He is prolly the best by the rail banker in the country. His knowledge of 2, 3, and 4 railers is scary.
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filler v gomez was a good one. gotta love when it comes down to the last ball, hill-hill, in a fast paced match
I have wondered, how can he be so good at banking, but not be one of the top players in the world? All the knowledge that goes into banking - and safety play as well -- would suggest he should be a better overall player.
I guess it's just because it is such a specialized game.
When I watched the shot, my gut reaction was he hit the correct ball first. At worst, both balls were hit at the same time. I was surprised the ref seemed so sure, especially since he didnt look at a replay. That decision could have cost Filler the match.
Yeah I did the same. Figured it was over!
I guess the cows home against Grabe
Yeah I laughed at their ommentary, I knew it was a good hit at the time, it was obvious that it hit off the first ball and then was kicked into the second ball which sent it in that direction. I said out loud to myself, no, that was a good hit, at the time.
John Brumback was one of the best banks players in the world if not the best, but no one ever accused him of being one of the best rotation players.
Any pool room that has allot of humidity.... will allow players to do Allot more with the cue ball and object ball than rooms with A/C.
Like Efren, who's only equal in my mind is Eddie Taylor.... The Knoxville Bear.....
He broke and ran 37 banks in a row using a 9 ball rack structure.
The cloth was thicker back then and a/c was not yet in pool rooms during his era.
in a way it's the other way around. a good shotmaker like josh or jayson etc will often be a very good bank pool player, but a very good bank pool specialist isn't often a good shotmaker. now billy is a good rotation player too, but not as prominent as in banks or short race 1p. iirc he was a two time DCC one pocket champion before he turned 25. an achievement that's often overlooked.
yeah, there were a couple things in that commentary. schmidt obviously hadn't watched much grabe before because early in the match he said grabe had good fundamentals. grabe's known for his rather poor fundamentals and snatchy stroke. the ref call was wrong, and contrary to what george said the OB reactions indicated that.
jbart65, Jaden, skogstokig -- yes, the ref and the commentators got it wrong. But I think Kevin James' purpose on Facebook, and my purpose in reposting his comments here, was to have a discussion of whether, and how, video replays should be used in this high-tech age to prevent such mistakes in the future.
they have it in other sports so why not. if technology is there (literally a few steps away in this case) then use it.
Should refs be required to review the video on close calls? Who would determine when it was close enough to require a review? Or should a review be done only when one of the players requests it? How would abuse of such requests be prevented? Since such reviews might not be possible in all of the matches of the event, is it appropriate to do it in just some of the later matches? Or just in the finals, as James seemed to want?
let shame handle the possible abuse potential. if it's not a close call, the player knows it, his opponent knows it, informed members of the audience know it, as well as the tv audience. the potential abuser of the review request would in that case look like a fool
While some people seem to be incapable of feeling shame, regardless of their behavior, I imagine you are correct that abuse of calling for video reviews would not be much of a problem. I just wish some refs would simply admit that they weren't sure of whether something was a foul and immediately go review the video. You were certainly correct in your post #133: "they have it in other sports so why not. if technology is there (literally a few steps away in this case) then use it."
I would agree.. the production quality looked much better this year. The predator tables are starting to grow on me. I’m not trading in my diamond but I don’t hate them either.
I must admit I was wrong. I didn’t like this format at first but it keep it interesting.
billy rolled over everyone. I for one am glad to see him back. I think guys like him have a natural feel for banks that just can’t be taught
I saw this during the one-pocket match with Filler as well. Shane was visibly shaking on several shots. Very concerning.
Whatever Lola wants...