dquarasr said:

Tiger was the best in the world. At his prime, no one could beat him consistently, including his well-paid coach.

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Yeah, I'm not Tiger...

Yes, the China Open is a major and prestigious, but not on a US Open level, because it is a relatively new event. It started in 2009. So, give Mr. Filler his due for winning it, but in my opinion, it is not the same as a US Open title. As for the Master of the table at DCC, I have shared my opinion before it is probably the toughest of all titles to win due to the duration, scheduling, and skill required to be at the top in the disciplines you must excel at. I am not debating that Mr. Gorst is a better player, but to say his resume is the equal or better than Mr. Filler's. You can flip a coin when those 2 play. I attempted to see what their head to head record is, again in all disciplines, not just 9 ball. I would imagine it is very close

trob said:

Not enough people know who these people are that would give a crap and get enough ratings to make it worth while lol

I agree. The best golf instructors never won majors. They may have not had the nerve to win on that stage but it doesn’t mean they don’t have incredible knowledge and the ability to teach it with your game. Plenty of great players can’t teach worth a damn lol it’s a separate skill

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Ben Hogan did write a book and put out some videos. But yes, not too many champions became great instructors.

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Why not drill out the holes and epoxy in some dowels? Once finished and retapped, it's ready for another 70 years. Heck, I didn't even put the rack holder back on my table. The ball return box tends to get beat up by people returning the rack to the holder. I use a template rack anyway with the mechanical rack on top of my light. It seems like an awful lot of surgery for a non structural item. Here are some pics of the dowel method on my ball return box.