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Thank you for that but I think that it is more like being able to let your unconscious take over. Knowing what to do and then doing it without getting waylaid by extraneous thought. Think about it. We have all played enough and hit enough balls that there isn't a shot on the table we have not...

I am enthralled watching him pocket balls with such confidence. His focus is amazing. I am at a point in my game where getting shape is the easy part. It's the consistent of pocketing balls without losing focus that gets me.

I enjoyed the one pocket drills. I enjoy watching him play. It's easy to put 15 balls in one pocket. Quite a drill. How often to you go 8 and out or 7 and out or 6 and out for that matter?

I have a little more respect for the caliber of game of most my opponents. I prefer staying at the table and keeping my opponent in their chair. That being said I will get a little wild if my opponent is an outright banger. Not much to lose.

Love playing against sloppy players!

I practice safeties constantly. I play the 9 or 10 ball ghost all of the time and safety play is part of that practice as is kick safeing. I practice the way I want to play. Lock up safeties lead to run outs.

John is miked up. You don't like his commentary? I found it very interesting. I do admire his stamina and his abilities.

I rotate four shafts on my player. The shafts are identical right down to the length of the taper. They all have hard pressed Triangle tips and I break with my player. I like a hard tip so if it gets a little harder then so be it but I haven't found that to be so. I don't smash the rack as hard...

I said they PROMOTE themselves well. I never mentioned anything about sponsoring anything or anybody. Try reading a little better next time. I still say that Predator is a master at marketing.

Like I said, tie up some balls. It absolutely improves your situation. If your opponent doesn't want to run out then you get back to the table. If he wants to run out then he has clusters to deal with. Getting to and staying at the table is what it is all about and if that's the case then tying...

Sometimes you tie up a couple or three balls (intentional bad hit) and give up ball in hand. Let your opponent figure out how to break up the clusters in order to run out. That is sometimes your only option.

All I know is that most of the people I play, just smashing balls will not work out well. Usually a miss (Hail Mary shot) means I don't get back to the table. Really good kick safeties are done with perfectly calculated speed.

Have to admire his stamina and attitude. He scratches after a nice run and just retrieves the balls and starts over.

Boy are they ever. You may not be a fan of their products but they sure know how to promote themselves. Clever company.

I draw just fine with my maple shafts. It's controlling the draw that is the trick. Two inches, 6 inches, 10 inches, 2 feet for shape. Show me a CF shaft that will make controlling the cue ball easier using draw and I'm in. That being said I am a wood shaft guy with simple good old hard pressed...

If I knew the answer to staying focused I'd never miss. I think it is a problem of having heart and will, no excuses. I think you get to the point in your game where shape is the easy part. Potting balls consistently is the hard part and that is where focus comes in. If you've ever missed an...

A player of Shane's caliber makes that combination 4 times out of 5 attempts. Score was tied 1 to 1 in a race to 13 and plenty of balls on the table. Plenty of time left in the match. These guys play excellent 14.1 and one pocket and you need to combinate balls in both of those games to stay at...

Russ doesn't own the room anymore though he is hanging around through the transition.

Speaking of Diamond tables, my poolroom just replaced some GC's with Diamonds. They have returns but there is no place to store the balls you made in one pocket like the storage rack in GC's. Is this true of all Diamond tables? If so, it is a design flaw.

Not everyone likes getting their head beat in all of the time....except me. I like an open tournament myself, no handicaps. The concentration level among players is certainly higher in a no handicap tournament. Perhaps it is not smart of me to never give or take weight but then again I gamble...