Captain sky misses a gimme to win the rack. Then proceeds to tell Fred you don't have to get me that close

just roll it in.. why the power

Skyler was trying to play shape on the 10 ball.

Problem is he didn't hit the 9 hard enough. Ball banging donkey.

Hungarian said:

Now they are enforcing crowd noise when the Euros are down on the ball. I guess the (17) Americans in attendance are getting too loud.

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I wanted to bring this up that is B's by Marcel.

How do you yell when Europe is down but nothing when Europe is screaming when USA is down

Sky is the new Tyler

Bump it up

Garczar…….I have a question for you.

How much would playing with a cue diminish its value, presuming the cue remains in excellent condition?
Does replacing the cue shaft tips from playing with the cue lower it’s value? How many hours of play over
the years is normal, acceptable, inconsequential or important for assigning value to the cue?

I know a unfired gun is worth more than one that’s been used. With recurved bows, it’s probably not the same.
Sure, with cars it makes sense but what about high end watches like Rolex? They don’t seem to lose much value
after being worn, especially when it is not much. So I don’t know how much a cue is impacted by previous use.

The two most valuable cues I own, or so I’m supposing, are my Scruggs and Prewitt cues. The TS cue appreciated
since I got it largely because Tim passed away so there’s a finite population but Ed is still active cue maker so that
obviously doesn’t factor in. So if my Scruggs was unplayed or saw little play, how much more is it worth? And since
Ed’s cues tend to be a little pricier than most from what I’ve seen, how much has playing with my cue hurt its value?

Both cues should be relatively easy to sell when priced right but how much more would a cue appreciate from not being played. It never entered my mind those two cues were pre-owned and looked like they saw very little play but that might not have been true. The cues could have been well taken care of work horses. The only thing that ever mattered to me was do I like the design and how do the cues play. So how much is a used pool cue price impacted from having been played vs. new?

JAM said:

Is it a race to 11 or best of 21? If USA wins 8 in a row, they win? I don't get it.

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yes, if they do that they win..

TD discretion is the key here.

You got two guys shooting at their hole in a timely fashion you let it play out. You have two bangers whose idea of 1pocket is to just bunt them all upstairs, or one or both players just stare at the table like they've had a brain aneurism, you call the match at the time limit.

You don't want those guys anywhos. A TD and/or ref/official has to have the experience and cojones to make the call.

Lou Figueroa

JAM said:

Is it over yet?

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As I'm reading this, I'm wondering where Styers game would be if he had either Keith or CJ's fearless mentality...

I think the roles have been pretty even other than getting shots after the break

Looks like it's Skyler's turn to carry Gorst today.

SA96 said:

Should be 3-0.

Europe are so lucky.

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But for some players, luck itself is an art.

smoochie said:

Anyone who have connections to MR can give them a note that, maybe its a good idea to open the camera even if its just at the audience preview or even if techs are working is far far better than us watching the Fedor/Ochoa screenshot. Maybe they can do it....I much rather watch the music and audience coming in than just staring at the screenshot.

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i agree with everything except ochoa, who doesn't look anything like that

garczar said:

Comparing this deal to the snooker world championship is laughable. A more accurate comparison would be conduct during the USOpen which is fine. This is no championship.

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I didn't say they were comparable.

They are both high level, high exposure cueing competitions. No laugh there ;-)

Lou Figueroa

jsp said:

This is the Mosconi Cup. This is exactly the atmosphere that we need.

In any other individual tournament, sure, keep the crowd banter to a minimum. But in a team event like this with this much history, let the crowd make some noise. Yes, even while down on the shot.

I believe the refs were actually instructed by MR to accept some crowd noise while down the shot that simply raises the noise floor. I'm pretty sure the refs wouldn't tolerate any abrupt shouting or whistling that could audibly stand out right when the shooter is down on the shot.

I love the crowd noise. And no, I won't get off your lawn.

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If that is the atmosphere you're after, perhaps changing the name of the event to the "Pub Drunk Challenge" would be more appropriate.

JolietJames said:

You would get of my lawn more quickly than you think.
I was hoping Skyler would give all of those disrespectful pieces of s*** the finger after he made that 9-ball while they tried desperately to shark him, unadressed by the biased ref who then silenced the crowd on a 2ball the euros were shooting in the very next rack.

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I don't understand why he would shush the crowd for an easy 2 ball shot after letting them yell and scream on a tricky game ball.

Should be 3-0.

Europe are so lucky.

Awesome shots on the 3-4-5 after the fluke in.

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I love the crowd noise. And no, I won't get off your lawn.

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You would get of my lawn more quickly than you think.
I was hoping Skyler would give all of those disrespectful pieces of s*** the finger after he made that 9-ball while they tried desperately to shark him, unadressed by the biased ref who then silenced the crowd on a 2ball the euros were shooting in the very next rack.

moritz needs to loosen up

As someone who owns and has owned many custom cues, I too feel like they are on the decline. I think there are several reasons for it. I think the price of these custom cues are outrageous. The 2nd and more important reason is that your average Cuetec or Predator cue hits as good or better than any custom cue. I don't say that lightly, but when my buddy let me try out his new Cynergy shaft I became a convert to carbon fiber. And you can put that Carbon fiber shaft on a $1K Cuetec or $5K custom cue and they will have the same hit and feel. As far as craftsmanship and aesthetics go, the custom cues will never be matched. They are amazing for what they are. But if you just value the playability of a cue the cheaper production cues with the nice carbon fiber shafts will play even better than the custom cues. And here's another very important consideration for me. I don't have the same nervousness of bringing a cheaper cue into a pool room or just leaving it in the back of the car like I would with a high end custom cue. I don't worry about someone stealing it, or worry about damaging it like I would with a more high end cue. There's something to be said for that.

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