iusedtoberich said:

Team USA will now have 3 Europeans, hahahah.

Johan, Gorst, Hohmann.

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Still happy that Johan is coaching

Badpenguin said:

Do you really think he will have anything close to resembling a final say in the picks?

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Yes. He would not have agreed to the role otherwise, if you listen to recent interviews before he took the job.

straightline said:

Drawing anything in paint is going to be a drawing challenge. You can simulate space of course:

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but a CAD would be required to do it right.

Here's another Equal Angle Opposites drawing:

Depth perception should be developed in any pool player who is able. Injuries, errant genetics etc...
Still pool is doable in 2D especially working with CPG.

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My issue/point was that you can show people a top-down (or behind-the-balls) diagram, but they may not immediately grasp the connection when trying to apply it back to spheres on a table.

I don't recall when I learned about mechanical views, but I know it was before I too drafting around '88--probably because I did have an interest in drawing as a pre-teen. In reading this thread, it made me question whether many "n00bs" might NOT have a similar experience, and so it takes them longer to reach their "Eureka!" moment.

About the graphic, I understand is a sort of 2-in-1, 3D (or is that isometric?) to a 2D representation. Also, when you posted it earlier, I found the most interesting part to be that the spheres are 'geometrically similar'--so that the left end of the blue line is essentially duplicated on the target ball contact point. The double-distance/overlap aiming is not new to me, but I just never thought about the g-similarity of both balls as they face the shooter.

jokrswylde said:

Wasn't a recent tourney held in a mall? There seemed to be people hanging from the rafters. Did they have to buy a ticket to watch? Seems to be cheating if you claim a huge attendance and counting people who were out shopping and just stopped to watch a pool game next to the mall fountain...

Unless attendance is only number of tickets sold...

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Predator doesnt even sell tickets. All I know is what I saw. Lots of people attended and watched and the atmosphere was quite good. Players really seemed to enjoy it.

Why does person writed intelligibleless titled.

Positively Ralf said:

You know, I never cared for the gambling side of pool but I've always found it interesting how other people have no problem putting up so much money on one player they are hoping will win. It literally makes no sense to me that those people would put up mid 5 figures. But hey, if they have the money to spend, whatever makes them happy right?

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you gamble every day of your life for big money. you just dont bet really on yourself performing.

you buy car insurance which is a bet against the insurance company that you will damage your car and they bet you wont.
same with life insurance its a bet you make that you will die young.
same as buying a warranty on something. you are betting it will break and they bet it wont.

and all those bets are very bad bets for you monetarily, that you and most justify doing with faulty reasoning.