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Watching top flight players negotiate games for the cheese

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alphadog said:
I think the only shot in 1 pocket that doesn't come up in other games is following a ball in
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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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Are Junior players being set up for a tough life?

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JPB2 said:
When I saw the top 200 list I put all of those players as world class. To me if you are top 200 worldwide in almost anything you should be considered world class. The problem is that in pool world class does not necessarily mean you can make a good living. That is a different way of saying what I did in my earlier post. You have to be a top player among players I consider world class to really do well. Some might argue whether top 200 is really world class. But there are 450 NBA players plus some who bounce around and play 10 day contracts and such. And pro leagues internationally with some great players. Close to 1700 NFL players, many of whom don’t last and don’t make fortunes admittedly. Around 750 NHL players plus the overseas leagues.

Doesn’t bode well for making a living in pool. How many businesses out there have more than 200 employees making livings with the top guys making more than top pool players by a lot? In many different fields. And then factor in all the smaller businesses that provide good careers and livings for so many. Pool has never been a great opportunity for very many people. Some can do well at it, sure. But a job creating machine it is not.
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When I was discussing this post with my wife(as she started snoring) I got into the NFL MLB NBA NHL player numbers, base salaries etc. I almost went there here but I'm glad someone else did.
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1 Pocket - Amar Kang Memorial

jasonlaus
sixpack said:
Well. They had almost 1600 total viewers while other tournaments at the same time were in the range of 13.

Collins is building a community more than just bringing pool matches to people. If you watch it for a while you see how many people come there for the chat and to interact with him and each other. It’s more like a google hangout than a normal pool stream and it appeals to a lot of people.

And the core group keep coming back again and again.

I think he’s on to something. I didn’t like it at first but it’s growing on me.
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He's on to stupidity that actual players never want to see. Enjoy the guys that cant run 2 balls, I guess thats the future. I'll be looked at as a GOD
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4-6 point cues with colored veneers and linen wraps are my favorite

jasonlaus
fastone371 said:
The Richard Black story is funny. I'm guessing he knows exactly where all of the non perfect areas (I hesitate to call them flaws) are on the cues he builds but most normal people will probably never notice. Its the same with the racecar chassis' I build, I know every area that I don't consider "perfect" but the owners never or rarely notice, sometimes even when I point something out.
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He literally builds the worst cues on the planet inlay wise, great design, but I can assure you, you don't need magnification to see the gaps. I've been saying this forever
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4-6 point cues with colored veneers and linen wraps are my favorite

jasonlaus
middleofnowhere said:
Billy Stroud showed me how he would finish the rounded point with a razor knife to create a sharp point. Pretty easy actually. Then put in the inlayed point. You could not tell when it was done that it was not a splice unless you look closely.

The way to tell is at the pointed end in the point. On a splice each venner is a little different as it comes to a point due to the taper.
On an inlayed point they are unchanged.and the same.
As the cue is tapered the spliced point gets shorter. Inlayed points stay the same length as the cue is tapered. That is why they line up so perfectly, they are inlays. Spliced points if done correctly will line up perfectly as well.

I once refinished a Joss East cue and found the tips of the points were painted or inked on to make them come out even. The outside venner was black so this was almost undetectable.

On inlays in Ebony black tinted epoxy can be used to give the appearance of a more perfect fit. Tricks can be used.
I was at the BCA show once and picked up a Richard Black cue and took out my magnifer. He grabbed the cue from my hand and said "A cue must be examined at arms length with the naked eye".
He was probably right. A cue can look perfect from a small distance. Few cues could probably stand up to being examined with a loupe.
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All of my guys can stand full scrutiny of a loupe, I've seen examples of very well known makers use marker. Should be run out of the business
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4-6 point cues with colored veneers and linen wraps are my favorite

jasonlaus
How in the F are we on a billiards forum and none of you have ANY IDEA how sharp points are made? Im dumbfounded by the stupidity on here. Just WOW.

I've been drinking all night and this is the most ignorantly amazing thing I've ever seen. There's actually guys on here that have been posting for years that are absolutely clueless.
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This guy is "luckier" than Efren

jasonlaus
maha said:
actually it is almost a certainty it happened.

what was quoted was correct if before he shot someone said what are the chances right now he lucks in 4 in a row hitting multiple rails.

but after the fact, which is what we see here, with all the times people blasted in life it bounds to come up many times i suspect.
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I cant win with 20 4 times in a row, hell, id be lucky to win with 21 4 times in a row
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