Corey won the one pocket at derby city this year so he must be decent at.
Accu-Stats One-Pocket Invitational!!!
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Corey won the one pocket at derby city this year so he must be decent at.
Thank you, kind sir!
How about this.....?
Shane over Alex in the finals because.... it's on a 10' table. Why? I think we can agree that Shane knows the least one pocket moves out of any of these guys. But I think he gets a slight edge over Alex for best shot maker, and a 10' table is going to make it a little easier to shoot at balls than a 9'. More room to navigate.
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Shane over Alex in the finals because.... it's on a 10' table. Why? I think we can agree that Shane knows the least one pocket moves out of any of these guys. But I think he gets a slight edge over Alex for best shot maker, and a 10' table is going to make it a little easier to shoot at balls than a 9'. More room to navigate.
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Yea, but Shane wouldn't be a favorite on a billiard table because there are no pockets. How can you win at one pocket if there are no pockets!?
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Kobachi
Scarred but Smarter
Newark. And if you sponser the tourney, (300) you get vip seating, free shuttle to the arena,
All 13 or so dvds from accustats, t shirt, and on your deathbed, you will receive total consciouness...so you'd have that going for you, which is nice.
Kobachi
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It really is, for the dvds alone. Im a doner. I cant attend, so I opted for the free stream option. Contact Pat Flemming for more info. "Make it happen"
Have fun Phil !
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This was a big factor in the Make it Happen 8 ball IMO. I think that Alex has proven himself on this table, Efren will make the magic happen with a clear head, and Corey will show his skill as he did at the Derby this year. I predict those 3 to be tops but wouldn't be shocked if Shane edged his way in as he is a dead shooter.
One pocket is sooo slow the invitational is STILL 14 days away..... Am actually starting to look forward to it.... Gooooo Efren!!!!!!
Increased table size just increases the number of misses, for both guys.
Among the top players, there's no "super pro shotmaker" who just has better accuracy
than the rest but it's somehow wasted on 9 footers. That's a myth.
There's no long shot that's like 70% for shane but 95% for alex, or vice versa.
Increased misses actually translates to adding more luck to the game,
because an unexpected miss can bobble out in many different ways.
It might get safe, it might rattle and hang right in the hole.
However the cream will still rise to the top as long as the race is sufficient.
Efren will be fine. If he sees a distant shot and doesn't like it, he's not gonna take
a flyer at it. Most 1p action takes place at the bottom of the table anyway.
Among the top players, there's no "super pro shotmaker" who just has better accuracy
than the rest but it's somehow wasted on 9 footers. That's a myth.
There's no long shot that's like 70% for shane but 95% for alex, or vice versa.
Increased misses actually translates to adding more luck to the game,
because an unexpected miss can bobble out in many different ways.
It might get safe, it might rattle and hang right in the hole.
However the cream will still rise to the top as long as the race is sufficient.
Efren will be fine. If he sees a distant shot and doesn't like it, he's not gonna take
a flyer at it. Most 1p action takes place at the bottom of the table anyway.
When I said "lose every game", what I meant to say was that he may lose every match.
No, I've watched a decent amount of one-pocket...on a 9-ft table. I've never watched a one-pocket match on a 10-ft table. Have you? That's my point.
I certainly didn't expect Efren, multiple 8-ball world champion and whom I regard as the best 8-ball player in all of pool history, to lose every match in the 8-ball event, but he did. That is why I mentioned that I won't be completely surprised if Efren, multiple DCC one-pocket champion and whom I regard as the best one-pocket player in all of pool history, loses every one pocket match on the 10-ft table.
Put this on a 9-ft table and I'll bet Efren wins the event.
Alcano and Appleton's thoughts on the 10-ft table...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rdsyoumA7s#t=13m00s
"It's not really pool on a 10-ft table." -Darren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rdsyoumA7s#t=13m00s
"It's not really pool on a 10-ft table." -Darren
Interesting take from Darren... I am betting someone on AZ can find the quote from I think it was Greenleaf? when they switched down from 10ft to 9ft for the straight pool championships...
Either way 1pocket on a 10ft table has not been seen by the masses as far as I can recall.. It may change the game... Now the question we can't answer until after the Titans clash is if the change was good or bad...
I know for some people any change is considered bad but I think that most of us are interested in seeing how everything shakes out over the 4day event........
This event will be great to watch that is for sure just like the 8 ball was. The 10 foot really changes things up and makes it more interesting IMO, a long shot is a long shot. 
I think with a shot clock, Efren and Scott have an edge, all others might suffer since they are naturally slow players, i expect Scott to nail this one as a revenge to the honorable way he played 8 ahead last time with Alex, this is his last chance to show the world he is someone to be feared at one pocket, yet again he has to put it in his mind that other players can play too and not goof around for first few games it will be too late to catch up, it will be interesting to watch.
In the vid they talk about aiming, unfortunately, asking wrong guys, most Brits that play pool now are Snooker rejects! It takes good eye, focus, stroke, and most important, accurate pre-shot routine & aim timing to play snooker of which if followed in pool, one will be a killer in pocketing those hard thin long cuts, also must have good aiming system, feel does not work with snooker. The guy to ask is the most consistent pocketing player, Alex P, he knows what aim & focus are, he knows what it means if you do not aim right, no feel aim for Alex on those hard shots watch how short his stroke for hard long, key shots he knows stroke matter too..
Kind of insulting to call Appleton is 'snooker reject', like he couldn't hack it in the snooker world
so he settled for pool because it's apparently much easier.
You think Appleton doesn't have "good eye, focus, stroke, and most important,
accurate pre-shot routine & aim timing"? Cool, I don't have those things either,
watch for me to win the next US Open.
I get what you're saying about needing a fundamentally perfect, short 'cinch stroke' (like Alex) to make those long tough shots,
rather than just using feel. But it's pretty clear Darren gets it too, which is why he said
"it's not pool anymore, it becomes more about the fundamentals."
I think he knows exactly what the difference is, but simply prefers the shorter table
where you don't have to stress on fundamentals so much.
He may also disagree about how all snooker players must have a good 'aiming system'.
From what I've heard, nobody pays much attention to aiming systems in the snooker world.