Iwishiwasrich said:

Welcome back!!!

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I just realized I recognized the name from years ago before I read your post. Yes, welcome back

DrCue'sProtege said:

I guess I need clarification with regards to the 9B break shot.

On all my Accu-Stats videos from the Sands Regency Tournament back in the 1990s and the U.S. Open videos from the 1990s and from what people told me back in the day it seems like the plan was to squat the CB. Leave it somewhere around the middle of the table if at all possible.

Is that not what players are trying to do nowadays?

r/DCP

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Before WNT when the 1ball was on the spot and before special gadget for racking, that was the goal, a stop shot on 1ball from the rail head on that would make the CB jump up and land in the middle of the table and make a wing ball. The 1ball will go towards the side pocket, sometimes will go in, sometimes will hit the rail bellow the pocket and hopefully leave a shot on it to the corner.

When racking gadget started to pop, players found that they can get the same result and more consistent with a soft break.

Some used a cut break to try and make the one in the side.

With today's 9ball on the spot:
1. if a box is used then you go for a cut shot to make the one in the side, you add some draw to get the CB to hit the side rail and go back to the center table. some add some side spin so the CB will hit the 9ball and try to make the 9 in the side.

2. if no box is used, then it's back to the big head on shot from the side rail. two balls will go towards the corner of the same side of break, the one ball will hit the side rail and go towards the bottom corner on the side you broke from. This actually and easier and more consistent layout to run out than it used to be with the 1 on the spot....

Quesports said:

They should send the US team to the Philippines for four months before the Mosconi Cup!

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And then leave them there

VVP said:

I didn't want to start a new thread. Nice discussion about the Mosconi Cup in the video below. Also, nice to see Shane "open up" in the interview given that people say he is an introvert.

Notice how serious Scott Frost face got when the discussion came up about being captain of the Mosconi Cup I think he might be a good captain/coach because it looks like he won't mess around or be a push over to anyone.


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Syncs off. Bummer. On the plus side, Scott Frost never sounded more interesting.

sciarco said:

Bang on Texas Carom Club i saw a lot of players over the yrs hustling with house cues, they shot lights out either you got it or you don't skill that is.

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You cant just show up at a bar on Fri, Sat night with your own cue and expect to get action. Now if somebody did show up with their own then yes please

I've played with cues that had a Crack from the bottom of the butt to 10" up the cue because it had the best tip in the place and was still a slip on tip. If you couldn't play with garbage like that along with the big cue ball you couldn't play.

I guess thats why I don't believe in home court advantage.

bbb said:

so
after 100 posts
is there a consensus of which kielwood shaft has the lowest deflection

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No one can answer that as there is no standardized measurements that manufactures can run and publish the results for us to know. And I'm sure if such test existed, most manufacturers wouldn't want us to know the truth as it easy to sell in a competitive market with buzz words than use real data that might show poor results...

No one here have enough KW shafts to be able to answer this either. and would you trust such an individual for accurate test results?
When I rate my shafts for deflections I get from the people here a response that it's just my experience with my stroke and aim, they could be right, who knows?

But as long as it gets the forum running and provide some people a place to vent, keep it going....

stevelomako said:

It sure seems like your job gets in the way of your poker career.

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Lol. Sometimes having a job is the only reason I can play poker.

I didn't want to start a new thread. Nice discussion about the Mosconi Cup in the video below. Also, nice to see Shane "open up" in the interview given that people say he is an introvert.

Notice how serious Scott Frost face got when the discussion came up about being captain of the Mosconi Cup I think he might be a good captain/coach because it looks like he won't mess around or be a push over to anyone.


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The science is simple. you want to accelerate as you hit the ball in order to get the most action of the CB, you can't do that by punching the ball because you actually slowing down at the contact point. Punching the ball is a way to kill the action and it's also a tool to master for certain shots.

Hmm.
Edit: pernambuco with some curls and curly maple