Island Drive said:

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What even is WAF?

Fore Rail said:

I wouldn’t at all be afraid to try him or you playing bar box 8 ball - bring it on!!

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I would need too much weight as I've never even played bar table 8 ball.

I didn't realize poolscholar was the 1 rail lag guy.

jsp said:

Chua ended up pulling out the victory 9-7.

Anyone noticed that Chua played the last few racks at absolute blazing speed, especially that last rack? He even would go down on several shots before the CB even stopped rolling...literally. Not sure if that was to psych himself up, or psych out Pongers. Chua might have been annoyed by Pongers very extended break right after Chua got on the hill.

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I think Pongers was annoyed by Chua’s soft breaking in the last few racks. Chua should have been called out, but I haven’t seen him do that before.

Frost thought Chua was tired from Battle of the Bull. The last day was a grueling one that finished late. SVB also seemed a bit off in his evening match. Both will be happy to have a day off.

Tennesseejoe said:

When you go to the doctor, do you say, "Doc, I need a prescription. What's going around?" No, you should say what game you play. Nine ball, snooker, billiards, 14.1, etc. That is your real need. Everybody is prescribing what they have or what they want. Be more specific in describing your needs so YOU will be satisfied.

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There is only one thing you control in every billiard game, that is your ability to stroke the cue ball in a straight line, as Dr Dave has shown with high speed cameras, the tip of your cue only contacts the cue ball for hundreds of a second, so no matter what game you play you need a cue that helps YOU stroke the cue ball in a straight line, after that you will have to account for the effects of English, swerve, ect. , so what you really need is a cue that helps you achieve those goals, if you don't have a 30mph break like SVB then playing with a cue like his is probably not going to help you, in the past I always used an 18.5 Oz cue because I was told that was the "optimal" weight for a cue, turns out that was not the optimal weight for a cue for me, after trying many different weights and cues I found MY optimal weight is 22.5 ozs, there are so many factors in finding your optimal cue, you may have a certified PBIA instructor help you, that has been my experience hope it helps you, good luck on your journey.

DrCue'sProtege said:

I've done this many times over the years. At times with limited success. Very limited.

And I tried this again tonight. Broke at least 40 racks, had probably five chances to run out. Got out twice.

But as usual, most of the spreads were just impossible. It's not necessarily the lack of making balls as it is the lay of the land on so many occasions. This GCIV must be jinxed. I hope I can get to Evansville tomorrow and play on that Diamond and see if the tables are jinxed or it's me that is the jinx.

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I'm curious how you do at Evensville, but I don't think it's your table. At this point it may even be more of a mental block than anything. I'm not trying to tease you or anything either. When I'm convinced I will play bad I play bad. When I'm convinced a table is stingy I make less balls. When I put 100% of every fiber of my being into playing well executed shots I make more balls. Become a floating pair of eyes when in the execution phase of the shot. Floating eyes don't have random thoughts, they just see and let the shot they planned before happen. Believe me, if I could figure out how to do this on demand I would have lightning in a bottle and take the pool world by storm. Once you are somewhat solid, pool is 95% between the ears aka mental.

There's a reason that people take BIH after break while playing the ghost. Most racks aren't runnable for most people from break. I've heard playing the ghost without BIH called Pro Ghost. Fedor has streamed practice sessions with this before. This gives an idea of just how hard it is, even for pros. I think he had about 50% success and this is for one of the top elite pros in the world. His break is better than ours, his literal everything is magnitudes better than ours. He lives the sport in the highest level of competition day in day out.

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I've not done the math, but if I broke 9B 40 times and was playing in absolute top form, dead stroke, I might see between 5-10 that look runnable. Now if I'm honest with myself, if I break 40 times I may be able to run 1-2 racks, even if there were 15 that were runnable. In reality I don't run an entire rack very often. I might get into a hot spell where once every 3 months I run 2 in a row. Usually I don't even know I did it until someone tells me I did, then the lightning in a bottle escapes and I'm not running the next one. I get to thinking (good or bad) and the lightning is gone. While I don't run out from break very often, I do win quite a few matches because even if I run 3 balls and then choose to play a safe, I'm still in control of the table... unless I mess up a safety, or they make an outstanding shot, both of which obviously can happen.

Good luck at Evansville, keep us updated!

It means they act tighter than they look. Facings favor spitting the ball out rather than letting the ball drop. The funnel is also longer giving the facings an advantage.
It's just marketing. You see guys can pot from anywhere. You don't see the diminishing accuracy as shots get further out. Players need to shoot the shot line itself. You know, where the ball actually goes?

DrCue'sProtege said:

I've seen this advertised regarding Diamond tables. I believe what I saw said 4.5" Pro Cut Pockets.

What exactly does "Pro Cut Pockets" mean?

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Pro Cut: 4.5"
League Cut: 4.75"

SeniorTom said:

You know, I (op) was just thinking on this line. I was just playing in a fun tournament, and I missed a simple shot that was caused by poor psr and poor stroke. Worried about cue ball control, I took a quick jab at the cue ball and missed the shot. For some reason, I am struggling with good technique and focus on some shots. It's like I take some shots for granted and just swipe at the shot. When I make such mistakes, it affects my confidence and raises the fear factor.

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You know that Gorst guy? He will <not> deviate from his method. Pedantic as a beginner until the shot's in motion and if something's off, too late anyway.
Sure it'd be easy to give that a go. Not even you would fold right there. Good news from the upper reaches of Fargo, there are always options and saves so why be frightened about you didn't run out the set? But #1):

You need a method that works in the first place - and this is the part that too many talented but otherwise casual players don't get;
Technical mastery is square one. Sorry that's the constant in this equation.

2) If I could tell you how to play, I'd rather take your money. Ok, seriously, unless #1 is done and boxed for immediate use, you don't belong on #2.

I'd say when most of the people here were kids their were no blacks in pro baseball either.

hello said:

I don't think thats a correct comparison as many more women play pool than black people do.

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Not an equal comparison, but I didn't say it was, nor did I intend it to be. But they do ultimately suffer from many of the same issues.

poolscholar said:

I played Corey once in vegas and lost hill hill

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Should be able to beat him now then. Bet it up!

For an inexpensive break cue try a McDermott from their Lucky series (many under $100). Break with it as delivered or change out the tip for a hard leather.