qolbrand said:

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whats the smart end pattern here? I got through it but it felt dumb.

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You've allready kind of messed up here by leaving the 3. This means it won't be a stop shot pattern probably. The 3 is a worthless ball in this scenario. I might shoot it first, if you are close to straight in in the diagonal lower pocket, with low left trying to get straight in on the 7 again. Then 7, 4, 1, 15 and then 10. The 1 guarantees a nice angle on the 15 to get nicely on the 10. Otherwise the pattern wouldn't be any good. The position on the 10 is a lot more forgiving than the illustration shows, I just didn't want to mess up the picture too much.

If you don't have that angle, there are still a couple of patterns here, none of which are foolproof and all of which will vary according to the exact angle you get on the balls. To me, the 3 ball is the big joker here. It hasn't really got a good ball leading to it, and it does not easily lead to any other ball without perfect position. You see, the 7 leads to the 4 and the 1 leads to the 15, which in turn leads to the 10. The only ball that gives sort of natural position to the 3 is the 15, but then you have to get a very good position on the 3 to get to the 10. You see the problem? If you shoot the the 15-10-3 as your last three, you have a terrible key ball.

trob said:

really? What in the hell. There has to be a reason like the local authority came down on him for gambling. I have no problem with it because imo it’s horrible for the game but there has to be a reason. It’s no like Allen is against gambling lol

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Can't be due to the gambling... they are live streaming it from another section of the expo.

Nice player here

Racking is a skill just like every other part of the game. I’ve never used this particular rack but im
Sure it’s not that bad. More likely they don’t know what they’re doing OR they just don’t put enough effort/time into it.

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Now cross listed on eBay with a video and other photos

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whats the smart end pattern here? I got through it but it felt dumb.

I carefully replicated the shot in slomo and posted a video. The video is in Chinese, but I think the footage alone is enough. If you are interested you can watch it here Login to view embedded media
The slowmo starts at 1:06, and shows 8-first hit (almost split hit but nonetheless 8 first), 8-first hit (clearly 8-first), 4-first hit.

I found golf to be a perfect way to screw up a perfectly good day.

Pool was indoors, year round, no wild animals, and much less walking and you are always close to the bar.

Jaden said:

“WC Cues” usually refers to World Class Cues, a cue brand/shop associated with Jackson, Tennessee. In AZBilliards discussions, collectors describe World Class Cues as being tied to Jess June and Tommy Clements, with several posters saying the shop had roots in or connections to the old Bill McDaniel / McDaniel shop lineage.

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Wow, AI laziness has made its way to AZB, congratulations

middleofnowhere said:

Why do you assume he didn't?

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I recall seeing interviews in which he admitted that he didn't manage his money well at that time

dquarasr said:

I am not a golfer. I tried it many years ago and decided it wasn’t for me.

I am watching The Masters. I have previously thought that golf is inherently harder and crueler than pool. And pool can be pretty darned cruel: the rattle leaving the $ ball in the pocket; the roll that lands 1/4” too long or too short hooking yourself; the scratch after hitting a ball on the table you didn’t account for; the missed straight-in long shot where the CB is 4’ from the OB and OB in turn 4’ from the pocket. All these can be avoided or fixed by experience, and better focus.

But playing pool I’ve never missed a shot by fractions of an inch and had the OB run down a hill dozens of yards away. I’ve never had an OB land in sand or water because I misjudged a shot maybe 1% short of the power I needed, or behind a tree. I’ve never had to calculate how much the CB or OB will curve because the slate is uphill the first half of a shot and downhill the second half (well, maybe at some halls, lol.)

Pool is tough and frustrating enough for me. Golf seems much more so.

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don't forget the snakes and gators, chance of getting hit by lightning.