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Not sure what you mean by this. Why would it be difficult?

I think that in Marop's case having a run broken down and analyzed is less useful than it is for lower level players - and players who don't have John Schmidt on speed dial. I think if Bill watched the video back he could see where he might have made questionable decisions, but the reality of it...

I was going to make this exact point but like you said, US rules are supposed to make the game more aggressive so I don't know if Underclocked would see this as a bad thing. Depending on the angle, some players will play one of the baulk colours off the side cushion and into the reds, splitting...

The refs do use ball-markers and if they made a mistake somehow the players would speak up, whether the new position was beneficial or not. You see that kind of sportsmanship when the balls are replaced after a miss - if the shot is easier than before the player will point it out. I'm not too...

1. Do you mean playing away from a touching ball? What's wrong with that? 2. Matter of opinion, I guess. I played snooker before pool so it's the norm to me. 3. Have you seen the amount of kicks there are in snooker? It's only done at the player's request, and it's not like they ask every shot...

Congratulations, Bill! I haven't posted much in the 14.1 forum, but I check it out pretty often and have watched a few of your videos. You make it look it easy. Looking forward to the 294 DVD with your 100 thrown in!

"Typical liberals" usually reserve such labels for moronic, racist bigots. Old post, but I couldn't help myself. You can only explain something to someone with logic and rational arguments so many times (only to see them ignore these valid arguments and cling to their ridiculous beliefs) before...

I agree. Saying that "pool is about finesse and control and snooker is about potting" is a ridiculous oversimplification. In 9 ball more of your concentration is on postional play, yes - because it's easier to make the ball. In snooker if you run out of position you are in a world of trouble...

I think 14.1 is tough enough as it is. If I could run 500 every inning I might consider adding balls.

AHA! So you are part of this global conspiracy! Haven't you seen the snow we've all had in recent months?! I got news for ya, Doc - SNOW IS COLD! I actually follow a couple of shows that have discussed the issues with education standards in Texas. Sounds like you're not out of the woods yet. If...

I'm not mad about it. I like the 10 days of the year when the sun shines, though. I <3 your posts in the global warming and religion threads. It's always good to see people called on their nonsense, even if they fail to see the stupidity of their own arguments. Stay cool! Regarding side - I...

"He contested many world championships, finally achieving victory in 1947 after Joe Davis had retired from the tournament, and again in 1950. His break of 142 in 1946 was a world record at the time." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Donaldson_%28snooker_player%29 I forgot about Donaldson, I...

You should always call fouls on yourself, whether anyone sees or not. This is what's expected in snooker, where touching any ball is a foul and often difficult to detect for anyone other than the player at the table. There's a video on YouTube somewhere of one the the World Championship finals...

I doubt it has ever been recorded but it's an interesting question. I'd love to see a top pro make a substantial break without using side and explain each shot as they go. Steve Davis has a MySpace page where he answers technical questions, I think he could give a very good answer on what can...

So it's on! Look forward to seeing how this plays out. Best part of the thread for me was John mocking Danny for "only" running 280. That's badass.

Not a hope in hell, and your assessment of his game being harder needs some justification. Your only point was that there are no "crazy bank or kick shots". This might have something to do with the smaller pockets. No pool player his age or older has any chance on the pro snooker tour. Tony...

In a beekeeper's outfit.

Joe does look solid, stays down well, doesn't look prone to carelessness! I've wondered for a while about how Negreanu plays since he apparently wanted to play pro snooker as a teenager, though I think he said later that was "never gonna happen". He's mentioned on his blog that he has a pool...

That is too good!

Unless the exact same thing happened twice, the two videos where the 8 goes straight in the hole are footage of the same shot!