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Feenox t1_iwq2055 wrote

To my fellow Americans, Snooker is insane. Balls are smaller, table is bigger (6x12 in UK I think) and the pockets are rounded. It's so hard to get used to, but if you can you will be a much better pool player.

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limpingdba t1_iwqn36d wrote

As Ronnie OSullivan describes snooker vs pool: "snooker is like a nice fillet steak and pool is like an old bit of mashy ham". A bit disrespectful, but snooker is a league above pool in terms of difficulty. Many snooker players have easily transitioned into playing professional pool, both American pool and English pool. Very few, if any, pool players have made it at snooker. Effren Reyes is apparently very good at snooker. That doesn't seem surprising though

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GreenGiantt t1_iwr9ftc wrote

Alex Pagulayan plays snooker at a decent level, as well as Corey Deuel!

I know Efren also plays.

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SometimesaGirl- t1_iwr0ktp wrote

> Very few, if any, pool players have made it at snooker.

Mark Selby would like a word.

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limpingdba t1_iwr9q40 wrote

Fair point but Selby has always played both. He's been a pro snooker player since he was 16/17.

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bubblebobblee t1_iwqiobr wrote

I remember as a kid having played pool loads and then the first time you step up to break on a snooker table. You're bent over clenching your cheeks trying not to shit yourself

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jpba1352 t1_iwq395t wrote

I started watching about 5-6 years ago. Love it.

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iamamuttonhead t1_iwqelxf wrote

Love snooker but tables to play on are a lot harder to find.

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Feenox t1_iwqty7u wrote

I have one I can sell you! lol.

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iamamuttonhead t1_iwrooh4 wrote

That's the other problem: having a room in your house big enough to have a full size snooker table.

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Feenox t1_iwsv2nx wrote

Although you can get UK tables in the US, a US snooker table is 5x10, still massive, but not the behemoth a UK one is.

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Doggleganger t1_iwtruyl wrote

I have enough trouble with normal pool, not looking to make it harder.

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