Archive for September, 2008

A 4 ball break in 9-ball pool league match by me

Written by Michael Vass
Ok, time to take a break from the political blogging, and all the polispeak spin surrounding the bailout talks that are on-going. It’s time for something a bit light.
Now as I have mentioned before, I am in an APA pool league for 8-ball and 9-ball. For my lifetime of playing in the [...]

8-ball poolshot dilema

Written by Michael Vass
Hey there fellow pool players. I have a bit of a question for you.

The scenario is that you are playing APA rules 8-ball. You are in the final shots of your match and if you win the game you win the match.
Your opponent is a decent player, and is in a potion [...]

8-ball or 9-ball: which is the harder pool game?

Written by Michael Vass
Now I was at my 8-ball pool league game yesterday and yet another question was brought up. This time it had nothing to do with the size of the table (which I continue to assert that playing on bar pool tables is an advantage vs. a full table) but the game in [...]

Does size matter … in pool tables

Written by Michael Vass
So at my most recent pool league match I, again, wound up in an argument over the question about the size of the tables in use. In my league every pool table is the standard bar table – 3.5’ by 7’ – with the exception of my team which is in a [...]