Recent content by dardusm

Meh.....Matchroom is the elephant in the room and the WPA is trying remain relevant. 9-ball will be the brand for pro pool going forward. He who has the gold makes the rules.

I understand the frustration. Personally, one of the biggest rooms in our area is still not only open but thrives because of leagues. The majority are APA. There are much better uses of time for an aspiring player to get better than playing in the APA. The APA isn't geared towards the serious...

Getting your buddy or housewife in a league creates money for the industry. It also can create fans of the sport. Which in turn creates numbers for the product "professional pool" which can be sold to other sponsorships outside the industry. I'm not an APA fanboy but they are doing some things...

APA isn't for everyone but it does have a place. Not sure that I agree that it is the downfall of real pool. It brings in new blood to our sport and the new players spend money on cues, cases, business in rooms, etc. etc. In which those products the "league" player buys helps sponsor some pro...

Maybe on shots that a require a little extra "umph" but as a practice tool it might have value to someone that twists their wrist. I still think you can twist your wrist in the device unless you have it so tight that you can't even move it. It reminds me of players that listen to music when...

It can restrict the use of the wrist during the stroking motion. To get extreme draw, snapping the wrist through the shot helps vs just using a static vertical wrist action (if that makes sense?). I guess you could get used to it and adjust over time.

I agree it can be a useful tool but to wear it all the time could lead to control issues.

I owned one of those devices years ago. I believe it was called the "Sure Shot". The problem with it was that you could still twist your wrist when wearing it. I sold it to someone I was working with that had the twisting issue. He seemed to like it and it did help him. My only issue with...

A couple of thoughts, in the "ole" days we called it paying your dues. Not sure if this term is used much today with everything handicapped. When I was learning to play I would get a spot, the "7" from one of the best players in my area for a dollar a game. He was a typical pool player. Flush or...

Yep Dave still plays in the occasional tournament and is very competitive. Every once in awhile you will see him catch a gear and it was like 25 years ago. Watching him play and playing against him is always a treat.

I'm doubting the players are putting up their own money but I was inferring that the players might have been put in the box by poker money. Players rarely playing large money sets have all or any of their money on the line. What's on the line is their reputation. Been that way ever since I've...

Never know, one thing about Griff's is there is a lot of poker money floating around.

Definitely get what you are saying. In my area, most rooms have few 9 footers and most tournaments are played on coin ops. If there is added money then the TD/Room Owners are trying to recoup some/most of it through quarters. Double Elimination adds more matches which means more money for the...

I enjoy reading the old magazine articles of tournaments. Looks like that the men's division might have had Jim McDermott owner of Magoo's/Tulsa Billiard Palace for years. Not sure of the age though if it's him as he might be a bit older.

I like it because it gives practical advice such as taking a deep breath when your nerves are an issue which I'll see great players do occasionally. Some of the psych stuff can seem impractical or hard to understand. I bought it a few years back and it died when my old computer crashed and just...