Brookeland Bill said:

I getting more out of my game using low English on stop shots, draw and even position on shots that are at various angles. I don’t fully understand why unless I’m eliminating a loot ov variables that affect my contact with the object ball.

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If you are saying that you are cueing low-CENTER on those shots, then it's possible that you are striking truer on the centerline, so the cueball doesn't squirt, and therefore strike the target ball in an unintended place. Aiming low on the cueball brings you closer to where it sits on the cloth, so the visual naturally falls better on the centerline, and so hopefully that informs your cue alignment. I believe I've seen posts where some have mentioned that professional players will do their waggles aiming low, specifically to better align to the center, so it's not like I'm the only one with this belief.

Also, in my experience, using bottom/draw on cuts usually requires cutting slightly more (thinner). So also *guessing* that you might normally aim a little overcut, and the draw compensates for that and brings you onto the expected line/hit.

JimJones1 said:

I just put Moori Medium tips on my Carbon Whyte and and my Meucci Carbon Pro shaft they are the same as they have always been just a consistent medium layered tip... nothing has changed with the tips. what is the problem?

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For what its worth, PoolDawg reviews of the Moori cue tip were all 3 and above except for two of the 71 reviews:

Badpenguin said:

You can't possibly duplicate the exact same stroke, speed, and tip placement during every shot, nor control the environment, so these tests are anecdotal at best. Get a robot that can duplicate exact conditions for every shot.

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I test out every table I play on. So do a lot of other players. Some basic tests can quickly give me a feel for any table, assuming no big change in room conditions during the day. I wouldn't do these tests if they didn't tell me anything.

That said, my own very limited tests on Diamonds shows they bank fairly normally. Once I come across a Diamond that banks or kicks short, I'll report back.

Lowell said:

Do you think every at bat in baseball should result in a home run?

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Baseball has done a great job tweaking equipment and rules to maintain the scale of the game. Unlike golf, they don’t let bat and ball manufacturers run the show.

vintagecollectibles831 said:

Fedor, for example, got a spot on the team that he should not even have had a right to get, leaving other real American top players to the sidelines. He was, and still is not an American. That is a fact.

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This is a fair point and it's been hotly debated before, but the die has been cast. MR will be vindicated to some extent if/when Fedor becomes a citizen. Gotta say, though, Fedor acts ands thinks more like an American than many native-born people I know. He's is very attuned to our culture.

At any rate, the U.S. has no more six legit Mosconi players, if I include Hohmann. Only three of them, SVB, Gorst and Woodward, would have a chance to make a European team.

Then there's another handful of very borderline candidates, and that is being generous.

Lukas would be the youngest of the lot. His recent WNT win was his best ever. Let's see if he can build on that.

I've said before, the U.S. has lost the past two years more due to tactical, strategic or mental errors than other causes. They can hang with Europe in shotmaking, but not if they don't give themselves a chance by playing smarter. They need an edge simply due to the obvious though not insurmountable talent gap.

sky btw is going strong, having beaten biado, szolnoki and malayan

Island Drive said:

No....
Copy/paste OP....
'' I'd truly enjoy hearing what Gorst/or any great player, what he's saying to himself when he choses some of his shots.''

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what if he, like the vast majority of pro (and probably amateur) players, isn't saying anything to himself out loud?

I have a Buster break cue from Showcase but no photos.

maha said:

just like cutting a ball in you dont have to measure the line you just know the spot you need to hit and do it.

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… but at least cutting works pretty much the same on all table brands (with only slight adjustments sometimes required to throw differences due to ball conditions).

Cornerman said:

It’s why I asked for clarity on your question. Are you saying yes of course we we’ve had players with microphones and have plenty of past matches to leverage to learn to do it better? Is that what you’re asking cause that didn’t sound like you’re asking that’s why I’m asking for clarity.

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No....
Copy/paste OP....
'' I'd truly enjoy hearing what Gorst/or any great player, what he's saying to himself when he choses some of his shots.''

Bump...price drop

SA96 said:

I would love to see a heart rate monitor too.

You can then tell which players are the most nervousm

Imagine seeing Tyler's heart rate in the Mosconi.

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They did that at least at one tournament. I was surprised how high some heart rates went. It would be interesting to see that again, too.

While we’re at it; let’s see a speed gun, floating cameras (like NFL) and better telestrators. And whatever happened to the ring girls????

Island Drive said:

35 yrs ago is quite different than 2026.

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It’s why I asked for clarity on your question. Are you saying yes of course we we’ve had players with microphones and have plenty of past matches to leverage to learn to do it better? Is that what you’re asking cause that didn’t sound like you’re asking that’s why I’m asking for clarity.

JimJones1 said:

I just put Moori Medium tips on my Carbon Whyte and and my Meucci Carbon Pro shaft they are the same as they have always been just a consistent medium layered tip... nothing has changed with the tips. what is the problem?

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Just like any tip, you get really good ones, and some bad ones. I'm glad you got a good one. The first moori i brought two years ago was awesome, when that one worn down. I brought another, that was not so good. There are ones just as good you can buy for $20.and more consistent, So much choice around now. but Its hard to beat ultra skin and thoroughbred im my opinion!!