Jaden said:

This is funny, you start with you weren't aware that members here are retarded and then proceed to state something that makes your OP moot... You can't make this $h17 up.

Yeah... makes sense, most special olympics contestants aren't aware that they're really special until it's pointed out.

All jokes aside, ya gotta have a thick skin around here buddy, trust me. This is over 20 years of regular posting talking.

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How very interesting...

I don't understand why people hate the shootout so much, it seems like the most fair way possible for a hill-hill match to be settled.

No lucky or unlucky rolls, just a pure test of mechanics under pressure.

HawaiianEye said:

I like over the table lighting.

I hate ceiling lighting.

Pool is supposed to be played in a dark setting.

Why?

Because I said so.

When I grew up, pool halls were dark and recreation centers were well lit.

Pool halls had beer, gambling, unsavory characters, etc.

Recreation centers had Dr. Peppers, no gambling, and unsupervised kids getting Cheeto dust on the tables.

I like pool halls.

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I like the room itself to be dark but not the table itself

WildWing said:

I imagine you had it repaired?

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This right here is what makes the incident a disaster.

muskyed said:

Ha Ha, that's the closest of the three about 26 miles, the others 33 mi and 38 mi ish. There is a cost to living away from the city, but so worth it.
There is zero glare to these lights, they are the best I have ever seen. Absolutely no spilling of light around the room.

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I like over the table lighting.

I hate ceiling lighting.

Pool is supposed to be played in a dark setting.

Why?

Because I said so.

When I grew up, pool halls were dark and recreation centers were well lit.

Pool halls had beer, gambling, unsavory characters, etc.

Recreation centers had Dr. Peppers, no gambling, and unsupervised kids getting Cheeto dust on the tables.

I like pool halls.

skogstokig said:

are you sure? the eurotour predator tables are tapped but these tables don't look it. i don't think they would be breaking from the side if they were

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I thought that I saw the referee racking without a triangle so I assumed that the table is tapped. But later I saw they use a triangle so probably not tapped.
Sorry for the confusion

Spot shot decider is stupid. But I did see old pro Ralf Souquet practicing it before a match in Las Vegas this year. Lo and behold the match came down to it and Ralf got by a much younger opponent. Age and cunning…

Jaden said:

A funny story about that. Most top players ensure they start off centered on the ball by starting with their tip placed at the base of the ball. For many years I did something similar but to make sure my tip started off, not only centered on the ball, but also the same distance from the ball everytime, I would line up over the top of the ball right in the center.

I've matched up and played with Scott Frost several times over the years and every time he would see me doing it, he would say "I know what you're doing there". lol

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In order to keep your "shot perspective" the same on every shot, you should try to distance yourself from the cue ball the same every shot.

If the table layout allows you to do that, you can align your eyes over the cue at the same downward "angle" into the shaft and shot picture. It is kind of like the glide scope view of an aircraft landing, you are looking downward and forward at the same view angle to the runway. Every airport, like a pool table, may have a different layout, but the main concern is lining up the aircraft with the runway and hitting it at the proper spot and angle. In pool, your cue tip is the aircraft and the cue ball is the spot on the runway. Following through causes the cue ball to become the aircraft because it is only going to go in the direction you hit it. Try to keep every landing the same.

This allows your mind to "picture" each shot the same way.

It becomes kind of like seeing and shooting "the same shot, over and over".

Rusty in Montana said:

Very nice pool hall ! I'm jealous that you have a pool hall close to home ! Ha ha

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Ha Ha, that's the closest of the three about 26 miles, the others 33 mi and 38 mi ish. There is a cost to living away from the city, but so worth it.
There is zero glare to these lights, they are the best I have ever seen. Absolutely no spilling of light around the room.

skor said:

The table is tapped so it’s as tight as a template
But there are dents on the cloth that might cause balls to change path

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are you sure? the eurotour predator tables are tapped but these tables don't look it. i don't think they would be breaking from the side if they were

Bob Jewett said:

It is not explicitly called out.

A stroke is defined. The lift shot is not a stroke.

Moving the cue ball by some means other than a stroke is explicitly unsportsmanlike conduct. (Another example is taking a foul by tapping the cue ball with your ferrule. )

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Thanks. Any chance it could be added to the next revision of the WPA rules, similar to what Griffin's rules has?

skogstokig said:

niels can beat anyone and he proves it again and again. no shame in losing to niels. but some of shane's misses were really poor and he seemed to make a habit of scratching off two rails.

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He hasn’t had enough time to adjust after switching from Master to Titleist chalk I think.