GideonF said:

The UK broadcast style is less talk. If you watch snooker (or golf or tennis with UK commentary) they let the game breath. I like it. I don’t think we need to hear blow by blow on open cosmo racks. That probably influenced Karl and I like it.

Scott is way better when he’s NOT on a main Matchroom broadcast, IMO. Like the one from Classic Billiards - he’s much more natural. On the MR broadcasts he tries too hard to be a “broadcaster” like Phil Yates.

JJ is great to me.

By the way, I actually like some of Predator announcers. Erik Hjorleifson and Ben Francis are both very good IMO.

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i like hjorleifson too. ben francis, if that is who i think it is, doesn't have the voice for commentary..

I would agree with Lou here, having first used a cue with a rear extension in a tough spot - I desired that option on any cue that I owned.

I have fitted some less expensive cues for extensions myself using epoxy for the rear extension bumper. I have bought a few of my cues that had already been fitted for an extension. I sent one higher end cue to Bob Dzuricky(his cue) and he fitted the cue for me at a reasonable fee.

I highly recommend full CF material for an extension as it is so light on the cue that cue balance is unaffected.

I won’t touch my high end RB cue for an extension- want to keep it more original. So, since I use only hard leather tips on my break cue - I fitted that break cue butt for an extension to use it when my playing cue of choice does not have an extension.

I have found that the rear extension should be 10 to 14 inches in order to reach most shots on a 58 inch cue. The 8 inch extensions have more limited value IMO.

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Srsly?

InsertCleverNameHere said:

I guarantee he sees it as a "zero downside, all upside" play.

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sure. he's not there to grow a fan club.

skogstokig said:

it was obvious, BUT what's obvious is a matter of interpretation and therefore also something that deluna may use against you. laz should have known that.

i don't like deluna, but it takes balls to do stuff like that in hostile territory. he did the same thing in the dominican crew's home turf. he doesn't care.

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I guarantee he sees it as a "zero downside, all upside" play.

LowRight said:

My point is that game of straight pool in 1950 is a totally different animal than it is today. Back then, you could wack the rack and 2 balls would come out. Then you'd have to use them to go into the rack again—and again. With today's equipment, especially the balls and cloth, most straight pool break shots scatter everything in one go. That's much, much easier. So...... high runs really can't be compared historically.

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I recall reading I believe it was Johnny archer when he was in his prime (could be wrong it was a while ago) showed up for a straight pool tournament and won it playing super aggressive.. blowing racks wide open. It was a different form of straight pool then they were used too. Again I could be wrong about this…it’s been a long time lol

LowRight said:

Does this answer your question? All seating at table level. Couldn't see a thing. And we had "premium seating." What a complete ripoff.

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Good lord.. that needs bleachers for sure. Why even be there.

This reminds me of when the pga got a new ceo and he went to his first even and was like why the hell is anyone coming to these touraments.. you can’t see anything. Lol so he started building up areas at the courses where the balls were hit so poeople could actually see.

Bob Jewett said:

Except there is no extra dead money. The total prize fund is announced well in advance. If the field does not fill, Emily pays the difference -- she is delighted by the dead money that shows up at the end.

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Yeah my friend who is mid 600 Fargo and has played in plenty of predator and matchroom events because he has a high 6 figure job and can lol got invited by matchroom to come to London and play in the uk open. He knew why he was being invited. He looks like a pro. He carry’s him self and acts like a pro and won’t embarrass them or himself in the tournament.. in fact with the right draw he will usually win a couple and lose a couple. He knows he’s dead money lol but pool is his only financial bad habit and he’s willing to spend it. Both times he went and played in the uk open he and his wife had a great time in London.

I think mid 600s .. actually Bergman lost to a mid 600 player in this last tournament.

I’m on the fence about this. It’s really cool that an average guy can go play in a pro tournament in pool. One of the only sports you can pay an entry fee and play with the pro’s in a major event.. on the other hand I would like the sport to get to the point they don’t need amateurs to donate to fill the bracket and they can start setting some standards and make you earn your way on tour like snooker and golf etc

What ever happened to honor among thieves? Sheesh!
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problem is with autographs. if they cant be verified they can also be counterfeit. so unless there is a perfect trail to the signature it is worthless.

not worth even looking at.

generally only worth something to the person it was signed for.

unless some real famous signature that is verified and associated with an item. like on a certain baseball .