sudocrushms said:

Dr. Dave here promoting dirty pool....<gasp>

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Years ago, jumping over a ball was frowned upon.

Some would have considered it dirty pool.

Kris_b1104 said:

What a shot from Tyler from the 5 to 6. Best shot I've seen him play all week.

He's in the zone. Up 4-2!

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That was really impressive cueing to get into the ball so well. He followed it with a horrendous positional shot to almost stuff up the finish, though got there in the end

sudocrushms said:

Dr. Dave here promoting dirty pool....<gasp>

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It ain’t dirty if you know how to play smart. If you want to see real “dirty,” check out some of the “creative” shots here:

Tyler is like a different player today, he found some confidence somewhere and it’s paying off for him, glad to see it. Now lets close it out, one more

Looking good brother. It's all rear view mirror. Finish him!!!!!

maha said:

playing in a bar you cant really do many of the safes and plays you want to as they quit or get mad.

when playing you can see how they play and just play the same and just better and win that way.

shooting in one of his balls or hooking him when you could have hit one of yours in gets you in trouble.

in a tournament it is different and have a go at all the rules allow.

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Good point. Entirely different strategies are often required when playing under “bar rules:”

garczar said:

No players under the age of, say, 45ish give a shit about the 'mystique' of a custom cue. A cue is a tool nothing more. I started back when the belief was that to play good you had to go custom. Those days are gone forever. Good playing cues can be had from 100bux on up.

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I always liked playing with my "personal" cue, whether that be an old house cue that I fixed to my liking or to a cheap two-piece cue that I fixed up to my liking. Along the way, I gravitated to cues that cost more of which some were production and some were custom.

In each case, I used the cue as a tool and I was more interested in its playability than I was its make or price.

FWIW, I don't like cues that look gaudy with a bunch of logos or weird designs. I prefer a simple-looking cue that I can use as a tool to get the job done.

Lots of the new name-brand production cues have big logos and weird designs that make them look cheap.

ribdoner said:

the euros may decide to "carry" them a little

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No chance in hell

DrCue'sProtege said:

At times I squat the rock. Most of the time I don't. Just like most professionals.

Alot of the times I make a ball.

Rarely do I get a good shot at the 1B. Or the lowest numbered ball. I've only said this 10,000 times on this Forum.

At times I get clusters. Like even the best pros.

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When the pro's aint parking the cue ball playing 9 ball its usually because they are cut breaking. Don't think for a minute that all of them cant park the cue ball when they want to.

Woking with a cuemaker to design and watch a cue be built is pretty satisfying in my opinion. I picked cuemakers that I liked their style (mainly ringwork) and had them make cues that included wood I liked. I loved the process.
I played with all of them until it didn't make sense to be playing in a poolhall with such an expensive cue. I bought a used custom sneaky.

jimmyg said:

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What could go wrong?

I can get them made for you. PM Me.

ribdoner said:

your probably right, also as someone who dabbled in Chi GG boxing i can tell you it's hard to fight back when your getting hit so hard and fast that you think your surrounded

the euros haven't given given them much air

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It isn't like one American is playing all the Europeans at once.

Except for the doubles, it is man to man.

Players shouldn't worry about what their teammates are doing, they should just be totally focused on their own matches.

Worrying about what your teammates are doing isn't doing anything to improve your playing.

People start worrying when they are behind and they become complacent or lackadaisical when they are ahead...both affect your game.

"Oh shit"
- F. Gorst, 2026