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gregcantrall
My self hypnosis trigger thought is, "the Pea" (in the center of whitey). At my age the recovery thought is, "I gotta Pee". ......well it works for me. 🤷‍♂️
Focus on the Be Here Now of the tip to ball contact. The data is critical. If I know why or what while sitting in the chair, I have a better chance at recovery if I get another shot. 🤷‍♂️
It's much easier to deal with in practice using the data to refine the dance.
The tip massage to the center P is the fine control. CENTER TO CENTER is the place to start. Then up and down to change rotation at colision. Then side to do Magician's stuff like Efren and Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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Yapp’s Controversial Tournament-Winning Shot in the 8-Ball World Championship … Was it a Foul?

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sjm said:
Yes, but they are not learning from their mistakes., so I'm a lot more concerned about it than you.

By every reckoning, the Capito foul that cost Lechner a spot in the 2025 Hanoi Open semifinals should have given rise to remedial action by WPA to train referees. The most incredible thing about the Capito call at the Hanoi Open, among the worst calls I've seen in my fifty years around pro pool, is that AFTER a video review by the head referee, the incredibly embarrassing call was upheld by the head referee. The message was clear. Referees lack some of the knowledge to do their job as well as they might.

Similarly, when WAXGATE happened at the 2025 WPC, it was obvious to numerous players that some were doctoring the cue ball, not only observing it, but because the cue ball was, far too often, "behaving" in a manner deemed near impossible and irreconcilable with all their experience. I firmly believe that the referees noticed it, too but, if so, they opted not to enforce a rule that WPA noted, in a press release that same week, fell under "unsportsmanslike conduct" rules long on the books. If the refs did not notice it, there is, once again, a problem with referees not showing up to matches with the right knowledge.

I'm fine with referees making some errors in observation or judgment from time to time, for they are only human. They will fail to notice or even misjudge the occasional shirt foul, double hit. or ever-so-slight movement of an object ball, and that's unfortunate but to be expected.

I'm not fine with referees showing up to work without the knowledge needed to do their jobs effectively and, in my opinion, for the third time in the past year, referee ineffectiveness reared its ugly head in major championship play.
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I wonder given how little money there is in pool how much referees are paid and what percentage of their income comes from being a referee. I presume it's not a full time job. In an ideal world referees would be well trained and there would be a referee at every table at all times. Whether that's financially feasible or not I don't know. Might be wrong but feel you see different referees at different tournaments depending on where the world the tournament is. In an ideal world the best refs would be part of the tour, travelling to all the big tournaments.
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How Many of You...

Black-Balled
lfigueroa said:
...have dropped an expensive piece of chalk down the pocket of a Diamond table.

I have done it about three times and have been able to retrieve two. Now, I've kinda trained myself to be more careful but sheet-at happens. Just a couple of days ago a brand new piece of green Pyro came tumbling down the ball return -- so sad for someone but then I'm just around break even, lol.

Lou Figueroa
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I was gonna say ...

I dropped chalk into the return 2x and both times it came out by itself...and not right away.
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The distant rumblings and ramblings of a pool nut.

gregcantrall
Oh my detention has been lifted. Oh my history of detentions, infractions, interactions with judges is quite long ( by now). Well I have other Long er uh category Z.
"Well your Honor, she Did offer here honor. 🤷‍♂️
So all night long I was on her and off er. As a gentleman I am required to honor her offer. Your Honor. " 😉
Hope none are offended.
Where was I?
Be Here Now
Keeping the mind right is job one.
Remember Cool HAND Luke .
"I got my mind right now boss." 😉
Good Morning Vietnam!
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