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[Thunder Thighs]

I just started playing English pool a couple of weeks ago. Interesting how different it is from 9 ball. Funny how the pockets rattle balls a lot more too. Can't just slam them home to get position for the next shot. Have to be a bit more precise with your stroke. Still need to get used to the smaller table and marbles... uh I mean balls.

 

[Greg M]

Potting down cushions definitely takes getting used to. A touch of outside spin tends to help, but good luck bashing a ball down the cushion, because it's just going to rattle in the jaws the vast majority of the time.

Going back to English pool after playing American pool from time to time, and I agree, the cue ball is really small - almost comically so. I'd absolutely be in favour of seeing organisations introducing a 2" cue ball for the Pro Cup set.

 

[lomar3k]

I just started playing English pool a couple of weeks ago. Interesting how different it is from 9 ball. Funny how the pockets rattle balls a lot more too. Can't just slam them home to get position for the next shot. Have to be a bit more precise with your stroke. Still need to get used to the smaller table and marbles... uh I mean balls.








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Ah, the classic 9-ball player awakening! Going from blasting 2.25-inch balls on a massive 9ft table to delicate touch-play on "marble-sized" balls is hilarious. English pool doesn't forgive power. It demands respect and a super soft stroke! Those pocket jaws have zero mercy. Enjoy the steep learning curve, it gets super fun once you stop rattling every shot!

 

[LibraryFool77]

I recall playing snooker on a 10 foot snooker table, actually may have been 12 foot table, the red balls were smaller than the rest and they’d bounce off the pocket like a rubber ball if you didn’t pocket cleanly. I loved playing 9 ball on that table.

 

[Greg M]

I recall playing snooker on a 10 foot snooker table, actually may have been 12 foot table, the red balls were smaller than the rest and they’d bounce off the pocket like a rubber ball if you didn’t pocket cleanly. I loved playing 9 ball on that table.

The middle bags are even worse on Supreme English pool tables. Anything off-angle and they have a tendency to swirl out.