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jbart65 said:

Yup. Staying power is key. Albin had a great six-year run, from 2016 to 2022. Longer than most of today's players, but it's surprising how quickly he has fallen off.

I was thinking to myself, who are the legitimately great players still playing who have had great runs of 20 years or more. Not many. SVB is in a class by himself. Perhaps Biado.

Filler hasn't put in 20 years, but he's already there. Gorst could get there, too.

Fans and commentators keep talking about all the great talent around the world. But who is really a superstar? None have emerged since Filler and Gorst.

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I think Archer has fallen off steeper than any of his top piers. It seems Strickland, Busty, and Efren, could still bring it super strong when they were Archer's age. He's like a shortstop now. IDK how that happened.

FordSVTCobra said:

A lot has been mentioned about Shane's performance and win at the age of 43. Keep in mind that Buddy won the US Open at 53 (1991) and Mike Lebron was the oldest at 54 (1988). Clearly a much deeper field today than in those days, but I think Shane is looking to get his sixth and I'll certainly be rooting for him.

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i don't hate his chances.. i think it will be a repeat winner, either way. just a hunch.

Lowell said:

I would say Carlo Biado is an exception. 2 of his 3 world championships came after age 40 and he won the US Open at 38.

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It might have been lack of opportunity (common with many top Filipinos) or just luck. Busty for example, didn't win a major title until he was quite old. But there was no one on the planet outside of Archer or Strickland than would have bet him in any game even as early as the 90s.

I have trouble keeping my mind on the game after a mini stroke. Have found that listening to music when I play has helped with my concentration

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Let me first say Efren has always been my pool hero. However (and just for fun) what accomplishments does Efren have that Shane doesn’t?

SA96 said:

SVB is the GOAT.

If Efren played in today's era with 4 inch pockets, he would be exposed massively.

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At first I thought this was a silly post, however I remember playing Efren at Sandcastle three days in a row during one of the make it happen 1P events. The first two days I got beat badly at 10-7 on a bucket table. Finally the last day I got to the room before anyone else and grabbed the 3 3/4” corner table. When Efren walked in he made a bee line to me. Well, he became human on that table and we broke out even before he quit to play a match. However I think that was a fluke and I believe the tight pockets wouldn’t effect Efren any more than SVB, who I’ve played a few times on his home turf.

The cloth is easy, get Simonis. Either 760, 860HR, or 860. All 3 are excellent, and listed in order from fastest to slowest.

I'm not a mechanic...
It uses Brunswick SuperSpeed cushions. Unfortunately, the cushions changed in shape slightly sometime in the 1970's. To make it 100%, the wood rail that the cushion glues to needs to be cut slightly to accommodate the new shape. There are a few mechanics in the country that do this work, and a couple of them post here.

If your cushions still play good and are the original Monarch SuperSpeed, I wouldn't touch them.

Chopdoc said:

I got cue from Japan in a few days, less than a week, via DHL. I don't remember exactly but it blew my mind how fast it was. Faster than our typical carriers like USPS, UPS, FedEx can get it across the country.

I would definitely ask about it and see what it takes. The longer it's out there, the more likely something will go wrong, resulting in damage or loss.

Damn nice cue.

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Chopdoc,

Thanks for looking, I have bought a few cues from Davor and he sends them DHL Express and they have all gotten here in 2 or 3 days from Croatia. Great tracking and appear to be a really delivery option for international packages.

-don

David in FL said:

Very cool cue. I admit, I'm unfamiliar with the cue maker, but really like the build.

Thanks for sharing!

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Thanks David,

Marcue Dienst has been making Arthur cues since the 1990s and the most famous player that uses their cues is probably Ralf Souquet. This is my third one and all have been great players.

Thanks for looking.
-don

skogstokig said:

it's spelled Niels Feijen

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I should know it by heart now given how much I've watched his videos.

Bob Jewett said:

Au contraire, mon frère. Evidently you haven't been following the activities of some of the players.

I think the message of desperation, apocalypse, and final judgement is perfect for a pool tournament. And the repeated lyric of Power! Power! Power! is clearly Matchroom asking the players to break a little harder.

I hadn't heard the song before. Awesome. It is on my poolhall/bar's jukebox. I'll see if they let it play all the way through 10 minutes. For those who are puzzled over the lyrics -- about hiding and rocks and praying -- here they are:
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it does have the power break urging.. "where you gonna run" can be about escaping a safety and these lines about the cb speak for themselves:

what's the matter with you rock?
don't you see I need you, rock?

To make it more interesting and enjoyable, I shoot every other shot opposite handed.

First my normal right hand stroke, then left handed, back to right, then left, etc. It does
2 things. It makes the game more even than if I just played right handed and at the same
time, I get to practice my left handed shots since I really hate bridges. I have a Tony Ryan
18” cue extension but bridges are still necessary on a 9’ table when you are only 5’8” tall.

Being able to shoot ambidextrously for some shots helps me obtain better position and
pocket balls better than if I used a bridge. God help me if I played snooker on a 12’ table.