Recent content by BasementDweller

I don't think there's anything wrong with a guy setting up an easy table and chasing this record since the original record was set on an easy table. Probably a much easier table! Others do have a problem with it, and they twist themselves into pretzels while justifying one over the other. Okay...

I appreciate the lore. The story about why Mosconi played on the easy 8 footer doesn't change the fact that he played on an easy 8 footer. John gets barbequed for playing on an easy 9 footer. It doesn't make sense. Do you like John? Does Bobby like John? No further questions your honor.

I think the answer is whatever gets you to "total immersion" more often. I think step improvement happens when you're in this space. This is what has held my game back for years. It's really hard for part-timers to see their practice game on the competitive table. It's just always such a grind...

The same arbitrary standard could easily be applied to Mosconi's actual record, but he gets a pass. Likely for the sake of nostalgia. His record being set on an easy NON-PROFESSIONAL caliber table is just glossed over. It's more fun to discredit the accomplishments of Schmidt because he's not...

My memory is a little foggy on this or I could be getting it mixed up with a different situation, but I'm kind of pretty sure, after this run, there was a guy that followed Cranfield around for the remainder of his playing days and ridiculed all of his accomplishments. It was in large part, due...

You have to hate your money to ever favor SVB in a team match, especially against Biado. **edited** "Hate" not "have" 😆

It's really crazy when new designs are worse than the old ones. Our local high school recently built a soccer stadium where both the home and visitor stands have blinds spots where you CAN NOT see a corner of the field on the opposing side.

In fairness, it's pretty easy to "chat" with an Amazon representative. I've gotten things sorted out with them in the past this way. Your point still stands though. Something has to give on the customer care front sooner or later.

Maybe so. I've never even been in the Ludite camp up until like yesterday. I've embraced the technological changes along the way. But change was moving along more of a linear path, or at worst a more manageable exponential one. AI is not that. Things are going to change very fast, and it's going...

Who's gate keeping the entire pool world? I'm just sharing my thoughts on a pool forum. Wait, you hurt my feelings with your mean-spirited response. Now what should we do? Do we need to attend a social skills conference together? You don't have 2 accounts by chance do you?

Really? Do you think it's just old dudes that aren't exactly thrilled where WE are heading with AI this and AI that? It's most certainly not. Most high school and college kids are very anxious about where we are going. "The future of pool looks fantastic." Why? Because of AI and the...

An interesting takeaway from this thread is how many like the Predator events. I've softened on my hatred of the spot shots after speaking with several who have enjoyed the excitement of watching them live. I do really wish they could figure out a compromise between the template rack and the...

An old novelty I noticed about forums is -- someone always comes along to complain about the complainers.

Does it hit a ton?

You can't compare the variety found in all those other sports mentioned to pool. It's the viewing experience. When you produce an event now, it is not just competing against other live events, but against all other events ever produced and made accessible for viewing! The events need to stand...