Someone called??

I've heard from a reliable source that he was slighted playing backgammon in Monaco checking out yachts and various other sights while spreading the word that the 5 ball is Orange ha ha

Atlanta area guy, always attended Derby.

First look of internet multiplayer matches, where your opponents table can be projected onto your table (and vice versa), with automatic scoring across drills and games:

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We do have ball in hand for regular fouls while both players have time on their clock. Once one players' time expires, BIH is eliminated except for a scratch.
The concept for the chess clock is not to make time a factor in the match. It is to reduce "air time!" Smoke breaks, texting, rest room breaks, etc. The balls are racked immediately following the end of the previous game because the rackers' (alternating break) clock is running even while racking.

those problems are the city commissioners and the police. they dont care obviously.

downtown reno was the real city's gambling and nightlife. bigger casinos drew the people away from it.

but now with casinos everywhere people from california where most of renos business came from dont have to make the long drive over donner pass to get action.

Yogi izums includes, "you can observe a lot by watching."
My add on would be, "and Listening."

yes then the clock becomes part of your strategy against your opponent. that is not good.

and if a per shot clock, then soon everyone takes the full time and no one shoots fast anymore.

why doesn't anyone just go for the t.d. to ban slow players after giving sufficient warnings to them. who wants them in a tournament.

in gambling its simple, we dont play with them.
its so simple. play along with others speed, or don't come.
no,,, instead lets invent contraptions to do it.

and i had to turn off the video with him and the um's and ah's the whole time. it was torture. if presenting a product you need to verbally be coherent or have someone else do it for you. this is good advice for the future.

Be the Shotmaker
Was the mantra of my first formal one hour paid lessons. Backward Jan provided world class coaching.
Big difference between a Coach and an Instructor.

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Yea we're so lucky to get the hair body face and teeth wash all in one LOL

The importance of first impressions was proofed last night playing leagues.
"Be The Shotmaker"
I arrived At Game time, screwed the stick together and walked into battle.
First rack, uh never got shape but refused to miss. The 8 ball was extreme and it dropped.
"That's gonna leave a mark." Was the silent self to self commentary. It did! I got extra chances in my 5 remaining games.

My Aramith Tournament Duramith's play very similar to my new Challenger's, although they get dirtier slightly faster. My Duramiths are fairly new though as I would think they only have about 10-12 hrs play on them. The Challengers I now have about three weeks on them with about a half hr a day play and have yet to clean them. I did play with my Duramiths a couple days to compare and not much of a noticeable difference other than the Duramiths didn't stay as clean. I think the break difference I noticed when first playing with them was more in line with them being new vs the Aramith Premiums I had used for 7 years or so. I really love how clean they stay vs the Aramiths.
I was cleaning my Aramiths every week and a half to two weeks, and I would assume it will be every 3-4 weeks now with the Challengers, but I don't chalk as much at home vs at league, In fact I almost never chalk for breaking at home, and maybe once every 5 shots or so when playing.

gregcantrall said:

The Whole E Trinity:
Study
Practice
Compete
"On the Fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds of victory." Major General John M Schofield.

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"Hangin' in there is what you gotta' do"
Is a gem from the comment tater, watching Wu and Murphy in the Shanghai Masters.

TTT

The Shanghai Masters is providing a Great Study via wst.tv.
Study the methods.Of course the eye paterns are key.
Kyren and Judd are both looking dialed in.
Watching the other match while Judd is crushing Higgins. That should be educational, Shirley it will be in the archives. 6 - nilly, "not quite a record but quite impressive" is the commentary

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Amateurs may believe they stand a chance against pros, and may even take down the occasional pot, but pros will easily win in the long run.

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Allot of em play just for the excitement of hopefully playing a named pro, only to get their ass handed to em.
After awhile that get$ old, paying their rent and looking at a flow chart knowing when you Know your gonna lose.
I played thru the land of hard knocks for decades, I know the landscape and how a ''beat down'' feels when playing in large added money events hoping you'll at least get to the money rounds.
Then....
With the coin op table events/Olathe/Shooters for example 115 entrants, if you get into the losers brackets and make it to the money rounds you'll easily spend $50 in quarters.