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surely this has happened in a big match, what's the rule??

fastone371
The Old Jaybird said:
and he says, "break it down and you concede and I win. Continue play with it as is."

Then you crack him across the forehead with the butt and go to jail. Had to get a new cue anyway.
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Then I guess I would assemble my spare cue, it only says you concede if you break down your cue, not assemble one. Besides, people put their jump cues together during a match all the time.
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What beginner pool tip do you wish you learned sooner?

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Bob Jewett said:
All areas are susceptible to wandering off the beaten path. Sometimes that's good, but nearly always it is a less effective way to play. I think would-be trail blazers should ask themselves, "Why is this a better way to play than what others are doing?" "It's my way," is not a very good answer.
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I would add "Why is this a better way to play than others who are running racks on a consistent basis and I'm not? They must be lucky I guess..........
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$1.5M first place prize for Chinese tournament next week

fastone371
maha said:
for those that dont know, you are the one that gives the form to whom you pay. the t.d. may have them as well if he allows it. this is for u.s. people. i dont know china tax laws and it doesnt matter to people from u.s. unless they hold some back. but if the t.d. cuts checks then it is easy.

if you give part of your winnings to an out of country person you need to have some proof of what you did. which isnt hard to do.
you need to do same as if you win a calcutta and give part away to an investor to cover yourself.

then you only owe on what you collected. not what was advertised.
it goes along the same lines as deducting expenses if it is your profession.
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Whoever wins money in a culcutta? Not me, nope, never.
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Shipping cue

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Some upstanding member here please slap me squarely for using USPS again. Bought a cue and asked for USPS shipment, it's been 10 days since shipment, with a full 5 days to hit the regional distribution center around 60 miles from origin. Now another 5 days and no update. Original estimated delivery was June 4.

And the USPS tracking site now has a banner stating possible delays due to the World Cup. How does the World Cup materially impact USPS?! They were waiting to roll out that excuse for months I bet.

The seller has been great to deal with, no fault to him.
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What beginner pool tip do you wish you learned sooner?

fastone371
Bob Jewett said:
The way that Maurice Daly put it is:

"[...] I do not know of anything that prevents improvement, that keeps fairly good players back in their game so much as making the wrong shot and then having it come out well. (Daly's Billiard Book, page 171)​

I met one pretty good nine ball player who shot all his three-cushion kicks hard and with lots of draw. He could sometimes make hits that way. I think it's usually the wrong way to play three-cushion kicks.
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I knew a pool guy that hit every shot bottom right, he had been playing that way for decades. I would guess that he eventually figured out he could go 3 rails around the table better one direction than the other, could only kill the cue ball on shots that he hit to the right, and had to cut the ball thinner when cutting to the left vs right.
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