Recent content by sparkle84

Get back with this when it can go thru a freshly opened 8 ball rack with tied up balls and obstructions all over the place. Figuring out wide open 5 ball runouts doesn't take much effort. With the kicking vid shouldn't the 1st option given be the one with the highest percentage of hitting the...

I don't watch the women pros much so can't comment on that. One thing I have noticed though in the amateur ranks (good players) is that it's not unusual for men to play subpar against women they should beat. It's happened many times against Samantha Easton in the Under 650 and similar...

Uh oh, I think you'll hear about that.

For me, wasted talent or achievements are not the issue with this guy. It's his arrogance and lack of respect for the game, his opponents and fans of pool.

That's his MO

Potentially, possibly but the physical may be necessary to give feedback that refines the mental to a higher level. You may be right but I've run into a lot of guys with a high pool IQ but their intelligence drops considerably when you converse with them about anything other than pool. With...

This is an excellent post. It's pretty much what all good, experienced players do. As it relates to Doug, the OP, it's way more difficult because of lesser experience. He'll take more time to analyze and decide a course of action. Nothing wrong with that. During the course of the run he may need...

Well, that's ok. Once things devolve into name calling and proclamations such as "I promise you I'm right" and "I don't give a shit what you think" you've reached a point where further discussion is fruitless. I could have mentioned other things that were clearly wrong but stuck to the...

You seem angry. Not sure why. I suppose it's because I'm questioning some things you said. This is a public forum, a place where people go to discuss ideas and topics that interest them. Someone puts forth a statement and others are free to agree or disagree. Usually if you disagree it's nice...

No, unfortunately it didn't clear up anything for me. Clarifying after the fact that your example was only meant for a certain group of people, while misleading, I don't really care about that. We (or should I say you) are talking about the fact that "The only benefit to ld technology is that...

I'm sorry but this doesn't make much sense to me. Are you saying that different atmospheric conditions (say a wet vs a dry table) causes a given shaft, LD or HD, to cause a different amount of CB squirt than it normally does? That's a new one. AFAIK changing table conditions primarily result in...

Yeah well, his decision making isn't exactly chopped liver. Name 3 players better at it, cuz I can't. Actually, I'd say that on days his execution is subpar (it does happen occasionally) his decision making will let him prevail against all but the very best.

Couple caveats. I haven't thoroughly read all posts in this thread, especially the longer ones. Just not real interested in this particular subject. Find it somewhat tedious at times. Secondly what I'll say is by no means meant to downplay this struggle you're having at the moment. I've...

Looks to be in Tennessee.

Hey, watch your mouth. I'm one of those old fart straight pool guys but JFYI everybody always flipped, even way back in the 60's and 70's. I've done some side action at American 14.1 tournaments and even then we flipped.;)