L.S. Dennis
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I agree about the ’stone faced robats’ the old guard had tons more character and were more enjoyable to watch.
Old matches on video becoming a novelty and not as fun to watch, at least for me.
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don't know what you been watching but i see a lot of variety in today's pool, and difficulties too. i like the diamond tables with their deep shelves, they've really set a good standard.
for those reminiscing of old worn cloth, talcum powder and non-polished balls.. all of that still exist and is played with, in the philippines. and there's money matches on youtube almost every day in the week. no need to travel back in time for that
Here’s the pool I like to watch.
Cash on the rail, $ changing hands every game. Nice proper cloth, broke in and good playing conditions. Nobody arguing over the rack, gambol. This is pool. Not the clinical milk drinkers in stone silence. No shoes & shorts. Guys having fun.
Fatboy<——-wants to go here and play
watch 'pinoy pool master'. lots of local filipino action. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNVl0LBxeXjLGrlcw1_o2Uw
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I agree the level is higher. But I don't like the fact, that everybody looks the same nowadays. Apart from SVB he has is own style. There are a couple more exceptions.
But on the whole it can be boring to watch. The influx of Europeans is main reason, over the last decade.
The fillipinos were my favourite to watch. Nowadays it's a more European style that everyone seams to favour.
Yeah, today's players, as a group, are far superior to those from the 80 & 90s. Personally, I get really bored watching the top guys run open racks. The game has gotten too easy for them. Keep tightening up the pockets until running a rack is impressive. That would make it fun to watch again.
I miss the old players. They don’t make em like they used to. Part of the appeal of the pool hall growing up was all the characters and their stories.
The new guys might be more accurate. But the carbon fiber/low deflection shafts make everyone that much better. It would be interesting to see them play on these tight tables with a plain Jane maple shaft.
The new guys might be more accurate. But the carbon fiber/low deflection shafts make everyone that much better. It would be interesting to see them play on these tight tables with a plain Jane maple shaft.
Agree about the culture. But I bet they’d adjust and fire things in the middle of the pocket like they do now.
L.S. Dennis
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I remember the old guard players also calling for tighter pockets at the time but it seemed that no one was listening then. I remember Grady calling the pockets, “cavernous apertures” while he was working the booth during an Accu-stats filming of different matches.
Gotta look bigger (picture) on this. The soldiers around the world wanna play too.
That’s more than likely true. These guys are like machines. Haha
There are a whole lot of things I'd like to see like that. On the old cloth, using the old rules and all of the games that used to be played in
the rooms of old.
Let's not forget the commentary from the booth.
Some of it is better than the actual match. For this I refer you to just about any match from the US Open One Pocket event up in Kalamazoo with Freddy the Beard doing the play-by-play. Priceless stuff.
Lou Figueroa
Some of it is better than the actual match. For this I refer you to just about any match from the US Open One Pocket event up in Kalamazoo with Freddy the Beard doing the play-by-play. Priceless stuff.
Lou Figueroa
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the players back then, even the ones you knew could not win, had some charisma/character which made it fun to watch.
God bless Albin Ouschan and his amazing ability at the game of pocket billiards, but his reaction, or lack there of, with his win at the European 9 Ball Open says it all about this generation's pool players. With the exception of Filler and Oi, who remind people they are humans.
God bless Albin Ouschan and his amazing ability at the game of pocket billiards, but his reaction, or lack there of, with his win at the European 9 Ball Open says it all about this generation's pool players. With the exception of Filler and Oi, who remind people they are humans.
tomatoshooter
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I think a lot of it was that the players didn't have structured resources and coaching to learn from. You had to get out and play and put money down. Guys like Earl, who started on the road when he was 14 or so. And Keith McCready, and so many others. Now the players, as capable and talented as they are, can follow a path similar to tennis players.
I would imagine some guys, back then would have had some help, if it was needed, before thay hit the road. Recent times corey deuel was thought by Jimmy caras and I believe Jeremy Jones was thought by jersey red.
But today, your right. its the same coaching techniques similar to what you see in snooker. Every one is taught to play the same way. This was probably 6 or 7 years into there development. Before there are ready to take it to a decent level.it's mostly came from European influence. Seams to be the norm now.
I always think though, when your really young, you want to play like your favourite player Strickland, archer fast and loose. Then someone says your doing it wrong. I bet no one told Strickland that, when he was a young player
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But what does this have to do with having a personality or lack of one? I do not see how having easier access to training tools should equal to being a lifeless robot.