Recent content by Joey V

Dechaine won the match 20-13 in 31 innings. Dechaine got off to a hot start but then Shane came back to take a 11-10 lead but then he went ice cold which all of us you play 3C know the feeling. You could clearly see that Shane can easily become a solid 3C player if he puts more time into the...

I think you nailed it. Even for the better players on the forum the mental part of watching those two do nothing but run out rack after rack will destroy them. I could possibly get to 25. 30 max if I get an extra roll or two, but I wouldn't bet on it. You have to figure if there consistently...

Yeah Jason had a lot of natural ability and had a shot to do something if he stayed on the right path. He had really good form and a nice stroke. He started coming up to Greenie's in Pikesville and got hooked up with a few kids from the area. Within a few months they were all into doing some bad...

Good thing your 3 Cusion game is better than your picture posting ability.

You're absolutely correct. I understand it's difficult and expensive to set up streaming for the week but this is the biggest tournament of the year in the U.S. There is no promotion whatsoever. The casual pool player or billiard player probably has no idea the national's are taking place. There...

Yeah, I liked this reply a lot myself. Same can apply to a great swing in baseball. This is definitely a topic that will create much debate. I'm not sure where people are coming from when they say follow through has nothing to do with a great stroke. Try playing 3C without follow through. I'm...

No question about it. Unbelievable. This guy really loves pool. The sport needs more like him. Great job.

Mika's stroke is straight and very accurate however I wouldn't say it's smooth. I think he has a lot of unnecessary movement from his elbow to his shoulder which gets him in trouble from time to time. At times his stroke even looks a bit jerky. He certainly is a great player with an abundance of...

This April 2nd will make one yer for me. Similar to you I got sick ( food poisoning from McDonald's ) and had not smoked in a couple days so when I felt better I said to myself why go back. I also had been wanting to quit for several years. Funny how getting Food poisoning may have been the best...

You're 100 percent right. It is just excuses and jealousy to some extent. If you really break down Shane's game you will see he more talented, smoother and his ball pocketing is superb. Cue ball control right there as well. Mentally he is above 90 percent of his competitors. Other players can...

I don't think Reggie plays much anymore but he was playing a lot 10 years ago so it was probably him that you played.

That sounds about right for Riggi. A bunch of us were talking about him at Top Hat Poolroom a month or so ago and someone said he died in 2002 and they seemed pretty sure. I believe the guy said he was 46 when he passed. That's too bad about him and Tom not gambling. I'm sure it would have been...

Yep. Little Riggi was some banker. I remember watching him practice banks when I first started playing. He was making everything. Firing banks from everywhere 100 miles an hour. Next to Cigar Tom he was the best player around despite what some think. I never heard of him and Tom matching up...

There we're a lot of real good solid one pocket players in maryland over the years but I would agree that Geese was at the top of the list.

He was still coming around Pikesville in the late 1990's early 2000's. He used to come in everyday and practice for 2-3 hours then looked to hustle some of the kids hanging around. He would also play in the weekly 9-ball tournaments. I'm sure he was pushing 80 back then, but he could still play...