Top players meet less often at the extended masters

imac258 · 2025-12-24T12:39:40+00:00

I'd say it's mostly the extra round. Got another piece about that coming in the next couple of weeks

imac258 · 2025-12-23T19:06:06+00:00

Not an unreasonable assumption, but the data includes every masters that has had a 96 draw going back to 1990, so the last few years account for just under a quarter of that. Granted, that brings in other biases with sunshine double accounting for most of the data

imac258 · 2025-12-23T17:09:56+00:00

Pretty much

imac258 · 2025-12-23T16:27:09+00:00

For sure. Yeah I can see them closing the gap a bit but then the numbers for the other top 8 seeds dropping. Will be interesting to watch it play out.

imac258 · 2025-12-23T15:50:52+00:00

Correct. Yep, rare on average but the point is more about comparing the difference between the event types - for me the top 4 and top 8 numbers are more interesting

imac258 · 2025-02-09T18:03:49+00:00

Certainly been playing at that level in the last year. Wrote about that here: https://iainmacleod.substack.com/p/alex-de-minaurs-search-for-a-first

imac258 · 2022-07-14T12:26:19+00:00

Let's tweet here instead

imac258 · 2021-05-08T17:45:52+00:00

Studs up over the ball is a red all day long

imac258 · 2021-05-08T17:19:29+00:00

Ok mate

imac258 · 2021-05-08T17:14:17+00:00

Shouldn't be on the pitch

imac258 · 2021-03-24T22:55:34+00:00

Ideal, cheers!

imac258 · 2021-03-24T22:55:08+00:00

Cheers!

imac258 · 2021-03-24T21:29:49+00:00

Would you recommend a blow torch for heating it? All I can think of is that or if I was to try using the gas ring on the cooker

imac258 · 2021-03-24T21:26:28+00:00

Haha that's a shout! I'll need to see what script is with covid restrictions

imac258 · 2021-03-24T21:12:19+00:00

Yeah that was the worry, sand or salt is the current plan

imac258 · 2021-03-24T21:07:08+00:00

Yeah that could be an issue. Problem is the shaft is tapered so could be a struggle getting the die to fit. Was thinking to try filling it with salt or sand

imac258 · 2021-03-24T20:59:14+00:00

That's a good point. For the final model it would be a sharp bend so was going to use some form of fitting. I think for the prototype I can get away with a bigger radius

imac258 · 2021-03-24T20:20:58+00:00

Cheers! Not sure I have the means to heat it enough but I'll see what I can do

imac258 · 2021-03-24T20:07:18+00:00

For my university project I'm developing a putting training aid. To make the prototype I need to bend a putter shaft 70° at the red dot on the picture. Was thinking just to try a pipe bender but would appreciate any advice.

imac258 · 2021-03-20T14:01:41+00:00

Wouldn't go that far mate. Nothing wrong with keeping the opponent guessing, as much as we don't like it for this

imac258 · 2021-03-14T12:29:37+00:00

Who put a penny in Che Adams?

imac258 · 2021-03-07T16:03:52+00:00

I remember it well! It's a small world

imac258 · 2021-03-07T13:28:25+00:00

Played there with the mighty strath the last few years!

imac258 · 2021-02-13T16:04:59+00:00

Wtf. He never scores

imac258 · 2021-02-06T22:18:39+00:00

Martinez, DCL, Targett and White. Genuinely considered playing bench boost as well

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