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Brags said:
Step up? Snooker players only use 1/3 of the table...its like they are playing on a 4x8...Also, dude was lucky...got out of line a few times, and almost scratched in the side.
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How is it they only use a third of the table when the balls are placed literally at both ends and the center
 
BeiberLvr

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Brags said:
Step up? Snooker players only use 1/3 of the table...its like they are playing on a 4x8...Also, dude was lucky...got out of line a few times, and almost scratched in the side.
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Sounds like something John Barton would say.

Interesting.
 
BeiberLvr

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I have a drill where I type up a resume from scratch faster than a pro pool player.

So far I'm 8/8.
 
hotelyorba

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Brags said:
Step up? Snooker players only use 1/3 of the table...its like they are playing on a 4x8...Also, dude was lucky...got out of line a few times, and almost scratched in the side.
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Referring to Ronnie O'Sullivan as 'dude' tells me everything I need to know about your snooker knowledge.
 
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beneath_the_sur said:
How is it they only use a third of the table when the balls are placed literally at both ends and the center
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Ya 3 balls on 1 end...the rest on the other. It's a lot of wasted table. lol when you have to make a rest that is 25 feet long it should be a hint that maybe the table is too big. Why don't they just play on a smaller table and use the whole thing? That would be a more interesting game. Also, the pockets need to be pro cut like on a diamond, and the balls should be 2 1/4 inch.

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Referring to Ronnie O'Sullivan as 'dude' tells me everything I need to know about your snooker knowledge.
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I recognize the dude from one of my youtube runout drills.
 
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Brags said:
Step up? Snooker players only use 1/3 of the table...its like they are playing on a 4x8...Also, dude was lucky...got out of line a few times, and almost scratched in the side.
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I think I see what you mean....they only use part of the table like great golfers only use
part of the course....always trying to stay outta bunkers and the rough...the nits, :rolleyes:
 
Texas Carom Club

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Brags said:
Ya 3 balls on 1 end...the rest on the other. It's a lot of wasted table. lol when you have to make a rest that is 25 feet long it should be a hint that maybe the table is too big. Why don't they just play on a smaller table and use the whole thing? That would be a more interesting game. Also, the pockets need to be pro cut like on a diamond, and the balls should be 2 1/4 inch.



I recognize the dude from one of my youtube runout drills.
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Ya but you play with diamonds, on a baby sized table
With happy lucky games that end with the word ball

Lucky games that the opening shot is pure luck
Lucky games where you just hit a ball hard and if something falls, you get a trophy and keep shooting
 
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beneath_the_sur said:
Ya but you play with diamonds, on a baby sized table
With happy lucky games that end with the word ball

Lucky games that the opening shot is pure luck
Lucky games where you just hit a ball hard and if something falls, you get a trophy and keep shooting
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http://www.guffoo.cz/danny/ronnie/index.php?nid=1380&lid=cs&oid=171207


"There is a diamond system to the table which is simple if you know how to work it. If you don't it isn't."

(See? It's like painting by numbers.)

"That's why snooker players get thrashed by American pool players because it is not as easy as it looks. I think there is more luck involved in pool than snooker but I still think there is a tremendous skill level in pool that goes unseen."
"Once I started playing pool over the last couple of weeks I have realised it is a very difficult game and there is an art to it. If you compare it to snooker, with big holes in pool surely you shouldn't miss but it is not as simple as that. There are a lot more tactics to the game - which I need to learn and that will take time."

Ronnie O'sullivan
 
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Brags said:
http://www.guffoo.cz/danny/ronnie/index.php?nid=1380&lid=cs&oid=171207

O'SULLIVAN REMAINS DEFIANT

World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan insists he is not turning his back on snooker by spending months in America playing pool but concedes his new-found passion could end up being his long-term future.
The 29-year-old is often as outspoken as he is talented and made no secret of the fact the current snooker programme, which has been downsized following lost sponsorship deals, was not to his liking.
O'Sullivan has pledged to continue turning up for the major tournaments but has also opted to fill the gaps on the calendar by playing pool across the Atlantic.
And that was a decision he felt had been inevitable given the lack of top-quality snooker now available across the globe.
He said: "I love playing snooker but I wasn't getting enough. I have the opportunity to play in America and that doesn't interfere with the events that I want to play in on the snooker calendar.
"It will enable me to play 12 months of the year instead of seven weeks. It is a new challenge and I must admit it has rejuvenated me.
"I am looking forward to my snooker now because I know that when the snooker is over I have got something to look forward to. Sometimes I never looked forward to playing the snooker so when it was over it was a bit of a relief.
"But then I was doing nothing for three or four months - and when I am left to my own devices I feel unsettled.
"Going to America is a tremendous opportunity and when I am 40 and can't see further than nine feet away snooker will be out of the question because there will be youngsters coming along who will be potting balls for fun.
"But when I am 40 a nine-foot pool table means I can play on until I am 55 so it is all about the bigger picture as well."
O'Sullivan is hoping his snooker skills will not be damaged by lack of use while he is abroad but conceded he would probably have to get used to an unfamiliar feeling while in the States - losing regularly.
He said: "At the moment I am an awful pool player. I have got to get used to heavier balls, different angles from the cushions, things like that.
"Snooker players are perfectionists but in pool you leave yourself with shots you would not dream of taking on the snooker table like potting balls off cushions. There is a diamond system to the table which is simple if you know how to work it. If you don't it isn't.
"That's why snooker players get thrashed by American pool players because it is not as easy as it looks. I think there is more luck involved in pool than snooker but I still think there is a tremendous skill level in pool that goes unseen.
"Once I started playing pool over the last couple of weeks I have realised it is a very difficult game and there is an art to it. If you compare it to snooker, with big holes in pool surely you shouldn't miss but it is not as simple as that. There are a lot more tactics to the game - which I need to learn and that will take time."
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Did you really just quote an article that's 12 years old?
 
BeiberLvr

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Brags said:
How does that affect anything being said?
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Because opinions can change.

Because what you think will happen in the future might not actually happen.

For example, Ronnie is over 40 now. Still playing top notch snooker, and hasn't given up for a career in pool.

Also, ask any professional snooker player their thoughts on pool. Most of their responses will be fairly diplomatic.
 
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BeiberLvr said:
Also, ask any professional snooker player their thoughts on pool. Most of their responses will be fairly diplomatic.
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ya ya snooker snobs...until they get their ass handed to them on a pool table...kind of like putting a boxer in the octagon lol...
 
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Texas Carom Club

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Brags said:
ya ya snooker snobs...until they get their ass handed to them on a pool table...kind of like putting a boxer in the octagon lol...
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not at all like that

but what else is to be expected from you
 
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