Archive for February, 2009
Three years and counting
Submitted by Billiard Pulse Blog
Billiard Pulse is a gargantuous three years old today!
.. or rather yesterday, but I’ve been a bit lazy.
The biggest change since the second anniversary is the addition of polls. Other than that the concept is the same as one year ago:
Provide links to current and upcoming events
Write short reports from major [...]
What matters…
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
It matters not whether you win or lose;
what matters is whether I win or lose.*
What is it about Winning?
We downplay winning in all cases except when WE are the Winner. We tell ourselves that it’s really all about how well we play the game. We offer up all sorts of excuses [...]
IPAT - The New Playing Ability Test
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
The name IPAT could be mistaken for one of many products made for the iPhone, but no! It’s the new name for what used to be simply PAT, which in turn is the acronym for Playing Ability Test (for pool). I think PAT was designed for the European market and IPAT [...]
Allister Carter bags first ranking win in the 2009 Welsh Open
Submitted by Billiard Pulse Blog
England’s Allister Carter won the 2009 Welsh Open.
His opponent Joe Swail (N.Ireland) took the early lead with 5-2 before Carter stormed back with seven frames on the trot to win 9-5.
Anthony Hamilton (England) and Neil Robertson (Australia) lost out in the semifinals.
Carter received £35,000 for the victory and Swail got £17,500 [...]
Cuetable.com contest for February
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
I’m not at all happy with this runout, but I sent it in to cuetable.com anyway, just so I could be one of the first five people to submit a video and earn a polo shirt.
The 1-ball was really an ugly shot, and because of it, I got poor shape [...]
Billiard Table Cover System
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
You gotta see this:
From Italy, a billiard table cover system that is so simple and effective, you’ll wonder why it hasn’t been done a hundred years ago!
See http://www.quickup.it/Home%20English.html
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On the complexity of pool, and Life in general
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
The book I am currently reading
“The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable”
gave an interesting example of the complexity of life and the impossibility of predicting future events. It used the actions of billiard balls on a table as an example. Here is the example given, on page 178 of [...]
Feijen takes French Open for back-to-back Euro Tour titles
Submitted by Billiard Pulse Blog
Niels Feijen from Netherlands captured the 2009 French Open for his second Euro Tour win in a row.
In the final the merited Dutchman player defeated 15-year old Mario He (Austria) 9-4. The victory was worth €5000. Mario got €3300 for second place.
The semi-finals saw Feijen defeating Poland’s Thomasz Kaplan 9-4. Mario [...]
How to avoid choking under pressure
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
From the esteemed journal Scientific American, the way to avoid choking under pressure. Read the article here.
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John Brumback is Master of the Table in 2009 Derby City Classic
Submitted by Billiard Pulse Blog
John Bruckman from the USA is the Master of the Table in the 2009 Derby City Classic.
The tournament is comprised of three events. Brumback was first in bank pool, top-ten in one pocket and 9th in 9-ball. He bested Johnathan Pinegar (USA) with only half a point, 175.5-175.
Here are the final [...]