sjm said:

....if your stroke is 100% repeatable, even if it is not orthodox, you are set up for success.

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Yes, the unorthodox styles can be made to work, but I think they will take longer to make work and are less reliable under pressure/fatigue/ageing. In my view, players should put in a reasonable effort on orthodox mechanics before they wander off into the world of amazing idiosyncrasies.

Should Willie Hoppe have changed from a sidearm stroke to a standard pendulum? Would he have played better? Impossible to tell. When Welker Cochran was a teenager, he got a coach who changed his arm to vertical and his stroke to perfectly straight. Did that help or hurt him? Also impossible to tell. According to legend, Hoppe learned as a pre-teen to make what he had work because his father would beat him if he missed. Also, his family was supported by his billiards, which was a pretty good incentive to make shots.

For learning the game, I think simpler is better. Many players fix one problem by layering on a compensating problem.

It would have been a lot easier (and likely more remunerative) for him to partner with an existing league rather than try to create his own.

lockwood said:

How Sniper some Caiden

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And you are sure your getting legit products?
What's your procedure for installation?

trob said:

Mike Davis has the worst see saw stroke I’ve ever seen bit he does nothing but run out lol ...

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He made a conscious decision to use that stroke.

kingwang said:

In the finals of the 2000 US Open between Takeshi Okamura and Earl Strickland, Okamura places a towel on the rail/pockets several times to block the glare from the lights.

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At 17:47, he does it for the first time. At 59:31, he does it again and the ref comes over to discuss and deems it legal.

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Doing what you can to fix a broken situation. Maybe it was an unusual kind of lighting -- I've never seen a problem with pocket casting glare before.

And Scott announced the match.
Saying....
Next match up is..............
''TKO from FLA.''
The ko was attached as the ''knock out'' punch stroke he threw at the field.
It is quite different.
But he hit em square that day/week.

In the finals of the 2000 US Open between Takeshi Okamura and Earl Strickland, Okamura places a towel on the rail/pockets several times to block the glare from the lights.

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At 17:47, he does it for the first time. At 59:31, he does it again and the ref comes over to discuss and deems it legal.

At 9:15, Nick Varner mentions an idea that I am going to try to do in a league here in Vegas. Getting rid of the 2-foul rule is a great idea; if you don't play a valid safe, your opponent gets ball in hand anywhere, like in rotation games. I would also amend it so that you don't lose a point on the foul, as the penalty is severe enough, also makes scoring simpler. The matches would be faster and handicapped by Fargo rating.

-dj

David in FL said:

An interesting little update.

I have a little 10" bandsaw that I use for small items and tighter radius cuts. It has a weird 2.1" OD dust collection port. I emailed Gus at Mullet yesterday and he said that one wasn't in their catalog of tools. He asked me for a model number and a pic with the precise size of the port and said he'd make me one.

This at 10:30 Sunday night.

Color me impressed!

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Absolutely great customer service. They are professional not hucksters. Prices are inbounds also

Bavafongoul said:

I’ve spent a lotmore than that on pool balls and not all of the sets have been Centennials. My friends have the Aramith and Dynashere pool balls. Aramith has a nice design but some designs are just timeless. Let’s see how you feel in 20 years from now. I won’t be around to nag you but remember my words…..Brunswick Centennial Pool Balls will still be around and still popular with pool players.

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Im sure some have spent more than that on balls but those are just the "like new" sets that I currently have, I rotate thru my ball sets, they all get about equal play. I wont be around to hear you nag me because I am one of those old folks too. Most players in their 40's and under dont even know what kind of ball sets they are playing with, I knew a guy that thought blue cloth meant it was Simonis 860 and that it only came in blue, he didnt think it was possible for me to have 860 on my table cause it was green.

jtompilot said:

I received the same message today.

I assume that means the resin is the same but the Duramith is an extra step for the surface treatment increasing the hardness.

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Im not sure what the "Duramith Technology" is but it is definitely magic, thats all I got. Oh, and I wish they made the Centennials with "Duramith Technolgy".

sjm said:

... a group health insurance for all pro players (with optional participation.) Every player organization in the history of pro pool has overlooked this critical subject.

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Would this be useful for other than US players? If it is only US players who have a problem there, it seems like it should be their national federation that takes care of it.