Thanks for posting a good instructional podcast video. However, this one, like all other stance instruction videos that I have seen, is missing an important element: The "perfect stance" is only applicable to about half the shots that you will encounter.

For those of us of average (or less) height, and playing on a 9-foot table, there are a lot of shots you have to reach for, and this takes you out of the typical American stance because your front leg is blocked by the table. To reach without the bridge, you have to rotate square to the table (more snooker-like). Instruction on how to best handle the shots where the need for reach cancels the "perfect stance" for would be a welcome addition.

jay helfert said:

Does anyone know the projected starttime for the finals. West coast time pls.

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I’m recording it on ESPN2, 5:30 Central time

Filler-FSR and Capito-Gorst were really high level matches. I was having doubts Francisco could get back to being a top 5-8 player again, but he’s rediscovered his old form.

Filler and Gorst were so close. One barely missed shot and one bad safety did them in.

Seems like MR sold tickets on Saturday for fans to attend the whole day, no? Some events they have had afternoon and evening sessions.

If that’s how tickets were sold it would explain the sparser crowd for the late match. Few people are going to watch 10 hours of pool live.

Fast Eddie López said:

^^^^^^^^^

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Fast Eddie López said:

Just my 2 cents. I hope you all have a pleasant evening watching the US Open, or doing any favorite activities.

Eddie.

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eddie
that was AT LEAST six dollars and ninety seven cents worth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it took me 3 minutes holding the backspace button to erase your post except for the last sentence so the sentence would show...
i did appreciate the paragraph separation .....

GideonF said:

Under current WNT policies, players have to play two “majors” to qualify for the Mosconi Cup or Reyes Cup. If Fedor skipped the European Open and UK Open (as I think he and Shane did) then they have to play US Open and Philippines Open to qualify.

So they are pretty much guaranteed to go play the Philippines Open, IMO.

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Gorst actually played in both the UK and European opens. Did not finish high in either. Shane played in the Florida, Arizona and U.S. opens. He already said he’d play in the Reyes Cup. I’d expect him at the Philippines Open.

Not a bad month for Pecelj. Earned $59,000 and will probably qualify for the Mosconi. That would be another $20,000 minimum.

The Old Jaybird said:

I've said before that my ideal pool hall would have good blues music playing in the background, but soft enough you can talk over it and good bbq cooking in the kitchen and classic old 9 foot tables with green cloth and Masters chalk

I am old school all the way....which should include smoking, but I hate that stench and it just killed my wife of 49 years.

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my condolences on your loss

nicksaint26 said:

Great run these past 3 weeks from Aleksa. He has played some tremendous pool and showed some real heart in his comeback’s.

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Indeed.
3 scratches on the break in the semies were just too much. So unlucky..
Every comeback attempt was interupted by a scratch on a break

But! He is here to stay! We'll see him!