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Actually, this isn't true. The original changes in the break rule came from Eurotour, on which Shane does not play, and they came when...

Haven't seen Warren play for years now. I will take your word.

Agreed with all of the above. However, people's physical skills decline past 40 (really, earlier than that). In pool it is just less...

Yes, well said, but like those I've mentioned, Shane is an all-time great and perhaps he'll be among those that show extended longevity...

Feijen at 49 plays as well as he did in his early 40s. Souquet, at 57, is still a very dangerous opponent and won the European 8ball...

Fedor and another twenty five top players are routinely rolling out to a jump. Among the others that frequently use this approach are...

That's a fair answer. It also explains why top players favor it when they gamble, I suppose. They want to increase the skill required...

Yup, agreed. When the entertainment value of the pro pool product is not the priority, as is typically the case in action matches, any...

It eliminates some of the most entertaining shots in the game as well as some of the most thoughtful. Combos and caroms on the money...

I hate the constant cries for "fixing" the game. Why penalize players for studying the game and elevating the level of competition...

Before we "fix" nine ball, I want a data-based definition of what is broken about nine ball, with a large data set and no guesstimates...

Absolutely right. Pool is a better game without the jump cue, but it's not going away in an era where cue manufacturers are making so...

Yes, as noted in another thread, although I left London when I was four months old, I am English born, so it is exciting for me that...

I don’t put him as goat but I do feel he was playing as good of rotation as anyone today from what I actually saw during those years. If...

Agreed. In fact, the Mosconi Cup, more than anything, introduced American pool to European players and fans. Although Eurotour began...