Recent content by sudocrushms

So much of it is physiology. Things that work for me (5'9ish) won't work for you because you're tall, and vice versa. Same with body shape, flexibility, etc, etc. I think coaching fundamentals in pool is pretty similar to being a bike fitter: you need to make bodies of diverse size, shape...

I found i had to change my open bridge because the tension holding my thumb up was causing discomfort at my wrist. Fortunately my hand is shaped in a way i can bridge well using the knuckle of my thumb. Lets me keep my hand much more relaxed. Before: After:

I only think of 14.1 as a practice/warmup method. The only time I see people playing it is by themselves.

Always seems it's CloudFlare or someone sneezed in Virginia and US-East-1 went down. 🤣

Maybe, maybe not. But a lot of us are nerds and it's neat tech. Go yell at some clouds. 😉

I bowled Collegiate at NDSU. My opinion of Bowlero is just a string of 4 letter words. I've watched them buy out and ruin great houses. They've totally destroyed the game and the will of a small amount of houses and organizers are hanging on by their fingernails.

Used to be Sandy's Tavern in south Minneapolis. They had a valley bar box, and great food. Peak dive bar. They no longer have a table, but it's worth noting for the nostalgia. My grandmother (1924-2024) lived in an apartment building across the street. As a kid I'd spend weekends with her and...

Pool trying to be golf with all the wacko gadgets.

I used Kamui Black softs for 15 years. I think i replaced it 2-3 times over that period. Switched to hard 2 years ago. Tip picks are the way to go as long as you aren't tearing up the tip with it. I switched to HOW Titans this year, but treat them the same: Willard's tool to retain shape, then a...

I play primarily 10b, but yeah if I'm playing 14.1 or 1p obviously use the actual rack.

This. Hell just send the Polish contingent. The rest could sit in the peanut gallery with us.

I've always chalked my cue the same and I'd go thru a block of Master or later the Predator 1080 (also junk) every couple weeks. A block of Pure lasts me 8-9 months. I only grab a new one when I start dropping it out if I lose it (feed it to a ProAm...).

I try to avoid it, but doesn't mean everyone does. If someone is taking a shot directly at me, I usually move before if I can. Otherwise I'll usually side eye the table so it doesn't look like I'm staring down their shot.

Put me in, coach! I can get destroyed by elite Euros just as easily as anyone. :ROFLMAO:

I second this. Issues with racking are almost always worn/dirty/mismatched balls or the table being trained inconsistently. I'll add that the rack being clean is important too. I've had even the good racks hold onto the 1 because they've got gunk where the ball touches and it sticks. Easily...