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Arizona Open 2026, Yuma, August 13-16

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skogstokig said:
dunno. i think it's to differentiate from the smaller satellite events, but it makes little sense to me. this event is just 25k or 30k first prize? there should be a money limit for the term major, over 60k first prize or something like that
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I've been calling Arizona a major-lite. But if went by MR's Gold-Silver-Bronze calibration, which it only uses intermittently, the Arizona and Philippines opens would be Silver events.
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Arizona Open 2026, Yuma, August 13-16

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garczar said:
Why do they call all these events 'majors'? They're just WNT tour events. IMO a 'major' would be the US Open/World Championship/etc.
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You know why - marketing.

I think of majors as big events, 4 to 6 days, with large 256-player fields, or 96-128 of the the very top players. Prize funds of $250,000 or more.

The UK, European, Florida and US opens would qualify under this definition, along with the WPC. That's on the WNT/MR side.

On the WPA/Predator side, only the World 10-ball and World 8-ball championships meet the definition. The Las Vegas event of the past few years has been stacked with great players, but the prize fund was just $150,000 in January.

The Qatar Open would also meet my definition.

Under Garczar's definition, the major's list would consist only of the US Open, WPC. World 10-ball Championship and maybe the Qatar Open. That's fine, too.
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Arizona Open 2026, Yuma, August 13-16

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garczar said:
Why do they call all these events 'majors'? They're just WNT tour events. IMO a 'major' would be the US Open/World Championship/etc.
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dunno. i think it's to differentiate from the smaller satellite events, but it makes little sense to me. this event is just 25k or 30k first prize? there should be a money limit for the term major, over 60k first prize or something like that
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De Luna at it again

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Jude Rosenstock said:
I haven't found the language in WPA but it's in CSI (BCA league). This shot has never been considered worthwhile of a verbal call.
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I posted the CSI rule above.

I don’t think the WPA rules contain anything on this, because unlike CSI the don’t have a iron clad “you *must* call every bank, kick or combo, no matter how obvious” rule. The WPA rules are all about whether the shot is obvious and includes “should” re banks and combos.

WPA rule below.
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Figured BEM handle, on a Players PureX pool cue. Real, or Fake / Decal / Graphic Overlay?

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JasonATX said:
I'm still in.
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Cool, thanks. If ChopDoc is still in, and can get the pot to a $100, then I will send the butt to him. I would be happy with a $100, for the butt. At this point, I would not be surprised if the entire butt is just one big decal, lol. This cue is honestly such a bummer. It does look really pretty from the outside though, lol. And, the Maple Core must have been aged, because it has kept the butt very straight, for whatever that is worth.
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SightRight: Stunned by how good this is

Jude Rosenstock
july9x said:
Yes, but this is only 1 among many other fundamentals such as stance, stroke, aim, etc. All fundamentals can account for 25% of your success as a pool player.

My point is, use these free resources first and develop yourself into a complete player who can actually play. Then the next step is to start mastering each individual fundamental or component: vision center, stance, stroke, aiming, cue-ball control, etc. Now you can PAY to learn more...

Next step is practice - 50%. Without practice, a Harvard student with no experience can't beat a home-school dude with 5 years of actual experience in any trade or field.

Final step is your mental - 20%. Weak mental can't win anything.

Luck: 5%.

You are now 100% ready to play in APA.
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You haven't taken any SightRight coaches, have you?
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SightRight: Stunned by how good this is

july9x
Jude Rosenstock said:
The best way I can describe this is, you can learn Shakespeare on your own or you can learn it from a high school teacher or you can learn it from a Harvard professor. On a case-by-case basis, you might see a variety of results, but on average, students out of Harvard are going to have a huge advantage over anyone self-taught.

SightRight is more than just finding your vision center. That's covered very quickly in Feeney's coaching. It's a process meant to show students how to see angles correctly.
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Yes, but this is only 1 among many other fundamentals such as stance, stroke, aim, etc. All fundamentals can account for 25% of your success as a pool player.

My point is, use these free resources first and develop yourself into a complete player who can actually play. Then the next step is to start mastering each individual fundamental or component: vision center, stance, stroke, aiming, cue-ball control, etc. Now you can PAY to learn more...

Next step is practice - 50%. Without practice, a Harvard student with no experience can't beat a home-school dude with 5 years of actual experience in any trade or field.

Final step is your mental - 20%. Weak mental can't win anything.

Luck: 5%.

You are now 100% ready to play in APA.
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