middleofnowhere said:

You having said that, I have very little interest in watching today's pool. When I watch it on YouTube I find myself fast forwarding just to see who wins. The idea I would be driving hundreds of miles to watch a tournament today, not a chance.

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All good. You enjoy what you enjoy.

The biggest stars of fifty years ago were probably Mizerak, Sigel, Varner, Rempe and Hall. Were they more entertaining to watch than today's crop? Not to me. Were they more animated than today's crop? Not to me. It's a myth that the stars of fifty years ago were any less robotic than the stars of today. Today, despite the presence of a few superstars at the top, nobody can hold the top position for long. In 2022, FSR was player of the year. In 2023, it was Filler. In 2024, it was Gorst. In 2025, it was Yapp. Let's see if yet another player finds his way to the top in 2026. I can't wait to watch!

For me, and this pertains to every sport I watch, what I enjoy the most is watching the emergence of new talent. The unprecedented amount of new talent that is emerging today in pro pool today is leaps and bounds beyond what we saw back in the day, and it's because the whole world is playing pool now, which wasn't true fifty years ago.

Still, you must go where your tastes lead you and it is not for me to tell you what you should and should not enjoy. Thanks for your input.

Santosha said:

I have a beautiful Coos Cue Available. Mint condition
1350.00

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2 cues pictured here which one is for sale

eastcoast_chris said:

Drop $100 on a box of them.
Keep one in your case at all times.
When you get pissed off, take one out, put it together and snap it over your knee.
Repeat.

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This is by far the best idea

Cuaba said:

When you really want to get the most out of your opponent....

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I have so many questions staring with is this a new age scam to get steal your guests’ account details?! LOL

PS I get the joke of running them out so they need to get money

jimmyg said:

Berlin Fashion Week:

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a courageous social critique of the financial system, tres interresant

Hail Mary Shot said:

I would compare it to what is Basketball now than what it was from 40-50 years ago as far as analogy goes. Pool now is better because of availability/access to it, more tournaments, pay, training, rule change, equipment change, racking sytem/equipment. Skills, other than jump shots becoming more of a staple now to escape a safety, there isn't much that pool players that makes them skills-better than your old pool gods. so does it make the new guys really good and make the old gods look like amateurs? now this interesting podcast is one I defer to when asked that question, Login to view embedded media . discussion about it starts at 21:50 mark with both players giving their answers. now SVB was the top dog when this interview podcast happened.

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I tend to disagree with that statement that I highlighted. I live in a town used to have about seven pool rooms between real pool rooms and bowling alleys. They were all great with championship equipment. Today we have one bowling alley and it doesn't even have a pool room room.

You read it on here all the time people complaining there's no place to play where they live. I wouldn't call this an improvement in the game when it's almost has no accessibility unless you play on a bar league.


Except among the small subculture and professional players and there's not that many of them that could make a dime, pool is almost nonexistent in the US anymore.

When you really want to get the most out of your opponent....

Did you research the brand to see what they normally sell for? I could see if if you have a spot at a flea market, but to sell on the net it might be more hassle than it is worth

fjk said:

Same. I fast forward to the end to see if it's close. If it's close, I'll reverse to the last few games and watch those. If the game is lopsided, I won't even do that.

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I used to love to watch the play of the game. I used to often not even care who won. Strategy, cheating pockets to get amazing positions, great shot making, thin cuts, backward cuts under pressure. Risk and reward playing.

Today it's headline news if a player even goes for a shot. They never make thin cuts or anything that is even difficult if they can play safe. All they do is cinch shots anymore. It could not be more boring.
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That is probably a Masse cue as Gene was well known for making Masse cues.

To each their own. I personally would for the experience. But for the people who are saying “you’d be a sucker to do so” are the same people who spend a 1,000 on a break cue and 30 on a piece of chalk.

what I can also say that there are more players (skilled/beginners) now than it was before. as far as pool gods go, they reach that status because they are exceptions to the lot.

i've done this once. made decent profit, but not worth the time (for me). expect a lot of them to be warped too

I would compare it to what is Basketball now than what it was from 40-50 years ago as far as analogy goes. Pool now is better because of availability/access to it, more tournaments, pay, training, rule change, equipment change, racking sytem/equipment. Skills, other than jump shots becoming more of a staple now to escape a safety, there isn't much that pool players that makes them skills-better than your old pool gods. so does it make the new guys really good and make the old gods look like amateurs? now this interesting podcast is one I defer to when asked that question, Login to view embedded media . discussion about it starts at 21:50 mark with both players giving their answers. now SVB was the top dog when this interview podcast happened.

How about this Black Baron for $2500 shipped?

I had a flashback of that 1 missed shot that cost the player as I approached the match winning 8 ball playing a Grand Master.
My self to self uh called "time out". I got up off the straight in basic shot to taste my beer and apologized for the delay. My words were the same as Danny's to me after missing a simple match shot playing Earl the Pearl. "uh, I Just Got Nervous. " It can happen but it can be dealt with as well. I made mine using the.strong foundation and mechanics when my mind/body communications were uh getting garbled.
It can happen. DMIT IT er uh admit it. Start over and make it.
I watched Cole decintigrate to the alcohol. His foundation and set had the ball being made if he were to pass out and leave it to gravity.