hello said:

Thank you for your most interesting, some would say even enlightening comment..

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You're welcome.

Why do you care?

Flakeandrun said:

It's a money game, a class game, a privilege game (privilege takes many shapes and forms - from a shove in the right direction, to fully fledged hand holding).

Numbers corespondend to the opportunity that is both presented, and afforded to, certain people (as well as types of people).

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Pool is a game of privilege?!

Positively Ralf said:

Isn't wolford one of those players these forums hate because all he does is play in bar table tournaments the majority of the time?


Yep, it was Abdullah who I was thinking of. Speaking of which, what happened to him and Omar? They were traveling buddies for all of those tournaments then and they just disappeared.

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Shane plays all tables and bets his own playing whatever. One of the best out there.

GoldCrown said:

Have met a lot people that know the book...can recite line for line........ But cannot execute.

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I get that. Really.

Knowing, understanding, and doing are three different things, but indelibly linked.

GoldCrown said:

I'm in a bad funk lately...

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Sorry to hear that.

Stay with it. Perseverance pays off.

on a different note, I thought Bergman and Dechaine decided to return to playing pool full time. I see Bergman plays all of the Ultimate 8 ball tournaments and Dechaine entered one too, but both are conspicuously absent from the US Open field.

poolscholar said:

Just watched him get smoked at the us open. He tried a jump shot and didn't even hit airborne. His fargorate is 773... What if he's actually a 730 or 40 now...then I wondered

How long will it take fargorate to accurately reflect how he's playing now, given that's he's older and less active? What if he stops playing? is he forever at 773? Seems odd

A golf handicap uses the most recent 20 rounds but I think fargorate goes back years. I'd be curious to see the biggest drop in rating from a pro with a long history

It's like reverse sandbagging, forever stuck in his glory days, sorry Corey

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Nick Varner is a 774..how much does he play these days?

I had a 1975 Black that was flat faced 5/16-18 with rings at the joint that look very close to this cue.

alstl said:

Bumping a 16 year old post. You can see at the end of the video a couple people are holding him. He fainted and apparently was being held up to keep him from dropping.

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For those who were wondering, here is the video showing Sigel's self-hook and the rest. Start at 55:25 if the link doesn't take you there. Watch the next rack too -- it doesn't take long.

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IIRC, I was watching from somewhere back along the left rail.

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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Call Dave Isaacs 1 (303) 551-2835

He will get you squared away on the terminology & the tables.

rexus31 said:

Your statement is untrue. If you hit a ball break speed down the rail and directly into the facing the ball drops on a Diamond table. It will not rattle.

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Did I say everything will jaw? You work for Diamond?

This is the frustrating thing about OP.
This is discussed ad nauseam on here, and also with a simple "what are diamond pro cut pockets."

The guy can't get anyone to play with him, must be everyone else huh.
Can't run racks.
Always tinkering with new sticks, tables, chalk, cloth, humidifiers, pockets, balls, break tips, playing tips, you name it.

If he made a modicum of effort in his posts he might actually get somewhere.

I feel like if he orders a diamond table from Greg, it might be the end of diamond as we know it. Daily calls, emails, and the where is my table after 21 days when they said a month.

I like my Jacoby ultra shaft. I played with a revo 12.4 for about 2 years and then a 11.8 cynergy for about a month. But ultimately I like a wood shaft so I broke out my Carmelli with one of the original maple shafts,man that thing plays nice.
I had bought a Peri to match the revo with but didn't like the P20 maple shaft that came with it so I screwed that Jacoby ultra on it,man it hits sweet so it's been my player for a while now.

Chopdoc said:

In medical academics I don't give credit for correct answers. I only give credit if the person understands the answer. I am not a professor, I don't give grades per se. But I have "failed" someone that answered all questions correctly but could not demonstrate understanding those answers.

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Have met a lot people that know the book...can recite line for line........ But cannot execute.