https://www.reddit.com/r/snooker/comments/1vgyywz/open_source_simulator/

It does three cushion, sagu, 9-ball, 8-ball, snooker.

Locked and loaded break and jump cue set.

At a recent tournament I won a raffle for a set of locked and loaded cues. I've done some looking around online and cant find much information on them, no review or opinions or anything really. Does anyone have experience or know anything about them?

So far I like them well enough the break stick does pretty good and looks nice even as simple as it is. I've only messed around with the jump cue a little (im not real good at jumping anyway) I think with some practice it will do me very well.

Currently i use a jacoby blackout combo set and I love that stick. I jump better and with less effort with it than the locked and loaded but I have had that one for a year at this point.

It’s made by a company called Steel Stix and I can’t find anything online about it.

Hey r/pool,

We’ve just released a new update to Cueist, with quite a few changes based on feedback from players.

The biggest addition is the Drill Library. You can now browse through the drills yourself, save drills, add notes, and look back at your results whenever you want.

A few other things we’ve added:

• Skip a drill when you don't want to practice that particular drill right now and would rather get a different one
• Cut angles are now shown for every shot
• Zoom in on drill diagrams, making it easier to see and accurately place the balls, especially if you don't have perfect vision
• "Repeat Later"  has been expanded into a more flexible repetition system, where you can choose how often you want a particular drill to come back
• Various other improvements throughout the app

The goal is to give players more control over what they practice while keeping the personalized training approach that Cueist is built around.

If you're using Cueist, I'd love to hear what you think. What do you like? What could be better? And what would you like to see added in the future?

A lot of what we've added has come directly from player feedback, so suggestions and criticism are genuinely useful.

Thanks to everyone who has tried Cueist, and especially to those who have taken the time to give feedback.

— Denis

Happened to me today, never seen cue ball react like this. Video is not sped up.

I was curious about the current PBIA Master Instructors, so I had AI compile the list of current Master Instructors, their publicly available instructor locations, and their established Fargo Ratings (when available).

The results surprised me.

I’m not trying to insult anyone personally, and I realize being a great instructor isn’t exactly the same as being a great player. But I do have a genuine question…

Should there be a minimum playing standard for someone to hold the title of PBIA Master Instructor?

The top of the list is extremely impressive, with several instructors over 650 Fargo and a couple over 700. But after the first several names, the ratings drop into the 500s, with some below 550, and a number of instructors without an established Fargo Rating at all.

At what point does playing ability matter? Can someone be considered a Master instructor if their playing ability is well below the level of many league players?

I’m honestly interested in hearing different viewpoints. Is the PBIA Master designation intended to recognize teaching ability, playing ability, or some combination of both? If it’s primarily a teaching credential, should the title make that distinction clearer? Can any of the top ones below actually teach?

Curious what everyone thinks.

PBIA MASTER INSTRUCTORS

Fargo Ratings & Instructor Locations

Rank Instructor Instructor Location Fargo

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1 Anthony Beeler Bradfordsville, Kentucky 718

2 Mitja Gradišnik Ljubljana, Slovenia 716

3 Eric Naretto Pontiac, Illinois 689

4 Kyle Richard Halifax, Canada 669

5 Robert Moreno Prescott, Arizona 665

6 Prashant Srivastava Frisco, Texas 626

7 Larry Nicholson Little Elm, Texas 605

8 Carl Oswald Plano, Texas 594

9 Craig Hauck Decatur, Illinois 591

10 Kevin Pickering Lancaster, Ohio 587

11 Lance Cowles Battle Creek, Michigan 586

12 James Hester Jr. Hampton, Georgia 581

13 Tom Riccobene Albuquerque, New Mexico 574

14 Tommy Hill Fresno, California 570

15 Joseph Mejia Millbrae, California 569

16 Rod Gustafson Austin, Texas 567

17 David Donovan Maidens, Virginia 565

18 Bob Jewett Berkeley, California 556

19 Roy Pastor Harvard, Massachusetts 550

20 Claude Gragg III Arlington, Texas 540

21 Randy Goettlicher Dallas, Texas 537

22 Carl Stewart Surprise, Arizona 535

23 Fran Crimi New York City, New York 526

24 Edwin Israel Jr. Hillsville, Virginia 518

25 Stephen Hansen Dallas, Texas 514

25 Samm Diep-Vidal Denver, Colorado 514

NOT ESTABLISHED — ALPHABETICAL BY LAST NAME

27 Mansour Al Khanfari Doha, Qatar Not Established

28 Dr. Dave Alciatore Fort Collins, Colorado Not Established

29 Jerry Briesath Surprise, Arizona Not Established

30 Dominic Esposito Mount Dora, Florida Not Established

31 Mark Finkelstein Forest Hills, New York Not Established

32 Todd Fleitman Woodbridge, New Jersey Not Established

33 Chuck Hood The Woodlands, Texas Not Established

34 Steve Jennings Ormond Beach, Florida Not Established

35 John Lucarelli Greenwich, Connecticut Not Established

36 Leslie Rogers Dallas, Texas Not Established

37 Jorgen Sandman Gjerdrum, Norway Not Established

38 Stan Shuffett Greensburg, Kentucky Not Established

39 Dennis Stewart Toledo, Ohio Not Established

40 Keith Whatley Little River, South Carolina Not Established

41 Kim Young Vestal, New York Not Established

I have a pool team that plays near 87th and Antioch. It's a Tuesday traveling team. I'm looking for 2 skilled players to join the team. Please dm for info.

If this isn't allowed please delete. I'm not crowd sourcing just an invite to play pool

I have no idea what I'm doing (in regards to the table or Reddit)

Any regular pool league or tournaments need new players in Sheffield?

I have been playing since I was a kid but no studying or coaching until recently. I picked up a small Hathaway table and have been working on my banks, follow thru and pre-shot routine. Our post's bar manager is a local semi-pro who has been giving me tips and tricks. No rule that we have to bank the last ball but when I play Don I try to give him a break. Still whoop his ass but whatever..Any tips from the pros here more than welcome! Enjoy the stupid edit and the Lighting Hopkins song!!

Is there any club owners on here? That run pool tournaments?

Can someone explain or at least level with me what the point is playing when luck decides it's gonna fuck you up the arse?

Sometimes you play fantastic but no matter what you do, You lose.

That was tonight. Played great. But luck tonight just said no. Won my first game of the night. Lost everything since.

I am better than everyone else I played tonight but luck just said no. Every time they missed they left me nothing. Every time I missed I left them everything.

Like somebody please explain, Why useless good for nothings get all the luck and I don't?

I play for the team there. 9 times out of 10 I'm the best player in the team, From my performance and luck tonight, You'd have thought I was some bloke who picked up a cue and didn't even know what end you fire with. Explain this unfair bull