I'd aim the cue with top for a natural bank off the near short rail down to my target on the far short rail, assuming that's what you mean.

Maybe just a touch of outside to counter the cut induced throw on the nine and keep it in the corner...

Keith thompson said:

AC guys installed my minni split unit yesterday and the tape and floating guy taped and floated the ceiling! Getting close to completion! Just texture the ceiling and paint it. I'll need to order my carpet soon and need the electricians to come back out and install a 40 amp breaker and connect the power on the back of my house! Plus I'll have to write another good size check lol. Don't know what that will be but it will be in the thousands!

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Best money spent is on yourself, your hobbies.

tableroll said:

I heard that if you are a guest at the hotel venue, you must pay $22.00 per day for parking. Insane!!

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Why have a car if you're staying all week? If you drive in, you can find free/cheap parking elsewhere in the city, or parking at a friend's house (mine happens to own a Mansion in Dallas)... At the same time, it's only 60-80k points for a room , so if your room is free you just pay parking.

I'll be in the presidential suite, if any top players want to swing by and have a drink on me, take photos, make connections for a possible backer/stakehorse (I'm based in Denver) just shoot me a DM. I'm friends with people like Piggy Banks (actually helping him make a book).. you'll know me by the exotic bright colored gator, croc, and ostrich leg shoes I wear. Plus I have the presidential suite at Embassy for the weekend, and seems only have 1 of those in the building.

RIP Freddy.

Patrick Johnson said:

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Ah, the center to edge epiphany.

GideonF said:

As I’m sure you know, his cue for those 7 world championships was a cheap cue. I think he said it was a bit warped and he could deal with an up and down warp but not a side to side. So I wonder if he held the cue that way so the warp would be up and down?

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That cue, was brought from a sports shop, and was displayed in the window. The butt then warped from sun light, years before he got it, I doubt he cared at that young age 12 or 13 i think he was. It was maple shaft too. So that likely wasn't too straight. That was the one he wanted, non of that seemed to bother him. I think in 2003 it was smashed up at a airport he received it back in bits. Buy that point, it had major alterations by john parris.

He was never the same after that.

Even a hybrid U.S. team of Americans and Europens won't be enough to threaten Team Europe. Maybe one more Euro convert and it will get close. Jayson Shaw maybe?

24th August ran 53 on 9' Predator Apex with a worn cloth, tight pockets and bouncy rails. Scratched in the side from the foot rail when the English grabbed and rail bounced like a SOB. Blah.

Double-Dave said:

When they are frozen like this, it doesn't really matter where you hit the cueball. The ball will go in anyway.

So I would look more at where I want to cueball to go and decide from there.

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Really … Wherewould u hit for a thousand dollars ?

When they are frozen like this, it doesn't really matter where you hit the cueball. The ball will go in anyway.

So I would look more at where I want to cueball to go and decide from there.

SHORTY WRIGHT said:

Where on the cue ball

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On top center, favoring a hair backspin depending on the gap you have. You can also do a "vertical" jump if the gap is too slim.

Interesting teams for sure.

Assuming the rankings stay the same as they are now for Mosconi, I would find it hard to believe the USA Captains's pick will be anything other then Mosconi proven players. So for USA it would be:

SVB
Thorsten
Tyler
Fedor
Sky

No other players make any sense as captains picks imo.

For Europe, it's a bit more difficult who get the wildcards. If I were captain it would probably be:

Joshua
Oliver
FSR
Moritz
Shaw

But I might be tempted to switch Moritz for an experienced Mosconi player like Niels.

straightline said:

Not if they're frozen. You can hit vertical if they're not.

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Bob Jewett said:

They sure look frozen. Are they?

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Yes sir