OverTheNut said:

What a draw for Andy Goldstein (and for the UK media).

Even easier to hype up his game now that he has drawn Earl Strickland.

Goldstein is a quite well known in the UK - he's presented loads of TV shows including pool/snooker ones. His Fargo is around 620 and is used to TV cameras/reporters etc. so might be able to put up at least some sort of resistance. How much though? We shall see...

Andy Goldstein - Wikipedia

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i don't know if earl is still tv table material for MR. either way, i've seen andy play and he might win a match on the loser's side if he's lucky. fargo 620 is usually two and out in these events.

I am new to Tascarella cues. Made some great friend there. Theresa is the best there is!
I believe the inlays are all ivory. The left cue has been in magazines.

nataddrho said:

To answer the OPs question, no. Using either inside or outside English won't effect the tolerances of the shot.

What should be more of a concern is focusing on not scratching in the side pockets for either option.

Having a solid plan without any guesswork usually ends up helping your aiming and execution, because you know exactly what to expect instead of being "afraid" to let the cue ball go (which results in hitting too thick).

Joe Tucker's rail workout, especially this drill, will help a lot. I probably spent the most time on this drill over any other.

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Filler talks about that around 1 minute in
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Asian import from probably 1960's or 70's. The value is mostly sentimental.

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poolscholar said:

It's easy to fall into logical falacies and misdirection. Smart people especially are good at using misdirection and we're all bias sometimes. I'll play any 750 plus as a 650 alternate break, bar table 8 ball with Fargorate even handicap race. For a large sum, except maybe not corey lol..

We've been lead to believe that Fargo works well in this situation and it does not. On average, on a large scale, yes it generates expected results.

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And yet more often than not these bar box matches go the way that Fargo suggests it will, there will always be outliers but that true with anything, its unpreventable.

"We've been lead to believe that Fargo works well in this situation and it does not. On average, on a large scale, yes it generates expected results"

You're playing both sides of the coin there, I caught that.
Regardless of table size there will be times the weaker player wins and the stronger player loses, that why we play the matches, its no different than football handicapping. Its all about the averages and they work out well. If you are a 650 and you played a player 750 or above on a bar box you may win a match or 2 but the majority of time the better player would win. If you set up a match with SVB, Bergmann, Gorst, Styer, etc. I know which side I'm laying my money.

deadbeat said:

Seems I may be doing it different than everyone on here, i was using a little automatic transmission fluid thinned with acetone, about 1 to 1, then wipe it pretty clean.

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I like this for steel beds but not for anodized beds.

mikepage said:

That’s the second time in one thread I’ve been accused of having “business perspective” or motivated by some kind of pecuniary interest. That is just f-ing gross to me. Tell me I’m stupid. Tell me you disagree with my analysis. Tell me I’m a poor communicator. But if you are going to question my integrity or my devotion to doing the best job I can rating pool pkayers, Just f-you.

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Welcome to the club. While I am in business for profit and do care about the money, what people usually don't realize is that caring that I get paid for what I do is different than the business strategy I employ to make that money. Mine is the long game. Provide the best product you can and the best service you can, and let the business grow steadily over time. There are others who have different philosophies and reasons for those philosophies which may be just as valid. But one thing's true in every case - someone will always accuse you of letting money influence your decisions. That's not gross, it's just a fact of life - I sometimes find myself doing the same thing with utility companies, for example.

axejunkie said:

I pulled up a video of him last night in remembrance, it was Derby City 2019 and he calmly ran a 4 pack to start. His cueball was exceptional as usual. I think if there was one modern player whom a beginner should model his/her fundamentals after, it was probably his. He had a compact swing but could pull out all the strokes when needed.

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PT109 hit the nail on the head when he called Chang the "Asian Buddy Hall."

Any updates on this champ these days?

poolnut7879 said:

In his book he mentions that he plays a good looking kid by the name of Efren Reyes while in Manila. Mind you this book was published in 1979. There also appears to be a picture of Efren.

One question I have is if there is a picture of Efren in a book published in 1979 how did he sneek up on players at the Red's tournament when he first came over in 1985?

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Efren was not totally unknown by everyone when he showed up at Red’s. “Little Al” Romero already knew Efren. I don’t know who it was that had something to do with bringing Efren to the United States but as I understand the story that person knew Al Romero and he introduced Efren to Al when he brought him State Side. This is before Al had his shop up stairs at Hard Times Bellflower. Al told Efren that he makes sneakys and that he should stop by. At the time Al had his cue making equipment in the back enclosed porch of my Uncle Arquin’s house in Norwalk. They have a Gold Crown in the garage (still there, nice set up with deep shelf tight pockets.) so my uncle Al said that he planned on showing him his “shop” after hitting some balls. As my uncle Al laughingly told me the story he said “boy he sure did like playing… he came over to see my shop and we never even made it out of the garage so I could show it to him.” As I said in an earlier thread this week that as a youngster it seemed like every other time I saw my uncle Al, he had a different haircut... everything from bald headed, hair down to his neck and everything in between. He’d have leather belts with names other than his imprinted on the back. So to my uncle, Efren calling himself Cesar Morales when he showed up in Houston is just the way it’s done. Al Romero went to Reds in Houston with his brother Fidel (my dad). My dad had already heard about Efren from his brother Al but had yet to see him play. When they returned as usual they came back with a good score. As my dad was counting his Texas money up on the coffee table he was telling me about Efren. I asked him if he was as good as uncle because at the time there wasn’t very many people that could match up with Al for the money… my father didn’t think anyone could. My dad just looked up at me and said “he can play.” Ever since that day in our house as in everyone else’s, Efren was a household name. Most of the old schoolers have seen this cartoon caricature by artist John Coito, of the champions and hustlers who came and competed at Red’s. For you new Schoolers Mexican Al Romero (as he was known in parts of Texas & in the south) is pictured in the center.