DrCue'sProtege said:

Every table???

Never said that. I've always referred to my Gold Crown IV.

I've played on Nick Varner's Gold Crown V and the spreads after the break were better. The same goes for other tables that I have played on as well.

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You said 25 years and nothing has changed lol I stick with your break is the problem not the table

DrCue'sProtege said:

And all of this reminds me........

It's been a week since I placed the order. I better call Diamond and see if they have any updates for me.

r/DCP

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good lord your that guy .. its only been a week

I realllyyy want to care but I just don’t.

Any of Ronnie O'Sullivans competition 147s

Team notAsia
Team Mortals
Team Participation
Team Pocket Poolers

Seriously I mightve gone for team World, even though that includes Asia.
In the end a format with Team USA x Team Europe (Mosconi cup) and Team Phillipines x Team Asia with the Reyes Cup being the final would be awesome.

Tommy Kennedy is another good example. He not only shoots for center of pocket but minimizes everything that can be minimized to eliminate error prone degrees of freedom.

It is laughable how some "knowledgeable" pool experts trash talk Hopkins and Kennedy because of their style of play when these two champions are 2-time U.S. Open 9-Ball winners among several other titles.

Even the great Cole Dickson banked long thin cut shots off the rail on their way to the pocket because that was necessary if you wanted to make the ball. But his position was so tight unless there was good reason, he shot center pocket.

DaWizard said:

Team ROW does not sound nice either in any way. Would not know what else to call it, but it doesn't have a nice ring to it.

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team skid row - puts bums in the seats

team aphasia

team caucasia (maybe a bit borderline)

hello said:

Archer 13 racks against Bustamante

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where did you watch that match?

sudocrushms said:

I think the rack should be randomized for 9 and 10 ball. Fedor and SVB used a neat widget in their jumbo races to tell them where to rack everything. I think it should be like that. Fixing a ball in the rack (especially the deuce) is an advantage to these elite players. They know where it's going.

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Right, as I said, this is mostly during "rack your own" casual and petty cash play. Most tournaments here, if not racked by the ref, have enough refs to make you avoid the funny business. I am just curious if there is a noticeable 'best' configuration for this format. I have noticed that with the 2 at the bottom of the rack, it either heads back up table, or sometimes will carom of another ball into a bottom corner. So it is either playable, or made, more often than when I have placed it on the wing.

DrCue'sProtege said:

When Efren and Ralf Souquet played in the Sands Regency Finals in Reno years ago Ralf would rack the 2B in the 2nd row, on the opposite side of where he broke from. The announcers even said he did that so it would come down table along with the 1B.

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Yeah, my logic for putting it at the bottom, is that it seems to make its way back up table with this MR break format. At least it has in the short time I have been making a more conscious effort to observe it.

I've been looking at alot of ebony lately. It's been nearly impossible to find any that is jet black with no streaks, light spots, or flecks. Taking a road trip tomorrow to check out another supplier but I have to wonder.... from what ive seen, I wonder if they stain or dye the ebony to make it blacker, or if I'm just late to the show and missing the good stuff? I do have a nice bit of bem though..
could be a fun, no money down, no commitment thing for a new cue builder who isnt interested in taking orders and only wants a challenge (and an honest review of their work) provided a particular <someone> would be interested in providing such challenge to someone who has never built a cue before and would be willing to pay $600.00 if the cue meets their standards, work with them if it doesn't, or simply return it if it's "just hopeless"....
I'm pretty confident. No names given, suggested, or implied.

Nice cue.