nothing that i suppose you wouldn't ask already. just how it was for her growing up there in coal mining country and if it toughened her up. women were more or less barred from snooker rooms but maybe that had changed when she started

Bump

I have shafts that are less than 13mm, but I prefer 13mm or larger.

mjantti said:

I think most pros don’t really like 8-ball because the effect on making balls on the break or not is just too high and it is sometimes painful to play on shotclock if the table is not breaking well.

I think Filler commented on his loss to Finland’s Petri Makkonen something like ”he made more balls on the break and otherwise flawless, not much you can do.”

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You could say that on 9ball and 10ball as well

That’s pretty. Is the ferrule 100% horn? Is it stabilized? (not sure if horn can be or not). Wondering how it will hold up. Looks great!

skogstokig said:

i agree, and it sucks. but then i reflect on mosconi cups that has starred a washed up earl.. nothing new under the sun.

at least sky has a history of performing under cup pressure, and duong has shown he belongs. but aj manas is a total tiktok pick.

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Something happens when you put Pinoys together on a team. They all support each other and their play is almost always solid right down the line. I wouldn't be surprised if the Pinoys on this team buoy Manas up and get the best out of him.

sjm said:

The first thing that hits me when I see these lineups is how happy I am for Neuhausen. In the past year, he has won a silver at the International 9ball, won the PLP, and won a silver at the Hanoi Open. By every reckoning, this young man has joined the ranks of the game's elite and this is a well-earned opportunity.

Wishing him the best.

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Plus the Peri Open

VVP said:

You forgot to end with "Thank you Miss Emily, please give me a chance to ref a major tournament, it's was always my dream."

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I've ref'd many major championships, going back to the 1970's! Plus at least a dozen U.S. Opens. Next!

P.S. I retired from refereeing almost ten years ago and have no desire to do that again. Over 200 pro tournaments was enough.

T411 said:

You may be right - APA started in 79. I’m not sure when the McDermott Tour started?

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Pretty close together. Definitely one influenced the other.

336Robin said:

Interesting. I am told this was to make Pool more TV appealing.
Looking back at the old rules, some richness seems to have left with the changes.

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The first televised tournament to use Texas Express rules was the 1982 Caesars Tahoe Classic. When Richie Florence (the promoter) told me about the new rules he would be using I argued strenuously against them. I was his TD. How can you make a ball, scratch and not put the ball back up! All balls stay down, even on a foul! One foul, BIH! I thought he was crazy.

It was all about shortening the matches (Race to Nine) for TV. We only had a one hour window, which in the 1980's meant 48 minutes of air time. As it was all of the matches that were televised (three matches) still had to be edited to fit this time frame. Earl played Mizerak in the finals and I was the stage manager for ESPN. When Earl jumped a full ball with his playing cue and ran out, that changed pool forever! He won $33,000 plus a new car valued at $15,000. A huge payday back then.

From then on we had three or four big money (25K on top or more) tournaments every year. Nothing like we see today. Progress was slow to happen in professional pool and I often thought we would never get there. Matchroom and the WPA has changed all that. A pro player can actually make a good living for the first time since I've been around. And that's a long while.

autumn8858 said:

View attachment 856751Ron Haley cue,amboyna on amboyna

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Ron was an amazing Cue-Maker. I always thought his ring work was very elegant.

j2pac said:

September bump for the best damned ferrule on the planet.
www.MVPcues.com
Use the Tomahawk ferrule tab on Kelly's website. Put your items in your cart, pay, and receive your Tomahawk...It's as simple as that.

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It's October already?