garczar said:

For me personally it was watching Efren beat Busti, Parica, and then Cliff back-to-back-to-back to win DCC 1p in '07. Surreal display of pool. He beat(iirc) Busti 3-0(24balls to nada), Parica 3-0(24 to -1) and then Cliff 3 games to one. Insane.

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Was that the year accustats had to do 2 for 1 on the dvd coz efrens matches were so quick?

Yep....could have been more than one year!

Had this announcement come in October, I would have said "so what?" The actions of the Mosconi coach during the event itself make little to no difference, and there would have been little to no time for Johan to work with his team. This announcement coming in April, however, makes it a big deal. First and foremost, it enables Johan to work with the likely team members to prepare them properly.

In 2018, Johan took the team to his instructional academy in Russia and, after they trained there, had them compete in the Kremlin Cup, a Russia-based event having a field very similar to that of a Euro-tour event, giving him almost instant additional feedback on whether they had progressed. The winner of the Kremlin Cup was Tyler Styer, whose solid play at the 2018 Mosconi Cup figured in the end of the Team USA losing streak.

Second, the early announcement should also enable Johan to select Team USA earlier rather than later.

Third, Johan is unlikely to play favorites. He likes hard-working players who show their commitment to the game by competing a lot.

I am greatly amused by the pun found in the thread title, but I love it. The use of healm instead of helm actually makes sense in this case, because it includes the word heal. As for Team USA, heal'm please, Johan, for it is surely a time for healing.

alphadog said:

Do you even play pool?

ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN IN OTHER GAMES.

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Not with the frequency they do in 1p.

How many times in a row will a 9b game see neither player shoot at his hole?

Rubik's Cube said:

... But he also claimed that Ronnie’s chalk made the pockets play tighter. This has me scratching my head. Can anyone enlighten me?

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As others have mentioned, chalk on the cushions reduces the slide and makes the pockets less forgiving. Also, there's the chance that small changes in throw (American sense of throw), will cause shots to go a little wider.

Chalk on the cushions can also cause big bounces, as you can get sort of a spring-loaded action off the rail.

I play darts, foosball and pool well enough to make money in the right environment & if I gamble smart. golf is just a walk and beer for me, I can't play miniature golf and I even took golf lessons. I have found that most decent pool players. Are more often than not also good at shuffle board, poker, gambling, darts, foosball and so on. All the things in that environment. How do we assess greatness. I got waxed once by Warren Costanza (No shame there) He was the better player, however, he was the Much better gambler. Is the guy that leaves $500 ahead and got knocked out 2nd round of the tourney, the better pool player or the Tournament winner that took $150 ahead home and typically I make a point to fart when playing golf usually spit and scratch my ass if anyone is looking.

Lawnboy77 said:

I remember watching Danny Medina practice there in The Pool Hall off Hampden in Aurora. He always had something wrapped around his waist to keep the aluminum stains off his pants. Those extruded aluminum stains from those GC’s were irritating if you were wearing light colored pants.

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I wonder if they were clear coated when new and it doesn't do that until the clear coat wears off. My GCI is a very delicately played home table that basically has no wear, it seems like my corner castings might be clear coated.

billiardshot said:

I believed CJ Wiley was playing as a Youth and made pool his life! As well as Charlie Williams!!

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CJ Wiley did other things besides pool. He was into martial arts and had business sense. He took care of his health.
Charlie also had business sense and was involved with (and created?) Dragon Promotions.
This kid looks like he is already overweight. Sure, success in pool can be had if the kid is "all in" so long as he pays attention to his health and saves some of his money along the way. Those two are an absolute MINIMUM.

I'm guessing this will mean some change in the lineup.

gregcantrall said:

It was heading east from Seattle the Snoqualmie event that had All the best in the Northwest. I enjoyed watching Jim Ward as he topped me in my best finish in a Big Boys event.
Pretty sure I donated and was not in top shape at the time.
League Championships were and are our vacation.
Leagues need to be fun or what's the point. My first place finish in the Oregon Coast event paid for the vacation. No more or less.
"We play to have fun" is . . .. Powerful.
Search me and football for the old fart story.

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The WTF was in regards to the "enlarging the holes in a Magic Rack with a pencil", who does that????????

rexus31 said:

BCA has no regulations on gambling.

The APA however, prohibits gambling at sanctioned events. Players are free to do what they want otherwise.

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What if you good enough that its as good as collecting a weekly paycheck instead of a gamble???

Side-Pocket said:

Sorry, but I don't see any diagrams to view, is there someplace else where I should be looking?

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I assume they are in the rule book I copied the text from.

The racking and spotting are just like the rules for straight pool, except all pocketed balls are spotted at the end of each turn.

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taking fouls
kick banks
Banking balls into clusters/the stack
lag banks
lag cuts
High side-Spin long distance
Clearing your opponents pocket
Spot Shots
all variations of 3 rail banks...

I could go on but

I do agree that top tier rotation players can QUICKLY surpass high level specialists but it does take work and some study.

Guys like Biado are such aliens that they could never play any game at all and instantly compete at it. Give them time playing One Pocket and it's inevitable they will steamroll specialists.

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Do you even play pool?

ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN IN OTHER GAMES.

Burning question is do the Americans have to wear mandatory Euro-cut pants now too? Shane's fishing buddies will give him a good razz with that skin tight calf fit.

Trump and Vafaei take up again next. It could be epic as well. 9-7 Judd but ya never know.

Rubik's Cube said:

That is what I deduced John must have meant too, sir, but find that quite surprising if true.

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he did say it speculating, it was a suggestion more than a statement.. but it's still snooker player science, that probably doesn't hold water