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You are correct, I have not tried it nor am I against giving it a try. But I am against paying $25 for product that really doesn't need to be improved upon. Sometimes change is not better. It's not making them better players (your players) because they already are. It would be different if you...

As a dealer, it is definitely in your best interest to sell $25 cubes of chalk versus cheap Masters chalk. Chalk is not going to make a player. The only thing it's going to do is prevent you from having to chalk every shot if saving that motion somehow benefits your game. If you chalk every shot...

I play in a 10-ball ghost league where your handicap in the number of balls you can remove from the table. I hover between a handicap of 1 and 2 and average around 40% of completed racks (should easily be 50% based on some boneheaded mental errors on my part). We don't have the strongest players...

I'm sure most of us on AZ do it correctly, but a cube of Masters can last quite awhile if applied the right way to a cue -- like lipstick. $1 worth of Masters will easily carry me through one year. However, it sounds like one piece of Kamui might last me 10 years! I think I need to go back and...

What was the total payout for last year? What percentage does $50K cover of the total purse? How many entries are paid for 30 days before the event? Obviously, Barry has a lot of other things he has to pay for in advance for the tournament to happen. I don't know the numbers breakdown but $50K...

It appears to be the right hardball stance to me. At its current pace, the ABP will dissolve in a year or two and then all of the players will go back to playing in the US Open. They won't grovel back because of the entitlement they will feel that should still be bestowed upon them, but some of...

And if we have five of you on the team based on that statement then the Europeans will be going down for sure! :D

Talent perhaps on an individual level but does he get along with the other players? Loading a team full of that moment's superstars hasn't proven to work too well for the Americans as the team chemistry has been poor. I don't know Mike. I've never seen him shoot in person. Might be the greatest...

Almost time to put my house up on a bet for Europe if this current point system holds. The European team is going to have so much chemistry over the Americans it will be sick. Maybe even more so after the US Open depending on how the current fiasco shakes out.

I don't think seeding is all that bad of an idea but there has to be an organization -- a stable and well-established organization -- that can reliably rank the pros and amateurs nationwide. To just start seeding now would be a bold statement of, "Hey, we're better than everyone else and the...

Not the best analogy but one thing is correct in this statement: " . . . top golfers DECIDE not to play in their US Open . . ." They don't BOYCOTT their US Open. I stated previously, if the US Open has been that much of an issue with payment, just don't go. Big names not going will bring enough...

Going overseas to more lucrative tournaments makes sense but it seems that economically player X would need to stay on the road in Europe for weeks to make it worth their while. If the ABP suggests that their members may play in more overseas tournaments for better paydays, then it's not going...

In the great scope of reality, at the end of the day, it's just a bunch of guys . . . playing billiards. Lockouts have historically been proven to create major fan backlash that takes years to recover any semblance of respect from us average working joes. Baseball suffered. NHL suffered. The...

Are there any contracts signed before play at the US Open? Maybe Barry should have a Net 30 or Net 60 day clause in the contract about paying out the prizes. Realistically, the money should be paid out upon the finish. I know most of us would flip out if we played in a local tournament and the...

I would notice if there were 20 to 50 extra "me"s playing in the tournament. Being a 7 is nothing to shout out about. I would hate watching a major tournament if there was 20 of me banging balls around because being a 7 is far from being able to six-pack someone like a pro can.

Here's the line I like the best: "In my career, I have seen all men's player organizations come and go, but the U.S. Open is still standing." Darn tootin'. All it takes is a race to 7 to break up any attempt at a structured men's pool organization. The players aren't savvy enough to run a...

I believe it is the general American attitude in any competitive situation. Poor sportsmanship is the norm these days. We have too many people that feel they are entitled, lack class, or just plain rude. We have no one to blame but ourselves, as Americans. Somewhere sportsmanship elapsed around...

Doesn't sound like an APA issue, sounds like a people problem. There are plenty of dumbasses spread out across APA, BCA, VNEA, and pool halls in general.

Sadly, there are plenty of businesses that don't understand this. Sometimes you have to take a hit instead of being stubborn.

Had Championship, didn't like it. Simonis will always get my money until they have a change in quality. I have 860 now but like how 760 plays better. Haven't tried 860HR.