As much as I’m pro American to the bone, 62 and a lifetime pool enthusiast, the only real activity I’ve stayed with, the world gives America 2 games on the wire and the 7 ball. We argue about sharping and the Filipinos are playing outdoors surrounded by 50 yackers, two dozen scooters whizzing by, and 30 roosters. Reality check America.

garczar said:

Europe could easily field 5-6 teams capable of beating any US squad. Yeah, its a dream.

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This. Hell just send the Polish contingent. The rest could sit in the peanut gallery with us.

maha said:

chalk properly/mildly, and you wont have dirty problems.

masters is cheap or free and so some grind it into the tip.
when they get a 20 dollar piece of chalk they treat it like its their last dollar.

thats the real difference.

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I've always chalked my cue the same and I'd go thru a block of Master or later the Predator 1080 (also junk) every couple weeks. A block of Pure lasts me 8-9 months. I only grab a new one when I start dropping it out if I lose it (feed it to a ProAm...).

Whatever gets you through the night

Was it possibly so the bystander didn't understand how he was hitting the ball, rather than an unintentional shark?

I try to avoid it, but doesn't mean everyone does. If someone is taking a shot directly at me, I usually move before if I can. Otherwise I'll usually side eye the table so it doesn't look like I'm staring down their shot.

SVB put a clinic on both my friend and Patsura. Pagulayan just beat Sky.

maha said:

i grew up where we had people surrounding you on all sides sitting on opposite tables and talking and making comments all the time.

you soon learned not to be bothered. and if you said something most just laughed at you.

what a joke to expect someone to go sit in a chair and not move when it was your turn. they stood off to the side a little. that's all.

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I always just focused in on the table. I was playing in a tourney at Shooter's Temecula and I had 6 foot 40 or so degree cut that I had to shoot with outside follow. Someone on the table next to me sent an object ball flying at the side of our table while I was down on the shot. It almost didn't register to me and I cinched the shot with decent shape.

I wish I could have that level of focus all the time, but it was funny to see the reactions of the people watching the match.