i put sally hansen hard as nails on a schon cue around 1991. covered up dings for years. sadly the cue was stolen. on a positive note karma hit the guy pretty rough . it's going to be a pretty bad day when people in court told me they realized the "court" has indeed got a chip on their shoulder for this guy.

David in FL said:

When she's around, Sofia plays out of our room here. A local power league on Wednesdays, though obviously fewer local tournaments than in years past. A super young lady. Always smiling, quiet, and polite when kicking my ass which she's done since she was about 12...

I talked to her last night and she's excited about starting school here in January at the local state college.

She may or may not eventually transfer to one of the larger, national culinary schools like Johnson and Wales or the CIA, but for the meantime is staying local. She really enjoys baking and at least at this point wants to focus on pastry as a specialty rather than orienting towards a more generalized culinary career.

She's absolutely not planning to "retire" or giving up on pool though.

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I don't know if I've ever met a baker in the pool hall. I feel like their hours might not be compatible.
Who needs pool when you have access to free doughnuts anyways?

Rocket354 said:

Accounting issues aside, it's probably both the weaker field and the dramatically lower expenses. He was essentially guaranteed a top-2 finish in Denver, which, including the calcutta payout, was probably at least the same expected return as he'd get in China...without the long, expensive flight, extended hotel stay, and all the hassle of getting to the other side of the planet and dealing with time zone shifts, navigating a bustling country that speaks a foreign language, etc.

I don't blame him one bit. Bonus points because I happened to be in Denver at the time and got to watch him (and have to explain to my family why the best American player of all time, and arguably the greatest pool player of all time was playing in a strip mall pizza joint in Aurora. No really, guys).

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Plus he got to spend several more days on the lake fishing instead of on a plane!

Natural vs Nurtured has many interesting observations.
The movie, The Natural comes to mind.
In My experience as a high school sophomore, I was assigned the seat adjacent the Senior student that was A Natural when it came to sports. His college scholarship offers led to him accepting Colorado. He needed the geometry credit to get his diploma.
The geometry of cues and balls on the fields of friendly strife makes for interesting study.
The Big Eye was promoted by David Rhoades who played out of Portland.
FIRST Imagine the shot.
The Big I.
Being adept at geometry is a big plus.
Execution of the solution relys on hand and eye co ordination.
I juggled to improve mine.
Start with ping pong balls.

penguin said:

If he didn't need the money, he would have gone fishing instead of playing in Denver.

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Maybe he likes Denver better than China.

Have you ever beeen to China?

"The only thing to fear is fear itself." Is a Winston Churchill quote that rings true with me.
So the true "Opponent " is the "Negative Vibes".
Accepting defeat as possible leads to planning er uh getting My Mind Right.
"Right?" Is a favorite quote. Mike Dooley
My earliest sports training was softball and baseball.
Keeping My eyes on the ball as I strike it led to my success as a Hitter in baseball. I also developed a pretty sporty ping pong game.
With the pool game target being stationary makes it silly simple to see the precision of the strike and the cueball rotation as it leaves the tip.
Allows for Data collection and analysis when in the chair. Keeping a game face is job 1. Er uh poker face.
"The Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat." Is a favorite Wide World of Sports TV lead in.
Being humble in success keeps the Vibes in a lower magnitude realm. AHHhhh Uhmmmmm

a1phase3 said:

This pool cue was purchased out of the garage in Clawson, Michigan. I have had it for more than 30 years. It is probably the only one of these sticks left in existence. You will never ever have a chance to get your hands on one of these.
They were only 30 of these made originally and it was because they were low on cash and that’s why these were made. ICS stands for income cash flow the number 14 represents number 14 of 30 and the 95 is the year it was produced.
I would sell it, but don’t come at me with a lowball number. I know how rare this is and you will never see another one&

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Why? Unless you are in need of the cash that’s a great piece of history

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-dj