LSJohn
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I can't think of anything that would make it better. I'm much in favor of the non-Scotch format.
Black Bart and his partner.
Hey all thanks to everyone who checked it out!
We used this event as a test run for a larger two day 8-team $1000 entry tournament in the near future. It would be great to hear your thoughts on the format, and what you thought from watching.
Hey all thanks to everyone who checked it out!
We used this event as a test run for a larger two day 8-team $1000 entry tournament in the near future. It would be great to hear your thoughts on the format, and what you thought from watching.
Thanks very much for streaming the matches! The production and coverage were first rate. The format and rules were fine.
To be honest I don't understand the allure of using 10' tables. Even though I've always felt that pool should have stayed with 10' tables, they've all but disappeared from use. It would be lovely if the large tables could be returned to common use, but it would increase the cost to present and future poolroom owners, without increasing their revenue. Therefore there's very little chance of their return.
It's true that the game is more difficult on a 10' table, and as such is a challenge for the players in competition. However very few ever get to play on a 10-footer, so any unique knowledge that could be gained from watching competition on the big track is useless on a 9-footer.
IMO the competition would be just as good on 9' tables, and the play would be more apropos for modern experience.
Cheers~
Doc
The tournament was great.. My partner Bob played well and his play won us our first 2 matches. We were picked to come in last and we should have won so we had our chances. Playing doubles with a shot clock was both fun and draining... You would have seen more trapping and intentional fouls in singles then in doubles.. Jay pocketed unbelievable on the 10 foot table... as it turned out we were up against 2 A players so we have nothing to hang our heads about.. The venue and stream is the best in the country.. If anyone is ever in the area do yourself a favor and stop in and check it out.. The owner Gary is a great guy and does ALOT for pool with nothing in return.. he loves the game.. I did some commentating for the first time and I really liked doing it.. Thanks to everyone who tuned in to support the stream..
Thanks for the compliments about my commentary... It was my first time and I liked doing it alot... I would like to do some with Billy I. sometime