric (sabermetric): Shot Aptitude. It measures a player’s ability in decisive action and execution in shooting the ball. It takes in the factors of, time to shoot, shot difficulty, miss or made or foul or defense. The...

Current rankings with data we have: http://poolst.at/pm We are announcing the calculation of a new pool metric: Plus / Minus (+/-). A similar metric exists in the game of hockey where a player gets a +1 whenever their team scores while that player is on the ice; and receives a -1 whenever the...

http://poolst.at/csp We are happy to announce first here on AzBilliards, after many hours of mathematical analysis, our formula for a new stat, considered a sabermetric, in the cue sports world: Clutch Shooting Percentage (CSP). This stat measures the effectiveness for a player under adversity...

On it. Thanks for the 411.

Note: From what I'm seeing so far, Justin Bergman is the best defensive player of the games we have recorded so far. That may change as more data becomes avaiable.

As a side note, generally one wants their total data ponits for any metric to be >= 30. The data we currently does not meet this requirment for all players, but it may give insight into how the DSR's of the players change as more data is recorded. Check back at the shortened link to see the...

Most likely not. I'm optimistic that when people see the power of integrating the app with the web interface, I'll get more cash flow. Plus, I have a few colleagues, along with myself, that are cataloging matches from high profile tournaments using the app. As we gain more and more data, it may...

I respect the opinion to play old school. I pay my respects to the days of yonder via movies. I haven't watched a movie released within the last 25 years in a very long time. But by your signature, since pool is mathematics, let's understand it the way we do particle physics!

In the app, we have a "Shot Probability" level. Now if there is one ball left to pot, and it's a low probability shot, that will be weighted against the level of difficulty. Of course potting the remain 4-balls at a low probability will record a higher CSP, then just potting the last ball...

I do it every game I play with my colleague. It adds about 4 seconds on to my shot, none on his, and I record the shots of both of us. We recommended doing dry runs in your house with the app to familiarize yourself with the interface. Or watch a youtube and record a match that way. The ideal...

New Stat: Clutch Shooting Percent (CSP) (coming soon to an update near you) We've (me) cracked the formula for Clutch Shooting Percent (CSP). This is a measure of how well you play under duress, i.e., if your opponent, in a game of 8-ball, runs 7 straight balls, but misses the 8; you come back...

Hopefully we will roll out the iOS version late this year.

You compare shooting percentages in the locate users feature and similar ones mean you are a close match. :wink:

Pool Stats Pro We've created an app that allows you to record every type of shot and various shot difficulties (1-99% shot probabilities) for the games of 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball. We also have a "locate users" feature, that allows you to find Pool Stats users within a 50mi radius of your...

Funny enough, I just bought a camera and mini tripod a couple weeks ago. I've taken it to the pool hall the last two weeks and have recorded 4 matches on it. I set it up on a window sill, slightly above the end table where we play. I never thought about anyone being upset by it as it really...

The one book I found very helpful when I was studying in graduate school and have adopted to my pool game, as well as other aspects of life, is: How Life Imitates Chess by: Gary Kasparov I found this book very rewarding in both school and other aspects of life, such as pool. I do find myself...

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Watching Bergman in the international 9-ball us open, of which he played extremely well, I thought he would have a stronger performance at the mosconi cup this year.