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jay helfert · May 5, 2026

And people are worried about machines supplanting humans and taking over by force if necessary. The hard truth is we humans are giving our power to them. They don’t need to devise a strategy against us. We are doing that for them!

azhousepro · May 5, 2026

The first stop of The West Coast Women’s Tour was a big success. With 27 women at Dog House Billiards in Cotati, CA, the room was full of entertaining 9-Ball competition. This tour has been going strong since the 1990s. Some of the events have gotten over 60 players. There is also a Second Chance event. Format: $40 Entry Fee; Race to 5/4; 3-Foul Rule; Jump Cues allowed; 9-Ball Break counts in all but the bottom two pockets. The competition got under way at 11am on Saturday, May 2nd. Donna Bulanadi won her first two matches with a score of […]

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maha · May 5, 2026

if you side bet on ronnie or bucky on anything, you dont deserve to have any money.

and it goes to a better place where it would be in action.

jay helfert · May 5, 2026

Bob Jewett said:
I don't think that's the business model for this match, but I am reminded of:

I wasn't there, but I heard the story from reliable sources. Back when there were some big tournaments in South Lake Tahoe (1980s?), there was a strange one pocket matchup between Ronnie Allen and Bucktooth Cook. The spot was 2-1 with a full rack. Two balls to one ball. The witnesses did not report which of the players came out on top, but the rail lost $30,000.

Yep, I was there helping Ronnie keep track of all the bets. Funny money is all I’ve got to say!

skor · May 5, 2026

the curse of the 8ball
a well known issue
I think it's not just nerves or a mental thing, although it is a mnetal thing in most cases.
but sometimes it's harder if the table lights are not great, as we may not see the black ball fully.
This is part of the reasons why I hate the Aramith Black set when playing 8ball, stripes are much harder.

skor · May 5, 2026

The short answer is NO, you won't miss.
The longer answer is - if you missed, then you didn't hit the correct contact point, you think that you have, but you didn't.
You might miss due to other factors like un-even table or dirty cloth when shooting soft.

bradsh98 · May 5, 2026

olgoat said:
In discussing having my 9' Gold Crown III moved with the move of my entire house hold (1400 miles. KC to central NY state), the moving company said they require the slates to be crated. There are a couple of topics about crating but no pics. I was going to crate each of the three pieces individually.

1) Build the frames out of 2x4 or 1x3 1x4?
2) used lumber on the top and bottom of the frame or plywood? 1x4 or 2x4 if not using plywood?
3) Slates with backing look like they are about 1.75" thick so what do you use to fill the gap on top and bottom if using 2x4s for the frame?

An example pic of a crate would be greatly appreciated.

Its not too much extra money to include the table with the rest of the furniture so it would be great to have my table at the next place.

This is a common crate design, used by many moving companies.

I'm curious where in CNY you are moving to. We cover a 3 hour radius from 13092. That covers most of the state.

Cuebuddy · May 5, 2026

sixpack said:
Exactly what I was going to post.

Got to be that Colorado connection

Patrick Johnson · May 5, 2026

Island Drive said:
...the contact spot is not always the area to make the ball

bbb said:
i would say that wherever you have to hit to make the ball
THATS THE CONTACT POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

maha said:
that is absolutely right the real contact point is where you need to hit depending on the circumstances.

Easy enough to distinguish the "straight-in" contact point from the "actual" contact point in conversation - they're often both used for aiming.

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