Patrick Johnson said:

Good post - the highlighted part above is the only part I don't fully agree with.

In pool "how much spin" means how high is the spin-to-speed ratio (the measure that determines angle change off a rail). Spin-to-speed is determined purely by how far from center you hit the cue ball with any cue - hitting the CB on the same spot will produce the same spin-to-speed ratio for all cues at all speeds.

pj
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It seems according to 'Your Logic', there should Only be one style cue to 'Play' with!

What would the 'Perfect' cue be, Specs?

At 41:27 I noticed intentionally how Ruiz's told his body don't forget to tell ''the man in the mirror'' stay ''down'' by doing a mimic/dip down ''going down'' on the shot ''after the shot''.
Friendly reminder to himself, stay calm in the moment AND..... ''don't jump up'' )))))))))

bbb said:

He (pj) likes stirring the pot.

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Actually, I like learning what others think about things in case one of us missed something. If I think you did, I might try to be helpful by pointing it out. Some don't like being "corrected"...

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Taxi said:

SVB, Gorst, Styer and Bergman should be there. For the 5th slot it'd be between Thorpe, Hohmann and Sky, and based on recent performance at this point I'd go with Thorpe, even if he's skanked his last few MC appearances and doesn't appear on the current ranking board.

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I would prefer Sky over Thorpe but I agree with the rest of your list.

jay helfert said:

You called it "An unexpected pleasure chatting with him and Mike." He is and was a con man Stu!

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Yes, it was a pleasure. We spoke for less than two minutes and Kevin was courteous and showed enthusiasm for his attendance at the US Open 9ball. He was there as a fan sweating matches in the bleachers, and he sat toward the back of the venue. He addressed me as a fan of the game and that is how I addressed him.

If I steered clear of chatting with all who have done hard time in prison, I'd have to steer clear of a lot of professional pool players. We both know who they are, and I'd be surprised if you don't enjoy chatting with some of them. Would it bother you to know that I also chatted with Rodney Morris at the US Open 9ball last week? In America, most of us view people who have done hard time as having paid their debt to society.

Yes, I do speak to a few people who have done hard time and, yes, sometimes it is an absolute pleasure.

Kris_b1104 said:

Anyone who has 2 and half hours of free time in their day and chooses to use it by watching a Pinegar match...bless your heart.

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Dennis Orcollo vs Shane Van Boening
9-ball, Race to 120, 3 days event
At least $200k in the middle
October 23–25, 2020, at Bill's Billiards in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Hand down the best 9-ball showdown thus far!!!

Put this shit on ESPN pay per view and get those betting companies to sponsor, BOOM! Only way for pool to get big QUICK!!! You can try a do-it-right for the game good in a "long run" shit, but it ain't working for the last 30-40 years, so need some changes.

jasonlaus said:

I honestly hated the finals, the breaks were way too long, found myself watching TV most of the time.

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Of course, we would all prefer our live sports without commercial breaks, but this was on ESPN2 television, and they would have been dictating the number of and length of commercial breaks. In baseball, you get a commercial break every half inning. In NFL Football, there is a commercial break after most possession changes and after scoring plays. Do you hate watching those sports, too?

Island Drive said:

It's 12-12 he's breaking.... he Has to roll out and give Captio good access to the 2 ball, but earlier Capito missed the exact same type shot to the same pocket with the three ball? earlier on he missed the pocket completely just like here.

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When I watched the shot in replay he undercuts the ball a fair bit and the CB comes to the rail a few inches from the scratch in the corner pocket. If he cuts it thinner he’s obviously going closer to the scratch. Perhaps that was in the back of his mind?

skor said:

Yes
Doesn’t have to be a fancy rack, but the plastic ones don’t freeze the balls.

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Dont blindly dismiss a material...the Diamond plastic triangle is excellent.

jbart65 said:

Not dismissing it. I just think it’s the second biggest event in pool. Just a hair behind the U.S Open.

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Lol.

Tell um, cowboy.