Good point, real good point.
I have to think about this, I'm not a champion as you know-but I been around pool a real long time and have a good pool brain. I just wish I was born with a lick of talent(different topic).
I spoke to JA last night but we didnt talk about pool, I'm gonna ask him his opinion and think on it too, i'll post what he says for everyone-he likes that once in a while.
Im thinking out loud here:
I have played you John and the thing is your so speed is so far off the chart compaired to mine, that I dont think pocket size matters much. I wasnt in bank stroke when you and I played. I have to play banks everyday for a couple weeks to get into what I call "Bank Stroke"; my stroke changes when all I play is banks and I bank better. If I dont play banks everyday then I lose that feeling and I dont bank as well.
Even If I was playing my best bank game ever I still like playing on big pockets. Here's why- I changed my Diamond box to 4 1/8" pockets and I cant bank 3 in a row on it. On a Gold Crown with 5" pockets I can bank 3 and out, If we were gambling 6-3 I can get out in one inning on a 5" pocket box, I cant bank out on 4" pockets. You bank so good that you dont hang balls they go in so the smaller pockets wont slow you down much as me.
So with that logic we gotta play on big pockets, If I want the edge the table can give me. Also I cant win playing you 6-3 but I would win more games on a 5" table than a 4" table, so even tho the game is a losing proposition I lose less games on the bigger pockets. Its like a roulette table with single 0 the house still has a edge but they win slower than a double 0,00 wheel. Both game the player loses and the casino wins no matter what, the player just lasts longer on the single 0. Thats like me and you playing 6-3 I'm gonna lose, but it will take you longer to win on a 4" table.
thats how I see it.
BTW: we aint ever gonna gamble against each other, ever.
Best,
Eric