Thank you, but do you have a link to that? I have also seen a page with similar, "Any balls pocketed prior to the foul being called will be marked as “dead balls.” However, that sentence is in the middle of a paragraph describing hitting the wrong ball, with more about it needing to be called, but the shooter can essentially course-correct, if not stopped. https://inplaymagazine.com/apa-nine-ball-rules/
Looking to buy a couple more recut fixtures like the one Lee @ Brianna offered way back when. It’s been awhile since I’ve frequented this forum but a cursory search turned up nothing but 10-15 year old threads. Would rather find stock on these as I don’t want to really take the time to make one. Anybody got a line on these? Really just looking for the metal female part, maybe a couple of them. Thanks in advance!
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...
When I was growing up (50s and 60s):
a) an auto mechanic could buy a house and support 4 children without his wife having to work.
b) a post office worker could afford a home, raise a family, and retire ...
c) a truck driver could afford a home, ...
d) a school teacher could ...
e) the CEO earned less than 100× that of the lowest payed worker ...
The thing is:: these are no longer possible--and that is the problem!
Watch some of it on YouTube and I had to turn it off it was unwatchable. I can't stand the way the audience acts and I can't stand the way the players act. Maybe there's a market for that maybe that's what people enjoy but not me.
I think it perverts the sport.
It's gotten rowdier and more like a zoo, I am not a fan of it either. Best watched on mute LOL
It's like a parody of Basketball or College Football now more than a cue sport.
I don’t really mind the shot on the 8 ball; with the slick cloth I think I prefer swinging it around 2 rails the way he attempted. I wonder if he was scared of the scratch in the side so he just played it too soft. That or it kind of looked he just drew it too much so it came into the short rail too shallow. Either way, massive blunder.
The pro shot is just cut the 8 in, high center cueball and go 3 or 4 rails around the table, above the 9. Send it middle of every rail. Zero chance of a scratch, skid or anything. Huge area to be good on that 9.
Or you could just flick at it with low outside, decelerate and look like Tyler...blowing it again.
The cues people aspire to own now are Predator and Cuetec. Those are by far the most common cues and shafts I see people use, and there is really not much research past those two done for what else is out there. Probably due to how easy it is to do web searches and see ads online now. Years ago, you went by word of mouth, friends, TV or AccuStats videos, so you ended up hearing of many more makers. Custom cue makers don't have ads on YouTube or TikTok.
I looked through the scoring of past events. It appears that the largest deficit overcome to win the Cup was in 1996 when USA was down by 4 twice, at 6-10 and 7-11, but came back to win 15-13.
USA was also down by 4 in 2006 at 4-8 but came back to tie it at 12-12, where it ended!
The largest deficit overcome to lose was in 1995, when USA was down by 5 at 10-15, won the next 5 matches to tie it at 15, and then lost the final match to lose the Cup 15-16.
The movie wasn't about the game. The game was just the vehicle for the brutal backstory. Showing more of the 3c wouldn't have moved the storyline. IMO this part of the movie WAS pretty vivid in its rich-guy vs. scuffler dynamics.
I just saw the latest edition of this in a bookstore. The foreword is by Bill Gates. He says he recommends the book to his friends. I imagine he is saying that because he thinks it's true rather than because he has been paid a lot for the nice words.
Maybe, but tough call. I think the Newman enthusiasts are divided into camps. I think there are many who love The Sting and Butch Cassidy, but probably won't watch The Verdict.
That said, if you want a great viewing experience, watch the mini-series, 'Empire Falls' and the movie, 'Nobody's Fool'. Both from Richard Russo books with Newman cast perfectly.
