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I've been watching recent European pool championships in person. The thing that impressed me as much as the game itself was demeanor around the table of many professionals, Ralf Souquet in particular. How does one become so calm? Of course he has emotions too, could be boiling inside, but he...

I break the balls, 10 ball drops, but only this one 10 ball, no other balls. It gets spotted immediately. However, do I get to continue shooting or not? Since the 10 ball got spotted, technically I did not make a ball on the break... Here's what the rule says about spotting the 10 ball. 9.9...

This June I was in Duffel, Belgium where European snooker championships were held. Tony Drago won the Open event prior to championships, while David Hogan becomes European champion. Both earned their place on the Main tour, so they gain a snooker professional status again. See the end results at...

Why do some players have to emphasize this line over and over again? At tournament charts, they don't put an asterix saying "this player is good, but he doesn't practice". I'm sick of those guys. They use this as an excuse for losing, but should they win it becomes even worse...then they use...

This was suggested to me by a pro player and coach from Holland. You'll quickly find out how good your offensive game at rotation games is, i.e. games where player is required to shoot at balls in numerical order...9ball, 10ball, etc... You start by racking 5 balls, break them, take cueball in...

Do you guys think that things like Mosconi Cup and World Cup of Pool are slightly overrated? Whenever I watch Mosconi Cup, it is presented like it is the most important event in pool. It sure is nice, but come on! Even the players interviewed sometimes make it into something that it is not. I...

We all know AccuStats number is number of good shots played devided by number of overall shots you played. Other than missed shots, what else exactly is considered as an error? Anyone know for a fact? I think if a player misses position zone badly, but still gets out, that one should also be...

Last 9ball tournament I played had a brand new cloth. Warm up time was just one set of balls, no more allowed. Playing on a new cloth was a shock for me. I know most guys absolutely love it because balls go in easier, but 99.9% of my pool time I play in a room with no AC, lots of humidity, slow...

Is anyone else having trouble performing at morning tournament matches? This weekend at my national championships, I got unlucky and got drawn to play at 10 a.m. I did get a good night sleep and took a shower when I woke up, felt really good, not sleepy at all. But once I got to the table...

Sometimes I think that majority of us players do not posess enough natural talent to improve quickly enough. Looking at myself, I feel like I have improved a great deal in the past 3 years or so. Stroke is much better and smoother, positional play has jumped up considerably, much better...

I've never seen these before...a very young O'Sullivan with 9mm ash cue versus highly confident Strickland in the first clip. In the second one he's up against very strong and experienced Varner. Worth a look. They were dressed much classier back then...:)...

Hi, I know pro tournaments use this rule from time to time, but how about lower ranked amateur club tournaments with no referee? Doesn't this foul&miss rule lead to controversy? What if many balls were disturbed during a foul stroke? Opinions? Thanks.

Ronnie spends his time on the best car show on a planet, Top Gear. He drives a 'reasonably priced car' around a racetrack, but also shows some of his snooker skills later! Be sure to watch this before BBC takes it off again! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xocepKkj03c&feature=related

I wonder if any of the pro's would try a game with just 15 reds and play it in 14.1 fashion. What do you think, how many balls could be run? I believe it would be very difficult...even guys like O'Sullivan and Higgins would have trouble getting through 2 racks. Anyone with a snooker table at...

Recently I attended a tournament where they had mixed field of players: - majority of players were in intermediate class - some were advanced players very near pro speed - then some pro players (most famous names being Tot, Petroni, Foldes...) - a few beginners as well I took time to carefully...

Scenario: I have 8balls in my pocket, my opponent 7 in his. Both of us have made three fouls, so the score is 5-4 in my favour. No balls are on the table, it is my turn. I know I have to spot several balls at once, but how many exactly? My logic tells me since we both have 9 points combined, 6...

Talking about the effect of spin on the object ball. When the cueball is struck softly with side, I noticed that object balls also deflect slightly from their path, that is, the path they would normally have if the cueball had been struck with pure centre. I don't think the effect is as big as...

preferably those who play american pool also... I have a modest amount of snooker experience. However, I have noticed something which got me thinking... When you play the game, you pretty much accept tough rounded pockets and that many 9ball shots are virtually unmakeable on a tight 12ft...

Anybody out there planning to switch to soft 9ball break exclusively? By soft, I don't mean super slow, but sort of nice controllable speed. I've tried breaking from the side with full 1 ball hit, cut break from side, Corey Deuel soft break, Alcano soft break...all of them worked much better...

Apart from worn out cloth which needs replacing, my tables also have some other issues. Currently rails on my 9 footers play funny. There are dead spots, and then there are also spots where the ball rebounds in a pinball like fashion. New rubber rails required? Which should I look into...