8 Ball Match On A NINE Footer | IRON CITY BILLIARDS Mini Tour

[@pistonsoup3749]

Man you have something going right with the algorithm, I always get notified and come up on my feed constantly. I can see the growth in your shooting and youtube in parallel! Keep going, and dont worry so much what we think about every video, take note of our ideas not the words we say. Theres a balance I think you see between taking advice and developing your own style.

[@mikestuckey]

🔥🔥🔥 thanks my friend!! Great advice!!

[@jasonparker6138]

16:48. You probably already know this, but look at how little the go pro moved on that shot. Even after the ball went in the pocket. That was a well executed shot.

[@mikestuckey]

you’re right. just went back and watched. 🤔 i’ve got to work on that! thx so much for the comment!

[@gleneder2634]

My man! The combo of the vlog intro into the voice over, with the gopro shots, is exactly what I was wishing for and here it is. I hope this format proves well in the numbers cause I can't wait for more. Keep it up brother

[@mikestuckey]

amazing to hear!! more to come!!

[@necessarytruthszig]

It must have felt great to hear words of encouragement from your brothers! Great series, Mike!

[@mikestuckey]

very much so. thanks for the reminder! appreciate your comments. can’t wait to get back to uploading again!

[@theManaen]

Love the vlogging ! It's cool to see a nice pool hall.

[@mauriced9878]

Keep em’ comin’! We need more videos!

[@Erkkremlinklum]

Proper one pocket table 👌🏻

[@mikestuckey]

yep!

[@drewvonporte]

Man your videos are so cool, always look forward to them. ICB is beautiful!! Look at all that room between the tables!!! 🤩🤩

[@mikestuckey]

it was an absolute dream!! Thanks for the encouragement!!

[@reecelewis6377]

Man every now that I have found your videos I just think they are really cool really like the way you do the talking before and then go into the pool right after man your channel is really getting its stuff together keep the great work up my man can’t wait to see more

[@amazing40s97]

Another amazing storytelling video! Thanks for the shout out! Love love your content and I’m a huge fan. I used to live in Birmingham in another lifetime!

[@mikestuckey]

thanks John!

[@MRhappytoast]

Hey just want to say I’m really enjoying the content! I like the mix of Vlog and pool. I’m an English 8 ball player over here in the North East of England so I always like seeing the places you go and the tables you play on.

[@mikestuckey]

so glad you shared that with me! glad it’s being enjoyed! just want to document my crazy pool life haha!

[@LemarGriffinfilms]

LOVE THIS MAN! KEEP THEM COMING.

[@idiwudidiyu3937]

Good content, ideal watching-material for a Sunday night.

[@mikestuckey]

Honored to provide value to the community!!

[@hangmantim]

Those tables right there are humbling. I like to play on them when we're over there. Makes shooting on the 7 ft. Super easy. Makes 7 ft pockets look like buckets

[@mikestuckey]

buckets bro! even then I still miss lol

[@hunterhart1]

Ahhh you found a way to implement the gopro! Nice

[@mikestuckey]

yep!!

[@devinshannon2995]

Looks like you're having fun

[@mikestuckey]

bro so much fun! was excited to finally play there!

[@cj-ef1rp]

Side pockets are always wider than corner pockets. Nature of the table. Problem with double shimmed pockets is it changes the geometry of the pocket and it prevents you from “cheating” a side of the pocket. On that 9 ball down the rail to break that cluster/ pocket the 10, hit the 9 much softer. You just need to bump the 10 in. 👍

[@mikestuckey]

so good. thanks for your input!!

[@michaelconners2805]

Very enjoyable .

[@mikestuckey]

I appreciate that Michael!!

[@goodoleboy52]

Thanks for the great content, Mike!! I really appreciate the effort into each one of these videos.

[@mikestuckey]

aww man thanks for the solid feedback!!

[@goodoleboy52]

You got it, buddy. Just glad to be here.

[@Balvenie21]

That seems awesome. Love the 9 footer w/ those 4 inch pockets. Now you just got to get on the 5X10 baby snooker with those tight pockets. Love the content

[@mikestuckey]

we have a table here in town. I do want to get into it some.

[@mikestuckey]

and thanks for the comment my friend!

[@robertvandergriff4212]

Great Video

[@mikestuckey]

thanks so much Robert!

[@TheMysticSpade]

That 9 foot pro cut didn't hurt you too bad. If you ever find your way out to dallas I'd happily meet up with you to play some.

[@TonyB4679]

I’m in Denton , I’ll come to Dallas any day , what’s tha bet ?

[@TheMysticSpade]

@@TonyB4679 shit… I’m offering a friendly hang out game. I’m not a cash player unless it’s tournaments.

