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Why do you play this game?

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Rusty in Montana said:
For me a pool table and the pool balls on or in it were a babysitter of sorts for me as my folks enjoyed adult beverages in the bar , then I discovered a pool table in the back room at a cafe it was the challenge that got my attention and fed my competitive spirit .

Then a pool league was my next experience with the game and I owned a Olympia beer pool cue and thought I had the world by the tail little did I know but I was starting to learn fast even with a slip on tip because I crushed and cracked the original ferrule which lasted through a brief stay in college .

My next cue was a Adams Jim Rempe cue and it survived longer than the Oly pool cue or tomato stake ha ha , then I met Frank McGowan who befriended me and we'd talk hunting , fishing and yes even pool and he helped me with my game when I needed it the most after surgery that fused my neck and made it difficult at best to get down on a shot .

With Frank's help we developed a European / American stance as he called it which I still use today .

For a short while I taught kids or tried to teach kids at both the boys and girls club then years later at a Corner Pocket Billards hall in the town I lived in .
At times I still will help people who are serious about wanting to improve their game if I and my grandkids lived closer to one another I'd do what I could to get them more involved in the game if it's their idea and not me trying to push them into it .

This is just some of the highlights there's many pool league games and many 8 & 9 ball tournaments that I didn't mention .
A divorce then kids placed with me and my walking away from the game because my kids needed a dad .
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Details on that European/American stance might be of interest to several people on this forum.
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Justin Bergman vs Tom Cousins

8intheside
Rocket354 said:
I promise you, barbox 8b is not too easy for me. But I'm not too stupid to see that barbox 8b for world-class caliber players is a joke. The percentage of one-inning games will probably be over 80%, might be over 90%.
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Of course. World class players make any pool game look easy. I’m just talking about the random people who dismiss 8ball as a joke, and it requires no skill at all.
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Why do you play this game?

Island Drive
LibraryFool77 said:
How where you introduced and what caught your interest.
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I was 13-14 my dad grounded me for 2 months.... we had a wet bar and a 4x8 pool table with clay balls in the basement.
Dad came home one day I wasn't studying.... I was hitting balls didn't enjoy studying, I was the best short track indoor speed skater in the US 1961-2 and had Allot of energy.
A week or so later came home from school.... table was gone.
I lived in the SW suburbs of Chicago, every town had billiards or bowling.... Brunswick territory.
Opened the yellow pages, there was a pool room right next to Hestermans Bowling alley, went there, walked in....allot of kids my age hitting balls on GCI's.
I won $22.... played from then on, why?
I enjoyed it, and played Varner 1969 in the midwest collegiate 14.1 finals/lost by two balls, went to his room and emptied his pockets at 9 ball. $20 a game he quit after about 13 games.

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Justin Bergman vs Tom Cousins

Rocket354
8intheside said:
I never understood all the barbox hate, and for all of those who say it’s “too easy” how about challenging the winner or loser to 100k? As far as this match I’m rooting for Justin Bergman!
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I promise you, barbox 8b is not too easy for me. But I'm not too stupid to see that barbox 8b for world-class caliber players is a joke. The percentage of one-inning games will probably be over 80%, might be over 90%.
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Justin Bergman vs Tom Cousins

Rocket354
easy-e said:
It is UP rules and format, minus the match clock. Bergman definitely stands a chance. I think they could play this match 100 times and win 50 each. They're both too good.
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I think Bergman is clearly the better player. Barbox 8b though is a great equalizer, as the bar is low enough that run-of-the-mill strong players can still look world class. Anyone can win this match. But if they played it 100 times (so 3000+ racks) there would be clear results in the favor of JB.
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Justin Bergman vs Tom Cousins

8intheside
fastone371 said:
If you believe that it means that you have not watched much of the UPUSA play. Dry breaks are pretty common. Scratching on the break is not uncommon as is being hooked after the break and sometimes pro's miss, even on a barbox. I know its hard to believe because all barbox haters make every single ball on the "kiddie table" and cant be bothered to even acknowledge they exist because the game is just so damn easy on a barbox.
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I never understood all the barbox hate, and for all of those who say it’s “too easy” how about challenging the winner or loser to 100k? As far as this match I’m rooting for Justin Bergman!
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Justin Bergman vs Tom Cousins

Rocket354
fastone371 said:
If you believe that it means that you have not watched much of the UPUSA play. Dry breaks are pretty common. Scratching on the break is not uncommon as is being hooked after the break and sometimes pro's miss, even on a barbox. I know its hard to believe because all barbox haters make every single ball on the "kiddie table" and cant be bothered to even acknowledge they exist because the game is just so damn easy on a barbox.
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There was a little bit of hyperbole in my comment, but I think the match will still see a very high percentage of break-and-runs.
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