I am sick of going through these egotistic snooker fans that want to say that snooker is the superior game to pool and that snooker players are "better." Anyone agree with me on this?
I think there is very little to debate over. But first of all, the common mistake that snooker fans make is that pool = 9 ball. Sure a simple rack of 9 ball is easy to run out, but the layout varies a lot. Safety playing in pool is a lot more difficult too.
Anyways, I really find it pointless to argue that snooker is a more difficult game than 9 ball without defining what we are measuring. Do they mean it is more difficult to run 147 than clear a rack of 9 ball? 9 ball is fairly easy to run the table for all pros, but it goes for both ways. Missing a simple shot can mean that you lose the next rack or two. So in a sense 9 ball is more difficult than snooker, because you can't miss shots. In contrast, if you miss a shot in snooker, you can get away with it often times.
I'm not trying to say which one is better, because there's really no good conclusion that can be made. But just ranting because these guys are PISSING ME OFF with their ignorance.
I think there is very little to debate over. But first of all, the common mistake that snooker fans make is that pool = 9 ball. Sure a simple rack of 9 ball is easy to run out, but the layout varies a lot. Safety playing in pool is a lot more difficult too.
Anyways, I really find it pointless to argue that snooker is a more difficult game than 9 ball without defining what we are measuring. Do they mean it is more difficult to run 147 than clear a rack of 9 ball? 9 ball is fairly easy to run the table for all pros, but it goes for both ways. Missing a simple shot can mean that you lose the next rack or two. So in a sense 9 ball is more difficult than snooker, because you can't miss shots. In contrast, if you miss a shot in snooker, you can get away with it often times.
I'm not trying to say which one is better, because there's really no good conclusion that can be made. But just ranting because these guys are PISSING ME OFF with their ignorance.