Recent content by Paul Schofield

I think my point is missed here. When I speak of "human dynamic", I am talking about all interactions, mostly physical, conversation being the smallest part. Pool has no physical dynamic therefore limiting possibilities to the verbal of which pool has none again. I don't purport to have an...

With respect for all that has been opinionated on this matter, I would like to offer a different perspective: For a sport to be captivating, an interesting human dynamic is a requirement. It really does not matter what game is played, currently, all of our games are sterile, making pool dry and...

My CMC joints (thumb joints) have disintegrated. The pain is 24 hours a day. I can't make my usual hand bridge without some adjustments not to mention the distraction. If I use my hands too much, the pain becomes severe and keeps me awake at night. An operation to replace the joints is planned...

More power to you. I cannot and have never "practiced". For me, pool always had a financial component that outweighed the desire to be a good player. Practicing pool would have been like practicing poker.

“Ambiguous”? I would say! Ambiguity has it’s own special place in the legal world. I would not want to spend resources trying to hold someone to this language.

It sounds like the show was a contrast to the couple of shows I have seen. I am so glad to hear that. Good media coverage furthers our sport and improves our image.

Yes it is a show. In many ways it parallels the Jerry Springer and Maury Povich shows, appealing to the lower human emotions. I am not watching it. It is more crude garbage. And furthermore, I don't know nor do I care if Griff's is in trouble. I don't "MUST know" anything.

M Griffin can do what he wants. It is his business. I have watched Bar Rescue a couple of times. No matter what the circumstances are, I would never put my business and staff through the degradation and humiliation of that show. If survival is at stake, there are many other constructive options...

I had 2 rules (in the 70s): 1. Never ever ever ever play a game of eight-ball. 2. Always bet enough to eliminate any possibility of playing an eight-ball player.

When I played in the 70s, you could play nine-ball in a strange bar anywhere in the country for any sum of money and never have a problem. Play a game of eight-ball for ten bucks and you could wind up dead. In my room, in my eight-ball leagues and events, I instituted rules to take some of the...

For all card games, shuffling the cards is required. Randomness is the essence and beauty of any card game. The same is true of Nine-Ball. The rules that I devised are for honest players. Shuffling the balls is like shuffling cards. The mind-set of the card-cheat is the same as the pool-cheat...

It is for the better!

This all sounds too familiar.

I can only hope you're right. I would very much like to see it. Every time someone has a fresh idea, I say go for it. Wins are only made if you take a chance. Anything to further our sport.

Your right. And there never was, and there never will be, anywhere.