Been enjoying playing in the dorms with my friends and would love to learn more and play at a higher level
https://www.twitch.tv/thevagabondhustlers
When I say professional, I mean either famous, paid or both. By famous I mean you can’t go into any pool/tournament room without being recognized. By paid I mean at minimum $100,000/annual salary (or whatever fits your comfort) to play/win this game.
Any game, 8,9,9,OP,Straight, etc
I’m curious.
Hi there! I'm doing a research on gender politics in cue sports. I have some questions here and if you know anything about it or any source on it, it would be a huge help!
- Since men are almost like the pioneers of pool, when did women start playing in professional pool?
- When did the concept of a mixed gender league/tournament start? When were professional female players allowed to go against men in tournaments?
- How about for snooker and/or other cue sports? When did women start going against men?
- If you are a male, what are your opinions on going against a female on a match? If you are a female, what are your opinions on going against males?
- Since technique is a priority than physical characteristics in pool (as compared to, say, boxing or basketball), are there physical differences between the two sexes that may give one an advantage/disadvantage in play?
- I have read in another post here that one of the reasons why there are more men than women in the cue sports scene is because of the attitude of men towards women in pool halls, that they do not want them there or a variation thereof of that opinion. So, it all boils down to the conclusion that men have more opportunity of excelling at billiards than women. I am from the Philippines and when women play in pool halls, other people simply just do not care. From where you are from, what are your experiences regarding this?
If you can input anything concerning the topic, it would be also of help! Thanks a lot!
Most pool hall (even those that don't sell alcohol) that I've been to only allow admission those above the age of 16. As far as I know this isn't the case for most other country where people of any age are allowed admission. I was wondering why this is unique to Singapore.
This is potentially big news for the world of pool, especially in the US. The game's growth (as well as that of snooker) in Asia and Europe in the past 2 decades has been possible largely due to the money poured in by sites like Betfred, Dafabet, PartyPoker and many more. It will probably take a long time for noticeable change to occur, but today's decision has undoubtedly created many new possibilities for cue sports in the U.S.
I needed a break/jump cue to practice with and had an amazon gift card, so I ordered a Gator Nemesis that I had a total of $12 in. I fully expected this thing to be cheap Chi-aina crap that I could destroy without giving a shit. I have never been happier with an inexpensive cue. Fit and finish, weight, joint protectors, straight as an arrow. Started doing a little research and these appear to be USA made from USA maple harvested after the leaves have dropped. Now maybe I'm still being hoodwinked, but I am just tickled by the quality. So much so that a week after beating the hell out of this nemesis, I have already ordered an actual expensive shooter cue from them. I just cannot believe the quality for the price. This $62 cue is twice the stick of a $150 cue from the local high end billiard store.
Anyone else tried these?
*update*
ordered an IN-1 inlay cue and they sent an IN-2, which is ugly stained in the middle, and definitely a sticker and not inlay. For the discounted price I paid I would have kept it if they had sent the natural wood model I ordered. But alas, I am sending it back and looking for a new shooter.
From what I can tell they are popular in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Philippines and China. Are they generally popular in most countries or is this sport limited to the few I have already mentioned?
Does anyone know if we have to have experience in pool/snooker to join ntu cue sports?
Does anyone know if and where we can find training for any cue sport like pool, billiards etc. ?
I have always wanted to learn :)
Why do you think such a tech-forward, low-deflection market has emerged for certain cue sports but not others? It's not simply the money (by that logic, wouldn't the snooker community be excited about higher-tech cues?) It's understandable that the smaller size of the balls in snooker/blackball may influence the narrow preferred tip diameter for those games. But why isn't the LD trend cropping up outside of the crowd playing 8/9/10/14.1/1p? (Side question: Are Chinese 8b cues starting to bridge this gap?)
I enjoy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I also enjoy the table-based stick and ball game of snooker. There is an English snooker player called Stuart Bingham. Mr Bingham makes his living from playing snooker, and as such is required to pot balls on a regular basis, for example in the current World Snooker Championships. Every time I see Mr Bingham perform this primary function of his day job, my mind screams "BINGPOT!" Given that I know nobody else who watches both B99 and snooker, I have no idea who to share this with with whom to share this*. This has been torturing me for the best part of a week. Please help.
* Thank you, Captain Holt, for the grammar correction.
When I say popular what I mean is when you go into a bar (I mean pub), are your chances higher of seeing a snooker table or a Pool table? I live in Portland and I'd say that most people I know don't even know what Snooker is. Is that just an American thing? Is Pool still more common in your country?
Compared to everything else like snooker in China, 9-ball in the USA?
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