I’m getting back into the game. I would like to hear everyone’s opinion on this. There are certain players that can almost put you in stroke just watching them play. A couple examples off the top of my mind would be Buddy and Mike Sigel. They played the game the right way- always on the right side of the ball. It was almost like they were playing a different game!
Who is the pro player with the best cueball control today?
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Watching Dennis orcullo play one pocket answers this question for me easily.
He has the best position cueball control especially in one hole that I’ve ever seen. It’s amazing watching him get on balls to shoot straight in that I’d never think about playing for
He has the best position cueball control especially in one hole that I’ve ever seen. It’s amazing watching him get on balls to shoot straight in that I’d never think about playing for
Corey Deuel must always be in the conversation. I also personally think Nils Feijen.
I'll second this. He can do it playing Ten Ball too. Parica, Efren, Buddy and Earl were the best I've ever seen at moving the cue ball (if we go way back then Harold Worst tops the list). Corey, Alex and Francisco are damn good as well. Marlon Manolo was another Filipino player who had the cue ball on a string. He went into politics over there years ago. Probably pays a little better than pool.
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I'll second this. He can do it playing Ten Ball too. Parica, Efren, Buddy and Earl were the best I've ever seen at moving the cue ball (if we go way back then Harold Worst tops the list). Corey is damn good as well. Marlon Manolo was another Filipino player who had the cue ball on a string. He went into politics over there years ago. Probably pays a little better than pool.
Always wondered why he dissappeared. He had a hell of game, and smooth like butter.
Who has the best cue ball control will be highly subjective. To me, cue ball control is essential in all pool games from 8-ball to 9-ball to One Pocket and so on. It's the one aspect that is shared among all the games. So, whoever is the best all around player will probably be the pro with the best control. We can all sort of agree on who the top all around players are and it might be a crap shoot from there as they're all so close in speed. My top all around go something like Orcollo, SVB, Pagulayan, Bustamante, Bergman, Shaw, etc. Pretty much the top pros. Currently though, I think Orcollo is at the top of the mountain, but that can change to whoever is on the hot streak at the moment.
After Dennis lost a tough match to Chris Melling in the 9-Ball while being harassed by the European contingent who were sweating it, he challenged any and all European players to play any pool game for money! There were no takers.
Yes, Shaw was included in this challenge.
I would disagree regarding Shaw’s cue ball control. No doubt he is arguably the best player on earth, but that’s not attributed to his control. He is a straight shooter and amazing talent, but, in my opinion, there are better at controlling the cueball.
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Very good answer I did not think of him but you are right in my opinion . He is amazing on placing the cue ball especially on safes.
Very good answer I did not think of him but you are right in my opinion . He is amazing on placing the cue ball especially on safes.
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What's more important...being arguably the best player on earth or precise cueball control? :scratchhead:
Answering the OP’s question is most important.
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Being arguably the best player on earth and having precise cueball control.
