SVB to Kick Off High Run Attempts

Feed has been good for me- They have announced a short break and will restart soon. I have no comment on cloth/etc.
 
Patrick Johnson said:
I'm enjoying watching Shane and his obedient cue ball. Do you know the table specs?

Learned some stuff already...

pj
chgo
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The pockets specs are on The Legends Of Pocket Billiards Facebook page.
I measured with a digital caliper for all the pockets.
Corner pockets are
4.91/4.94/4.95/5.04
Side pockets are
5.36/5.37
760 Simonis Cloth
Aramith Tournament balls.
 
wrldpro said:
The pockets specs are on The Legends Of Pocket Billiards Facebook page.
I measured with a digital caliper for all the pockets.
Corner pockets are
4.91/4.94/4.95/5.04
Side pockets are
5.36/5.37
760 Simonis Cloth
Aramith Tournament balls.
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Thanks. I can see the 760 is playing like ice for Shane so far - pretty to watch.

pj
chgo
 
Vahmurka said:
I got an impression that players of 14.1 era were far more versatile on their break shots, utilizing the whole variety. And of course those who inherited that style and brought that to 80-90-ies. I recall Pat Fleming shows enough in his short educational, and Grady Mathews also.
While modern "9-ball" players who are involved in 14.1 rely on the side break shot most of the time.

I can't afford watching SVB attempts as much as I wish for the time being, so I wonder how often does he go for a break behind the stack? Let alone a 3-railer?

(on a side note, I tried to take a quick peek and as long as the picture quality is very nice, the stream is waaaay too choppy, sometimes almost unwatchable. No bad feelings about that, just a matter of fact)
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I don't feel qualified to wax too eloquent on this topic but here are some things I have learned:

Ideally, you use a side of the rack break to keep the balls on the bottom half of the table; you can use behind the rack breaks, but that drives many balls up table; side pocket breaks are OK but only if you don't blast them; you can use break balls further away from the rack than you might think (ala PF); the modern style of play seems to favor shallower angles for the breaks with more power.

What I have also observed and learned is that the more balls you keep between the bottom corners and the sides, the better chance you have of a natural break ball occurring or having a ball you can bump into position. You send five or six balls (or more) up table and that gives you fewer balls to work with for a break ball and key ball. One other thing to look for as you are watching all this is for a player's end pattern. Watch to see if they are saving the last three balls in relatively close range of each other in what is generally called a triangle. At the end of a rack the ideal is to go: stop, stop, stop.

Lou Figueroa
 
Vahmurka said:
I got an impression that players of 14.1 era were far more versatile on their break shots, utilizing the whole variety. And of course those who inherited that style and brought that to 80-90-ies. I recall Pat Fleming shows enough in his short educational, and Grady Mathews also.
While modern "9-ball" players who are involved in 14.1 rely on the side break shot most of the time.

I can't afford watching SVB attempts as much as I wish for the time being, so I wonder how often does he go for a break behind the stack? Let alone a 3-railer?

(on a side note, I tried to take a quick peek and as long as the picture quality is very nice, the stream is waaaay too choppy, sometimes almost unwatchable. No bad feelings about that, just a matter of fact)
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My video since I’ve been watching (430pm EDT or so) has been nothing but excellent. Must be on your end.
 
lfigueroa said:
I don't feel qualified to wax too eloquent on this topic but here are some things I have learned:

Ideally, you use a side of the rack break to keep the balls on the bottom half of the table; you can use behind the rack breaks, but that drives many balls up table; side pocket breaks are OK but only if you don't blast them; you can use break balls further away from the rack than you might think (ala PF); the modern style of play seems to favor shallower angles for the breaks with more power.

What I have also observed and learned is that the more balls you keep between the bottom corners and the sides, the better chance you have of a natural break ball occurring or having a ball you can bump into position. You send five or six balls (or more) up table and that gives you fewer balls to work with for a break ball and key ball. One other thing to look for as you are watching all this is for a player's end pattern. Watch to see if they are saving the last three balls in relatively close range of each other in what is generally called a triangle. At the end of a rack the ideal is to go: stop, stop, stop.

Lou Figueroa
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Thanks for the insights, Lou. Hope you're inspired to share more as this goes on.

pj
chgo
 
I'll chime in on the stream as a data-point, not a complaint.

It's been intermittently bad today. At times, even unwatchable.

I've tried 2 computers with different browsers. I have Fiber internet into the house and one of the computers is hard-wired Gig-E. All other sources are streaming fine.

Perhaps this is a regional issue, or a problem with people who don't have Facebook accounts? I don't know.
 
Mobiker said:
I'll chime in on the stream as a data-point, not a complaint.

It's been intermittently bad today. At times, even unwatchable.

I've tried 2 computers with different browsers. I have Fiber internet into the house and one of the computers is hard-wired Gig-E. All other sources are streaming fine.

Perhaps this is a regional issue, or a problem with people who don't have Facebook accounts? I don't know.
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Interesting about the regional thing. I’m in NJ and the stream has been great.
 
Perfect in Clearwater, Fl.

Anyone know why he stopped that last run after 6 racks? I thought he made the break ball but wasn’t really paying attention.
 
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