Recent content by fjk

I've been averaging 5 days a week at the gym for the past 35 years or so. I got before work. I've never taken any steroids or anything similar, but I've always tried to get as big as possible while lifting casually and without supplements. It has never negatively impacted my stroke or game. If...

Have you seen evidence to the contrary? I'm going to go out on a limb and say players show more raw emotion (personality) when frustrated than they do with success. The table-jumping-fist-pumping celebration after a big finals victory is so contrived it's cringeworthy. Another point (please...

I don't know buddy, the critical assumption to your statement is someone surveyed pool fans and could speak for the majority. To my knowledge, those data don't exist. For some reason, a real lot of people play recreational and league pool, but in relation to that large number, very few watch...

Admittedly, one pocket is by far my favorite game to play and to watch. I'm just trying to fix 9 ball for ya'all so it's more like one pocket.

You're all screwed up like a football bat. Come over to the dark side and help us complain about stuff. We have cookies.

I know what you mean. Sure, over the course of a match you can see those subtle differences (if you're a pool nut like us). For the casual fan, watching a 750 run an open table looks the same as an 850. In fact, even for us pool nuts, 750s can play flawless for an entire set. Make the table...

I didn't imply everyone should have a fighting chance every rack. I just said it would make the game more interesting to watch (at least for some).

Nope, no problem. I would just like to see the game being challenging enough to differentiate between a 750 and 850. When I'm watching a Filler or Gorst at the table, I would like the game to be challenging enough to be able to appreciate what they're doing as being exceptional / the best in...

Don't get me wrong, I admire today's top players too. Here's the issue I have though, with an open rack, it's impossible to differentiate a player with a 750 Fargo rating running out from the 850 sitting in the chair. As SVB once commented, 9-ball has become too easy: I would rather watch...

Yes, I've noticed that too. But that's something totally different. If I break, don't have a shot, and then tie you up, your back is against the wall just trying to get a good hit so as not to leave BIH. Hopefully try to separate the cue and object ball the best you can. Very few kicks...

Then one mandatory push after the break wouldn't be a disruption at all. It would stop all the racking issues and pattern breaking. It would also ensure everyone has a fighting chance every rack. What's not to like?

It's still 9 ball (or 10 ball); mandatory push just rewards the better safety players as opposed to the better breaker. Plus, a mandatory push eliminates the luck that's involved in the break.

What's the cue in between? Is that a Cortland wrap? It's a beauty.

I am obviously in the minority here, but I don't enjoy watching racks run. I enjoy watching a strategic battle. I say winner break but there's a mandatory push after the brake. Besides being able to enjoy all the strategy and safety play, it negates all the pattern breaks. Also, it will save...

It looks like someone was practicing jump and masse' shots on every square millimeter of that table.