Cuebuddy said:

Your math is good. We get inspired and happy every time we see you in the crowd.
With two months left before I retire I hope to follow your lead.

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Now that is something to which I can look forward!

Frosty said:

I saw a situation like this at Derby City a few years back. SVB vs Gorst. A “non-compliant” break by SVB, Gorst comes to the table with the choice to shoot or pass back to SVB, but no push out allowed. Gorst unaware, calls “push” and drops on the ball and Ed Liddawi intervenes incorrectly telling Gorst he can’t push. Gorst looks confused, SVB looks at Ed shaking his head and saying nothing and let Ed off the hook by just playing it as it lay after Gorst passed it back to him.

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Yes, unfortunately, there is no solution that's good for the opponent when the ref makes a mistake like that. Shane apparently opted to accept Ed's error in order to stay in his head and not get into a long discussion and controversy, distracting himself. It's a shame he even had to make a decision like that.

Glad it wasn't just my phone. I spent more time buffering in the last rack than watching.

Just saw Chezka choke on hill-hill against Han Yu in the gold medal 10-ball match. The stream was extremely choppy, but from what I gathered Chezka scratched while playing a safety on the 1 ball. Han Yu ran out for the 7-6 victory and the gold medal.

cjr3559 said:

Great to see this transformation. I was surprised the old rails/pocket setup was actually tougher. No doubt the old pockets appear more inviting and comfortable. I suppose it all comes dowm to perception.

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It isn’t just “perception.” I did careful measurements. The old pockets were certainly “bigger” at some angles and speeds, but fast balls down the rail rattled out unless the hit was near perfect. If you barely caught the near point or hit a little too far out on the far facing, the ball got spit out.

cjr3559 said:

I feel that pockets shouldn’t tighten much if balls and cloth are kept religiously clean. 6 years with the same 860HR and I don’t think it’s changed much at all. That, or I’m improving.

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I look forward to testing again in a few months after the cloth breaks in. Regardless, I already know from experience that clean, old cloth plays different than new, slick cloth. This is evident in pro tournaments also where balls go in easily in early rounds and tend to rattle more in later rounds.

These are nice playing cues i have one excellent condition I'm keeping.