KenneyTran said:

How about this?
Ivory joint.
IV inlays.
Lizard wrap.

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How much you asking?

Bob Jewett said:

A related proposition I've mentioned before that is in Willie Jopling's booklet is to pocket six balls in six shots. The proposer calls the order. It is much harder than it looks. Note the exact positions of the balls. You are not allowed to pocket two balls on one shot.

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That is a cool one. A few years ago Darren Appleton shot some videos of him doing this for cheap with folks while he was in Wisconsin.

It looks so simple, but having the balls deep in the corner pockets and the sides farther out, in conjunction with calling the next shot proved to be really challenging for folks.

garczar said:

A lot of old school players used shorter bridges. Earl's was the exception, really long. Buddy used a pretty short bridge.

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Yea, Hopkins, Diliberto, Lassiter, Grady, Balsis you could go on and on. Today they bridge like 18 inches off the rail. The Filipinos all have long bridges. Also now almost all players have opened hand bridges. They all look like snooker players now. Not bad, just interesting.

skins said:

Not sure how many of you know but Ted Brown aka "Cuesblues" has had a rough go for some time now, major back reconstruction surgery and heart disease. Just this morning he messaged me saying he's back in the hospital because his heart is failing "worse" and now his kidneys are failing. I messaged him a few hours ago and haven't heard back. Please say a prayer for Ted, his daughter, friends, and extended family.

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Get well soon, Ted! Wishing you comfort and healing during this time.

JohnnyOzone said:

Thanks for finding this and posting.
Seems like the bottom half of the bracket is tougher than the top.

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i'm not qualified to assess that, but the bottom half has genghis khan:



i bet he can make some damage

garczar said:

14.1 is basically a half-table game and they rarely ran whitey very far. 9b changed a lot of that.

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Good point! You can watch these legends play 9 ball later on in the early 80s, when ESPN (I think) had all of the old champions playing each other. These are all over YOUTUBE. Most of them looked a bit lost trying to play 9 ball or this weird 7 ball variation they were playing. I enjoyed watching Irving Crane play. Even playing those goofy games, he was ALL business in his tuxedo, and Balabushka, and serious as a heart attack about winning. At one point he found a sweet spot that allowed him to make the 7 ball on the break. I forget how many consecutive games he repeated that same break with quick wins.

garczar said:

Final64. Single elim: https://pub.joy-zhongba.com/racingc...AY47nNXNklW_kM0oXr_aem_2DJBMRMeQj1ExJC0e3--MA

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thanks.

looks like orcullo and melling can potentially face off in L16.

jbart65 said:

No sport can truly thrive with lots of small independent promoters - that was the state of pro pool for years.

Given the global nature of pool, there is definitely room for a few big entities such as WNT and Predator. Were they to cooperate more, it would benefit everyone. Some conflicts are inevitable, but a 365-day calendar is pretty darn big.

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I don't disagree but one of the problems with pool is that it DOESN'T have a 365 day calendar. The margins and the capital injection is so small that they only have off dates that they can afford to get venues. As it expands that might change. We'll have to see.

garczar said:

A lot of old school players used shorter bridges. Earl's was the exception, really long. Buddy used a pretty short bridge.

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I've been watching Earl's matches from the mid-80s until now. His technique and bridge length was ALWAYS evolving. Look at some of his earlier matches when he played with Meuccis. His bridge length was SHORT! Not super short, but much shorter than later. Then he switched to CUETEC, and his bridge length started to lengthen out significantly. I think Efren influenced him. He was also careful about where he gripped the cue. He would always look down at his grip hand before shooting. This was when he dominated 9 ball.

There were plenty of great players with shorter bridges. I doubt it was about deflection, but more about control and accuracy. Look at photos of that early 20th century champion Ralph Greenleaf who ran hundreds on the 5 x 10, while drunk, with a broomstick, and clay balls. His bridge was like 3 inches, LOL. Watch Irving Crane run 150 against Balsis on Youtube. Also a super short bridge. It is very interesting how techniques have evolved.