skip100 said:

People like Woodward and Thorpe could easily make up their costs and then same by staying an extra day or two and giving exhibitions and lessons. I'm sure there are people in the UK who would love to take a banks lesson from Billy Thorpe.

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jtompilot said:

all the rooms in Texas and most of the country favor smaller tables.

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sparkle84 said:

Brings back memories of watching George Rippe do his thing. Sometimes he'd get 6 rails on that little dance in the corner. Great players in that room. Dick Reid, Carlos Hallon, Paul Melinchuk, Larry Johnson and others.
Used to think we could put together a 5 man team that could beat any room in the country. They're all gone now other than Carlos.
Great times though.

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bbb said:

thanks to @cincy_kid on onepocket.org for the link

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KingSamurai said:

I have been playing in some tournaments where I run into players who refuse to lag the ball to determine whose break....

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maha said:

there are a small handful that make a decent living. really a poor one for being at the top of a sport.

and all the rest if lucky and good, make about what a cop in a city makes or a bus driver with overtime.

and those lower just support those on top and the venues. till they realize what their future is.

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krelldog said:

Not a Billy Thorpe fan....but the silver lining for Billy is the realization he can't make a living long term playing pool.
Props to him with his new excavation business. American professional pool is a fucking mess. Other than Shane and Fedor, and a few of the good entrepreneurs (example-Oscar ) There just isn't enough pie to cut up. The foreign talent dwarfs the Americans, other than the two above mentioned. So the bigger purses are pretty much unreachable. Its great seeing the young talent emerge in the states....but their parents should start steering these kids to the "Landon Shuffett route "

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Onepocketking1 said:

I actually was getting more action then when it was rounded.

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maha said:

take the straight shooter stuff back. missing too many easy banks and not getting the right position.

taking forever to find the obvious shot. and like at 1.38 and some, he breaks open the stack with ball in hand. so deluna can run out if he leaves a bank. while only needing 2. that was a rookie mistake/

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sparkle84 said:

Exactly right. Lot of talk on here about what pros do. I'll tell you what they do. It's very simple.

They do whatever is necessary in any given situation to give themselves the biggest margin of error possible. Doing that allows them to be successful to the highest percentage possible.

Bridge or stroke length, stroke speed, amounts and types of english, position routes and many other things are just tools they use very skillfully to give themselves the best possible chance of success.

Of course most will have a default bridge length on a normal shot and though it varies player to player the majority bridge in the 10-12" range.
Watch 20 high level pros shoot in an hour long video and you'll see that with most, unless they have to stretch or need a lot of power they're bridge is nowhere near the natural pivot point of their shaft.

Don't have to believe me, just watch some vids.

Better still, for those who go to big tournaments, ask a few pros how much attention they pay to pivot points. The answer will be...not much.

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Tennesseejoe said:

Thanks for sharing this post. This puts it in perspective for me, but I have a question. For a person with 8-10 inch bridge, would you suggest a regular shaft or a LD?

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