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gregcantrall · Monday at 6:28 AM

Well the children, we can learn from the children. No Really the little ones first words were.
"Sh** F*** Gawd Dam it". Well when it was ultra serious business.

This mornings internal grumble as the joints did the big rocks rolling in the flood kinda rumble.
Was the baby quote.

The whole E Trinity of the day. Right leads 2-0. And kinda sorta feel better now.

Rusty in Montana · Monday at 6:28 AM

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skip100 · Monday at 6:27 AM

If this is a "gimmick" then all inlays and veneers are gimmicks.

gregcantrall · Monday at 6:20 AM

Stand up comedy....well still too cold and slow to involve the squats.
One hand from the stand, helps find centers and balance.
Slow stretch and flex is always first.
Every day prepare to go into battle
Always hope and pray that it remains as play. On the fields of friendly strife.
Sun's coming up , I will be warming up . Right just made shot 1 in the Chase 15 more....off we goooo....into the wild blue yonder.

Mindlab86 · Monday at 5:57 AM

1k each obo. Hardin and Pechauer comes with 8in extension. Great playing cues priced to sell.

Specs: weight between 16oz and 20oz. They all come with 2 shafts. The Coker is brand new. The Pechauer and Hardin have 1 LD maple and 1 CF shaft, the Coker is two original maple. Message me for more details or any specific information requests.

FinBro · Monday at 5:56 AM

dr_dave · Monday at 5:49 AM

GideonF said:
This an interesting question. Is it better to call the foul when 99 percent of the time it is correct but 1 percent of the time it’s not a foul, or is it better to say “on thin hits like this I cannot rule out a good hit so I can’t call a foul”?

One could argue that regulation 25 supports the latter.

25. REFEREE UNCERTAINTY
If the referee cannot determine whether a player fouled, the shot will be considered legal.

It’s kinda like the accidental miscue ruling. Even though we know that the vast majority of accidental miscues involve the CB hitting the shaft, we can’t say so with certainty because in rare instances there is no contact. So it’s not called a foul unless the contact with the shaft is clear.

This is an interesting question, and it should probably be clarified in the rules.

With thin hits, it is extremely rare the first ball is hit a second time, so there is reasonable certainly (no reasonable doubt) the 2nd ball is hit first when the first ball is back-cut.

With miscues, it is extremely rare for there not to be secondary contact, so we are reasonably certain (have no reasonable doubt) about secondary contact, but the rules specifically state that miscues should not be called fouls unless there is clear visual evidence of secondary contact. For the reasons for this, see the section at the bottom of the page here:

miscue foul resource page

Mindlab86 · Monday at 5:43 AM

Cue was built in 1998. Beautiful 1/1 Arthur Custom Cue by Markus Dienst! All inlays are natural, nickel silver, ebony and cocobolo. Black genuine EE leather wrap.Cocobolo extension not pictured but included. Arthur Custom 5/16x14 Piloted Joint Pin. The cocobolo and ebony have an almost Ghost like effect in the forearm. Made in 1998 for Jee Hun Chun aka “Jimmy Nakamura”, the main dealer for Mezz in Germany and one of the oldest and best known dealers in Germany. While I bought this cue second hand, I've reached out to Jimmy and he graciously confirmed this provenance. The cue features a special "slim handle" design, a request by the Polish professional that was brought to life by Marcus.

Great condition overall. Refinished once and signed by Marcus, at which time he signed under the logo making it very Rare!. Two of the many Iv**y inlays in the forearm have slight cracks under the finish, otherwise this cue is perfect and blemish free!

The butt weighs 15.4oz (the butt is weight adjustable both up and down)

shaft 1 weighs 4.0oz, 12.15mm, shaft 2 weighs 3.95oz, 11.9mm, Shaft 3 (Predator) weighs 3.5oz, 12.6mm, Shaft 4 (Predator) weighs 3.75oz, 12.8mm, Shaft 5 (IQ Custom) weighs 3.7oz, 12.5mm, and Shaft 6 (IQ Custom) weighs 3.8oz, 12.15mm. Includes the original Arthur Laser Cut logo bumper.
Priced to sell! I’m asking only $5,295 for this rare 1/1 custom by one of the top cue makers in the world.

sjm · Monday at 5:38 AM

Met Frank at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas circa 1998. Nice guy with a winning personality. He'll be missed. Condolences to his family and friends.

dr_dave · Monday at 5:37 AM

Sheldon said:
Even worse, people will comment on the video post who OBVIOUSLY never watched it, and say the dumbest things! I had to refrain from blasting some of the people on facebook.

That happens here quite a bit also, but I think it is much worse on Facebook.

Sheldon said:
Lots of us DO appreciate your work, thank you again.

Thank you for being among the minority who actually watches my videos before commenting.

dr_dave · Monday at 5:34 AM

iusedtoberich said:
At every local event I go to, and also the local events I am the TD, the TD says at the player's meeting to record any close hits in slow motion. EVERY single player has that capability on their phones. There is really no reason NOT to do it, imo. Unless we are talking about a big pro event.

If overhead high-speed cameras are not available at “big pro events” (which should be the case), I think the ref should use their phone like everybody else does, even though it might not seem “professional.” Getting calls wrong is much more unprofessional.

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