I like this guy:grin:...besides that...how many world champion snooker players are there that have also won the world 9ball, 8ball, 14-1, 10ball world championships?
Thanks brother :wink::smile:
Not a one of them! The only cross over champion that I know of is Harold Worst....and he didn't even shoot at pockets in the beginning as he was a world champion 3cushion player.
It really can affect the game when you make the equipment TOO HARD. Then 9 ball becomes like one pocket...bunting balls and such.
If you cant move the rock freely without the risk of overhitting the pocket on a good shot then the dam pocket is too tight.
Like for example I put 4 1/4" pockets on my brunswick classic at home. I didn't want to go that tight, I was going to set it at 4.5" BUT the pocket shelves were short. So i tightened it up a quarter of an inch to get the difficulty level I wanted. And my pockets play great, they accept good shots and reject bad ones, and still get the rattle rattle sit on the shelf ever so often, if I had made it 4.5 the balls would have never sat on the shelf just got sucked up by the pocket.
If you can't pratice in a professional way by moving the rock and such then your never going to play in a professional manner, you may be a sharp shooter but your position play would be horrid which would make you a weak player.
I'd rather bet on a not as accurate shooter that get position on the balls than a player that seems to make everything from 8 foot away.
Its much easier to teach someone to improve their potting skills than it is to play patterns or better yet to break BAD SHOT CHOICE/PATTERN SELECTION.
Saying pratice on a snooker table is better overall is like telling a newbie to learn one pocket b/c he'll play better overall faster....NO he will just be a lost mess, b/c he can't even wrap his feeble brain around 8 or 9 ball much less one hole.
If a player played 9 ball like he played one pocket he would not be a very good 9 ball player, if the player played 8 ball like 9 ball he would not be a good 8 ball player. When you change a game by introducing new and tougher variables the game is no longer the same game, so what your praticing is NOTHING.
I use a snooker table for snooker unless I'm working drills for potting accuracy and thats mostly just long straight in shots that I practice, the only real oddball is that I'll pratice and hone in on the spot shot there.
The only thing that snooker is going to work pool wise besides potting accuracy is touch, it can help you develop a lighter feel for the roll of the balls which could increase your safety plays in pool by reducing overruns....but could have the opposite effect and make you come up short too. Now you see why pool is praticed on a pool table. Since Alignment and potting skill is common to both they can both be addressed and worked on differing tables with basically no ill effects.
-Grey Ghost-
