stevelomako said:

I rest my case. Why would I think you would given up that spot.


This is why you were the best. Dedication.


So back to my question about using either cue ball for every shot.

Would a tournament be exciting if they did something like that?

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The Best players in the world would reguarly avg. over 3.00+ in many games!

BTW, Cochran's average for that 1944 World Championship 'Optional Ball' was, 1.35!

The Lower tier B+-A- players in the world today average that in 'Normal' play!

Pretty much the whole field was at the hall at some point this evening. They offered the tables for free to participants I believe. Wish I had more time to spend there. Just an hour between a 12 hour shift, and a few more hours in the home office at least three quarters of the field were there in my brief pit stop. Hopefully I get some of the work mountain done and can spend a bit of time playing in the coming days.

Hitting the cueball can be fun. It's even more fun when I caress it.
Even more fun with a hard tip and no chalk.
A flaw detection drill.

At least it means Bergman is on the team.

JB is going to save Team USA

billy also said in an interview at the open that he is a semipro now. he and his cousin started a demolition and excavation business.

he was playing good at the open

I feel Niels will do great. Strong rapport with fellow pros, and superb focus and fundamentals will serve him and his teammates well.
I am happy that he gets that chance.

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Anything wrong with cutting the ball to the head rail and back down?

Scrutinizing the costs of attending an event like Yuma in isolation is missing the point when you are someone like Thorpe or Woodward and essentially have a guaranteed $20k payout at the end of the year, plus visibility and sponsorship opportunities, if you play even half decent pool along the way.

stevelomako said:

I know.

I was asking how it would be IF you could pick either cue ball for every shot.

I could see that being one of the types of spots you might have given up in your day.

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There was a 'Gypsy' Mike that came to Chicago every Summer to go to Cub games, sit in the bleachers and Bet on every pitch/inning!

He hung out at Bensingers before and after the games!

For 3 years, no matter what game I gave him in 3C, he couldn't win, including shoot with any CB on every shot!

Mike would only play 10 points or less!

We used to play on table #7, in front of the Bar, he liked all the sweaters pulling for him to finally win!

After a day of beatings, he finally said, "I'm not playing you again no matter what the game is"!

I told him, "When you come back tomorrow I'll have a game for you you can't refuse"!

That night after the pool room closed, I practiced playing the Break '5' cushions, and many different positions 5 rails or more for 4 hrs!

When Mike came and heard the game I had for him, he couldn't wait to get to his Fav table!

I had to make All my shots '5 rails or more' to his 3,4 5 or more rail shots!

We played 3 point games, $200 a pop!

We always played 'Winner Breaks', I'd let him win a game here & there, but eventually the usual result!

epoxypop said:

Looking for a low end butt with a steel joint

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Do you know what pin you need?

My observation of Mark Selby and Jak Jones is complete. Hmmmm and
Cue the song that asks, "who ya gonna believe? ME or Your Lieing Eyes."

easy-e said:

I read his whole post on Facebook. Didn’t seem like severe criticism to me. I know he doesn’t like it and he’s not stoked about it, but these press releases need to stop making it seem like a bigger deal than it is.

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He is sort of stating the obvious, but with it being so hard to make events work in the fiscal end of it,
can this be ignored forever?

Probably will be because no one is really creating pro support from the ground up and they need that
to remain Pros for their lifetimes.

Somehow the business has to make sense on paper, especially for advertisers and sponsors.

Skinny Bob’s is an impressive room. Mostly 9’ tables with only 2 bar boxes. That’s quite a feat when almost all the rooms in Texas and most of the country favor smaller tables.

i love white wraps so the clear coat is the way to go i mean the solid white noone else really offeres a solid white . but i will say this i have a gambler 2 a fairly newer one and the white wrap looks painted under the clear and it kinda sux i like the white wrap but the whit painted handle sux , another thing the cards used to look like the was down un the cue like in a window kinda which looked really good now the cards seem to be on top without the window affect . short story now bobs gone meucci just aint the same meucci's the QA isnt the same some take pride in there stuff and will fail it and sell it cheaper like the 2nd fact cues but not now they just say it dont affect how it shoots its fine who cares you paid a grand for it

People are such babies to label that as "has severely criticized".



He is also wrong. If they want to require players to show up at their other events to qualify for the invitational & easy pay day Mosconi, they can.

I read his whole post on Facebook. Didn’t seem like severe criticism to me. I know he doesn’t like it and he’s not stoked about it, but these press releases need to stop making it seem like a bigger deal than it is.