straightline said:

Better practice is to isolate the errors, faults, and flaws, and starting on that end, work the shit out like it's the work it is.

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I'd sure like to. What do you mean: "work the shit out like it's the work it is." You mean hit a million balls?

Maybe someone else might also like to offer an explanation?

skor said:

instead of faulting the players, they should do a better job at planning the year and not overlapping events.

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Scheduling is bound to result in conflicts if WNT and WPA keep expanding, as they say they will.

Even if the two entities communicate well, there are only so many prime dates in the calendar. They also have to contend with established events not entirely controlled by them (Derby, Chin Open, International, etc).

That said, there is some trouble in paradise.

Put Filler aside. He sided with WPA/Predator last year and is keeping his distance from Matchroom. That’s his choice.

The latest cracks in the WNT/MR armor involve Shane Van Boening, the Kaci brothers and the Ko brothers.

SVB opted out of Vietnam for Bali and WPA 8 ball. Matchroom clearly did not expect or anticipate that.

The Kaci brothers also opted for Bali. Kledio was in second place for the Mosconi automatic qualification when he made his choice. So he turned down a likely chance to make the Mosconi.

How often has that happened? No surprise, but Kledio is sponsored by Predator. So is big brother.

Finally, the Ko brothers. They opted for the “Duya Legends” heyball event in China. Still ongoing.

How come? Prize money. The top prize is 280,000 US dollars. The overall pot is about $780,000.

Both Ko brother appear to have advanced to the mid/later stages of the event, but I can’t tell just how much.

China and heyball is another thing WPA/Predator and WNT both have to contend with.

Still here... Still working on building my first cues... won't be long now, maybe ready by Christmas

hello said:

But you said ''at best'' not for beginners and thats what you calculated your numbers on.A beginner will not stay a beginner very long, so
your numbers cannot be correct.

And I just watched a bit of Buddy, a deliberate player, he shots at 7-16 seconds per shot, timed from when his bridge hand touches the table, so nowhere near 30.

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I wasn't trying to launch Starship. I just wanted to frame the proposition. When you shoot a million balls you take the time necessary to shoot a million balls. The time you take includes figuring out your next shot, walking around the table, etc. 30 seconds is quite reasonable. T-minus 30 seconds and counting. 29, 28, 27,...

Let me add: standards, once again. Shooting for the center of the pocket develops an accurate aim. So when you can make the pocket center whenever you want to, you then have the ability to cheat the pocket whenever you want to. It is wise to acquire this ability. Mike Sigel consistently hits pocket center. I recommend emulating him unless your goal is intentionally striving for a lower standard. But hey. Go figure.

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skor said:

of course they won't
and getting chosen to play is an honor, pay or not pay.
but these events are for the fans and the fans want to see the biggest names and their favorite players and I can think of the better lineup to the ROW team.

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The only substitution I would make, in my perfect world, is Filler for Woodward.

I would not add SVB given his seeming ambivalence to the Mosconi. He would be the better marketing choice, but maybe not the better player choice.

A case for Eklent Kaci could be made to add a whole lot of spice.