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Best post in the thread! A mentor of mine used to say that you need "a full library of shots from which to choose" if you want to be...

WNT has been 100% successful in its mission. The goal was never to eliminate the players' ability to make a ball on the break, but...

My apologies SJ. When I referred to Manas mental configuration/fortitude, I was in essence referring to his "completeness" as a player...

Yes, well said.

Bare with me here for a second, this is all about pool. I was thinking and we're starting to get an established tour with the WNT and as...

Yeah, understanding the current state of AJ Manas as a player means watching him both when he bulldozes great players in fantastic...

Yeah it's reminiscent of the higher amatuer levels where a player can become a danger to win any regional tourney but NEVER uses or...

Yes, he has to get mentally stronger, but I think that's not the biggest issue. He shoots as straight as all but a handful in the men's...

Manas is a hard one to handicap. His runout skills and pattern recognition are super-elite and give him a chance to runover pretty much...

Yes, they were great and I, too, was a contributor. Of course, for an event producer, these "free roll" events are a little tougher for...

This is a strong field, but not nearly comparable to what we used to get at the China Open 9ball. Go back about 10 years and this title...

Ah, the match we were denied at the US Open, when they lost back to back in the same quarterfinals session. That would be nice.

The amateur bodies of pool are the biggest reason that our sport is still thriving in America. Nobody is suggesting they are perfect...

Princess Emily isn't a pool governing body that charges all the people that wanna put something on for the players just for putting...

I disagree a bit. Maybe US brands and major brands gone up in prices just like everything else, BUT I think that there was never a time...