[@mikestuckey]

😂

[@BarBoxRob]

Thats a great place ICB is the bomb

[@mhf1979]

Hello Mike another nice video. Sorry I will take my time to watch all you videos slowly. 9 footer is my most prefer table to play the hardest pocket I played is 3 7/8” is fun. Mike my 2 cents 24:06 the 2 ball I will use a draw that will come out the cushion then 3 ball will be more easy to pot. Mike and I want to say your video got a lot of good vines keep up Cheers 🍻🍻🍻

[@nnova319]

Great video, bro. That’s some of the highest quality home slices at the beginning. Hate I missed getting together - Keep it up Dunst. Quality is growing with each rack you come back with

[@mikestuckey]

haha heck yeck!!

[@lawrencedawson9907]

Great video as always. We are lucky and play on 9 foot tables in my APA league north of Atlanta. Nice position on the head cam.

[@mikestuckey]

wow! yea I remember you saying that before. so cool lawrence!! thanks for chiming in as usual!

[@TonyB4679]

Mr Cues 2

[@KiaBurwell]

Just found your channel! RAXX is one of my fav rooms to visit/play when I’m in NY. ICB is awesome too!! Let me know when in the DMV, maybe we can play.

[@mikestuckey]

will do!! thx for the follow!!

[@jasonjohnson5154]

Nice video Mike! ICB is my home pool hall which I guess that is why it showed up in my suggestions. At 17:35 you had a 9-ball that if you notice when you missed the tip of your cue moved from right to left. Which means you either had a inside out stroke or you hooked your wrist. I guarantee you if you work on your stroke you will see instant improvement. I hope that helps my friend. Shoot em straight!

[@mikestuckey]

yea there is something happening on that type of shot. I miss it often. thanks for the great advice. gonna address that soon!

[@ronalsingh12345]

Great vid as always. 👍👍

[@mikestuckey]

thanks my friend. trying to get better and better!

[@mikeind6378]

9" diamond tables is great! looks like Simonis cloth too. i've seen a few private clubs for pool. i think its to allow them to sell beer without a regular ($$$$) license, just need a members list.

[@Ken_aka_Ice]

🎱💪 Love this video. SVB recently gave some advice on how to improve your game; he said to get off bar boxes and play on 9 foot tables. When I played APA in Virginia, I was fortunate to play league matches on nothing but 9 footers. If you can play on 9 footers, bar boxes become so much easier. Keep grinding and good luck with your game. 👍

[@mikestuckey]

thanks!! that’s great advice!!

[@johnholmstrom4212]

This is interesting, because I've only played on 9 footers and have never played on a 7 footer, so I'd be psyched to play on a 7 footer haha

[@mikestuckey]

haha hilarious! you’re not missing much

[@gtzaskar6353]

Nice pool hall.

[@mikestuckey]

super nice!!

[@nychrisvs]

Cool stuff brother man! ICB looks like a nice room. If you're ever passing through NC (Raleigh area) stop & shoot some. Around here almost all league play is on 9' tables. Quick tip for your 8ball - work out your patterns & take care of problem balls early. Keep up the good work man! 🎱

[@mikestuckey]

I have a ton of family there. my mothers side is all from Durham! i’m coming!!

[@mikestuckey]

and thanks for the great tips!!

[@nychrisvs]

@@mikestuckey c'mon though, plenty 9' diamonds around here!

[@johannregalado8861]

Love these videos, keep it up! I lowkey wanna invite you over to the Philippines so you can experience the very rich local pool scene here but idk if that's possible😅

[@mikestuckey]

I will figure it out haha. I want to come!!

[@theManaen]

Any pool youtubers from the Philippines I should watch?

[@johannregalado8861]

@@theManaen Pretty much all of them speak Tagalog but I know Carlo Biado and Johann Chua have English captions in their videos

[@amazing40s97]

Here is my pointer for you Mike, when you shot at the 10 ball at the 15 minute mark, if you had a little bit of time, you could have instead chosen the 9 ball 13 ball safety shot. Break it up and leave it behind the 8 ball. Get ball in hand and run out. Choosing your battles is also part of the game!

[@mikestuckey]

I think I need more time lol. The APA has me shooting around 30 seconds per shot. I just don’t have the experience yet to see those maneuvers. But I hear you and appreciate the knowledge and tips!

[@michaelcooper9537]

We have one 9 footer where I play at. Peyton's in Knoxville. Definitely challenging, but it helps me with tempo and consistent routine.

[@mikestuckey]

sweet! yep I can see that. I feel i’m all around more deliberate on a 9ft.

