It’s true, most people would prefer a new iPhone, AirPods, and an Apple Watch over a 10-20% share in a hunk of inlaid wood. Shocking.And they all seem to be walking around with $2k in iPhones, Airpods, and Apple watches. If you want something, you'll find the money.
Yes, it's about communicating (what forums like this are for) - and learning, which can be useful at any level.If you just play and don’t talk about what is going on, you don’t need words; but on a forum like this, it helps to use words most people interpret correctly.
Good argument. How are you on Escher?Yes and no. They are the same size in 2 dimensional space. They are quite different in 3d space. In fact the one in the rear would be MUCH larger than the front one in 3D space. Even more so than is apparent as represented from the image.
View attachment 867904Do you mean you put holes in the vault plate? Something like Becue's vault plate?
They play in conditions that require concentration. Hot and humid rooms. Lackluster tables. A kind list of elements that make playing in the States feel like they are dreaming.Jay & I are cut from the same cloth. Luckily we were both involved in pool in the sixties and still live the game.
There are so many reasons that there were great players in that era and a lot of those reasons are reflected by the people of the Philippines. Nothing riles them up. They can focus with any kind of distraction, many unimaginable to the players in this country.
They can shoot that money ball in with a rooster crowing and a dog biting them on the leg!
What makes better television?I had rather see a guy run two or three racks in a row than see him miss a ball or two every game because the pocket spit the ball out because he tried to "cheat" the pocket 1/4" to get position.
Just because young people without a great deal of accumulated wealth can't afford ultra luxuries doesn't mean they need to be paid more in their relatively entry level jobs...
I had rather see a guy run two or three racks in a row than see him miss a ball or two every game because the pocket spit the ball out because he tried to "cheat" the pocket 1/4" to get position.Big pockets are boring.
The best part of 9 ball is players missing, especially on the 9.
Exactly, the Mosconi Cup is the most profitable pool event in the world.Everything about the Mosconi Cup is good the way it is. Watch the fans...excited. Watch the players...extreme pressure. Great execution of 'do or die' shots. What other pool tournament would you rather watch from beginning to end? Or go to watch?