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What about a wrist band sensor to go on your bridge arm? It can be detected to allow identification of the player, can identify the start and end of a shot (if you don't want to use cue ball motion), can notify shot time warnings and violations via haptics or beeps, Some people might find a...

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An interesting perspective on coaching. Stephen Hendry playing with Mark Williams and Lee Walker (Williams' coach). As Lee describes working with Ronnie O'Sullivan or Mark Williams, or Mark Allen. "They think they're doing something, and they're not doing it" Very entertaining! Turn on...

I just watched some, and it was interesting when watching top players, and how they get themselves into and out of situations. But I found it can get tedious after trying to watch more than a few games - in the same way that 'tactical' snooker players can be painful to watch. Some of the...

I was watching a snooker coach, and when describing a shot, he didn't use one tip, half-a-tip, etc., he used mm. It was interesting how often he would say no english, or "just one mm"

With maybe a reflection sensor so you can't shoot your opponent in the knee, and with adjustable power, this could make pool a lot more popular.

The qualifiers for the British Open Snooker championships is on now. 3% of the top 100 players are women. Interesting

Kristina Tkach has about the same Fargo rating as Johnny Archer or John Schmidt. There's gender, age, experience, etc., to consider. Maybe the best way to sort it out is a televised "Gender Games" Two tables with a projection system set different patterns and see where the pluses and minuses...

I can't find it now, but maybe 5 years ago there was a video of some snooker coach talking about stance, and a repeatable PSR. He set up a standard shot and had a top-16 player shoot it a few times, and each time he'd trace their feet. The foot placement was within a couple of mm each time...

I've been using WST Play for a couple of months, and no problems.

My favourite was a match with two commentators. They were always going on about some hustler they knew back in the old-days. The commentary was all about who knew who. Suddenly there was a roar from the crowd. Commentator 1 says "What just happened there, I missed it?". Commentator 2...

Detecting the position of the balls when they're stationary is straightforward. Detecting the ball number (1-15) or the ball type (solid/stripe) is less so. Detecting the ball paths is more difficult. At 30 fps, a ball hit at 10 mph moves about 6 inches between frames. You'll find that the...

Very cool!

Will be interesting to watch a match between pros using the Digiball.

I see it's on Youtube.

No shortage of uses for the Digiball. It will be interesting to run a rack of 9-ball, calling the tip position before each shot, and then after the run, check the app to see how well you did. I agree that this is a significant advance. You might also think about making one in a snooker ball...

Chris Henry is a sports coach and developed these for snooker, but then produced a set for pool. These weigh about 12% of the normal weight and have slightly thicker plastic on one spot. You put it on the table, and it will settle with the thicker spot down. Then you try and shoot it into a...

Barry Stark mentions watching Ding do that ten times in a row, but with his eyes open, and with both hands.

Yeah, i agree it's not a best practice, but whether to look at CB or OB last seems less important than the other parts of the shot. By the time you're pulling the trigger, all that aiming stuff should be over with. Now it comes down to your stroke. Your not steering your hand to the aiming...

You need your eyes to line up the stroke for sure. But after that, and as far as aiming goes, I don't think it matters a lot if you find it easier to focus on the CB or the OB. Some people (like me) find it easier to focus on the CB for shots off the cushion, but I'd normally focus on the OB...