This happened in a 10 ball open we had locally a couple months ago with a $300 entry. One match was taking forever because the 7 or 8 ball was just like that, and both players kept bunting the prior ball instead of making it. Finally after about 10 min of that one player finally made that ball, and I think he forced the side pocket ball thru the tit and made it. Both players were very familiar with that shot, but I guess neither thought it would go. Until the one guy had enough and went for it.

Here is what I found googling WPBA board of Directors. Doesn't look like the players
are all that well represented here in number. That might be part of the problem.

skor said:

Looks like you don’t really understand deflection.
Making that shot is possible with any cue, depending you compensate for deflection correctly.
On such long shots, all shafts will require compensation in aim, if not for deflection, then for the swerve.

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Really

I'd like to point out that both players are pros, and surely know every shot available and discussed in this thread. None were on based on giving BIH and then the missed attempted shot.

SVB vs Archer, the cut on the 1 ball after Archer's safe in rack 5 was... beautiful.

What I don't understand is when the boards of these alphabet organizations change every decade or so, and are presumably filled with former players, why don't the new board members strike down all these non-compete rules? If I was a player and was on the board, that's the first thing I'd want gone.

There is nothing new here, been happening for decades. In the WPBA, the WPA, Carom (forgot its acronym). Men and Women. The absolute biggest stars were banned in each discipline. Jasmin was banned. Caudron was banned. Half the male pro's were banned during the latest WPA fiasco 2 years ago. No one is immune. Nothing will ever change on this, no matter how many FB posts are made about Sofia.

It's the worst part of our sport, IMO. The organizations trying to strong arm the talent. For no logical reason when each arm of the sport has less economic opportunities than working at McDonalds except for the top 5 players. Its communism for cue sports.

George the Greek said:

and as far as deflection went if I could place the black on its spot and the CB on the brown spot and cut it in the corner with full side and hit the rail just by the side pocket the shaft was good.

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Looks like you don’t really understand deflection.
Making that shot is possible with any cue, depending you compensate for deflection correctly.
On such long shots, all shafts will require compensation in aim, if not for deflection, then for the swerve.

Badpenguin said:

All I hear is TEXAS, TEXAS TEXAS, TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS. Good luck with that.

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Yep. The US Open came to Texas for a reason, we love pool as much as Texas itself.
Plus, Texas is good enough for poker and big enough for Pool.

I am a very strong left eye dominant...(shoot left handed).......Many many moons ago in my travels....I was given a tip from a genuine authenticated certified actual world beater that I should come into alignment on all my shots from right to left....Walk around the table if you have to....just make sure you are getting on the other side and coming into your shot line with your left eye first....right to left........He said it also develops a consistent visual pattern.

So basically...short answer is..........I aim with my left side..........

IMO...I suspect it has to do with how dominant one eye is over the other.....If you happen to be a directly under the chin shooter...I suspect it does not matter as both eyes a fairly equal dominant....but if you shoot under a eye....or favor a eye......you probably want to come in from the side that brings that (dominant) eye into alignment first.

In my case he saw that (like him) I was very dominant in one eye and shoot with cue under eye.

336Robin said:

.It's sad on all levels and she is 17 yr. old child unable to enter a professional contract.
It's bad press and I hope it hurts them enough for them to understand they aren't anything without the players.

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Than maybe the WPBA shouldn’t allow minors playing in their events either.