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Footage of Jay Helfert in some serious pool action

fastone371
Patrick Johnson said:
Yes.


I guess you're right - I assumed the object ball was under the corner of the rack (like the other two OBs), but after looking again I see it's just far enough away to leave room for the CB to stop under the corner - I can see it stop without rolling forward, now that I look for that. I wonder if the OB position needs to be "cheated" like that (no offense, Jay).

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I would guess trying to make the cue ball roll under a "weighted" rack could be difficult then add that you are asking the cue ball to roll a little constantly straight under that rack would add many degrees of difficulty. Or not. Probably a 50/50 chance of either. Or not.
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Erick Amador Wins “The Grind” as Village Cue Club Wraps Labor Day Weekend; Sam Kantar Takes Monday’s 10-Ball Title

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North Palm Beach, FL — Village Cue Club closed out its three-leg Labor Day Weekend tournament series, “The Grind,” on Monday with a hard-fought 10-Ball single-elimination event that saw several of the field’s top players pushed to the hill. Erick Amador claimed the overall Grind title and its $250 “Grind Prize” bonus with the most points across all three tournaments, while Sam Kantar capped the weekend by winning Monday’s 10-Ball event, defeating Amador in the final. Three Days, Three Formats The series opened Friday night with 9-Ball, paying out the top 4 finishers. Chris Cubbage took the win, with Erick Amador […]

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Players refusing to lag the ball.

Bob Jewett
Frosty said:
Make a mountain out of a molehill much? 🙄
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There are instructors who have told their students to wait until the opponent's ball is well back towards the kitchen before lagging so they can get a read on table speed. When two such students lag against each other, it can take a very long time. In any case, it is a standard tournament rule that the players will lag at about the same time.
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What are the pool amateur governing bodies up to these days?

briankenobi
Bob Jewett said:
I think the major reason amateur league pool in the US will not do much to raise the level of pro pool in the US is that the players can't even participate -- for the most part -- until they are 21. I believe the APA ended its junior events, not sure about the other leagues as far as junior development goes.

In my experience, amateur league players have little interest in watching the pros.
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You are correct in that amateur league players don't want the pros a lot.

As far as juniors goes, the VNEA still has a junior program. In fact, their junior nationals is apparently the largest juniors event in the country, if not globally. But you are also true in that most of the venues for league pool is in places with 21 and up
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What are the pool amateur governing bodies up to these days?

Bob Jewett
I think the major reason amateur league pool in the US will not do much to raise the level of pro pool in the US is that the players can't even participate -- for the most part -- until they are 21. I believe the APA ended its junior events, not sure about the other leagues as far as junior development goes.

In my experience, amateur league players have little interest in watching the pros.
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