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"previous generations played on slop bucket pockets" :rolleyes:

Also, just because some people can do, doesn't mean they can teach. Lot of pros are obviously great players, but teaching is also a distinct skill. Being able to communicate and transfer the knowledge isn't something most of them can do well from what I've seen. A few might even be BS'ers...

Always be suspect of anyone who wants to significantly change your stroke. What they should be doing is, correcting any flaws in your existing stroke, not trying to get you to do something very different. For example, if you have a wobbly bridge ...no matter what stroke you have, that's not...

Yikes, I think you just insulted 30% of this forum.

Elk Master. No, I'm not trolling. If you like soft tip, this is the one. Worked for Efren. Also, one of the most popular tips in the snooker world. And these are guys who can really shoot. In other words, this tip is NOT holding anyone back in terms of accuracy, spin or anything else for that...

What's the most annoying thing about pool? The people. There seems to be a higher percentage of no-class people than in other hobbies, sports and realms I have been in. Now, by no-class, I not talking low income or anything like that. What I mean is simply undesirable individuals. A few of...

I never said they were frequent, but they happened plenty back then. That era was not void of it because there was a deficiency in skill. Probably more since they played winner breaks more often back then, but I'm not factoring this in. I'm using that as a descriptor of skill level. There were...

For me, "live" pool is dead. I wouldn't pay a penny to watch another live 9-ball event in person. They should pay me instead to be audience filler. I stopped attending and watching local pro tournaments even when they were free attendance years back. It's just boring - and I'm a person who...

Like you, I like timely reasonable play. To answer your question, no, they don't discover or all of a sudden see a shot that they didn't see in the first few seconds of analysis. If a pro cannot see a shot within a little bit of brainstorming, they never will until they LEARN that new shot...

Shot-clock is a compromise. You eliminate the ass draggers and time sharks, but this comes at the expense of rushed play in scenarios where it's reasonable for any player of any speed to take time sizing up a shot. So with shot-clock pool we're not on suicide-watch suffering the snail pool, but...

Chess clock is the best for a lot of reasons, but has practicality issues and there's challenges with how end-game scenarios go down when someone is about to lose a match due to time.

Hard tips are more efficient, so more speed as they aren't shock absorbers. Soft tips, at least while they are new or fresh, give more more spin with less effort. I believe having a harder tip is better, because efficiency, better feedback and speed control trumps a tiny bit of grip/spin any...

That's not entirely true in an absolute sense. Perhaps some of the billiard historians can provide their input, but I remember a lot of talk about this subject going back to the old rec.sport.billiards days where it was said by folks who were connoisseurs of vintage tables that for most of the...

I'll reply in more detail to the folks who took the time to give detailed responses in a bit, but before that ...want to clarify a few things... 1. I am not arguing in favor of speed-demon rapid-fire machine-gun pool. I thought I made that clear being against the shot-clock in my original post...

I have heard the argument that this kind of painful slow play equates to higher level play by some of my European friends. I'm not sure I can agree after comparing to a faster pace of play done by previous greats and hall of famers. So long as great and elite play exists at a faster pace, this...

Lately I've been watching a lot of the old 9-ball matches and Accustats stuff from the 1980's - early 1990's. Wow...what a refresher and much needed reminder of how far this sport has declined in terms of quality for the fans. First of all, there was a lot of great play back then. Contrary to...

That's interesting. I browsed a local APA league recently and noted most people around here were not using an LD shaft. When you mention the cheaper cues, I personally don't count those as LD because they claim to have LD properties, most of them really don't. I'm thinking more premium, actual...

That's a bummer. They found a creative way to reduce front end mass and have radial consistency without violating Predator's patents. I hit some with their original shaft, it was pretty decent. Low deflection, had somewhat of a soft hit. Decent taper. Wasn't the nicest shaft in terms of looks...

On another note, not intending to change the subject ....but one of the most critical people of "Efrem" was and is Mike Sigel. For a long time I thought it was just sour grapes and his huge ego talking. Perhaps it's a factor yes. However, there is some objectivity to what Sigel is saying that...

Between Sigel, Varner and Archer....I don't think Earl ever got a "player of the decade" kind of recognition, but rather he got something better, "player of the era" ... That's just my opinion. Regarding Reyes, I'm a huge fan and have said that he's the greatest over all skill wise across all...