ShootingArts said:

Efren learned a lot by watching including watching weak players. He spent a lot of time playing but also a lot of time watching how balls behaved on the table, according to his reports.

I think chess helped and helps his pattern recognition and play too.

A sleepless night makes for a long post from me!(grin)

Hu

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maha said:

sure the top players are better but the question was is pool better.

in tournaments like stu goes to, it is much better play and execution so he likes that. and is right.

in pool rooms, pool is dismal. and that is right. few gamble. not many hang around and the social aspect is gone in most rooms.

the very top players are better now but go in a pool room now and few are very good where as 50 years back the rooms were full of good players. and there would be a half dozen that could run a 100 balls every day.

and more that if a 700 plus player came in looking for action he would have no chance with anyone who stepped up to play.

people virtually lived in the pool rooms. they were full of characters and fun, and it was what they did every day. not so anymore.

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muskyed said:

We're hungry!

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jimmyg said:

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j2pac said:

Please stay away from the NPR section. Do NOT feed the animals!

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Rackaday said:

You, sir are not alone, even if our motivations are different. I am not facing a decision at your level, but only because I am getting back in so many years later. I just don’t have the same connection to cue builder’s or even pool rooms as many here. One thing I found out is I have a cap on what I am willing to spend. I also really can’t see myself waiting for more than 120 days to receive a cue, so many top “tier” builders are out. I asked in another thread what do you play with the most and is that the same as your favorite cue? Would you care to share that?

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vintagecollectibles831 said:

Hi, lol, I was too lazy to read the last half of your post, but I just wanted to reply to your question about Efren. I do not think he needed any systems, or any of that other mumbo jumbo (whatever), lol. He learned everything, and mastered everything about all of the games, by just playing, probably 18 hours a day, for who knows how many years. I do not know if he ever did drills, for example, but I would not be surprised if he never did a single drill in his entire life. I would not be surprised if he gained all of his knowledge, and skill sets (in the various games) simply by competing against the best players he could find to compete against.

Keith McCready said that he never did drills, and I read that he was the most feared money player on the planet, back in the early 80's. Look how great he played, with that very unusual style. I believe that he got to be one of the best by simply just competing.

I believe that maybe many of the greatest may have never had any systems, and never did any drills. That would not surprise me a bit. They simply just knew the ins and outs of everything, and had a very high level of natural ability.

Or, maybe I am completely wrong about everything that I said above. I do not know. I just remember reading that bit, about Keith McCready saying that doing drills was a waste of time, in so many words, lol.

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Black-Balled said:

Pretty sure it is a Blongoni

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phanispal said:

Hi, I’m going to buy a Gold Crown III that has been in a pool hall for many years.

Problem is there is no availability in Brunswick Superspeed cushions here in Greece.

Do you know where I could purchase them from?
Or maybe an equal alternative in terms of play quality.

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