datnodude said:

They don't have to put ppl in. Doesn't have to be the hall of very good

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Except they have put a player in, sometimes two, every single year. They won't skip over Jayson/simply not choose anyone when he turns 40 because they don't think his resume is good enough. He has the resume and certainly enough fame/influence on the game required to get in.

From the BCA HoF website:

"The purpose of the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame is to honor outstanding people who, through their competitive skills and dedication, have enriched our sport and industry.

Two categories have been established in Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame. The Greatest Player category shall be reserved for outstanding players who have been active in national or international competition for at least 20 years and have won at least one national or international championship."

Schmelke makes a SP that looks like a house cue. I know because I own one and someone mistook it for a house cue.
They put it in the house rack. It took 15 mins to find it searching the wall racks looking and this cue is inexpensive too.

Pagulayan comes in a box of two so it really less than $30 for a piece of chalk…….more like $11-12.

Better yet is Walmart…….they sell TAOM Billiard Chalk……it is the same thing as V10……a slightly
different color but close……applies the same as V10……just as clean and lasts as long…..I bought some.

You can get TAOM Billiard chalk at Walmart for $5 each as a 4 pack purchase……..quite a bit lower than $30
but even so, Pagulayan chalk costs 60% less and I play with all three chalks………great chalk does cost less.

couldnthinkof01 said:

Tips, shafts, whatever...

No technology from the last 100 years has changed performance.
Meucci shafts and moori tips. Useless.

Everything after has been some version of the same thing.

Just put whatever you want together and bang away.

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This is a result of not knowing how to properly use your equipment.... or a lack of ability to properly use it.
Anyone with acquired knowledge and experience can tell the difference between a quality tip and a run of the mill tip.

skogstokig said:

both frye and takayama got brain injuries iirc. the japanese liked to put big mf's in the ring against proper fighters. bob sapp was another one, he was even bigger than takayama and they put him against nogueira. i don't follow MMA anymore but the early days were very entertaining

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Check out post 434, crocop broke Sapp's orbital bone, most of the giant fighters were gimmicks aside from Schilt and Hongman Choi who had their own k1 rivalry, Schilt posts his own funny clips on instagram. Pride worked because MMA had just taken off like a rocket and it was mixed in with rings, pancrase, Japanese pro wrestling, K1, sambo, jiu jitsu and some olympic wrestling/judo medalists. Japan also had an elite boxer and throwing Butterbean and rulon gardner into the mix was just whacky but it worked!

Still available

Jaden said:

If it were on the other foot, you bitches would be screaming at the moon. it would be "Yeah, the only way the Americans can win is by cheating" GTFO of here.

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Are you calling me a bitch? LOL. OK bro.

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I think that fight was more scripted than anything but Japanese pro wrestling mixed with early MMA created a very unique circus. Igor, Mirko, Hunt, Fedor, Rampage, Sakuraba etc. so many entertaining fighters but a prime Shogun was terrifying!! The Smashing Machine should've never been turned into a movie but it was The Rock's pet project for a "serious" role, there'd be 10 other Pride fighters that'd make a better movie as well as UFC too!

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both frye and takayama got brain injuries iirc. the japanese liked to put big mf's in the ring against proper fighters. bob sapp was another one, he was even bigger than takayama and they put him against nogueira. i don't follow MMA anymore but the early days were very entertaining

Cornerman said:

Albin isn’t old enough yet. Today’s rules are 40-yrs old minimum.

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He looks old enough lol

garczar said:

Buddy Hall hated inside. He made no secret of that either. Of course he could do it if pressed but inside was for sure not his friend. He MUCH preferred either outside or center.

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Got to be able to use all types of English depending on what is required to get the best position

Chicagoplayer said:

What year did Tyler start playing or was chosen for MC?

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Middle school?

HitHrdNDraw said:

The are making 9-ball more and more like snooker which benefits the technical players (Euros)….

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That's just an excuse. All pool games are technical in and of themselves.
When the Americans were dominating, no one complained, instead the rest of the world improved. If American's can't keep up, then we either continue to improve or allow the rest of the world to dominate--the latter, mind you, has been happening for the past decade anyways. We obviously have made our choice. We best go play corn hole or poker at this point.