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Ultimate Pool Kansas City Open

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markjames said:
interesting format and entertaining-
but the format is unusual, bizarre,
with gaff rules and often the ref and
or the clock will determine the winner,
not the players playing

alternate break race to six on a tiny table-
it’s the pickleball of billiards
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what is the evaluation of the format in a league setting? i think that's the appropriate measure, because these events are advertising a league, not a pro tour.

i would think the clock is a big sell if you're a working man playing a tournament and don't know when you're getting home.

you can clearly see it works in that regard because johnny isn't picking lint and bergman isn't taking two minutes per shot
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Question for instructors out there.

banged up
Are there any well-documented—not just anecdotal—instances of a player with a 500+ Fargo rating making a jump to 600 or beyond within a year under professional coaching?

Over the years, I’ve committed significant time and resources to coaching and put in countless hours of practice, yet my overall progress has been modest. One coach helped me improve my alignment, which was a noticeable step forward, and my current coach addressed issues with my vision center—another meaningful improvement. Still, after two years, I doubt I’ve broken past 550. Age and vision challenges likely play a role. While I’ve heard stories of major breakthroughs, I’ve yet to come across concrete evidence to support those claims.
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Do used but practically new McDermott’s that had a $1400 MSRP usually sell for $500?

Paul_#_
Texas Carom Club said:
cues resell for far less than you paid for them
unless its the top selling production cues you can expect less than 50 percent return, if you intend to sell within a year
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I think you can add to that. This McDermott was from the H-Series that sells from $550 (a few times on eBay) to $2100. When selling a used cue, buyers tend to price it at the lower-end of the price range for that model. That is to say, the do-dads and extras put on the cue are given greater discount than the discount to the bare-bones model.

What doesn't matter so much is that the cue was supposedly used very little. The more-important issue is that it is used and there is no warranty.

All that would put the price even more than half off --- 60% off here.
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Fargo on Bar boxes

David in FL
SSP said:
Just for clarity, INMO a "Bar Box" is a Valley Table 6'6" long and 3' wide, I don't consider a 7' Diamond table a Barbox, some may think a table that small is worthless but it is the only table I have room for and it allows me to practice every day.
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Agree.

We're doing a pretty extensive remodel specifically to allow for a table.

Although we could adjust everything for an 8' table, we're intentionally putting in a 7' Diamond. Like it or not, it has become the standard for the vast majority of league and tournament play these days. Practice what you play on...

And FWIW, I haven't played a game of pool in a "bar" in more years than I can remember...
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