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I got nothing against Dennis and it would make for some interesting drama in the pool world, but I kind of hope he doesn't do this. I feel like Dennis breaking that record would have the unintended consequence of keeping John out of the Hall of Fame. I mean, I have no idea if he's going in...

I think you're kind of mixing together two separate things, evaluation and commentary. Commentary is for entertaining spectators, because pool can be boring to watch. If the commentary happens to have some useful info, great, but it's incidental. But evaluation is different. I wouldn't pay...

Props for being able to admit it and eat that crow, it's never easy :) And yeah, would be great to see her win a male-dominated major.

Got to catch this stream, and it went quite smoothly the whole time. Berg does play very slow and careful, but that's ok by me. You gotta do what works best for you, and he reached damn near Fargo 800 shooting like that. Last night he went into give-up mode. His break stopped working and...

I don't know if Mr. Page reacted to the complaints or if it was just a temporary hiccup, but https://fairmatch.fargorate.com/ has been working for me for a couple of days now. If that's Mike listening to his customers (I know, that word is a bit of a stretch considering I'm using a free...

I'm just frustrated I can't install it. Play store says it's not available for my version. I'm not sure what version of Android it requires, but apparently version 6 is too old. but version 6.x is still more common than any other version. 50% of all android users are on 6 or older. It seems...

Is it not possible that the guy just really enjoys practicing straight pool? I get the idea that John just loves to hit balls by himself and try to run big numbers. Like, if he didn't get this gig at Bull Shooters, that's how he'd be spending a lot of his time anyway. I read that for a while...

If there's no 3-point rule, then making a ball is still fairly automatic, but getting shape for the next ball isn't. You just put the CB center table and hope. But with a 3-point rule, this break becomes really chaotic. You have to hit harder, you lose the cue ball or get it kicked around more...

I'm basically with PJ on it. Maybe this is just a personal quirk, but I might be more comfortable doing this 2 rail path for the initial shot. https://pad.chalkysticks.com/18666.png I feel like with the other zigzag path, I might misjudge it a little and get either on the rail or too...

So I like to periodically ask this when the subject comes up... Those of you who have (comfortably) run over 50, do you remember a time when you were stuck around 30 or 40? And do you remember any particular strategy or breakthrough that got you over that hump? I ran 43 once a very long time...

First, if he tries for mosconi's record then obviously he is ALSO trying to break his own, and what's wrong with setting your sights high? John is the first to admit running 100 more balls is "ten times harder" or "a hundred times harder" ...whether you're talking about 100 vs 200, or 400 vs...

oh, I didn't realize they already had a Fargo cutoff. I missed that. I agree, 720 is too high. 700 is a more reasonable border between pro and amateur. Kristina is still right on the edge as a 702, but she's the women's eurotour champ, is a predator sponsored pro, and has a run 123 balls. If it...

I vaguely remember reading another request for this, maybe that was you also... from my memory, this is the guy who made it (the website is now gone, and I don't know if the person who made it is still with us). Anyway, his contact info can be seen here, if you haven't tried it already...

I'm sure it would just lead to even more arguing and tragedies, but maybe they should switch to going by Fargo rating, instead of "did they ever cash in (random USA tournament)?" Their policy for players outside of the USA is basically the honor system. "If you are from outside the USA and...

Their last poster was absolutely deceptive, implying a 2k match was a 20k match. I'm surprised they're continuing to do it after all the complaints. It's pretty clear at this point that the deception is deliberate, and I'm disappointed the commentators are going along. But I'm not really...

To be a good instructor, you don't just need to master the skills you're trying to teach. You need to be able to communicate effectively, and know how to work with people. This guy already fails 2 out of 3, so at this point, who cares how well he hits balls? I'd never sign up to hear what this...

The world free throw record, as it appears in the Guinness book of records, is EXACTLY what you're describing - someone setting up to do it in practice, and hammering away at it for hours. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Amberry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtvRN5S7m_U This is the...

It's sad but it's for the best. You can't handle the heat our crew brings.

Jay Helfert did offer 10k, years ago, but with some stipulations. I don't know if the table John plays on will qualify since he's specifying "moderately tough pockets". Just one guy's opinion but, he should scrap that requirement. John tends to play on easy equipment, and honestly the record...

On the one hand, that's entirely possible. Maybe a guy shoots like a 700 in some situations, and 740 in others, so "720" is not really the most accurate predictor of how they'll play. But if you had to boil down a complex thing into just a single number, that 720 number is probably the best...