Recent content by BasementDweller

Gorst, SVB, Tyler, Bergman, and .... Skyler. It doesn't matter if they earned it or not, Matchroom needs the most competitive U.S. team to try an keep this train on the rails. The team listed above, if given a month or two to get dialed in....ahem...Skyler...ahem.... would actually have a...

At this point these guys are just saying things to fill the air. It's actually kind of sad what passes as good commentary now. I don't mind JJ or Frost, but long gone are the days where actual mastery of the language (and it's literature) were a prerequisite. Not that I could do any better since...

What's he been up to?

Where are the rising U..S. pros? I still think there's not enough money in it for the good amateurs to go for it. Why give up the fun, profitable amateur gig, in order to chase a living at professional pool? I think the semi-pro, one foot in, one foot out path is wiser and quite possibly even...

It's both. For some it's the former and others the latter. Have you never been around people with real wealth?

My interactions with fellow pool players has been overwhelmingly positive. I've been cheated a handful of times. The problem is -- the bad actors stand out and paint a bad picture.

I think it's just as likely that he hoped the ref would make the call, which is why he gave her time to do so. I don't have a problem with how Yapp reacted here. He should not be expected to referee the match when someone is there to do so. No other athlete, in any other refereed sport is...

Some world-class players being clueless about specific rules, doesn't mean they aren't generally more knowledgeable about what is and what isn't possible on a pool table. Possible fallacious thinking there from the good doctor 😀 I think you maybe too close to the forest on this, being that...

Is it possible for a player who is under say -- FR 600 -- to be a good referee? Yes, it's possible. Is it likely? No. Thoroughly experiencing the ball interactions for years gives you a baseline understanding, which you can then use to map all the fine details on to. Do tourney directors have...

I love watching and listening to the old matches, but they were all over the place on the science stuff. In fairness, most of them had a working knowledge of what was going on. They must have intuitively understood the game to play it at such a high level. I think they just got their variables...

I've seen that scratch like yours in a TEAM event hill-hill! It was the sort of scratch that would be hard to accomplish just shooting the cue ball straight into the pocket.

Nothing wrong with that. I didn't comment on that post. I can be slow, especially when someone uses so many big words, but I never advocated for playing without lights. I was just commenting on the move towards brighter and brighter lighting. At some point, what is gained? Is it? Or is it...

Good for you. The boat comparison would be more apt if you were talking about your paint job, instead of having a boat or not. Playing with just blinds affects play negatively. Why does more light, if it doesn't actually affect your game positively, give you a more pleasurable experience? If I...

I've played with just a couple of shop lights above my 9 footer for years. I sort of think players are now conditioning themselves into needing better lighting than they think they do. Don't get me wrong, playing on my buddy's well lit Diamond is nice, but playing on it all the time and then...

You can actually just continue posting about it, but just keep adding that part and you'll be covered.