Recent content by SEB

720 has always been the unofficial bar for pro level.

Despite the endless smugness, pyramid scheming, and backlink spamming that dr dave brings to the forum, he is correct on this…We need to change to all ball fouls. The game has evolved the past 5 years. Amateur pool needs to as well.

They are completely and utterly dropping the ball. The moment they announced the Reyes Cup without any semblance of a plan that made any sense, it’s all gone downhill from there. Reyes Cup was a disaster, Filler chose WPA, World pool masters cancelled, world cup of pool never spoke of again...

Yes. Absolutely. Contact Fargo and ask them to put you in the system. They’ll give you an arbitrary starter rating and you’ll be off to the races.

Prime Strickland vs Filler is the only answer here. He’s the only guy from the old guard that makes you wonder.

You’d get shitty turnouts because there’s only 870 players in the entire country with Fargo’s above 675. That’s would be 17 guys per state if the distribution was even…but in reality about 5 states contribute about half of that 870.

Man…I’m blown away by these answers. BK Rush has helped my break tremendously. Probably worth 20 Fargo points to my game.

Yes…they are exactly like the 12th man on the bench. They are unfathomably better than a very good amateur yet not even close to the best player in the world. I think you’d be pretty shocked what these guys make playing pool. For as dialed in to the pool community as you i’m pretty shocked by...

It is insulting to tell them that. The 12th guy on the bench of an NBA team is still a fully fledged professional. The difference between that guy and Lebron is absolutely immense…but they are both professional would be insulting to call that guy a streetballer lol. You set the bar so...

What you’re describing is a struggling pro. Not a shortstop. A shortstop is a really good local guy that give a pro a good match with a light spot or even steal one on a barbox. A shortstop is defined by skill level. Not by the binary of day job or not.

That’s too high. Calling a 740 fargo a shortstop is a bridge too far. Mike Davis, Sergio Rivas, Lucas F Verner, Rob Saez, Jeremy Jones are not shortstops. Shortstop is more like a 680-719. I’ve seen 680-690 players do some amazing things. I think that’s where the shortstop bar is set.

Yep. Pockets are too tight. I’ll die on that hill.

That’s not what he’s saying.

If I can’t get out, I can’t get out. Pockets are too tight for me. It makes it a coin flip against any competent player…even if they’re 50 points lower than me. Guys…what level do you play at here??? I’m not talking about the difference between a 550 and a 500. I’m talking about the...

I’d have to agree with OP’s premise. I would NEVER gamble 9 ball on the tightest table in the room against a guy 50 fargo points lower than me. Why would I??? I run out better…why take away my advantage by allowing him to take seize upon my newly found misses on routine runouts? I’d never...