datnodude said:

intros so cringe, we need to sing the anthem before the matches?

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welcome to the U.S. Open!

middleofnowhere said:

Just my opinion but a cue is a tool. I think it is better to stick with materials that have proven themselves over the years. Delrin for example.

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A cue is whatever you want it to be.

Reliable? That’s a preference.

Pretty? Ugly? Preferences.

I play with and schon cue that’s pretty plain Jane but costed me $1800. I recognize where the money should go in a cue, but that’s not what everyone wants.

As for experimental materials and sticking to the tried and true, well, at some point every material was experimental and not tried or true. I’m happy to experiment and see if something works or doesn’t. Half the fun of this for me is doing things others or few do or try.

intros so cringe, we need to sing the anthem before the matches?

cueball2010 said:

I see why people shout at the pool table when they make a great shot!

But why in the hell would you shout, or hang your head and stare, or drop like your bones just deteriorated when you miss a shot? Provided you are playing to win against a friend or in a competitive match(if there is any difference.).

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Venting. Some people like spooling up like race cars. Most want to avoid the stroke and heart attacks.

I will be tuned in to KPY vs shaw, terminator vs albin for the 1st slate

loggerhead12 said:

Why so much snarky hate for a company that puts so much into the game? Because they are so successful? You can make fun of the logos, the pricing strategy, the marketing, whatever, but Predator is good for pool.

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I can only speak for myself, but my disdain for Predator is that almost all of their stuff is made overseas in production factories. They have to know that they can ramp production and still sell all the BK Rushes they can manufacture but choose to not do so for some reason. That, and they don't make a non-painted sneaky pete any longer.

This being said, I think they make great products albeit overpriced for the most part. I own several Predator sneakies and 5 or 6 Revos.

Poolmanis said:

i am really rooting for Duong Quoc Hoang. I think he got almost Efren kind of master all aspects of game. Good attitude too!

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yes i've been saying this for a long time. he kicks like a monster (makes sense since vietnam was 3C territory when he grew up), banks well, jumps great, and has a very measured "two stroke" cue action. his safety play isn't bad but i assume what's missing is percentage play, opting for attack too much. idk

rostym said:

Thanks for the info. The sale fell through, but I will be seeking another one so the information will be helpful.

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If you don't mind the ask. Why did the sale fall through?

My prediction for next matches: Ko, Chua, Feijen and Duong! I hope im right.

trob said:

Honestly I don’t find the bk rush to any better then the bk3 I should have kept lol

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You should have kept which ever one had the bigger cat. Bigger the cat the better the break! If they come out with one with 2 cats... Game over!

Bookmakers have Zielinski as +300 to beat Fedor.

I like Fedor, but Wiktor's game is good enough to beat him.

The Hat (Rich Geiler) said to me, "if you're over cutting them . You're Hiten Em good. "
It took time to appreciate the wisdom.
I now recall watching Efren dis assemble Earl the Peral. He broke and ran at least 3 and possibly 4 Then after pocketing a ball on the break, he Over cut the 1 ball but left tit mid foot rail within an inch. The cueball navigated the traffic to go 3 or 4 rails to get Married to the back of the ball nearest the head rail. r
Earl's first shot and in handcuffs. Efren takes ball in hand and runs 3 or 4 more. Then he does it again!!! Earl's 2nd shot and down 7 or 8 going to 13. His histrionics got a few jabs from. The cheap seats. " Break It, break your cue." Was one jab.

Janhaus said:

Diamond has the 5/16 facings here but 60durometer. The ClassicBilliards one mentioned earlier below by garczar has the 50durometer, but only has the 3/8 option. If I only play 8b,9b etc. (not 1pocket) I think maybe it's not as a big of a deal? I don't recall the last time I aimed for a corner pocket nipple to play any sort of position

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3/8" facings will yield 4.125" corners. My buddy's table has 4.25" corners. Mine has 4.125" corners. The difference is noticeable with my table being much tougher.

skogstokig said:

surely you have seen JJ play before?

arseni is finnish, they have a minority with russian names (not necessarily russian ethnicity, it's complicated) going back a long time. don't know if arseni comes from the old minority or the newer. poolmanis would maybe know better

either way JJ slowed him down, and in the last racks he was almost JJ paced. he's otherwise a fast player

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Haven't seen that much of JJ playing.

I thought the guy was Russian from his name.

My apologies.

I saw Arseni before running around the table shooting in a prior match.

It almost hurt watching JJ toweling off his CF shaft after every shot. The dude plays with a glove too.

Then Arseni went mad, second, third and fourth guessing every shot.

Slow play in One Pocket doesn't bother me that much but in Nine Ball its torture..........

garczar said:

The player that works the hardest will come out on top regardless of talent. i've known a few stupidly good players that were truly horrible when they first started.

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I would change 'hardest' to 'smartest'.