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    MattPoland replied to the thread WNT, WPA and 2026.
    I think it will be harder to get all the very best in the same place. US Open. World Championships. And then after that they have...
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Inside and outside English.
    Sounds like we each understand where the other is coming from. That’s sufficient for me.
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Inside and outside English.
    I only use running vs check to describe the rail action. No need to use the same term for two different phenomenon when other already...
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Inside and outside English.
    Left hand english on this shot would be inside English and it would be running (widening) English .
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Inside and outside English.
    Here’s what I say. Draw a line from the cueball to the object ball. If your tip and the target pocket are on the same side of that...
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Push shot foul?.
    I think he doesn’t care if he’s right or wrong and has a strong appreciation for the idea that all his shenanigans spur up social media...
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    MattPoland reacted to iusedtoberich's post in the thread Push shot foul? with Like Like.
    He shows an actual push with the two frozen balls, but I think he should have first shown a push with a single cue ball to teach people...
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Push shot foul?.
    Ray Hinton made a pretty good clip just now. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1HSLLJd3oh/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Push shot foul?.
    As a rule of thumb, I never use my ears to judge a shot because it can be too unreliable. Part of that is because I shoot with an older...
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Push shot foul?.
    You’re right it doesn’t show the illegal technique. At that point I just quote the rules: And then point out in the video you see the...
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Push shot foul?.
    I like sharing this 22 second clip to illustrate why it’s not a push...
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    I’ll echo what I said in FB. Looks like no foul to me. It appears to obey both tangent lines.
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    MattPoland reacted to 3kushn's post in the thread Spot on the wall distance with Haha Haha.
    Sure hope that fly doesn't move while I walk around to take the shot.
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Spot on the wall distance.
    But if you try this with the cueball in the corner of the table, you're just tracking for hitting nipples or scratching. Nothing good...
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    MattPoland replied to the thread Spot on the wall distance.
    I know not everything in pool obeys geometry. There’s physics too with rail compression and spin. But I think this is still the gist...
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