Recent content by Mark V

Firstly, I want to thank you for your decorum and for keeping a fairly small disagreement civilized. Secondly, I am not always resistant to change when I see a definite upside. In your proposal I just don’t see it what there is to gain. Yes, practicing the lag is boring, but it’s a shot, just...

It just feels like I’m getting trolled, probably am. Changes in the lag, to whatever you desire, will not level the skill playing field. The better player will still demonstrate superior aptitude. Again, you’re using a false premise and now you’ve thrown in a false assumption that pros don’t...

The way I see it, when you’re up against an opponent who is just flat out better than you, it just won’t matter. He will find a way to master whatever lag is derived and the outcome will be the same, regardless. It’s rearranging deck chairs on the titanic.

No, your assertion is based on the false premise that the lag is a luck shot. The lag is absolutely skill. Just being able to hit a pool ball is a skill. Being able to break at all is a skill. I can promise you, in a lag contest with Filler I would get WAXED. Is he just a more lucky person than...

Same exact thought I had.

1. 10 second shot clock for rotation games. I want to see these robots shitting peach seeds when they can’t weigh 50 possible safety scenarios. 2. 4 1/2” pockets 3. Rack your own. Mechanics welcome. All you have to do is run 18 and out….since it’s just so darn unfair. I WANT to see rigged...

Sad but true

I was 11 when my family and I were naturalized in 1990. From what I remember, my questions were really basic but my folks and sisters had the real test and interview. Basic civics stuff. Branches of government and their roles, basic us history, bill of rights, what the Declaration of...

Tap tap tap. Just my $.02 and it’s worth exactly that, but I think some comments are out of line when talking about Dave. Asking if he has any matches recorded of him playing is a great question. Cool question. I can dig it. Speculating on how competitive he does or does not play is a cheap...

Did a pool player come up with this rule? Is it sacrilegious to go weird like 4 3/8” or 4 1/2” (I know, right) pockets… or will that give the ‘lesser players’ too much of a punchers chance should the top dogs make too many uncharacteristic mistakes in a match. It’s ALMOST like the chief priests...

There is a distinct difference between diamond and Brunswick tables, both look and how they play. They sound different. Feel different. I’m not trying to be a knocker, but I guess it sounds as such, but what is the allure of this vs a diamond? Where does this table fit in? It very much tries...

I think you have a really good idea and vision. Keep it going.

This.

While the knockers abound, I appreciate your initiative and obviously hard work in trying to do something positive for our sport… or hobby.

6:30 pm - “The name’s Coleman. See, says so right on the chair.” “Game you say… well, I normally don’t gamble, but I guess I could. Maybe 1 game? So I can only hit mine in to one pocket? Can I choose which one? Well it sounds fun, but I saw you play and you’re pretty good. Ok if I only sink 4...