US Open 08/18-23

Any system of speed checking would have to be FAST and seamless. The game is already slow enough. Adding this to it would likely make it worse, at least for while. Players, hopefully, would quickly learn the power level needed for legal breaks. All sounds great but i seriously doubt anything like this will happen.
 
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Look, I watched most of that match and they were both breaking to make the one in the side. And they were both successful most of the time. The hard part is controlling whitey after the break and that is a provenance of the pool Gods. At critical junctures in the match they both had to push out after making the one on the break. At 7-6 Michael leading, Gorst pushed out on the two ball leaving it in an awkward spot and forcing a kick shot. Michael opted to kick at it (I'm saying PASS over and over again in my head) and sold out the rack. That was a turning point in momentum in the match. To his credit Michael never gave up and made a couple of excellent run outs and then we saw Gorst's heroics. All and all a damn good pool match!

Oops, never mind. That particular shot outlined above happened in the Duong match which Michael won. Michael does need to improve his kicking and jumping though. The only areas I saw where he showed anything other than brilliance. He ran out difficult racks with precision and confidence. Very impressive stuff. Loved his shotmaking and cue ball control.

Where are the Pinoys? Right here as always! I love visiting over there. Go in a local pool hall and watch two guys gambling that both play like God! Neither one ever been here or anywhere else either. Kaci's in for a shock if he ever gets froggy and enters that time zone!
 
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Subjectively I’d say SVB and Kaci break at a 10. You can hit them harder than that but nobody will. Fedor was breaking at an 8.5. And it looked to me like Baoanan was breaking at maybe a 7. In my head a 7 is the minimum you should hit it and be okay.

I know we are not doing a 3-point rule but out of 4 breaks only two balls went past the headstring. After his warning his fifth break two balls flew over the line. Maybe because he gave that break about an 8.

But also worth noting was Baoanan was breaking with cueball closer to the center of the break box and Fedor was at the edge of the box. So for Baoanan it’s more of a cut so more energy is staying with the cueball and not into the rack (compared to if you came from the edge of the break box). So a 7 from that position is just going to be more of a dud break.

But it is worth noting that Fedor’s crowd moment is sharking. Not Earl level sharking by any means. But it was the first time I’ve ever seen him lose him composure in a match. It is worth noticing that was off brand for him.
 
jbart65 said:
If part-time WNT tour member Niels Feijin can play like he does at age 48, with one eye, a wife, three daughters, and a new business, Sky can play a little better too. He does get money from sponsors, too, since he is a professional pool player.
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Yep. All Sky has to do is work out and practice 100% of his waking time like Niels.

Niels is a freak, in a good way. Gotta be driven if you want to be like Niels.
 
loggerhead12 said:
Yep. All Sky has to do is work out and practice 100% of his waking time like Niels.

Niels is a freak, in a good way. Gotta be driven if you want to be like Niels.
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carlo biado is in the same situation, just won the WC. chua too, he is in the semifinals of the US open. albin won a WC and lots of other titles in the same situation. i don't think it's an excuse?
 
markjames said:
i think of radar guns/ break speed apps as untrustworthy as lie detectors
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I wouldn't trust a radar gun for this, but the apps based on audio can measure speed with 1% accuracy if designed properly. To get 1% accuracy with video needs a slo-mo (high frame-rate) camera.
 
Yapp is in dead stroke! Leading 4-0 Yapp made another Godzilla run out! It's fun to watch a great player who is in form and full command of his game.
 
skogstokig said:
carlo biado is in the same situation, just won the WC. chua too, he is in the semifinals of the US open. albin won a WC and lots of other titles in the same situation. i don't think it's an excuse?
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So it's suggested that Sky needs to focus more on match preparation and you're calling that an excuse? Weird
 
Baoanan’s break being more center of the box meaning the cueball carries more energy. If it gets to bounce side to side with no collisions it’s just getting to the third rail.
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If Fedor’s cueball gets to bounce side to side with no collisions it’s bouncing off that third rail and carrying out yo center table. Fedor’s cueball coming from the edge of the box will not only transfer more energy to the rack but have less leftover for the cueball itself. So for his ball to travel further isn’t just because he’s hitting it incrementally harder, he’s hitting it notably more harder to get that much travel.
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I think Gorst was sharking Michael- he wasn't breaking that soft.

It's too subjective anyway- either have the 3 point rule or let people break at whatever speed they want.
 
Taxi said:
What I said was that I like a variety of breaking speeds. I liked Corey's because at the time it was unique, and because he'd obviously put in the necessary time to perfect it. It's not as if he were Barry Bonds on Mark McGwire taking steroids to gain an advantage. Seems to me that the resentment against Corey came mostly from players who didn't like the fact that at the time he was beating them. But then some players like Earl love to whine about everything.

And again, if you don't like soft breaking, fine, then get out the radar gun and require a minimum breaking speed. I have no objection to that. What I don't like is that idiotic three balls must past the headstring bullshit, or even worse, leaving it up to players' bitching and subjective rulings by a referee. A radar gun is at least objective.
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HUH?? Does your ass get sore from sitting on that fence?
 
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