The company I work for, and it’s a good one, has a cheerful veteran executive whose corporate history goes back a long ways. He has a collective set of recollections, experiences, and knowledge. In other words, institutional memory.

Beyond that, he is a dreamer and a visionary. Oldtimers here refer to him as the company poet.

Hmm … in the pool universe, who might that apply to?

Someone valued, that’s for sure.

Sunny

I remember there were few members pushing Magic chalk on here, most likely had a vested interest. I used it and felt it was not distinguishably better than Masters and not as good as Blue Diamond.
Flash forward few years and I have been using Taom, great chalk - noticeable upgrade and cleaner. Home table use great. Put it in a chalk holder for competition at the halls.

Yes, 14.1 helps a lot. It does not have the more nuanced strategy of one pocket and does not involve the same degree of execution as 9 ball does IMO - e.g., shots that require you to move the cue ball around the full table effeciently every rack. But it forces you to "impose order on chaos" and learn some real pattern play and table management that the other two games don't require as much as 14.1. 9 ball dicatates the pattern - in 14.1 it's up to you.

The thing with 14.1 is that the racks get harder as you run out if you want to run a lot of balls and the opposite is true in 9 ball generally - the layout get easier as you progress through a rack. So you really learn how to pick the balls off the table correctly and simplify the game. I love it, it's my favorite game.

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This was back in 2017 before I found out for sure if I had cancer , which I did and it got kicked to the curb !!!!
The pilots and support crew are all darn fine people if you get a chance to meet them !

spktur said:

Playing and training at straight pool will help a lot with maintaining your intensity and concentration level. It's difficult to stay concentrated when you are simply shooting easy shots and that's why you miss those shots that are so easy you should make them with your eyes closed. You somply let your mind wander and don't aim. I really like drills for consistency but you can rack and open break and then run as many as you can including playing for a break shot on more racks and keep yourself honest call your shots. Do this 5 times and keep a record and you can gauge your improvement. After 5 then go on to your drills.

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THANKS A LOT.

Here are the two pictures I took that day of the Thunderbird's air show !