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Yes, Neuhausen is a pro, which is precisely why I made the thread, to perhaps learn something new about the reason he selected that shot. "Any way he played it could have sold out" is quite a blank statement, every shot has percentages attached to it and understanding them improves your game.

I'd probably have tried something like this. Would have to be there to see the exact positions + know the table conditions etc, but seems like it should work. Even if the cue ball leaks out, leaving the purple ball against the end rail ensures no easy shot for the opponent. If it feels like a...

I personally don't see the point in going multiple rails, too risky to sell out. A more conservative safe with a thin, direct hit seems to have a better average result. Lots of options there with different speeds/spins, many of them will avoid completely selling out to an easy shot.

With how big Filler's gap is in Fargo (863 vs. Gorsts 850), it is statistically clear that he is the best current player in 9-ball. Anyone can come up with cherry-picked examples where someone else is better (e.g. only considering a certain tournament for the last few years), but if the...

The TDs determine the handicaps. We typically play races to 5, anyone who is half decent and can occasionally run out (500ish or more Fargo) will play with the lowest handicap (0), then around 400-500 get a handicap of 1 and sub 400s get 2. So a 700 vs 300 fargo would start at 0-2. Since we...

Same here. I live in Finland, and my local tournaments don't submit to Fargo. As I don't play in any larger tournaments that do, I'm stuck with no real Fargo rating. My best estimation is that I'm around 620-630, based on the fact that some local players who are 620-630 play roughly equal to my...

Not related to shortening the game, but one interesting 8-ball variation is "Half-table 8-ball". Only difference from normal 8-ball is that if by the end of your shot any ball is within the opposite half of the table from the rack, your opponent gets ball in hand. Balls can still be pocketed in...

Dave, how wide (physically) you think the margin within which the "semi-simultaneous hit" happens is? e.g. from the draw shot example in that video, it seems definitely smaller than 0.1mm. With semi-simultaneous, I mean the range where the CB is sent back inbetween the two "normal" routes. So...

Straight in shots

What are you even trying to say?

SIT = Spin-induced throw, which means the fact that the OB throws a bit to the side if the ball hitting it (CB in this case) is spinning sideways.

CIT is larger on stun than follow, he's probably talking about that. Imagine a typical 30 degree cut shot at medium/soft speed, you will have to overcut it slightly more if the CB has no roll on impact (stun) compared to if the CB is rolling on impact. Excerpt from Dr. Dave's material:

To clarify, with "low english", do you mean just bottom spin, or bottom spin + sidespin? I can see it being interpreted both ways.

At this point it feels like an elaborate troll, this is like the 3rd or 4th thread about the same thing. All in all, at least the system, with its obvious geometrical inaccuracy, acts as a nice case study for how pool is largely a psychological game, and how what you think you are doing might...

For small (8-32 players) one pocket tournaments at a local scale (think 300-700 fargo players, very small price pool of like 100€ to winner or smth), what methods are out there for maximizing the odds of the tournament finishing in reasonable time? Compared to other games like rotation or...

One common issue with these comparisons is how a single frame of snooker vs. pool is defined. This leads to statements like “top snooker players could hang with top pool players and win matches.” That is factually true, but it doesn’t speak about the skill required to play, instead, it reflects...

My prediction is that final is Filler vs. Duong, and Filler will win 13-7

I usually say well played if I lost, and nothing (just like the OP) if I win, letting the opponent initiate conversation if they so wish to do.

Yes. First learn to shoot straight (fundamentals). Then get hundreds/thousands of hours of experience, while still optimizing your straight shooting alongside other training/playing. Do that properly and you'll have a natural rhythm and routine where your body handles the whole process...

I do that for 1 and 2 rail kick shots every time: Start with a mirror image baseline, then adjust from there based on my best estimation for the situation. And this estimation always includes some amount of feel, e.g. knowing that I need to hit it a bit fuller from the mirror line based on some...