you have to do one or the other . like all sports do.

make it objective or subjective.

that's the ultimate wax/silicone treatment for tricks. it goes down from there to regular tournament play from ball cleaning products.

"oh how wonderful, i used xxx cleaning product and can really draw my ball now".

hello said:

Spur of the moment, I think Gorst understood...of course you are right, handshake first would have been the thing to do.

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No question, it was a very minor moment of indiscretion, but my point is that, in most cases, we need to let it go.

my guess is french and for their billiard games. and older than you think. like 1920's

Pretty Boy Floyd once said "that guy couldn't make a ball in the ocean!"

Honestly the only thing that irks me time after time is there's no centralized rule-set. I can shoot at a bar one night and everyone is playing BCA, walk in the next night and they're playing bar rules, which are made up. You ask them if they know BCA and they look at you like you're an idiot.

Pool is pool, and I'll shoot with anyone, but people who only play by some whackass backwoods bar rules chap my ass usually. They're always the biggest bangers around and if they eek out a win, they strut around the bar like they just took down the Rifleman.

I don't see a whole lot of odd-shaped humans shooting pool in general. I chalk it up to if you're not comfortable on the table, you're not gonna ever shoot well, and if you're never shooting well, you'll never play.

I have a buddy whose build like a spaghetti noodle, about 6'5 with arms that could make a T-Rex jealous. He tried shooting pool once or twice, then realized nothing was comfortable about bending down to a pool table with a 58" cue and having to do that for hours. I tried showing him some stances for tall people, but didn't really help him in the short run.

I am 6'3" and am right on the cusp of being uncomfortable. It took a lot of work and determination to find a rock solid stance and stroke that was also comfortable that I could replicate time and time again. At the end of long sessions, my knees shake because my stance requires me to bend way more than the average joe at the knees. The whole locking my back leg and leaning forward thing never ever worked for me.

As much as an advantage being "tall" seems on a pool table, it almost never outweighs how uncomfortable it can be, while being a tall dude. Especially if you have a bad back.

skip100 said:

You are not a pro, I assume. Can you point to a pro tournament match outcome that was materially altered by a slop shot?

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Not a pro but played pros in tournaments. Can’t think of a specific tournament but
know it happens in 9 ball. I watched Alex slop twice in one tournament on the Billiards TV. channel just a couple
months back. He had a shot into the side on the 8 ball and needed to draw back for the 9. The 8 ball hit the point of the side pocket and slid down the rail into the corner. Next time was when he was going for a bank into the side and ball did the same thing off the point of the side and into the corner pocket. He smiled and apologized but he still won the game

of course tight pockets add to slow play. you have to have pin point position to make the shot and have the right angoe for the next. with big pockets you have lots of room to miss your spot to land.

so you do get an edge by studying all the possibilities and then making the best decision instead of just shooting for where it looks to be best.
you have to do that with small pockets to give you the absolute best chance.

still you need to keep the game moving, so the t.d. just has to give slow play warnings. none do and that just makes it worse.
ban for a few tournaments the slow players like we all know who they are. and tell them they will be barred for a year if they dont change.
it will instantly get faster.
the bad part some do it on purpose as they know it throws off the opponent. so it is a viable tactic and perfectly legal as of now.

chuckpilegis said:

They dont look like this do they? View attachment 844877

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I never over tighten. First time this happened on any cue.

Shane's in great form, but he's one of many contenders. It's awfully tough to pick winners at the Matchroom majors, but so far this year, Yapp has won two of them, and Filler and Biado have each won one.

Looking forward to seeing who finds their best game in Atlantic City. With the prize fund so high, the US Open will be where the worthy can ensure their spots on Team USA and Team Europe. They can also make their statements for inclusion in the Reyes Cup.

Let the games begin.

DrCue'sProtege said:

Nick Varner's comment:

"You better think something good because usually what you are thinking is what happens.."

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Nick had that manifesting business figured out before all the esoterics did..

Hugh Jass said:

Did you ever find a butt?

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I picked up a Sport 2 butt with a sport wrap since I couldn't find a Rush butt.