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SJM at 2025 Mosconi Cup: Way too Late Thoughts

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MattPoland said:
I think we need to reimagine our captains picks. Take the top 3 on points, sure. The remaining two should be selected by having a pool of potentials contend against each other directly. I think this would help our youth and hopefuls get the exposure, opportunity and motivation to strive for it which would at least be an environment that incentivizes them to learn and grow. It’s not the only solution but easily could be one building block.
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Agreed. We must open the Team USA door for the many Mosconi aspirants who have probably come to view it as closed.
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Question about Jose Parica

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gopi-1 said:
Somebody here was asking if Parica’s family was well off. His dad was a cop, it’s a toss-up about his family’s wealth. I know this for a fact because they live a few blocks from where I reside. I’ve watched Jose play using a Coke case to propped him up on his shots. He was a reed thin 5 foot boy, about 12/13 years when he and his dad were hustling the shortstops in all of the seedy pool halls back home.
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I read his family was in the TV industry; inferred that play money was not a problem.
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Do you like forward or rear balanced cues?

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Black Blade Carbon cues sells balance points not at your 19 inches but some at 29 inches. I have not had a chance to try one. Generally, players don't like them but someone is buying them. See AZ discussion here and reviews at the company's website. Here is one owner's comments:

I believe not holding the weight of the cue with my back hand has slowed my backswing which helps me to stay in line on the shot. You are effectively pulling the weight backward which seems to really aid in this. I am currently playing with a soon to be released variable weight shaft at 9.66oz so with the 9oz butt, I am at an 18.66oz cue. When compared to competitors 19oz cue with a carbon shaft and traditionally balanced, I swing the Black Blade Carbon Cue slower to get the same distance of cue ball travel. This once again is a "feel" thing but being able to swing slower and get more is a win in my book. I really like the ability to adjust weight for table sizes and cloth age.​
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