sameboomcie said:Love it.
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Trump already lostParrulo said:same
i hope trump takes the worlds this year after losing on the final last year to higgins. higgins is good but just too boring and defensive for my taste.
roonie or hendry taking it would also make me a happy man
seriously. . . .l.Harm said:Trump already lost
Had a 11-8 lead but lost 13-12.
I think you talk about Pool here? Snooker is a different level. It´s maybe like going from Kid-Carts to Indy 500. I run the table sometimes at 9-Ball, but do fail more often than not at snooker. Even a straight pot on this 3 1/2 meter long table is a difficult task.Alpe d'Huez said:Sounds like the dominance you see in billiards in the US. Frequently one player goes on a tear and runs the table, often from start to finish. That's how good guys are.
As described above, if you can´t hit balls at a good rate (lets say 7/8 of 10 pot tries) in pool, you´ll be desperate at a snooker table. It looks sooo easy at TV, you´ll get shocked trying yourself.RedheadDane said:I'd love to try and play it too!But given my "skills" at playing pool I don't think it would go well for me...
Played with my cousin's son a while ago... I was really at potting the white ball!![]()
Not bad. I only sometimes clear the table in pool. There´s always a missed pot, the white ball going the wrong place, or just nerves. Anyway, i win a good chunk of my games for money or free drinks. Snooker, i didn´t play a long time. I just fear missing too much and then fall into depressions.Parrulo said:yes pool is a kids game compared to snooker, i play pool myself almost every day and i can pretty often clean an entire table without much of a problem but in snooker. . . . .
the table is just too big and the balls and holes too small![]()
The biggest problem in snooker is the thiny holes. There is just no room for even small mistakes, especially on the long pots.l.Harm said:I've never played snooker, here we had a pool table. I heard a snooker table is longer so harder to pot the ball. Would like to play it in the near future.
I'm afraid my rather... unconventional... way of holding the cue didn't exactly help either. No expert, but I don't think you're suppose to just let it stick weirdly out to the side.FoxxyBrown1111 said:As described above, if you can´t hit balls at a good rate (lets say 7/8 of 10 pot tries) in pool, you´ll be desperate at a snooker table. It looks sooo easy at TV, you´ll get shocked trying yourself.
Yeah... among other things the size of the table would be an issue to me. At 160 cm I'm not even sure I'd be able to reach anything!Parrulo said:the table is just too big and the balls and holes too small![]()
But it does look cool when the ball starts dancing around the whole like crazy.FoxxyBrown1111 said:The biggest problem in snooker is the thiny holes. There is just no room for even small mistakes, especially on the long pots.
Yes pressure is big time too in billards. I am the master of missing the black ball (on normal pool) or the 9-Ball. I always choke under pressure. The same happened to me in my baseball and soccer league play times.Parrulo said:well i don't usually play for money, i usually play with my friends and at the end split the bill so i am under no pressure while playing![]()
Perfect technique/talent is essential in billards. When i played snooker regulary, i didn´t even try to meet opponents if i didn´t had my "A-Game" in 2 hr. practises before matches.RedheadDane said:I'm afraid my rather... unconventional... way of holding the cue didn't exactly help either. No expert, but I don't think you're suppose to just let it stick weirdly out to the side.
Yeah... among other things the size of the table would be an issue to me. At 160 cm I'm not even sure I'd be able to reach anything!
But it does look cool when the ball starts dancing around the whole like crazy.![]()
I'm 24... stopped growing a while ago... And I don't think I'd know how to use those.FoxxyBrown1111 said:If you are 1,60, i guess you´re still young. Perfect time to start snooker. I started at age of 16, simply b/c snooker was unknown before in germany.
You can reach all balls with the Rest/Extension/Spider.
No it´s not cool when the ball dances and don´t go in, unless it happens to the opponent.![]()
Ok, that might be too late to learn the correct technique.RedheadDane said:I'm 24... stopped growing a while ago... And I don't think I'd know how to use those.
It's funny to watch! And sometimes they dance about and go in. Whipe the feet as the main Danish commentator tends to say!
Imagine i still won some money in snooker when having my "A-Game". And my best breaks were "just" in the 40s. 147? I could never do. Not even if i practise 6 hrs per day. Just impossible to do. This players are the best of the best of the best, and Hendry was the King of ´em all. As unbelivable as throwing a baseball at 100 mph, going downhill at 120 km/h in cycling, or throwing a football 80 yds in stride.Alpe d'Huez said:Okay, I had to look up Hendry. This is just impossibly good. 2012 World Championships:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh64worbGqc
So what?jamiephillips said:One of snooker's greatest "athletes"
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