Matt_24 said:

I wasn't very familiar with Poteet but he played great. I watched him play other matches after playing Dave. Who ended up winning the tournament?

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Think Gomez and Rivas split at 430am.

Lou Figueroa

trob said:

I know plenty that have disposable income they just spend it on other stuff then complain they are broke.

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That was sort of my point

They could buy custom cues they just don't feel a need nor do they have an appreciation for the art form.

They look at their predator and it looks pretty enough and shoots as good as they need.

So they could buy a Black Boar or for the same amount of money, they can go to Prague for a week.

jmonche said:

I agree

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Is this still available?

Flakeandrun said:

China do pretty well using 'tough' equipment. I imagine if they travelled more, they would compete easily with filipinos for the cream of the crop. Anyone playing American pool here wants a 4" corner, sometimes less. Don't really need to comment on Chinese tables here, we all know they are tough as hell.

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Well the Chinese players dont play good because of tight pockets, they play good because they work ay every aspect of the game. Theres not one thing they dont do well including compete.

Ronnie would clean-up in Heyball if he took it seriously.

Benelli said:

Honestly, all the players I know under 38 have zero disposable income. Don't get me wrong there not broke ass, they all have great paying white and blue-collar jobs. It's just that they spend every dime they make on and are all living paycheck to paycheck.

They could afford a nice cue, but in the grand scheme of things, they would just rather spend the money in other places that are more important to them while banging balls around with their $800 Predator.

My hope is that when they hit their late 40s, they get the bug and come back around to the customs

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I know plenty that have disposable income they just spend it on other stuff then complain they are broke.

sudocrushms said:

I'm hoping you're right, but in MSP the last pool hall to open closed the same summer.

As long as pool doesn't go the way of bowling where a single corp buys out every venue ( Bowlero) then turns it into an "entertainment" venue and prices skyrocket. I get that bowling centers are far more maintenance and space constrained, but i'm sure some would try if the market was there...

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810 Bowling and Billiards franchise makes almost no attempt to have the “billiards” part of their name be meaningful inside the establishments. The billiards part of their name is just a cover for 75% of revenue coming from video games. When I lived in Fl. The franchise opened in Estero had the worst space allocated to billiards and horribly set up Brunswick Wolf tables.

Smoking Seo...

Donnie Mills beating Gerson...

Seems a nice event with many elite players in the mix.

Patrick Johnson said:

In the side with right follow (with maybe some adjustment for swerve) to go 2-3 rails around the 5/9 for the 2.

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Indeed, the high right moves the CB out of a collision course with the 9-ball and saves you bacon.

It isn't the slightest bit humid in the room. Doubles takes the players out of their rhythms.

DrCue'sProtege said:

https://pad.chalkysticks.com/7590c.png

Had this spread earlier today. The CB is almost on the rail and it would extremely difficult to try and use inside english to hold the 1B for the corner next to it. Plus the 8B blocks the far corner.

How do you posters play this?

r/DCP

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If you are not comfortable with using high outside to come around 2-3 cushions for either shape on the 2 or running in to the 2 and seeing what you get, then decide if you want to play the safe on the 1 ball or make the 1 leaving you near the end cushion then playing the safe on the 2.

In my opinion, playing the safe on the 1 is easier - at a very soft pace, just slightly overcut the 1 ball just passed the side pocket with outside spin, leaving the 1 ball close to the side cushion beyond the side pocket with the cue ball likely buried either behind the 5 ball and/or the 7 ball, near the end cushion.