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using psychological warfare against opponent

Frosty
measureman said:
Once or twice a week I play one pocket against the same guy, he is a beast to beat.
But sometimes when he is losing, he will go off that the table is off, the pocket is defective, yesterday I played very well and he made comments about how did I get in stroke,etc on and on.
So almost every time he went on a rant I went outside and had a smoke to give him more time to dwell on whatever he was complaining about.
We are two old guys in our '70's that pass the time at $5 a game, nothing to get upset about.
So anyway, I came out 8 games ahead and he said put it on the wire for next time, if there is one.
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There’s a guy that’s a total go off artist in my area. He loves to bet it up and he always finds a way to lose, the problem is his antics.

He’s a large, physically imposing guy, drinks a dozen beers or more every session he plays which doesn’t help him any. He throws temper tantrums, throws chalk, balls, cues, I’ve seen him destroy 2 in the last 5 months. He’s a good score, not smart enough to quit when he should, and gets his nose wide open and generally loses $500 to $1000 every time he plays. There’s only a few guys that are willing to play him. He once asked me why I never try to match up with him. I told him the juice isn’t worth the squeeze, that if he could learn to curb his histrionic outbursts that I’d be happy to give him a nice spot and rob him, but that I won’t put up with his childlike behavior, I’m not the kind of guy that you want to try and tush hog.
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Standard pool cues are too short

Benelli
All to often I watch players consistently hold their cue on the sleeve behind the wrap. They do it because that is where they need to hold it to get the right length when using a 58" cue. When I let them hit a couple of balls with my 60.5 they immediately feel the difference in both the balance and there stroke.

I made the jump to 60" cues about two years a ago and it made a significant improvement in my game. I have both a 30" and 30.5" Richard Black butts and switch between the two using a 30" Whyte triple 60 shaft.

If you spend a majority of your play time holding the sleeve over the wrap you should strongly consider a longer cue.
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Gold Crown IV, Replacing Formica or new rails.

fastone371
kidcuban21 said:
It's work but in the end very worth it, I did all the refinishing, and cut my rails down the table saw, extended wood before relaminating tops with Wilsonart Intl commercial laminate and then sent rails out to Georgia for Mark Gregory to put new subrails and new superspeed cushions, while I did the white conversion varnish on all legs, aprons, ball box, etc. Powder coating for corner castings and feet.

4" pockets with no extending shims (cushion facings). Possible to do rails in so many unique combinations with laminate, so many beautiful options out there & finishes, also possible to veneer with exotic woods, but laminate is more durable.

By extending rails with wood before relaminating tops, gives you a tight pocket (any size you desire) from factory finish, where the laminate now continues on top of said extended rail, gregory then added rebuilt wood subrail and cushion

Also you can make castings flush with top.

My table is from 80's as am I, you can take any gold crown, restore it how you want and still be way under what a new table costs, hence I did this project on my own accord minus the rail work that Gregory did, enjoyed every minute of doing the project greatly, table plays amazing and you can make it however you want to look.
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That's freakin gorgeous, I think its the best looking GC i have ever seen. I got lucky that my pocket openings turned out OK being reduced to 4 3/8' (extended sub-rails). I would love to finish my table like yours but its also in such pristine original condition that I would hate to change it. I wasn't concerned about the stain under the rails because I can easily sand it and paint it white again.

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suggestions on changing the break rules in big tournaments

Frosty
HawaiianEye said:
Watching pool today is almost unbearable for me.

Slow players, constantly changing formats and rules, and commentators who are not great players or speakers.

I had rather watch curling.
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Agreed. I watched some of the recent US Open matches as I was sweating bets I had on them. Past that, I’m just not interested anymore, MR has ruined it for me. Substandard tables at the majority of their events, grey cloth, funky colored balls and rule changes.

Also as you mentioned, commentary as well. I actually really liked JJ and Scott Frost when they started with Accustats, both very knowledgeable with good insights. Sadly as they have come under the employ of MR they seem to have forgotten pool terminology and comment in Snooker terminology exclusively, kissing their new bosses asses I suppose. Then there’s that Phil Yates clown, I don’t know how he got a job, must be someone’s nephew. All in all, MR’s attempts to attract a viewing audience has alienated me. I miss Accustats.
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Why don't more bars lease Diamond pool tables?

fastone371
Rusty in Montana said:
And looking at the scenery and landscape of Montana is just awful right ? So where is it better ha ha ????
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Not at all what I am suggesting but one can only stare at the earth and sky for so long until its time to see something else. Being that its so sparsely populated I would guess the sights are few and far between but I could be wrong, I was wrong about Pennsylvania, I thought it would be downtrodden because of what we hear and see about Kensington Avenue but when driving thru I thought it was gorgeous. The only thing I thought strange about both Pennsylvania and Ohio is that they seem to like to build nice homes right on the interstate.
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AJ Manas

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Hail Mary Shot said:
AJ is one hell of a calm shooter. If there was one weakness worth pointing out, it's his safety game. Still not Fedor level but he could beat anyone other than Fedor convincingly. He is better than Yapp Imo.
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OK, bookmarked...

I hope that AJ meets Yapp in a tournament, and preferably something with a longer race. That sounds like a great matchup. I would bet on Yapp 100% of the time for the foreseeable future.

But I wouldn't be totally shocked if I (meaning Yapp, really) lost.
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Break Sheet

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InsertCleverNameHere said:
Hopefully gets big enough to sort regionally or by state. I will mention to a couple room owners I know.
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That would be great! There are so many tournaments in almost everyone's area. My goal is to get tournament info out people in there city, county and state, also big tournaments. I don't know how many times I've missed a tournament that was only 30 miles away or even in my town, lol.
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