Sorry everyone. An army buddy committed suicide and I had to drop everything to go help his family.

After getting back home and getting my wits about me, I just made one on my Hightower Deluxe out of Juma. Ordered the replacement bumper for $5 and he is good to go now.

sjm said:

Poolmanis wisely notes that the slick conditions were a problem associated with both the one railer and the three railer,

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With my waxed CB (simulating slick conditions), the 1-railer was much closer than the 3-railer.

KINGSCOURT905 said:

Thanks for running that down, Dave, that's a real answer. I didn't expect the three-railer to come out that badly at the slow speed either, which makes me look at Filler's choice a bit differently. Did the medium one-railer leave him any better off when it missed, or was it a sell-out either way once he missed?

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Again, watch the shots in the video. That’s what the video is for … showing a wide range of both good and bad outcomes with each approach. The 1-railer had many good outcomes. My feeling is the percentages of good and bad leaves were similar with both approaches.

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Poolmanis said:

When i play tournaments and want test table in warm up I shoot couple times 3 rail "opposite system shot" 3 rails. It is fast way to get read of rails and cloth.
It is close what Filler had, and i am sure he know that too so that shot. Use slightly less english than natural 3 rail kick and faster speed.
Here you can see me test it on last tournament before match.

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Yes, good idea, but ...

In truth, the chance to warm on a stream table at a major championship is usually minimal, typically, but not always, restricted to one rack each for you and your opponent. Over the years, I've heard more than a few players complain about this, noting that the table in the practice room may or may not play like the one on which they must compete, but their complaints have, too often, fallen on deaf ears.

He thought he was Efren.

When i play tournaments and want test table in warm up I shoot couple times 3 rail "opposite system shot" 3 rails. It is fast way to get read of rails and cloth.
It is close what Filler had, and i am sure he know that too so that shot. Use slightly less english than natural 3 rail kick and faster speed.
Here you can see me test it on last tournament before match.
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dr_dave said:

You can watch all the shots in the video to judge for yourself. The 3-railer gave a bad result much more than I thought it would (especially at the slow-ish speed Filler used).

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Ditto. I do not agree that, at the speed Filler, chose, he survives anything less than a make of the seven ball more than occasionally. He'll almost never get separation at that speed, and the nearly-always-fatal double kiss is an undeniable danger. I feel strongly that he bet the rack on kicking it in, and his choice was certainly reasonable.

Poolmanis wisely notes that the slick conditions were a problem associated with both the one railer and the three railer,