iusedtoberich said:

That's only for Asians. No American or European will go that route, IMO, even if the money was 100MM each tournament.

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I said, the smart kids...

As a father and pool nut I am relieved that neither one of my kids took up pool as a serious pursuit. I am also glad they have always focused on academics. The oldest has moved out and living independently and the youngest has a good scholarship and is going in to mechanical engineering. These kids need to understand the massive trade off they are making for the unstable and demanding life that even successful pool players have. Couldn’t recommend it as a career path.

iusedtoberich said:

He played in the MR Florida Open juniors division last year. I watched him a couple of racks. I don’t think he fared well that tournament.

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That's really good to hear. His participation in junior events will help him to gauge his future prospects and one unremarkable finish should not demotivate him.

NevadaP said:

Brunswick Centennial balls! Does anyone recognize the alligator case carried by Fats Brown?

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Pretty sure it's a Martin Case

It's an interesting question. We are all pool die hards (of varying skill levels from bangers to near-pros), and probably wouldn't want our kids to follow in our footsteps. Boxing parents might have a similar mindset. IDK how it is for other sports.

In Asia, the pressure must be higher? In Taiwan, where double world champion Wu, the Ko Brothers, Chang, etc, are all from, the priority there for kids is education and music. What must their lives have been like as kids and teens? What were their parent's lives like? Did they get ridicule from other parents for letting their kids "play pool"? Whatever flack a junior American prospect and his parents get must pale in comparison to a kid/parent from Taiwan. IMO.

84-6 four pointer...

garczar said:

no, the older sets were blue circle, NOT blue dot, as well. never seen any Cennt. balls with a rd./bd cueball.

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You are correct. I misspoke and got sloppy with my terminology. But I believe the current and modern Centennials have the 'blue circle' cue, while the older, pre-Aramith Centennials had the 'red circle'.

Patrick Johnson said:

I think when people say "aim at" the contact point they mean "aim to hit" it.

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In my case, that is what I mean, although I would add that I mean the *intended* contact point. Due to the curvature of the balls (equators), the cueball will *impact* at an "earlier" spot on the ball. I can see that the actual impact point could then been interpreted as the "contact" point.

Sorry, if the is pendantic but I wanted to (over-) clarify.