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Ortiz comes from the loss side to win 14th of 17 cash-earning appearances on the NWPA Tour

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Those of us engaged in reporting on tournaments, large and small, in both large and small pool communities, are hoping for a day to come when we can access a database that will be able to provide us with instantaneous access to information about how many times any given two competitors have competed against each other over a designated period of time. Like Molina Ortiz and Kathie MacDonald, for example, on the Northwest Women’s Pool Association Tour (NWPA). We are not holding our breath as we wait on the arrival of that day. We do know, from what we have […]

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Break Stats -- 2026 Billard Beckmann Men's Open (Predator Pro Billiard Series) 10-Ball, June 2026

Rocket354
This is good info. 11% B&R, with only 26% on successful breaks, and having safeties in over half the games all means that there is more back and forth, which is a very, very good thing for this spectator. I really like what Predator is doing (saturation marketing aside) to make pool more exciting and therefore fun to watch.
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Spotting the 10 ball

skor
iusedtoberich said:
Something isn't adding up. TAR 1 was in 2007, and Shane showed the world with a wood rack how to break 10 ball, making the corner balls 4 rails, the head ball and the balls behind it in the side, etc. Billy was on the mic, and paraphrasing, he said "Shane is playing 7 ball while Corey is playing 9 ball after the break".

From 2007 until at least 2020, that was the 10 ball break the pros used. It didn't matter if it was a wood rack or a template.

Now, in these Predator events, all the pros are breaking from the rail? Are we sure they don't have a rule where you "must" break far away from center table? Is their rack so bad that the Shane break doesn't work?
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Tighter pockets?
Different cloth?
Different humidity conditions?
All will make a difference
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Excellent Female player from South Korea, Seo Seoa

Rocket354
Lowell said:
There is surprisingly little talk of her considering how much of a force she is in women's pool.

She just beat Kristina Tkach, Pia Filler, and Jasmin Ouschan within 4 matches.
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She's a top-10 women's player for sure. She seems to play fewer events than others, at least on this side of the globe. And she doesn't have a flashy style of play, like, say, Chezka. But she can (and clearly often enough does) win any women's tournament.
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Homemade Tip Replacement Lathe

nataddrho
middleofnowhere said:
Check with Chris hightower for some ideas. Even if you don't end up buying anything from him just looking at his website is food for thought.
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He has a great site. I am not interested in any type of wood working, and I play only with carbon fiber cues. But the collection of lathe parts on his site is very comprehensive. He also has some tips available for sale. Since I keep my cues in my garage the humidity / temperature variations cause the tips to delaminate. I am thinking of switching to Water Buffalo or Triangle single layer tips. I play three cushion so I hear these are appropriate and may solve my problem.

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