Positively Ralf said:

Holy shit what a blonde bombshell! BTW, is this the girl that everyone was mad about because of some jeans ad she made?

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Yes.

Someone made a video on FB of all of the first day's breaks, showing only the breaks. Doung was clearly WAY slower than Shaw in all of the breaks. It wasn't even close. I can't tell if the ref called any of them illegal. The video creater had his own commentary of what was ok, and what was bad, and it was covering up if the ref took any action.

With that background info, I could def see Shaw going nuts if HE was called for a slow break on Day 2, especially if Doung wasn't called for any on Day 1.

ps, what was the final count?

equipment can only improve your game a tiny bit. most changes will change you for the worst.

besides none here are going to be top pros because of the talent factor and dedication.
concentrate on your game not what you can buy.

Nature Boy said:

I left the game around the time he started and was curious.

Accu-Stats has released two of his matches recently, both playing Sigel.

He won both and played incredible.

He looked great and played the game like many of us think it should be played.

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I would like to add that for a player of his caliber his safety game seemed quite suspect to me, which might have been a factor in him never winning a major title.

For sure it wasn't his offense.

he gave good reasons why not to go. to go there the prize fun has to be much large to attract players from a far.

your foreign earnings are double taxed. you can deduct the tax from your gross not from what you owe in us tax. so you do pay less tax on your gross but more tax overall.

besides what he does is for his benefit, not fans .

Bob Jewett said:

I take a little of it back. The method is useful for kicks off the side rails. I don't think he has the length quite right. His method should put the bumper of his cue at the rolling-ball mirror image of the pocket. As a check, the bumper needs to be in line with the end rail. He doesn't check that, and the bumper will be less and less in line as the balls move away from the end rail.

His method of the end-rail kicks is off because the bumper is no where near in-line with the side rails, and the ball will go short for the shots he demonstrated. I guess you could argue they won't be off by much, but I don't like systems with built-in errors. In a lot of rooms, you can't get the bumper to the correct position because of walls and tables. I'm not sure, but maybe the long-way kick could be fixed by rotating half way and then parallel shifting.

The basic idea (corrected): Put the bumper at the location of the spot on the wall, then pivot around that spot to the cue ball to get the line of the shot, and note where on the rail you have to aim.

The basic problem: he doesn't put the bumper at the spot on the wall most of the time.

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That was pretty much what I got and think the video intended....since the cue is approx. the width of the table it somewhat works...(notice however both shots he actually hits rail first not directly into the ball)

I much prefer the mini mirror method (some call it the X method I think).....much better than the full mirror....... as you also mentioned...many rooms there is not enough room to make that extended cue manuvior he demonstrates.......The mini mirror you never leave the bed of the table for the visualization.

It is convenient once you have that three rail "wall spot" reference in a home room

of course no matter what method you use...it only gets you close enough to adjust for conditions.

like him or not he is playing for 15 g's and that is big money to him.

he is supposed to do things to upset his opponent or at least try to do it in subtle ways. he is gambling and wanting to win. not playing for a cup or coffee or table time.

its an old time game the new world of people have moved past it. along with horseshoes and croquet,

pool would be gone as well but leagues seemed to have given it a new life.

Positively Ralf said:

Lots of the blame can be placed on the feet of the Bowlero company. It has taken many bowling alleys and converted them to family centers were bowling is not the focus. That move alone has helped kill off the next generation of pro bowlers.

As for the original post, this isn't anything new. Zuglan's northeast tour has been going strong for what seems like decades now and the top players make some good money playing there. I believe first place is usually around $1200.

The only thing that would turn off so many people about these tours is the fact that many are handicapped. I truly believe there is a place for tours without the need of handicapping. But it would take someone with some deep pockets and running in the red for a while before something like that takes off.

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I bowled Collegiate at NDSU. My opinion of Bowlero is just a string of 4 letter words. I've watched them buy out and ruin great houses.
They've totally destroyed the game and the will of a small amount of houses and organizers are hanging on by their fingernails.

I have never liked Shaw.

His actions and mannerisms always make him seem like a jerk.

I root for his opponent every time he plays.

the average regular pool player is not your market in this business unless selling chalk or gloves.

what needs is to change the business so they can also partake in the spending part.

there are ways to make the purse pool huge. but it needs some creative mind or minds to do it. the major hurdle which is a monster to overcome to get some outside money in with the current batch of pro players.

they are a bunch of stoic robots, that no one that isnt a total pool nut will stand to watch for more than a short time.
they need a handler to change all that and control it so the crowd is really partners of the game. and more.

and arrange to have more things going on than just a race of 9 ball. seen one you've seen them all.

many ways to get big numbers watching and interested in participating for bigger dollars. only bigger dollars brings more people. i thought for a short time a ways back, of making the worlds biggest payouts and participation but realized i would have to fight all the nay sayers, and the work needed.
not worth it for most anyone.

pool people think too small. there are still many talking about 1000 or two, dollar prize payouts. that isnt even the size of a decent horse bet on a big race. or a hand in an action medium stakes poker pot. or any gamblers bet on a football game.

i hope jay comes up with something. he can do it.

Wayben said:

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jay helfert said:

I would always lightly scuff the bottom of the tip and the top of the ferrule before applying clue (Tweetens). I would apply a light coat of glue to both surfaces. Then let the glue set up a little before putting it on the cue. Next apply pressure using either a strong ruɓber band or the weight of the cue.

Leave it this way overnight and then clean up the edges and shape/scuff the tip. My tips never came off!

P.S. I was Dennis' tip repair man when he was winning all those tournaments.

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This is another situation where if it always works for you I can't say you're wrong(especially with that resumé!), but I will add my experience. To me it is similar to the instructions for would glue. You want two smooth surfaces. Less is more with the glue in this case. If the ferrule has imperfections then you gotta do something to the ferrule, but if both surfaces are flat and smooth, you shouldn't have to do any scoring.

Mensabum said:

Well deserved!!
Brag away my friend!!

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The subconscious is always listening and it doesn't know the difference between what you say as truth and what you say as modesty, even false modesty.

I hired a man. Good worker in all respects. His only flaw as I saw it was that he tended to blow his own horn a bit much. One day I talked to him about it. He said, "plenty of people out there to talk bad about me, why should I help them?"

He had a point. Years later others got credit for my work since I low played what I did and they considerably overstated their contribution. I thought back to my old employee and while I didn't brag I settled for much more neutral positions and didn't dismiss or downplay what I had done.

We are often the only one on the site that knows about past doings. We have had legends on here quietly operating under an anonymous handle. Most people give and gave their posts little weight not knowing who they were and their past accomplishments. Most have died or just faded away but I used to get many a chuckle when somebody was tugging on Superman's cape and didn't have a clue!

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