svb has the hitch and slight lateral movement in the backswing / delivery, it's not textbook but it's very consistent
Florida Open 2025, August 5-10, Orlando, Caribe Royale
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svb has the hitch and slight lateral movement in the backswing / delivery, it's not textbook but it's very consistent
it is apparently from L16 onwards
Thanks. No idea why nothing else worked, but your link did the job.
Agreed, consistency is what matters. There is no 1 true stroke that works for everyone. I have been saying this forever, and SVB is the best one I can bring out as example to anyone who criticize people strokes
The middle east is handing out cash
Cause the philipinos cant use WAXES anymore brah
jax_joe
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AJ Manas was a no show. Couldn't get through immigration. Caught with too much wax. They though some real sick sh!t was going down. Deported his A$$
It’s a trade off, all right. Matchroom needed to bring more money into pool. Comes at a cost, but I think it was worth it. In any case, it’s a 10-year contract. We just have to learn to accept it.
That said, it turns out Orlando would have been a great home. Who knew! Crowds have been amazing. Packed today.
Matchroom found a winner. Frost said it reminded him of the U.S. Open, but on TV it seems like Orlando is better. Curious to hear from people who have been to both.
Hope the Manila Open is a big hit too. MR is trying all right.
Final 8 has some surprises. Lung, Gangflot, Morra.
Lung has had the easiest path to get to here, but he did beat Duong and Alcaide handily.
Gangflot never should have made it this far. His opponents played down to him. But credit him for outlasting them.
One of Lung or Gangflot will make it to semis.
I’d be shocked if SVB doesn’t get to the semis. Morra has played well, but he said he was full of nerves vs Atencio. The crowd has amped up the pressure.
Yapp has arguably been the best player this year, but Max is playing tough. Is this his break thru event?
Krause vs. Neihausen is the one I want to see. Two up and comers steadily improving and breaking into the upper echelon of pool.
Disappointed Atencio could not close the deal. That’s the book on him.
FSR just isn’t consistent anymore. Hasn’t faded badly like Albin Ouschan, but I don’t expect him to win a big tourney anymore. Can’t put my finger on why, strangely. There is no particular pattern he shows when losing.
Lung has had the easiest path to get to here, but he did beat Duong and Alcaide handily.
Gangflot never should have made it this far. His opponents played down to him. But credit him for outlasting them.
One of Lung or Gangflot will make it to semis.
I’d be shocked if SVB doesn’t get to the semis. Morra has played well, but he said he was full of nerves vs Atencio. The crowd has amped up the pressure.
Yapp has arguably been the best player this year, but Max is playing tough. Is this his break thru event?
Krause vs. Neihausen is the one I want to see. Two up and comers steadily improving and breaking into the upper echelon of pool.
Disappointed Atencio could not close the deal. That’s the book on him.
FSR just isn’t consistent anymore. Hasn’t faded badly like Albin Ouschan, but I don’t expect him to win a big tourney anymore. Can’t put my finger on why, strangely. There is no particular pattern he shows when losing.
billiards_watch
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Lets go Sofia!
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That’s crazy talk. FSR will win again. He was on top of the world for awhile and had no where to go but down. The competition is deeper than ever. It’s just that hard to win.
VTEC John
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During Earl's last match, he jacked up and missed, prompting one of the commentators to say something to the effect that that becomes harder as your shoulder ages. Sure enough, Earl subsequently missed two more shots from that position. I noticed that a couple of Shane's rare misses in his latest match were also jacked up shots. Yapp, on the hand, was consistent right across the board and played like a monster against Oi. I'd love to see Shane win it, but I expect Yapp to take it if he can keep up his current pace.
Sure, he could win a big one again, and he is young enough to think he will do it once or twice. But he hasn’t gotten to the semis of a major MR tournament since he won the WPC in February 2023. Two and a half years ago.
Which is why I don’t expect FSR to be a top favorite anymore. The magic has not returned.
SVB has the homecourt advantage.
I think it would be sweet if Chang Yu-Lung won to commemorate the life and passing of Chang Jung Lin. He is about 4 years younger but I'm sure they respected each other. I think he is putting on this performance with Jung Lin in his mind. RIP to one of my favorite players ever.
Outside of Filler and Gorst, I am not sure how to pick a top favorite in these fields anymore.
Any given Sunday……
Based on this, I would say SVB or Yapp if I was a betting man.
They are both:
- In the top 12 highest Fargorate
- Top 6 on most money earned this year
- Still in the tournament
Can't say that for anyone else. But pool being pool, and it being any given Sunday, John Morra might F around and win for shts and giggles.
My game had fallen off the last several years. I found out that my left shoulder (I'm left handed) couldn't rotate because of a massive bone spur and arthritis. I've always had a high tolerance for pain and just ignored it. I just had reverse shoulder replacement surgery and we'll see if my game comes back.