garczar said:

It was the Cowboy Casino in Hutchinson,Ks. They had a few events. I went to last one in ('89 or '90) with Matlock and Fat Randy. Dave missed a near straight-in to lose to Swannie. Boy was he HOT. I forget who won.

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Hey! Glad to see the Cowboy Casino mentioned…my husband was the pool pro there and he booked the entertainment. Keith Whitley Shenandoah and lots more that I can’t recall at the moment.

uk_9_ball_convert said:

I like your phrase rotational obligation. I'm going to remind the balls of their obligations next time I'm playing, as think sometimes they forget and that's why I miss

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You don't miss. The balls do.

Amaury said:

I agree, but I dont see much difference with the 6 ball shot by JS.

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No difference. Was one implied?

jasonlaus said:

Is this like a guy with no left arm being called "lefty"?

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LOL...Kinda like a fat guy named slim

straightline said:

At that distance and speed the OB is completely hooked up. It has a rotational obligation to keep moving forward, which it did.

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I agree, but I dont see much difference with the 6 ball shot by JS.

I believe that there are four distinct features of a cue: 1. Hit/ play. 2. Feel in one’s hand during the stroke. 3. Construction quality. 4. Cue design.

I also believe that the cue tip choice can reflect at least 50% of the hit / play characteristics of any cue ( tip
Hardness degree and how the tip grips the cue ball)

So tip choice is very personal and very important - IMO most of the other 50% of hit/ play characteristics of a cue derive from shaft type ( straight maple vs.Anything else such as carbon, LD, Keilwood, etc - as well as shaft taper; ferrule and joint choice also factor into the hit/play of a cue.

Feel in one’s hands during stroke is also a very personal choice heavily influenced by cue weight, cue balance point, and cue wrap choice.

Cue construction is wood choices, joint choices, and cue maker skill level.

Cue design choice is 100% personal.

straightline said:

At that distance and speed the OB is completely hooked up. It has a rotational obligation to keep moving forward, which it did.

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I like your phrase rotational obligation. I'm going to remind the balls of their obligations next time I'm playing, as think sometimes they forget and that's why I miss

maha said:

what do you grind it all over the table and into your hands?

my hands are never blue from master or twetten chalk.

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No. I don’t. It still gets on my hands, my clothes, my table and ends up elsewhere. There is a reason so many users of Taom, pro and amateur, talk about how ’clean’ it is. They, and I, aren’t making it up. It’s the ONLY reason I buy it.

I don’t want to spend much on chalk, but there is no comparison between Taom and Masters on cleanliness. None. One cube also lasts a very long time, so I don’t pay much for chalk per year.

Amaury said:

The balls missed by a diamond don't worry me that much. We saw a lot of rolls like that on tournament tables past years. I remember one of Alcaide (At the Mosconi cup I think?) missed by way more of a diamond or another famous one bye Efren again mike sigel
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At that distance and speed the OB is completely hooked up. It has a rotational obligation to keep moving forward, which it did.

During a recent tournament, i think one of the womens', this particular ref missed two, blatant fouls. One of them was a simple no rail contact foul, on a kick shot. I saw it, and hundreds of people on the live chat saw it. I think it was a jasmin ouschan match.