middleofnowhere said:

You have seen Savannah play in person. Does she come across in person like in tv? She literally seems unlikable. The other night she started a match and didn't make a ball on the break.

She snatched up her chalk and stomped off with shoulders down and angry face. The GD match had not even started yet and she had an attitude.
Is this what she is really like? It is certainly how she comes across.

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Yeah, her body language at the table can be negative, and her sportsmanship still needs work. I think those issues can be worked out.

Off the table, I like her better. She was polite the one time I met her and she has some charisma.

FIGMO is a flashback. It ends In Marching Orders.
It's a fitness program. Uh oh more flashbacks.
"And if you don't think I am tough....check it out." Was my reply to my playmate (at the age of 8) when he told me, "if you don't smoke you're not tough."
A fitness program can improve skills and stamina. Toughness is Forged in Fire. Competition case hardens, well if I don't get broke, er go broke.
I went into money games with the money as ammunition. 10 barrels was a full clip. Of course the most rewarding wins started with putting it all on the line. Gambling addiction is real. Oh boy but the winning is such a good feel.
King Harry used to make the Corporation empty their pockets and that was the bet for the first one pocket game of the night. The money On The Light was the custom back then.
So where was I going ? Oh yeah It's a fitness program of 16 shots. Done daily to keep me fit. Well as fit as possible. Going through the self analysis on every shot, especially the missed ones is a beneficial practice technique. Half an hour to run the course is a Good start for Me. Shrug

I was expecting it to be a spinning cue ball and the shooter didnt notice until he hit it and the cue ball took off on a right angle.

more luck= more fun= less certain outcomes= more participation

Back in 2004-2005 on the outskirts of Milwaukee I held the challenge table for 2 racks at $2 per rack, I lost the 3rd game.

This is the first time I can remember live streaming on five tables.

still you need a set of standards of what you can shoot and what you cant. otherwise it is both at odds with each other.

just as in this case.

am i going to let him shoot this shot without a ref for a giant first place prize. of course not. you can say if in doubt it goes to the shooter. that's fine but what if the non shooter is not in doubt and says its a bad hit.
only if the ref is in doubt.

easy to be in the chair and say what you will do but when in action for a large prize it is a different story.

just set the standards for what one has to do and then it becomes a good hit if followed. if it isn't going to be called for sure then the shot shouldn't be allowed.

dr_dave said:

I disagree. Ignorance is not bliss (unless one is ignorant).

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So you think it is a good idea that a bunch of apa players are now going to be filming and analyzing every shot so they don't get cheated?

See, bringing this technology into the game is going to make a slow, unwatchable game even slower. If you want to advocate for slow-mo video, you have to do it like football. The ref calls the shot fair or foul, either player can use their timeout to challenge and go to video. Otherwise there will be matches that have players who will want to check most shots.

As far as ignorance goes, more knowledge doesn't necessarily fix that, it is about figuring out how to use that knowledge...

sjm said:

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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You have seen Savannah play in person. Does she come across in person like in tv? She literally seems unlikable. The other night she started a match and didn't make a ball on the break.

She snatched up her chalk and stomped off with shoulders down and angry face. The GD match had not even started yet and she had an attitude.
Is this what she is really like? It is certainly how she comes across.

DeeDeeCues said:

Ever consider that you stopping his rhythm to set up your camera may have affected his execution?

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That is possible. It could have also given him more time to compose himself and focus. Regardless, he was happy to have me film the shot. Like me, he prefers to have slow-motion replay to help make the correct call (even though we got the call wrong in the "moment").

DeeDeeCues said:

Tell us how that second hit changed the outcome of the shot.

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As I explain in the video, there was no 2nd hit (even though it might have looked that way).

So the moral of the story is to never agree to slow mo video of your shot. That's just a good hit all day to the naked eye and only bad nit picky things can happen to you as the shooter.

straightline said:

Comedic license.

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I’m afraid we’ll have to see your license/registration.

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The announcers said he not only jumped the edge of the 10 but also the point of the side pocket, if you watch it frame by frame you can see its not really that close to the point of the side pocket, still a great shot though.