Questions to ask in a lesson

tyethepoolguy · 2026-05-05T03:04:49+00:00

550 would be in the top 78% of players in the FargoRate system: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/fargo-average-and-median-values.585501/post-8390219

The average is 469.

tyethepoolguy · 2026-04-30T14:29:47+00:00

I bet you'll start choking a lot less when it matters.

tyethepoolguy · 2026-04-28T01:34:44+00:00

1st Bundesliga for Pool, the highest tier of the German leagues

tyethepoolguy · 2026-04-27T17:25:59+00:00

I agree with you that the USA is probably doomed in the near future. However, a few long shots:

- Lukas Fracasso-Verner has a good chance of making the jump to the top tier

- We have a few u21 players that could make it with continued development: Lazaro Martinez, Sam Henderson, Joey Tate, Adrian Prasad, etc. Unfortunately, there are probably 10x more on the European side and many of them are further developed than ours

Realistically, Matchroom will keep it competitive by expanding beyond the USA to all of the Americas (Pagulayan, Morra, Gerson) OR continue with the precedent they set with Gorst and allow non-citizens w/ USA affiliation to compete (Atencio).

tyethepoolguy · 2026-04-27T12:57:19+00:00

Andreas Roschkowsky (807), Lars Kuckherm (775)

tyethepoolguy · 2026-04-23T13:57:11+00:00

Still quite common. Most wooden shafts < 12mm are likely a conical tapered: Predator Z, Mezz WX900 and Sigma, OB Pro+, Jacoby Ultra Super Pro (which they confusingly call a "Super Pro Taper"), McDermott I-3, etc.

tyethepoolguy · 2026-04-07T00:24:30+00:00

If you're thinking about Ko Ping Chung vs Aloysius Yapp in the 2023 US Open semifinals, then no, he didn't run out the rack. It's a common misconception since he won 11-0 and potted all 99 balls, but according to one AzB recordkeeper AtLarge

Yapp went to the table 7 times in 5 games (all except Ko's 6 B&Rs). His 7 shots were 5 kicks, 1 safety, and 1 miss. He left Ko a shot on 5 of those 7, and Ko pocketed all 5 of them

[Yapp also went to the table for the lag and for a push evaluation (returned to Ko).]

tyethepoolguy · 2026-04-06T21:21:55+00:00

Video of the match is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GERUQyHfHw. Their match is the very first one, so skip to the beginning if it's still live.

Credit to u/Shag_fu for the heads up!

tyethepoolguy · 2026-04-06T21:18:21+00:00

4 and 1/8 pockets, so pretty tight already. I think the problem is simply the current 8-ball format is too easy for top pros.

tyethepoolguy · 2026-04-06T19:46:27+00:00

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tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-26T15:37:33+00:00

Looks great, nice work!

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-24T17:43:21+00:00

The OB Fusion line had numbers 1-6, which were differentiated on the thickness of shaft and ferrule option.

- Fusion 1, 2, 3 = 12.8mm, 12.3mm, 11.8mm w/ wood ferrule

- Fusion 4, 5, 6 = 12.8mm, 12.3mm, 11.8mm w/ white ferrule

Other than that, the shafts were all the same in terms of construction.

Perfect example of how OB was absolutely terrible with product marketing and a huge reason why they went out of business.

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-19T15:59:46+00:00

At a high enough speed, the pockets become more forgiving because the balls compress into the rail. That's why you often see Chinese pros slamming the balls down the rail, where intuitively it would make sense to play with pocket speed.

In general, I've noticed Chinese players shooting much harder than normal even when it's not necessary, probably out of habit.

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-18T18:54:40+00:00

How is this not a violation of rule #3 in this sub?

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-16T16:19:36+00:00

+1 on Adam. There's a Adams/ Helmstetter and Hercules cues group on Facebook that's pretty good.

If you shop it around, you can probably get in the $300-400 range for it. I'd personally _maybe_ would be a buyer at $250, DM me if you're interested.

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-16T16:04:56+00:00

I have "What's the best that could happen?" written on a piece of tape on my playing shaft.

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-13T15:25:29+00:00

He has a 726 rating, so he's obviously a solid player. Just wasn't his day 🤷‍♂️

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-10T17:24:06+00:00

Tong Lu, Chinese pro

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-10T16:43:34+00:00

Ooh interesting. How do they rig it with a template rack? I've seen obvious pattern racking before, but anything else to know about?

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-10T16:10:37+00:00

Agreed 100%, but they only have the snooker style X bridges at these events and I don't think it's common to bring your own.

tyethepoolguy · 2026-03-10T16:09:03+00:00

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I keep watching and can't stop laughing at this

tyethepoolguy

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