did they interview arseni? could be fun

JAM said:

[...] Funny thing is I used to write "Phillipino" or "Philippino" with a p-h until a kind AzB-er set me straight, and I never forgot it.

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The smart money is on Freddie A.

sjm said:

Agreed. The comparison is impossible. Asking the question "could Buddy, playing as he did have beaten Filler or Gorst, as they play now?" is totally unfair. I personally think that Fedor and Josh would have demolished him, but so what?

A champion is a champion and one must presume that the greatest champions of the past, if they a) had access to all the learning and instructional resources available today, b) played on/with the equipment in use today, and c) had as many top level events in which to continually hone their skills as today's pros, could have adapted to the playing conditions of this era.

The top-flight BCA Hall of Famers, and Buddy is one of them, would have been among the biggest stars in any era, but as you properly note, even though we have fun with it on the forum, comparison across generations is ultimately impossible.

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sjm said:

Agreed. The comparison is impossible. Asking the question "could Buddy, playing as he did have beaten Filler or Gorst, as they play now?" is totally unfair. I personally think that Fedor and Josh would have demolished him, but so what?

A champion is a champion and one must presume that the greatest champions of the past, if they a) had access to all the learning and instructional resources available today, b) played on/with the equipment in use today, and c) had as many top level events in which to continually hone their skills as today's pros, could have adapted to the playing conditions of this era.

The top-flight BCA Hall of Famers, and Buddy is one of them, would have been among the biggest stars in any era, but as you properly note, even though we have fun with it on the forum, comparison across generations is ultimately impossible.

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I know it’s a small sample size, but look what Francisco Bustamante did in beating Fedor in the Philippines open., even at his age and past his prime. My point being,I think A prime Buddy could absolutely hang with Fedor or Josh! Not saying he’d win, but he’d make it competitive IMO.

There is the possibility that no pinoy get to semis

Rtoron said:

Cue #1 is $650 shipped CONUS fully insured. Paduak forearm and butt sleeve. Yellowheart inlay with Mexican Ebony small inlay in butt sleeve. Wenge rings. White Ash Handle. Juma joint and butt cap. 3/8-10 joint pin. Butt 14.32 Oz. Shaft 3.7 Oz, 13mm Juma ferrule, Triangle tip. Tung Oil finish. Cue straight together and apart. Very nice cue. One of a kind signed by me.

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I like the looks of this one!

Arseni is a great shop maker, but tactical decisions are sometimes wanting. He needs to learn to channel his aggressiveness.

7stud said:

JJ essentially uses front hand english, but instead of moving the front hand after planting it on the table while keeping the backhand in place, he moves his front hand just before planting it on the table. Same result.

I would also note that JJ never hit the cue ball with speed using his method, yet he showed a miss using the parallel shift method when hitting the cue ball with speed. It makes no sense that you could hit the cue ball soft or with speed using JJ's method and still pocket the object ball because hitting the cue ball faster is going to make it deflect more, yet JJ's method does not compensate for that. According to the video, JJ aims the same way for both slow and fast shots.

The bottom line is you can't aim the same way for both slow and fast shots when hitting with sidespin--unless you happen to be bridging at the natural pivot point of your cue with certain shots.

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Actually it’s both front hand and back hand

Last try $399 or will sell carbon fiber shaft separate at $169 shipped

JAM said:

When I first joined AzBilliards back in 2003, I already knew how strong the Filipino contingent was, led by Jose Parica and the so-called "Filipino Invasion." Funny thing is I used to write "Phillipino" or "Philippino" with a p-h until a kind AzB-er set me straight, and I never forgot it.

By the way, the proper title is "Philippines Open," with an s. Filipino refers to the people and culture, while Philippine describes things like the Philippine flag or Philippine government. So is "Philippine Open" wrong, as like the title of this thread? Well, yes and no. It depends on how you look at it, I guess. Matchroom went with "Philippines Open," with an s.

I mention the correct spellings of these words because I have a hunch that we pool fans will be posting a lot about the Philippines, the Philippine culture, and the Filipino pool champions quite often in the future.

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Plural too - as in all the islands. Cross lingual grammar is weird. I've heard references to females - actual females, referred to as "him" besides the dyslexic Ps and Fs.

He's done some incredible shots in this match

rack 11 was wild!

AtLarge said:

Born in Russia or Finland?

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Finland

Played one set against the Matchroom 9-ball ghost and had some pretty nice spreads after the break. Almost had my first 7:0 victory over the ghost, but scratched after awkward position following playing a break out trying to simplify the rack. Going to try my luck against the 10-Ball Ghost in the next week or so.

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7:1 Win
Fargo: 625
Robustness: 157
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skor said:

I like to use the method that JJ shows here:

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This is working well for any shaft

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JJ essentially uses front hand english, but instead of moving the front hand after planting it on the table while keeping the backhand in place, he moves his front hand just before planting it on the table. Same result.

I would also note that JJ never hit the cue ball with speed using his method, yet he showed a miss using the parallel shift method when hitting the cue ball with speed. It makes no sense that you could hit the cue ball soft or with speed using JJ's method and still pocket the object ball because hitting the cue ball faster is going to make it deflect** more, yet JJ's method does not compensate for that. According to the video, JJ aims the same way for both slow and fast shots.

The bottom line is you can't aim the same way for both slow and fast shots when hitting with sidespin--unless you happen to be bridging at the natural pivot point of your cue with certain shots.

** I use the term deflection to mean the net of squirt - swerve. According to Dr. Dave, squirt does not change with speed, but when a cue ball is traveling fast it does not have time to swerve in the opposite direction of the squirt before it hits the object ball, so when you hit the cue ball with fast speed you are getting squirt minus almost no swerve, resulting in more (net) deflection v. if you hit the cue ball slow and the cue ball squirted then fully swerved before hitting the object ball.

Poolmanis said:

He also was 17 when he won 11 medals from Finnish Championships from all gategories. Including 3-cushion, Russian Pyramid, Finnish Kaisa, Pool and Snooker.. He is true all around Master.

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soon starting, against the slowest player left, roland garcia. table 2.

Might bring teh brutals out. Pool needs more of that.