[@amazing40s97]

This is an awesome video! Lol, private club with no fees and only 5 minutes to fill out forms 😂

[@mikestuckey]

😂

[@amazing40s97]

Also last thing, man going from a 7 foot to 9 foot table is huge and add to it tight pockets! So on 7 ft tables, shots that are longer aren’t as forgiving. Shots you would normally make rattles in pocket. The remedy for that is to shoot for the middle of the pocket. People who play on 9 ft tables going to 7 foot struggle with speed and position. I’ll make a video explaining the to make your game better!

[@mikestuckey]

i’ll look for it!!

[@divinecole7389]

Those pockets are 3 7/8 on the tight 9 foot’s, you should come to the 9 ball tournament some time they have one in 3weeks it’s a open handicap tournament

[@mikestuckey]

let’s go!

[@JamesPlaysPool]

I normally play on a 9 ft table with 4.5" pockets. Looks like you're playing on 4" pockets there. They look TIGHT. Which pool variant do you like? I don't really care for 8 ball, but I like 9 ball and 10 ball. I love watching one pocket, but I am not good enough to play that game.

[@mikestuckey]

I need to check out one pocket. haven’t played nor seen it played. I think I prefer 8 ball over 9. just more of a challenge.

[@jrarreola2728]

Mike, so how was it playing from 7 footers to a 9 footer? Did you adjust right away or have trouble with it being bigger? Or is it pretty much the same feeling?

[@mikestuckey]

It's a big adjustment. The angles feel a little different and you're able to hit the ball with a little more power. I compete almost everyday so it didn't take long to adapt!

[@mattjudy7263]

Those pockets are 3 7/8”. I’ve lost plenty of money on that table lol

[@mikestuckey]

haha! no shame be. I lose money weekly playing APA. all in good fun lol

[@raymondcoolidgeiii1664]

Ever thought about Ray-Ban Metas for POV shots?

[@mikestuckey]

I haven’t. I should check them out!

[@Mikey-np1gg]

Hey Mike. At 15:10 you really should have played safe while breaking up those two balls softly, instead of trying to pocket the 10. Your odds of getting ball in hand were good and then a subsequent runout were good too.

[@mikestuckey]

that’s way above my pay grade haha but yes I see what you’re seeing. I need that type of mindset.

[@mitchellgholson2092]

ICB is awesome man! Next time your in bhm let's play

[@mikestuckey]

sounds good!

[@ChrisSmith-gp6dc]

What kinda cue do you use? I thought it looks similar to cuetec SVB edition but not sure.

[@mikestuckey]

That's the one!!

[@nemesisryder2]

How'd you do in the tournament?

[@mikestuckey]

I left. Had to get back to TN.

[@amazing40s97]

Mike - as promised, I created a video on why it is tougher when going from a 7ft table to a 9ft table and how to correct that by aiming in the middle of the pocket. I am not a pool instructor so can't help you with the mechanics of it, but having a better understanding of why and if you find a good instructor will help you with it. Here is the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn7NqH2Zrq2Xp6c

[@mikestuckey]

enjoyed watching it, John!! thanks for sharing!! Keep sharing!!

[@johnhagan757-o7h]

hey mike really enjoying your content here. believe it or not you are a much better shot maker than Sam he shoots to fast and i think blowing a little smoke up your ass! i have met a lot of Sams trying to help and improve my game. some Sams gave good advice outhers not so much! practice and shooting balls is the remedy! AIM SHOOT SWEAR REPEAT! good luck with your pool journey!

[@mikestuckey]

ha! thanks for the tips!

[@mikestuckey]

swear lol. 💯

[@procrastinator6902]

I'm definitely not one to say that someone isn't being honest, especially when I don't know them or can't prove otherwise, but this person was supposed to have been a SL6 in APA? My local league is a BCA so I'm not 100% familiar with APA setup but isn't that at the upper end of their ratings? I ask this because there are flaws in his game that you wouldn't expect to see in someone who played at the higher end. Even in someone who hasn't played for a while because it was things that are usually ingrained into how you play. When the camera was on him, I never saw him properly get aligned into his shot before shooting. He also jumped up during his stroke on his shots. Usually these things aren't issues with someone who is/was a better player.

[@HereAfterBilliards]

Very sassy story telling!

[@mikestuckey]

thanks my friend! just subbed your channel…I know it took me long enough lol. excited to dive into your content as well!

[@HereAfterBilliards]

@@mikestuckey Thanks my friend. I look forward to more of your content. I think you may have hit on a vein that isn't being hit on enough in the pocket billiards niche here on KZbin. 👍🔥🔥🔥 Your channel will grow I know it.

[@cj-ef1rp]

Your buddy Sam would be a MUCH BETTER player if he would stay down after his stroke, stop snapping at the ball, and just use a fluid stroke. He obviously knows how to play, but he has developed some really bad “pool hall habits”.

[@mikestuckey]

that speaks to me as well. thx for sharing the knowledge!

[@anthonymoore986]

Great video as always