Recent content by highkarate

Ernesto Dominguez just redid all the 9’ diamonds at my local to have 4” flat pockets (at my request actually to try to get some more 1 pocket players in there). It’s been a couple weeks and the cloth has broken in so I decided to play 1 single race to 7 against the ghost, assuming I would lose...

Santa Monica HOB was my home room from when I moved to LA in 2014 until it closed. I’ve since moved east and I’m like 5 minutes away from the cue ball. It’s fairly empty during the day and I told them they’d get more players if the redid the equipment and tightened up the pockets. And they did...

Not currently but I’m considering running a monthly 9-ball and 1pocket tournament, similar to what hard times used to do. They seem open to it. Im kinda the closest thing they have to a house player (not sponsored but I’m in there daily and they give me a break on time) and im the one that...

Performance (or “perceived” performance, gimmick or not) is currently in higher demand than craftsmanship. Free market, get off my lawn, etc. If you bought it to enjoy, enjoy. If you bought it to flip, whoops

Silly of me not to think of that. I have of a few on my phone of the new diamond pockets but not the overall room. I’m bump the thread with more soon but for now…

Just wanted to say the Cue Ball in Alhambra, CA is in the process of having their tables redone by Ernesto, who is a gentleman and one of the top table mechanics on the planet. There will be 7 9’ diamonds with 4” pockets (new rails and new cloth, 3 are already done) and another 12 gold crowns...

I got all the way up to 692 and then got absolutely drilled in a couple tournaments so I’m currently sitting at 674 with 379 robustness

Just seems weird to interject into a conversation on a specific topic where a bunch of people obviously care and are giving their opinions and be like “my contribution is that I don’t care”. Like uh, cool, thanks man. What’s your point here? Go hit some balls or something

Why are you wasting your time posting if you don’t care? Could’ve saved yourself some valuable time

Somebody said this already maybe jbart but I think they need USA needs to shut up and take it seriously if they want to win. Let Europe do the shit talking at the press conferences etc. I think they’re too focused on “we need to thrive in this environment”. Just play real pool don’t play into...

Brutal watch. Sad I payed $10 😢. If I had lost 15 out of the last 18 times I’d at least ask for the wild 8. They’re just in a bad game that’s all…

Do you like your chances better playing Shane a race to 9 (aka race to 9 via races to 1) or race to 11 via races to 5?

Time sensetive? It’s a race to 11 sets over several days. Way more definitive than any finals race you will ever see by a long shot. Simple math

That’s like saying a finals is 13 races to 1 so it’s a crap shoot because races to 1 are a crap shoot. It’s the totality that shows the edge. Europe has not won 15 of 18 years on a coin flip.

So you think a race to 13 is long enough to determine a winner but races to 5, first to 11 sets is too short? lol. A small advantage multiplies exponentially each set you play, same as games in a long race.