Kris_b1104 said:

Agreed, he's a shell of his former self. Hard to fault him though, with his previous medical issues and age.

I give him a pass on the missed 3 in the side pocket in the final rack. And Patsura's miss on the 8 ball. That table plays super TOUGH, seems way tougher than the Diamond at PLP.

This miss in the last rack was completely unacceptable at his level though. This is a lay-up, you don't even have to do anything fancy with the cueball. Surprised he won honestly.

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The tightest side pockets of all time! This side of Heyball.

SA96 said:

I have no interest in the Predator event.

Bergman's return is far more interesting.

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To each their own.

I wasn't talking about Scott, JJ or Tony. I like all three of them, maybe Scott the best. It was the two foreign voices that were not always that easy to understand and they lacked the deep knowledge of the best coms, guessing a lot and missing some obvious shots and safeties. They weren't so bad, just merely adequate. The garbled audio didn't do them any favors either.

the two tables i bought in the past i looked for an anniversary but couldnt find one. so i got an olhausen and an old brunswick venturer.
both are fun to play on with easy pockets compared to what most seem to want. i made a good choice.
but that's why its fun to play on them.

if you are looking to hone in your game to become a pro then sure get what they use in tournaments.

Jaden said:

That reminded me of something. I was practicing at on cue billiards back when Mark Griffin still owned it and on the table next to me two female pros were playing $500 sets. At the time I broke nineball from the center. It was because I broke so hard that it didn't matter, I'd still break in 2 or 3 balls. Well anyways one of the female pros who I believe had come up from LA for this match up came over and said, "You break like a girl". I proceeded to put down a 3 pack and asked her if she wanted to match up. Silence.

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You and SBC need to get together and live stream a match for everyone on here to see.

The thread title complete misrepresents the comments made by Max Eberle.

I agree with Max when it comes to players wanting to get to that level. The reality is that most players have no inclination to get there. Pool is recreation to them and that group of players is by far the largest percentage of people who play pool in the states. Its no different than golf. The largest group of players are the ones that just go out to have fun with their friends and drink. They don't want to go to the range for hours and hours, nor take lessons. And you know what? That's perfectly fine. People play for different reasons. What I find ironic is low to mid level pros griping about that, however its that group of people that are the reason they have patches on your their shirt.

Come on, lighten up...

WTFE (What The Flat Earth) is Max going on about?
I know shapes aren't really his thing, but the ratio of cost per square foot to number of tables to food/drink sales will never allow 9ft tables to become common again.

rosie started out and lived in medford oregon. in the early 1970's. did his airplane stuff there.
only ever just called rosie. thats all you needed to know.

played cards and pool locally. in those days if he even beat you once he quit you forever. so you couldnt let him get ahead.
after a time the road players found out about him and started hanging out, but he had a few locals to gamble with that didnt play well.
he always spotted me a bunch. i would always try and take my guys up to rogue river to a bar there so i didnt get burned out.
that was the ticket.

250$ shipped or trade looking for shafts 3/8x10 modified

Yes

Priced dropped to only $419!!!

u12armresl said:

My thought would be how many games do you want to play for $20 a game, if you lose 5 are you done?

Now, people want to adjust after 1 game and ask for a spot, they also need to google your name, post to a pool forum, and look at Fargo ratings before matching up. Your game may be knocked while you are shooting from the village idiot who wants to slide in and get your money by telling you "you can't beat him, he beat Billy Joe Bob the other day."

Here, $20 games aren't hard to find, once again, it's the amount someone will lose and how even the game is.

Personally, I'd prefer to play a set, but by the game is fine if there is nothing else going on.

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