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SJM at the Las Vegas Open

sjm
loggerhead12 said:
Hopefully she'll follow the Jasmine Ouschan path instead. Jasmine didn't really shine until she was 19.
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I saw Jasmin play when she was 15 and she was already very dangerous. By age 15, she had even beaten Helena Thornfeldt at the WPBA Nationals and had several hundred ball runs at straight pool. As a mid-teen, she was already competitive with the men at Euro-tour events. Yes, she won the World Games gold medal at 19, and that is, perhaps, when she became one of the game's superstars.

Like you, I'm hoping that Savannah follows in the footsteps of Jasmin.
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Favorite/easiest diamond banking systems.

M
basically the parallel system of just moving along the line gives a great start and teaches you to adjust for speed , tables, and english,

and is the easiest to use without hardly any thinking . then the practice to get the feel for where to hit and how to hit.

in a short time you can get to hit what side of the object ball you want to hit or even what side of the pocket you want to go to.

and for many multi rail shots you can still use it and work backwards. but as said 3 cushion books with diagrams take you thru to a decent level.

but an hour of practice learning where the cue ball comes back to from different positions works wonders. especially using different english.
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Favorite/easiest diamond banking systems.

Frosty
As was mentioned in an earlier post, systems are table dependent and that changes on the same table at times due to “conditions” I.E. dry/ “wet” table, as well as numerous other variables like spin you may be imparting with your stroke without really knowing you’re doing it, as well as speed of stroke, how clean or dirty the balls are, etc.

I’m fortunate in that I just kinda “see it” so it came relatively easy to me. Your best bet is spending a portion of your table time playing short rack banks when you play. I think it’s something you develop a feel for by just doing it. It’s also a great game for your stroke. Wish I could give you something better, but that’s all I’ve got 🤷🏻‍♂️
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The Eagle King Jump Cue

K
Some here may have seen my recent post asking about jump cues. If not, the TLDR version is that I wanted some insight on how the Eagle King Jump Cue compares to higher-end jump cues.

Thanks to the encouragement of azbilliards member Mensabum, I took the plunge on the Eagle King jump cue. I have probably played with the thing for 15 - 20 minutes.

Prior to receiving the Eagle King cue, I had only used a very cheap wood jump cue that I struggled with. So much so, I lost the butt and threw out the shaft.

Within 5 minutes of shooting with the Eagle King, I made a jump shot, and after 10 minutes, I had made multiple table length jump shots and a couple of table length cut shots where I was jumping an entire ball.

I will admit that I have little experience with jump cues, and no experience with the Predator Jump Cue, Cue-Tec, Mezz, or 360, which I think are the premium offerings in the marketplace. However, for me, given the ease of use of the Eagleking, I struggle to see how the premium options are worth the additional price…at least for most amateur players.

I might be persuaded that if you were making your living playing pool, then it might be worth it to “know” you are playing with the best cue for you or a premium option. I think for most amateur players, the Eagle King gives them a large percentage of the benefit they might receive in a carbon fiber jump cue, at a fraction of the price.

I would also like to publicly thank Mensabum for his insight in this area.

Just my 0.02

kollegedave
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EUROPEAN OPEN 2026, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, March 10-15

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sjm said:
It's less than 24 hours until the start of the UK Open and the draw is not found on Matchroom's website. Perhaps the compromised field has robbed even Matchroom of their enthusiasm for this event.
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I was starting to wonder when it was taking so long for the player list to come out. Usually it's available at least five days in advance.

It’s not just that so many top players are missing. The middle tier of players is quite hollow, too.

Matchroom also couldn’t come close to filling the 256-player field. I counted 201 players on the current player list - and there’s always going to be no-shows.

I counted just 41 players with the talent capable of reaching the final 16 or quarters.

The rest of the 160 players or so are only filler (not Josh).

Even that was stretching it. I had to reach down to Fargoes (and eye tests) of players from 750 to 799 Fargos to do that. I’ll put the list in a followup post.
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Tulipwood Blanks for Sale

HiranoCues
I'm selling some Tulipwood cue blanks that are 24" in length. Kiln-dried. I'm asking SOLD per piece, but open to a deal for multiple pieces.
Yes, it's expensive, but I spent quite a bit on shipping, duties, and the CITES permit to import them from overseas, so you don't have to.
I'm also open to trading for other exotic woods or used cues, so feel free to send me a message if you're interested.
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SJM at the Las Vegas Open

loggerhead12
sjm said:
The "give Savannah time" argument is all well and good, but such thinking didn't work for the last two major American teen phenoms that were very strong players in their teens, namely April Larson (Fargo 666) and Briana Miller (Fargo 679). Both are solid players, but neither ever reached the ranks of the elite and neither is ever in the discussion when it comes to the biggest titles.
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Hopefully she'll follow the Jasmine Ouschan path instead. Jasmine didn't really shine until she was 19.
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Longest you've seen someone hold a challenge table for $$

gregcantrall
Mensabum said:
Hiding speed
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I didn't think of it as missing on purpose. It was more about control of the battle field. It's colateral that they think I missed a shot when the cueball resting spot was my primary goal. Using leverage in a jiu-jitsu like manner can keep them thinking that "I just got lucky". 🤔 Oh yeah Efren said that a lot. 🤷‍♂️
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Funny pic/gif thread...

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Diamond69 said:
Once upon a time there was this big beautiful tree. A colony of ants called it home. That colony eventually grew to billions in numbers on this big beautiful tree, unknowingly weakening it's strength. One day, the tree snapped and fell into the raging river it grew alongside.

Well, the ants knew there was a thousand foot waterfall down river that would certainly kill them all. They didn't know what to do! Well, a small segment of the ants, maybe around 500 in all got together and figured out how to save the tree and all the ants! The solution was clear! Raise the taxes on a couple hundred million of the ants.

Ending A: The taxes worked and the tree, while damaged, floated safely to the bank of the river and remained their for eternity.

Ending B: The inevitable happened and the tree eventually went over the falls, killing them all. But at least several billion of the ants never worried themselves about it as they knew they had no control over the outcome anyway.

The end.
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I think there were only 330,000,000 ants.
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