I have the red & black.... I simply enjoy playing with either. Does it help..Nothing Helps

I screwed around with one for a few weeks when I first got started, but ultimately I am not a big fan of them. I understand having them for TV tables so the viewers know what's happening and why. But in my opinion, it didn't continue to help me once I became confident with english. Now I find the dots more distracting than anything.

Always analyze your mechanics first. Do this by filming yourself. Watch the video and see what needs fixin.

If you don't know what to look for, link the video here and we can lend advice.

AtLarge said:

Assuming you mean at the DCC, the only other threepeat in the 3 points events was Reyes in One-Pocket in 2004-2006. Then he tacked on another win in 2007 to make it a fourpeat. Here are all of the repeats at the DCC:

• Banks -- Brumback (2009-10) and Gorst (2022-23).​

• One-Pocket -- Reyes (2004-2007), Van Boening (2011-12), Pagulayan (2015-16), Bustamante (2018-19), and Gorst (2024-25).​

• 9-Ball -- Filler (2024-26).​

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• Master of the Table -- Reyes (2004-05), Van Boening (2011-12), Pagulayan (2015-16), and Gorst (2022-23).​

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Reference: Posts 97 and 98 here: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/multiple-event-winners-at-the-dcc.306866/​

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And lest we forget the Bigfoot 10-Ball -- Van Boening (2014-15) and Shaw (2016-17).

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Great research here. Given that there were about 500 entries each year in the Derby City 9ball, Filler's threepeat borders on the ridiculous.

jimstone said:

How do you troubleshoot your potting to decide if it is your aim, or mechanics (stance, vision center, grip -stroke) that caused the miss? This has become frustrating for me on long, difficult cut shots.

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It's almost always mechanics. Because when you're playing good you can move around the table and knock balls in and hardly remember looking at the ball.

Mensabum said:

Keep up the good work!!

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Yeah... I like to think George and Gus are looking down and smiling. Oh.. wait, Gus just yelled something...

He said, "Hey Benelli, all these old dudes that want 25K to 35k for our $200 cues. Well, their kids will take 4k."

Thank you, Gus... Words to live by.

RidgeRaider said:

I live a few minutes away from McDermott. Next time I'm in there I'll ask Jamie what and how they got involved with that. I'm sure he's got the backstory.

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That would be AWESOME

j2pac said:

Great thread.

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Thanks!

Cicerone88 said:

My memory is blurry on this, but I think there’s an old thread in this forum where someone knew or had a very good theory as to how McDermott got involved in the movie. McDermott never made it publicly known of their involvement.

For the longest time everyone thought they were all Joss cues. Even Dan Janes himself is quoted in this forum saying 99% of the cues used were Joss. Which as we can clearly see now thanks to movies being remastered in HD that wasn’t true.

McDermott did eventually mention the D series being in the movie on their website in their retired cues page.

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I live a few minutes away from McDermott. Next time I'm in there I'll ask Jamie what and how they got involved with that. I'm sure he's got the backstory.

iusedtoberich said:

Well I thought this thread would be dumb, but I'm throughly impressed! Nice work.

What is the background of the relationship? Did McDermott pay to be an advertiser/product placement? Were they in the credits? Did they have magazine ads at the time saying something like: "our cues were in the movie, you should buy them"?

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My memory is blurry on this, but I think there’s an old thread in this forum where someone knew or had a very good theory as to how McDermott got involved in the movie. McDermott never made it publicly known of their involvement.

For the longest time everyone thought they were all Joss cues. Even Dan Janes himself is quoted in this forum saying 99% of the cues used were Joss. Which as we can clearly see now thanks to movies being remastered in HD - that wasn’t true.

McDermott did eventually mention the D series being used in the movie on their website in their retired cues section.