Mosconi Cup Shot Clock?

[the Professor]

What role if any do you all think the shot clock plays in the Mosconi Cup?

I personally think it is one of the reasons that several of our players struggle at times. Shane, Mike, and Justin are all fairly slow players at times and it seems like they are having to rush their normal pre-shot routines which I think is a fairly big deal. It really adds to the pressure of the event.

 

[croscoe]

Early Europe was getting the short end on the clock....

Europe uses the clock better as a rule it seems, In doubles, one player seems to keep track of it better than USA.

Like the shot Mike pooched on the safety/banking the one I think it was.

 

[Pacecar]

I think that the USA team is flustered by the 30-second shot clock. It would be my recommendation that the USA team members not offer their opinions to the shooter on how to play a particular shot or the desired shape. Let the shooter make the judgment and quickly process a number of shot scenarios in their own mind. Otherwise, a verbal discussion about one scenario seems to generate confusion & disagreement, and consumes too much valuable time.
I do like how the European team members make it known when there is 15 seconds left if the shooter has not yet gotten down on the shot. The shot needs to be executed before the final 5-second beep. The beep hurts concentration, stroke, and speed control of the cue ball.
The USA players need to be better prepared to quickly exchange their playing cue for their jump cue or to get the bridge. It costs too much valuable time to be unscrewing the extension on their break cue when they need to convert it to a jump cue.

 

[RunoutJJ]

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Youer a ****???

 

[RunoutJJ]

I think that the USA team is flustered by the 30-second shot clock. It would be my recommendation that the USA team members not offer their opinions to the shooter on how to play a particular shot or the desired shape. Let the shooter make the judgment. Otherwise, the discussion seems to generate confusion & disagreement, and consumes too much valuable time.
I do like how the European team members make it known when there is 15 seconds left if the shooter has not yet gotten down on the shot.

oH ITS there...

 

[M.G.]

Japan (in the world cup of pool) did a phenomenal job of communicating and using the available time and extensions.

So boohoo for the USA - deal with it and stop defending your players when they struggle. It's human.!

 

[jaetee]

I don't think it's necessarily just the shot clock as much as the fact that it's pretty short and there is only one, near the main camera. For a venue like this there should be one at both ends of table so it's easier to see from multiple angles.

Start paying attention to how often the players turn their heads away from the table and towards the camera, Requires concentration break and re-focus if you're on the wrong side of it. It's minor, but I think it would help.