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I was playing a match, had my opponent on 1 foul, and played a lock-up safety with no realistic path to hit the next ball, so he would be looking at an almost certain 2 fouls after his shot. There were 8 balls left on the table. Instead of trying to hit the OB, or even doing a "normal"...

I know some 700-800 fargo players who sometimes do it for smaller non-professional events within the 500€-3000€ range of price money for the winner. But yeah, no idea about this case at all, and no idea if that happens/how much it happens in larger events with 5k+ or 10k+ price for the winner.

I predict Kaci will win 15-8

Youtube AI on point :D

Maybe they're weighting the overall probability of both options to figure out which one is less likely to go wrong. In that case it's not fully useless. Oversimplifying this so it won't be too long of an explanation, but even if both options are over 90% to run out from there, noticing 97%...

The ideal solution is a more wide-spread usage of shot clocks. If you are playing for large money and not under a shot clock, and feel like thinking a bit more or taking a bit longer on the shot routine increases your odds of running out, you will absolutely take that extra time, and shouldn't...

That's a touchy shot, one anyone should take a bit of extra time for, both in terms of plan and execution. I agree that routinely spending 20-30 seconds per shot for hangers or semi-hangers when theres 1-5 balls left and no problems is overkill (I don't know how long Kazakis spends on those on...

Out of curiosity, who do you all think is the absolute slowest 750+ fargo player? I know many that are pretty slow, but hard to think of someone specific that is slower than the rest. Kaci? Hennessy?

The ideology I have for safeties is as follows, applies well for short safety game too: When picking the correct safety, instead of focusing on the best-case scenario (e.g. a perfect lock-up), you should assess the whole range of possibilities in terms of misjudgement of speed, spin and angle...

I have noticed that the type 1 pause hurts me more than helps, whereas 2 or 3 works well. Completely stopping makes me prone to muscle tension, body movement (It's harder to only move the arm with no unwanted body motions after being completely still somehow) and bad timing, whereas letting the...

Yeah this one is easy to answer. Playing in bars where you get punched for not knowing the local rules is it's own discussion, but in any setting between two players who have any sort of respect towards each other or/and the game, 3-fouling is a part of the game and in no context should be seen...

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As for the main point of this thread, I've never been a contact point user myself due to the issues presented in this thread, it just feels like ghost ball with extra steps for no reason. Ghost ball is my current method for 99% of shots and it works well. When I'm standing, I start by looking...

Offtopic from the main point, but thought I'd share my view on this part. What you say is true and works well for most people. But another way, if you are very right or left eye dominant, is to align the cue under one eye, have your eyes on the OB during the alignment and just focus on one of...

My opinion about HAMB vs. systems is that if the game was played without sidespin, swerve, throw, table differences etc. and it was as simple as only looking at the cut angle with no extra variables like a 2D video game, aiming systems would be much more viable than HAMB, and provide a higher...

50% rotation games (mostly 9-ball), 25% drills, 25% everything else. Recently often been trying to beat the 9-ball ghost 7-0. Best full run this far been 7-2.

If position doesn't require it, I always prefer not using side, so I'd just aim the cut normally with the most comfortable speed (not too slow, not too fast)

Speaking about myself as a relatively slow player, the reason I take some time to think in 9-ball on many shots is to weight the different intricate options in terms of speed/spin/routes/rails, often within the scope of the next 2-3 shots. The main 1-4 ideas that are worth considering are often...

Make that 15 or 20 then, the point wasn't the exact figure, but that one should be aware of if their slow pace is dragging the schedule or not.