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I‘m going to try to work on the shots in Byrne’s books, but they feel like a random selection of shots. What I was hoping would be available is something that gets more into how to look for shots. I know people might say there are no shortcuts and it just takes time, but I think it’s possible...

let us know what you think when you get a chance to look at it

I was thinking the same, and my guess is that it’s the stupid format. The software is probably set up for “9-7” types of scores, not “4-2, 3-4, 4-3 shootout” types of scores.

That’s great advice, thanks.

Nice, thanks.

Maybe he’ll chime in here.

I’m looking for recommendations for learning three cushion billiards. I have a couple of Byrne’s books that have billiards sections. Any other suggestions for books, videos, websites?

Really? I feel like the top players of the 1990s, when I first watched pro pool, used a closed bridge way more than the top players today. I don’t have statistics to back that up - I guess someone could look at videos and do some kind of analysis, but who wants to do that? - but it’s definitely...

Becue used to have shafts “painted” white, and apparently had enough problems with them that they went to black. I recall people saying they weren’t as smooth and instead got kind of sticky feeling when they were white. Maybe Cuetec has a better system for coloring them.

The consultants gave them some cleaners and hand washers and things like that. They seemed bogus to me: UV lights that “kill all viruses in the whole room.” Really?

It looked like they were really trying to build up the tension with Gary in the show. I loved the scene where Gary was saying “right, right” while the bartender consultant was criticizing him, and he said “stop saying right!” But as the show went on they dropped that whole story line.

Before we get too carried away, it’s important to remember that crime in the US today is about half of what it was at its peak in the 1980s. There’s been a little uptick in the past year, but there have been lots of little upticks and downturns, and this recent one may or may not look like...

Thanks, it didn’t sound right to me after I typed it. Maybe it was over 300 that was dozens of times.

These guys were clearly highly-trained. Special forces, ninjas, etc. The “shake my hand bruh” move is only taught at the 36th chamber of the shaolin.

I went to John Schmidt’s 626 showing last night. A couple of things stood out to me. He acknowledged a lot of good luck in the record run. But having watched all 626 shots, it’s amazing how few were low-percentage shots like banks or combinations or long cut shots. Only a couple times from what...

There aren’t any other 9-ft tables in the city, aside from in people’s homes. People play on Valley leagues, which are on crummy 7-ft tables and then maybe go to Vegas where they play on the same 7-ft tables but a little cleaner. And they play on BCA leagues which can be on any type of table...

For the shot below, would you shoot it in the corner or side? Assume it’s the last ball and so position doesn’t matter. What if you shift over? The balls are still aiming right between the side and corner, at the middle diamond. And what if you shift the OB closer to the rail, like...

No they weren’t. I had looked up CSI’s events and even commented earlier in this thread that it was nice that CSI’s two pro events in Vegas were just prior to the US Open. And CSI announced their partnership with Predator in the US Pro Billiard Tour, and those events and dates were all announced...

They’re the alternative to all those costs of attending in person.

The World 10-ball is in Vegas this year Sept 6-10, right after the Diamond Open, both during CSI’s big pool league event. There will probably be a lot of players traveling from the World 10-ball to the US Open. Between Predator’s new Pro Pool Series and all these Matchroom events, there’s a lot...