trob said:

Which one of you maniacs bought this case.


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$1400 ??!!!!!!!!???? Is that American dollars? Once again, logic tells me that that must be Pesos.

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briankenobi said:

Jaden is right on the fan engagement. If there is a team aspect of it, it is more likely to draw fans. The World Cup is a perfect example. You might not watch or like soccer, but you will root your country on.

A lot of people hit on the financial aspect of this. How many times has someone said "Joe Rogan is a fan and has money. Why can't he invest in a tour." Because he is smart and knows that it's probably a money loss. Promoters need to make money from events and having free streams and not charging people to watch the events in person is a horrible business model.

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Agree on the team thing. Here's the problem I see with it though... In AZ we had the Saguaro Cup, like the Mosconi Cup but with the best players from the East Valley going against the best players from the West Valley. It was awesome. After a few years, all of the NON-top players started to complain that they never get picked. So they all created a different team competition. Now they have East vs West for different fargo ranges. Everyone except the players over like 660 can participate. And the Saguaro Cup is dead.

Everything has to be fair, everyone has to be included. It's the way pool seems to work. It reinforces the idea that even pool players don't want to watch pool, they'd rather play.

iusedtoberich said:

She "broke" Aramith Duramith Tournament balls under Perimeter or Arena lights. I can't make out the table.

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Has nobody noticed that that is an illegal 8 ball rack???

gregcantrall said:

The first step in Psychological warfare is to get My Mind Right.

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That sounds like it would be difficult.

skor said:

Dust and chalk dust picked up from the table will be just the same.

Also, there was a thread about mixed sets of balls at the pool halls, sometimes the difference in balls (mass, weight, age, cleanliness) will cause skids.

For most of us, just live with it, there is no difference between an occasional skid to occasional ball’s path changed due to dirt on the table.
It’s rare for the average player to have top pro tournaments conditions that we can win or lose because of chalk.

I just like my hands and clothes clean

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Doc's video shows that the chalk wears off of the cue ball with play, not that the cue ball picks up even more chalk. I think the table would have to be covered in an unusual amount of chalk for the balls to pick up enough chalk to cause skids.

I was playing in a snooker tournament years ago and was down 2 games in a best of 7 match. The guy was a friend with a good sense of humor and I went to the bathroom.and bought a condom out of the machine. I sruck it on the butt of my cue and he asked what the hell am i doing. I said I'm going to play safe and he burst out laughing. I beat him 4-2 lol

Jaden is right on the fan engagement. If there is a team aspect of it, it is more likely to draw fans. The World Cup is a perfect example. You might not watch or like soccer, but you will root your country on.

A lot of people hit on the financial aspect of this. How many times has someone said "Joe Rogan is a fan and has money. Why can't he invest in a tour." Because he is smart and knows that it's probably a money loss. Promoters need to make money from events and having free streams and not charging people to watch the events in person is a horrible business model.