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SJM at 2025 Mosconi Cup: Way too Late Thoughts
- By skogstokig
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The question of where all the talent has gone is huge, of course. As is how to develop what talent already exists.
For now I just want the best U.S. players to simply get better and be more prepared. Improving the talent pool, even if achievable, will take time.
There is no reason U.S. players can't play smarter. Tactics and safety play are not rocket science. SVB and Fedor can hang with other top players in this regard, but Skyer, Tyler and everyone else - they need to improve.
A few years ago, Neuhausen had a perfunctory above-average safety game. Now it's a huge big part of his success. Labutis has also become very good at tactics and safeties.
This is a choice.
Preparation, as an underdog, simply has to be better, too. The U.S. seemed to lose most lags, and badly so. Johan actually had Team USA practice the lag to try to gain a small edge.
Tyler Styer, to his credit, seems to recognize his shortcomings. On FB, he posted:
This one hurts. I went into this tournament ready to give everything, but the truth is – I simply need to be better. I take full responsibility for my performance.
To everyone who supported us – the fans, the sponsors, the promoters, you deserved better, and we know that.
To the ones who doubt me, criticize me, and celebrate my mistakes: I hear the noise, but I’m not living in it. Moments like this reveal a lot, and trust me, I’m taking notes. I’m not here to prove you wrong, I’m here to prove myself right.
Setbacks don’t define us. How we rise from them does. “The strongest steel is forged in the hottest fire.” Right now, I’m in that fire, but I’m not staying there. I’m going to learn, grow, and elevate every part of my game. I’m going to use this as fuel for every practice session.
Tyler Styer
This one hurts. I went into this tournament ready to give everything, but the truth is – I simply need to be better. I take full responsibility for my performance. To everyone who supported us –...www.facebook.com
tyler should play every practice session with a shot clock.. his back table game at the big events is extremely slow
Pool Ball Collecting.
- By Mulambo
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- 2880 Replies
I checked the old FCP Games website vie Wayback Machine, and the Harlequin Pool website as well. And I looked at the Facebook page. I could find a few informations, pictures, and rules for 8 games which were advertised. Nothing more.I apologize for not getting more photos of the rule book. I've been trying to search to see if I'd get into copyright trouble. I don't need that
I tried doing some searching for any info on line but not much on the rule book. AI seems to think there never was one, AI's so smart
There's an old Facebook page dedicated to Harlequin but I don't have a Facebook account and couldn't get too far. If someone finds more info there, pass on the link fo others.
I'll poke around some more and try to figure out what I can share without getting in any trouble.
All the websites are down, so provided emails won’t work either. I left a message at the Facebook page right now, and hope for an answer, because I would like to share the rules as well on my website, if I put it online in the future. So for now I will just wait
Thanks for all your help so far! At least I can make the dice and cards correct now.
SJM at 2025 Mosconi Cup: Way too Late Thoughts
- By jbart65
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- 114 Replies
The question of where all the talent has gone is huge, of course. As is how to develop what talent already exists.
For now I just want the best U.S. players to simply get better and be more prepared. Improving the talent pool, even if achievable, will take time.
There is no reason U.S. players can't play smarter. Tactics and safety play are not rocket science. SVB and Fedor can hang with other top players in this regard, but Skyer, Tyler and everyone else - they need to improve.
A few years ago, Neuhausen had a perfunctory above-average safety game. Now it's a huge big part of his success. Labutis has also become very good at tactics and safeties.
This is a choice.
Preparation, as an underdog, simply has to be better, too. The U.S. seemed to lose most lags, and badly so. Johan actually had Team USA practice the lag to try to gain a small edge.
Tyler Styer, to his credit, seems to recognize his shortcomings. On FB, he posted:
This one hurts. I went into this tournament ready to give everything, but the truth is – I simply need to be better. I take full responsibility for my performance.
To everyone who supported us – the fans, the sponsors, the promoters, you deserved better, and we know that.
To the ones who doubt me, criticize me, and celebrate my mistakes: I hear the noise, but I’m not living in it. Moments like this reveal a lot, and trust me, I’m taking notes. I’m not here to prove you wrong, I’m here to prove myself right.
Setbacks don’t define us. How we rise from them does. “The strongest steel is forged in the hottest fire.” Right now, I’m in that fire, but I’m not staying there. I’m going to learn, grow, and elevate every part of my game. I’m going to use this as fuel for every practice session.
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For now I just want the best U.S. players to simply get better and be more prepared. Improving the talent pool, even if achievable, will take time.
There is no reason U.S. players can't play smarter. Tactics and safety play are not rocket science. SVB and Fedor can hang with other top players in this regard, but Skyer, Tyler and everyone else - they need to improve.
A few years ago, Neuhausen had a perfunctory above-average safety game. Now it's a huge big part of his success. Labutis has also become very good at tactics and safeties.
This is a choice.
Preparation, as an underdog, simply has to be better, too. The U.S. seemed to lose most lags, and badly so. Johan actually had Team USA practice the lag to try to gain a small edge.
Tyler Styer, to his credit, seems to recognize his shortcomings. On FB, he posted:
This one hurts. I went into this tournament ready to give everything, but the truth is – I simply need to be better. I take full responsibility for my performance.
To everyone who supported us – the fans, the sponsors, the promoters, you deserved better, and we know that.
To the ones who doubt me, criticize me, and celebrate my mistakes: I hear the noise, but I’m not living in it. Moments like this reveal a lot, and trust me, I’m taking notes. I’m not here to prove you wrong, I’m here to prove myself right.
Setbacks don’t define us. How we rise from them does. “The strongest steel is forged in the hottest fire.” Right now, I’m in that fire, but I’m not staying there. I’m going to learn, grow, and elevate every part of my game. I’m going to use this as fuel for every practice session.
Tyler Styer
This one hurts. I went into this tournament ready to give everything, but the truth is – I simply need to be better. I take full responsibility for my performance. To everyone who supported us –...
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Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure
- By gregcantrall
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Well even Ronnie O'Sullivan misses easy shots. Well on occasion, there are a lot of makes between the missed. So my goal is to make more good ones between the "what the heck was that" shots. Sometimes it helps to giggle as I sit back down. Shrug
I don't have to like it but know I must live with my uh dis ability. Striving for perfection knowing it is Unobtainium requires a proper mond set. So the time in the chair is available for meditation. Cleanse the mind. Analyze the miss, categorize it the put it in that box and back on the shelf. Then rest the body and mind, just in case I get another shot or better still a chance.