Aside from slow players, I now found something I dislike equally as much. After watching many of these pro events, I noticed on the last shot of each game how the players and referee stand around the table waiting for the cue ball to come to a full stop before they can start placing the pocketed balls back up. I think this is an absurd waste of time as they wait for the slow moving cue ball to come to a complete rest. Especially since there is already a referee on hand. The referee and or players should be allowed to use their better judgment and just start placing the balls back up when they know that the cue ball has a zero chance of scratching.

With day three in full swing at the Turning Stone Classic XLI, the story of the day so far is the strong play from the junior contingent. Jake Jackson from nearby Medina, NY brought the house down with his Saturday afternoon win over #2 ranked Bucky Souvanthong. “I felt like I’d been playing a little scrappy all tournament” said the sixteen year old player. “That was the first match where I really thought I was playing good”. Jackson will have to be playing good, as he faces nine time Turning Stone Champion Jayson Shaw in his next match at 8pm. […]

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