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nothing wrong with a well maintained Valley 7 footer, especially if the pockets are tightened a bit

quite true- I've seen players get disqualified for misrepresenting their skill level before the Fargo era- harder to hide your speed now

if so, he probably would have admitted that in the interview- he seemed pretty candid about everything including Appleton pooping in his shoe as a prank!

it's been so long since I've played with a big cue ball that I couldn't remember how the cut shots were different- thanks for reminding me!

I first learned to play pool in my early 20s on bar tables with a big heavy cue ball (whether you call it a mudball or not officially). It definitely was difficult to draw the ball and cut shots were different (not sure in what way- but I certainly had to adjust when first playing with standard...

So now it's been around 2 years since this thread- doesn't seem like Mike really committed himself back to the pro scene. I know he played some events, but haven't seen his face in a while. Does he still play regionally? Gone back to selling windows?

Looks great! Are you living in the Philippines full time now?

yes, the US Open 9 ball did air live many years ago- not certain of the exact year, but it has happened before

years ago (probably 2013) I watched him play Corey Deuel in Vegas at the US Open 10 Ball. He was pulling his normal shenanigans- complaining mainly about Corey's racking and breaking (which in this even was totally unwarranted- I didn't see Corey pull any tricks). I was cheering for Corey...

I wonder if Ultimate Pool would gain more mainstream viewers- more familiar game in 8 ball on bar tables with strict time limits (30 minutes usually).

I was disappointed too, but we should be happy that pro pool was finally on live TV again- it's been decades. Let's hope it keeps up

in fairness- he did mention that Earl could hang. I do think a lot players back then had relatively poor fundamentals- but they were also playing under different conditions in terms of cloth speed and pocket size. You adapt to the conditions you have to play in- so it isn't really fair to say...

I think they are just referring to having a soft touch- that they don't overhit the ball (overrun position) unintentionally

the problem is that Earl said he doesn't want to commentate with anybody- he wants to be by himself. I agree though- he is a great commentator- enjoyed his commentary for the Billiard Network years ago

I wonder if Joe Rogan will make a guest appearance again. Hopefully if he does they tell him ahead of time to stick to the action on the table rather than complaining about the breaking rules and the 4 ball color-need to focus on positivity as this is the first time in a long while that ESPN is...