It is gratifying to see, that a recognized expert, at conveying billiard knowledge, has similar thoughts as mine !..I was beginning to think there was more than ONE Mr. Liakos, who seems to easily grasp everything that flows from the (shall we politely say) 'seriously' altered' mind, of his hero !
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I am extremely grateful, that I can 'turn off' the part of my brain, that would allow me to make ANY sense at all, of anything that Mr. Wiley can conjure up !.. I do NOT consider it a gift, Mr.Liakos..It is a necessity, for any 'normal' rational person who wishes to retain their sanity ! :sorry:
PS..However, I do admire Mr.L's uncanny ability, to make a silk purse, out of a sow's ear !..Or, in the case of CJ's ramblings,..a Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier, out of a six foot rowboat.(full of holes) :wink:
Mr. SJD, you are proving my point. You don't realize it, but you are! Don't try to think about what I'm trying to explain to you because you will not be able to comprehend it! Instead, try to get "The CJ" out of your head!
You're suppose to be the older man, the better man!?!?! But you keep going on and on trying to put CJ down because he posts things that you can't comprehend!
You're trying to play the "smart" guy right? Ok, let me ask you this question. If you were a member of a forum, say,,,,, I don't know,,, "pool". If you were at a certain level and you could justifiably know your level through constant drills and recording them. If you took the advice of someone(especially a world class player) who took the time to write a couple emails about trying to do something a certain way to help, and that brought your shotmaking % up by at least 10%, would you give that person any credit whatsoever??
Some say CJ is only trying to sell his products?!?! Good for him, this is America still! I haven't bought one thing from CJ (yet) and has been nothing but kind and gracious with his time and effort with me! AND HE DOESNT EVEN KNOW ME!!!!!!!!!
I think a lot you are just straight up jealous because "he can" and "you CAN'T"!
Others say he should go to the for sale section?!?! Ok and??? We are talking here on this section! I see a lot of "newer" players looking for advice on this and that! Last time I checked, this was a forum for pool related things, not sure what is wrong!?
You know, I have a small idea of how it is for CJ! I am/was an automotive technician and was pretty good at. Specializing in electrical, I could diagnose anything fairly quickly.
I was always trying to help those under me to understand automotive electrical because it gives me a great "high" to know I helped someone get there. BUT, there were a few jealous ones, especially when they knew I was making close to 6 figures doing what I did!
But nobody,,,,NOBODY saw the endless hrs of reading and countless nights staying after work and taking my scope and meters out and "learning" what I know today!
There is a sense of confidence when I walk through the door "knowing" I will figure it out! I guess CJ has that same mindset when he comes on here! He knows he will be dealing with strong players and C players and people like me somewhere in the middle(closer to the "C's") and he deals with all of us accordingly!
Good for you CJ, to that respect, I have a pretty good idea of how it feels

And yes(if anybody asks) it's an AWESOME feeling. And because of the blood sweat and tears it cost to get here, good for us

we deserve a little recognition for our achievements! And, we will always have the haters
