As soon as he keeps his concentration on "ALL" shots, and improves his cross rail simple banks, AJ Manas may be in the conversation. He appears to have as much natural ability as anyone and more than 90% of the top rated 100. ICE runs through his veins under pressure.

Sir Scratchalot said:

I'd put my money on Putin. I don't see Trump being a player. Pool player, that is.

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He cheats at golf, so….

Bob Jewett said:

I know a league player who has no interest in playing position. He is a very good ball pocketer. He shoots and then looks around for the next shot. He has no expectation of where the cue ball might end up. (APA 5)

Also, there are a lot of players who will decide to put the cue ball on spot X and then do it, but the only way the cue ball could have gotten there was to miss the object ball and that's what they did. Often heard: "But I got perfect position."

I agree that the shot cannot be completely planned until both the pocketing (aiming) and position (spin/speed) are decided, but there are a lot of players who frequently do only one of those.

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It makes me sick the amount of times I get pinpoint position and miss the OB. I got so sick of it that I wrote a hand written no in sharpie on a piece of notebook paper and taped it to my wall. I read it before I play every time.

The note says:

Cueball control or shotmaking?

THEY ARE THE SAME THING!!!

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I knew this but it didn't really sink in until watching old straight pool matches. One of my favorites is Jim Rempe and Allen Hopkins. Watching the way they control the CB is pretty enlightening. Once they get an "easy shot" they make every shot easy from that point onward. I was so used to missing balls that I just went for shape within 2'-3' of ideal. You can beat bangers like this but eventually it's not precise enough when playing better players.

Homesplice said:

I have a couple "sayings" that i use at appropriate and inappropriate times. When the object ball slowly finds its way into the pocket-"Snailed it!".
If the ball rattles in the jaws and goes in, then I "Flintstoned it in". When winning by virtue of a good bank shots, then I'm
" Banking and spanking!". After winning the majority of games in an outing, I sometimes "drop the chaulk". They can't all be winners, but if some of you could post your cool pool sayings/lingo i would appreciate it. I will try and use them at mostly appropriate times.

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My favorite: “You couldn’t bank a river”


I heard this while filming in NY at a pool room in Queens called Le Cue-
Player Mike was called for slow play,
“They don’t call him the time bandit for nothin’”