71dewajack said:

Awesome, it'd be cool to see pictures.

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King T said:

I dont know, but I have played and backed a lot of call shot Pool and either all shots or call the none obvious shots..., but if its call all shots then its all shots.

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skogstokig said:

otoh, shouldn't the US open be worth more than these events? it has more prestige.. it makes sense to me that a higher regarded and higher paying event gives more ranking points than for example florida open. all ranking system have flaws, but i just don't see a better one at the moment

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jbart65 said:

The biggest eye opener for me the past two week has been the play of Harrison Leinen (Fargo 707), an 18-year-old American from Minnesota.

He played in the Florida Open. Started out beating fellow American Vincent Goh (Fargo 643) by the score of 9-6. Then he beat the more experienced Nathan Childress (Fargo 744) by a surprising 9-1.

In the knockout stage, he beat Floridian Jason Jones (Fargo 687) in a tight 10-9 affair.

Finally he lost to Kledio Kaci 10-5 for a spot in the final 32. Harrison kept pace early, then Kledio went on a run. It wasn't really a mistake-laden match on Harrison's part, however. Kledio was just Kledio.

Last night he took AJ Manas to the wire in a 10-8 loss.

I know it is a very small sample size. I have only seen Leinen play twice. But he's impressed me as much as any young American player under the age of 30 save for Lukas Fracasso-Verner.

He looks calm and assured at the table. He's shown good positional play. He can move the ball without much effort. Breaks well. Plays on the quicker side. Doesn't overcomplicate things or agonize over what to do.

Leinen, who's nickname is Hank the Tank, has had good success in junior events going back to age 14, but apparently he's made a name for himself lately in money matches, according to Jeremy Jones. JJ was unfamiliar with Leinen before the Florida Open.

Flash in the pan? Maybe. But I would love to see him at more events. His self-confidence and speed of play suggest he could get a lot better. To he plays more like a 777 Fargo than a 707.

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DieselPete said:

But even then, isn't it generally ball and pocket?

I have never seen anyone have to call rubbing the adjacent rail on a rail-first shot into a ball hanging in the pocket.

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JAM said:

I've noticed that whenever Coach Johan is around, Tyler excels. I think Johan's presence brings out the best in Tyler.

Shane is on fire as of late. I hope he keeps it going.

I'd love to see some new blood on Mosconi Cup's Team USA, but we have a limited field of pro caliber players to choose from.

I'm not a fan of the WNT ranking system because it is based on money payouts, and with events having different purses, this affects the ranking. It would be different if all WNT events had the same payouts. Just an opinion from a railbird with no financial interest in the outcome.

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easy-e said:

Are we not counting Fedor as an American player?

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