Recent content by jay helfert

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Kris has got it right here. Flying in and out of Europe has become very problematical. Long, long wait times (hours) just to get through security, even longer flight delays and flight cancellations, and worst of all you are putting yourself in a danger zone with no one knowing what will come...

Maybe about ten years ago. It's been awhile.

In that regard good commentary also should subscribe to the KISS philosophy. I learned early on to keep my comments as succinct as possible. I was not on there to do a tutorial. I did not enjoy working with co-commentators who droned on and on trying to give pool lessons and show off their vast...

One other thing worth mentioning. It's often said that Shane patterned his game after his friend and mentor Earl. In truth Shane plays far more in the Buddy Hall style of play, KISS. Buddy always seemed to know the shortest and easiest path to success. He made position play look simple, which it...

You mean like Grady and Billy, the most celebrated commentary team of them all.

Sorry to disappoint anyone but the final match was not that well played. I watched the last five or six games and saw numerous missed shots, missed position, missed kicks and mental errors by both players. Maybe it can be chalked up to fatigue over a long, long grind in Vegas (a town which wears...

The good news is you can shorten up any bank. Seemingly impossible bank shots are routine on a Diamond. :)

My advice is to stay on the U.S. side of the border. I won't get into all the reasons why.

Allen Hopkins was also a high stakes money player as a teen. Number one in that respect from your area.

Keith was a freak at age 12, getting in games with top players. They would give him the eight ball and he would give them fits. By age 14 he was their equal and at 16 no one wanted any part of him! Never seen another one quite like him in my lifetime, and I saw many great young players. Keith...

Dennis basically fell off the map after receiving his five year ban from entering the United States (two years to go!). He was making 99% of his earnings here and it got wiped out just like that. It took all the heart out of him to keep playing, so he turned to poker and other pastimes and that...

Earl nurtured Tiger's love of Golf. They had a great relationship! Meanwhile I think Savannah needs to take a long break from the game and find out what SHE wants in life. Something's not working for her now and her game is going sideways, not up. I've seen quite a few child prodigies fall by...

Paradise cue from decades ago. It was a pretty piece of junk. Years later I had a Bert Schrager cue that I liked, but the inlays started separating and coming apart. Poorly made cue is all I can say.

My take on this thread (aside from the stuff about me) is that when two great players collide either one can win on a given day. In this case, one day it will be Gorst and one day it's Filler. You can add a dozen or more guys to this group, all capable of beating each other. There's always room...