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Guys, you are completely missing the point with this wishing for more high breaks from Alex. Stop watching 147s on youtube. That is not your average snooker game. He's playing against players who are playing (almost) as well as him and under all that pressure. Every match must be a tactical war...

Let's be realistic. Like it or not, snooker at the professional level is definitely THE pinnacle of all cue sports, very few would disagree. That's not to say other cue games are no good, far from it in fact. If 9ball had decent organization, big money, big following, big crowds...etc...than...

Shane wins in format where there are more American style cue games than others. Any game using regular American pool style tables (7, 8, 9 or 10ft) + American sized balls + American style pockets opening = SVB wins. Potts might have small chance at 8ball and slightly less at 9ball, zero chance...

Corey deserves all compliments even if he loses every single match in his group (which he won't). It isn't easy putting your reputation on line like that. I know many people won't be impressed with that, but I am. It is a tough field, even if the championships are labeled as 'amateur'. If you...

All the room owners I have talked to say the same thing. After smoking ban they have experienced immediate drop of income. Yes, I believe them. But my question to them is always the same. What are you doing to attract statistical majority (non smokers) to pool?

Players usually miss these types of shots due to too much body/had movement. Reason of this movement could be simply a bad cueing habit possibly enhanced by anxiety. All this allowing for side spin deflection, collision throw/friction...none of this matters. If after years of playing you still...

I think the guy was not properly understood. He said he had trouble implementing it after 20 years of playing competitively without one (although from his other videos I notice that he actually does have a small pause at the back and shoots quite smooth). That's understandable. If you read...

I take it all GB9 players are saints then?

Improvement in fundamentals will improve your ball making percentage. Nothing else. I can accept that some players would normally almost never work on their fundamentals unless they're somehow forced to. Tight pocket table just might be the incentive that they needed. They just might get the...

Are you a movie star? Does your job require you to have wrinkle free forehead? If not, just forget it and keep playing.

Wow, I'm impressed by how much confidence you have in this aiming system. That's fine I guess. All of this to me sounds like a coach who focuses primarily on American pool but does have very well worked out aiming system could potentially work with not only top level pool players, but with top...

He plays alright. Good enough to win the event against current opposition left in the tournament. But I don't think it is fair to say that he's toying with Carter. If you watched the match thus far, you'd know that it just as easily could have been 9-7 in favor of Ali, rather than Ronnie. In...

To answer the OP, the advices you get in pool halls are sometimes good, sometimes bad. You need to be open minded, but at the same time be aware that sometimes even really good players are full of it and think in terms of 'my way or the highway'. IMO this is one of those cases unfortunately. I...

Tennis and pool Ah, the good old continental tennis grip. Great for volleys...I used to practice tennis for hours daily back in my elementary school days. Nowadays I play very rarely, but each time I get to the court I pick up the strokes quickly (movement is another matter though). Most likely...

I think I should be able to do just that. Thanks for the tip...:wink: Not sure if I even feel a change in my grip pressure even if it might be there. I have never given this any conscious thought in practice...:confused: The only time I feel grip pressure is perhaps when I'm under pressure in a...

From the drawing at least, it looks like option C for me. If I underhit or overhit the ball, there are still corner pockets to choose from. Whatever the option, there's no need to get fixated on achieving absolutely perfect position for a final shot.

I what you say is true, then pro players would very often change how they grip during the match. But that's not what we see. Can you name any top players who often alter their grip configuration and/or firmness depending on certain shots? From watching literary thousands of hours of many matches...

Hohmann looks robotic yes, but he doesn't tighten the cue prior to impact. That is what is important and the only thing that counts. His grip pressure must be constant throughout the stroke, otherwise, he wouldn't get any consistent action on the cueball and most certainly wouldn't have won any...

You are right, but you're missing the point with this speculating about who would beat who at what game. The fact is that UK pool pro's who now play American pool exclusively have excellent fundamentals and cue very straight. A bit straighter and cleaner than their peers in most cases. Not by a...

I really prefer this over Color of Money.