Recent content by Gary Jones

I don't disagree that there are ways and means to handle things and he didn't come out looking good in this exchange whatever the excuse. I think there's some extra history between them from the first time they met in the tournament in the Winner's Qualification. Fedor gives a hint about it in...

In Fedor's defense, in the breaks prior to Fedor's comment, for MB's 4 breaks: 1. Zero down, zero past the headstring (unlucky on the 5 perhaps) 2. One down, zero past the headstring 3. Two down, one past the headstring (just about a legal break with 3 point rule and only because the 3 just...

Considering the Prize Money the event has had a ridiculously strong field (and I know a lot of them are here for the UK Open as well). Out of the top 10 by Fargo, only one isn't playing: Anton Raga Our qualifiers by Fargo: Joshua Filler 851 Fedor Gorst 844 Shane Van Boening 839 Pin-Yi Ko 837...

I wonder if there's some sort of friction limit of a smooth pool ball, after all, it is the interaction between the two surfaces? You need to find an old ball and rough it up with some sand paper and try and cue it beyond the traditional miscue limit (obviously making sure it is free of...

Thanks for indulging my musings Dave. I'll bow out now convinced that a little knowledge was a dangerous thing and my curiosity has been satiated! I don't promise not to try the experiment myself when I am next at the table but, at least for now, I am convinced!

I take it back. Sounds like you just ran the very experiment I just talked about!

Excellent. And thanks for reintroducing me to the term impulse as I forgot about the correct terminology. I don't quite understand, you are saying the impulses are equal (agreed), mention that Fmax can be different for identical impulses (agreed) and then mention that the friction force goes...

Firstly, thanks to Dr Dave and Bob for indulging us all and everyone else for being mostly civil in the topic as I find -- despite the other thread about toxicity -- the forum to be on the whole fairly respectful. I do have a question for Dave and Bob that I would like explaining. Just so we...

I was a professional poker player in another life so I can give you some insight into how to speak their language. If you are looking for a simile: A new pool player just sees the shot in front of them like a new poker player just plays the cards they are dealt. Poker players learn to add...