Do you think they were tougher because of shot making or because of strategy?
One of the interesting things about pool is that there can be multiple ways to get to the same result. What I mean by that is two guys might both be rated 450, one because he is a lousy shot maker but plays pretty...
I watched the windows open show and Mike P was saying ESPN (actually ESPN+) is just picking up the MR stream and broadcasting it. So most likely it'll be the usual cast of characters and same production.
Pool is not poor because people won't pay to watch it. Pool is poor because it's only interesting to people who play the game. (Actually, that's not even true. It's really only interesting to a small percentage of people who play the game. Most players don't watch it either.)
I'll be the first to admit I do not know a ton about the details of how the fees are split, but I see more than a few YouTube channels that have a "Membership" only videos along with their free content. Seems like a good way for MR to utilize the outstanding interface and still have a...
I would say in most cases there is no difference in cue construction. At best the cue maker will come up with some designs and the player will have the opportunity to approve or reject the appearance.
What does the bumper look like? Press in or threaded? If you remove it is there anything under it?
I can tell you Reuben Fisher used a lot if rings similar to that, but I'm sure many other makers did as well.
UPL requires this pattern for every rack. Number placement doesn't matter but solids/stripes need to be in these positions.
Also, the 8 is on the spot.