It is, but it isn't a real art when the pockets are very loose buckets. I play banks on a snooker table with regular sized balls, so only 1 fits in a pocket and those shelves so deep on a Brunswick snooker given how tight. These guys aren't doing nothing special or hard lol . To me this is amateur hour banks. If they really pros should be a snooker table. Even Nick Varner commented how loose the table is

@@lordmaximus4602 Then why don't you enter these tournaments and win them easily?

Dont think I could play that heavy but I have noticed that when I'm anxious, if I try to slow myself down then my adrenaline is too much and my arm shakes. Plenty of experience competing but it can be tough when you just never play anymore lol I think the rear extension helps keep the cue straight but I dont play with one currently

@@swamiward5625 i think most people have those kinds of issues when the pressure is on. my way to combat that is to always be as smooth as possible. since i learned how to really play, i've always been acknowledged as having a smooth stroke. the keys for me is to remain as loose as possible. that is accomplished by having a very light grip. it's not even really a grip... more like the cue just rests on my front two fingers and my thumb. this is where the heavy cue comes in. it just rests on my fingers. to get it to move without slipping requires a very loose wrist moving in combination with the pivot of my elbow. i'm a feel player and that provides so much feel. i can also immediately sense when i'm getting tight, and that's when i focus on keeping my grip light and the wrist loose. it can't really be done without a heavy cue. i recommend just grabbing the heaviest house cue you can find and giving it a try along with the coke bottle drill. stroke smooth without hitting the edge of the bottle and you're good to go.

@@swamiward5625 You'd be surprised how light a 21oz cue feels after using it for awhile. Been playing with one for over 20 years. And it's 64" long

@@alexandersupertramp7353 I'm using a Mezz cue with cue extension, EXCEED X-RING UNITED JOINT. total wt. 23.75oz's It changed my whole game! I'm glad I did it.

@@Scott-px6mi I never saw myself playing with such a heavy cue. Although I don't play anymore, it completely changed my game and who I was as a player. I quit playing by choice, to get back into nature. But still enjoy watching, and helping younger players when I see them. Enjoy!

You're welcome. 🙂

Well given the current level of play of banks is so low, most don't even play position, only a few pros recently. But you could play safeties after missing a bank but that's a level of play yet to be seen

A bank must be clean, IAW can't hit or touch any other ball with the object ball. If you do you loose your turn. With the break the object ball is always touching other balls.

Not Varner, but Jeremy Jones yes. He don't know nothing about banks but trying to keep conversation going instead of be quiet as he got a mouth on his and can talk for days .

I disagree. To master banks is extremely skillful. Takes more skill to bank than to just shoot the ball straight in.

Huh? If you're playing on equipment like they are you don't have to guess about anything. In case you're not a pool player or just not a good one those little dots on the rail are there for a reason 🤣 I understand it's your opinion but damn dude to say banking a ball is just calculated variance is wildly ridiculous 😂

@Tonychar47 Hey its your opinion lol but what about the first 5 balls im a row that Jayson banked @4:51? Just for all those to be flukes would be one in a million. Of course it is skill or any pool newbie (like you) could just do the same thing. And you don't