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I really thought Hendry was gonna pull it off after that 126 against Mark Allen in the 2nd frame of QFs. Made me sad to see him lose. Almost all my guys are out: Robertson, Hendry, O'Sullivan, Selby, Higgins. The only one left is Williams, who's been playing superb.

During the time that my brother and I were first learning how to play pool at our local dive bar, we would sometimes play pool at this laundry mat while cleaning our clothes. We would get into ring games of rotation with a bunch of guys there ($1 or $2 a game). They played it with all the balls...

I'm talking about PURPOSEFULLY trying to curve the ball to get around an impeding ball. Will the LD shaft get the semi-masse easier than a higher deflection shaft? Or does it straighten out the curve a bit?

I have a question about low deflection shafts. When it comes to curving the cue ball, does a low deflection shaft reduce the amount of curve you can get?

Will Mitch actually be there? Or will he be "working?"

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I already posted this on Sarah's thread, but I wanted to see what everyone else thinks and does. I wanted to know what you do when you go about seeing and deciding patterns when playing. Do you working from the last ball backwards? Or play the table out in your head? Do you use different...

Sarah, I wanted to know what you do when you go about seeing and deciding patterns when playing. Do you working from the last ball backwards? Or play the table out in your head?

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Hi, I'm relatively new to pool and I'm looking for a great one hole player to teach me the ins and outs of the game. Email me at shoemakerdr@yahoo.com for your rates and availability. Thanks! - D