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For straight pool..... a Gold Crown, with centennial balls on green simonis is aesthetically where it's at. I had a Gold Crown, I'd get a Diamond. BTW, league cut is 4.75" pockets, the pro cut is 4.5". Of the choices, practically speaking get whatever, a table is better than no table and all...

Form, technique, skill is at least 95% of it like you said. It's the indian, not the arrow. This doesn't mean the cue isn't important. It helps to have a cue that isn't working against you. For example, low deflection shafts are difficult to jump with. Hard tips, or even phenolic tips make it...

My Revo (like most others) is almost 4oz. I have maple shafts that range from 3.5-3.7oz, and that is a noticible difference in terms of balance. But we're talking overall cue balance. Shaft balance itself, the Revo is obviously lightest up front, whereas a maple shaft distributes that weight...

I used to participate in the CTE wars of the 2000's often against JB and others ... as you can see from my profile, I'm in the PIITH crowd and a CTE skeptic. That said, has anyone ever been able to show a geometric or otherwise scientific proof of how CTE actually achieves aim? (I've been away...

I used to think the whole custom cue thing was insane in terms of everyone looking to find "Excalibur" the weapon that would take their game to the next level etc.... Then it was tips. Super duper layered tips. Now, chalk. Really? Chalk? LOL I'm ALL for product improvement, but too many...

Beggars can't be choosers. Pool is in the gutter and anything at this point is better. I was excited about the IPT back in the day even though I was skeptical about the ownership and the amount of money, the point being -- when someone comes around to try to get pool back on its feet, you...

Some commented on key moments. I not placing any blame here, but Skyler dogging the 5 ball, when up 3-1 was the beginning of the end. He would have been up 4-1 and was a sure thing to win that match, bringing the teams scores even 8-8. Instead, it was 9-7 which is tough spot to be in for a race...

First of all, bravo to the U.S. team, they did as best as can be expected given the circumstance. Since 2006, Europe has the U.S. beat 12-3 by my count. Europe simply has more tournament playing talent right now and for the foreseeable future. Do not expect the U.S. to be competitive / gain...

Ha! ok. +5 for Earl.

Dr Dave, In Kasparov vs The World, a truth was illustrated that the opinions, decisions, knowledge or views of the whole is not as accurate as that of a small subset of qualified experts. This is the case here.

Depends on criteria. On tournament wins...as well as talent, dominance and such... Earl Strickland is the GOAT. But there will be bias against him due to people's opinion of him, as opposed to his game and his record. That won't change until a few decades down the road when his record will...

What you consider is irrelevant. The fact is, John Schmidt is the record holder. The pool world now has its own version of the flat earth society.

Good. That thread was cancer upon the game. It was also an embarrassment to pool, this forum and to humanity as a whole.

Glad I started this thread. I knew the haters and critics were idiots, but I didn't expect them to get this desperate and petty. While John Schmidt reached new highs, these dregs have reached new lows!!!

It is only a matter of time before most if not all will be using them. There's no downsides to CF compared to wood, none. However, there's benefits in consistency, durability, resistance to elements and all that. Wood on the other hand has been on a steady decline. Super high quality, ultra...

Well, well ....John has broken the record. John has broken it by 100 balls. It is on VIDEO. There were witnesses. It is the highest run ever confirmed. It is confirmed in the most reliable, indisputable and conclusive way. Nothing about it is subjective, it is purely objective. No hearsay...

Who has links to the FB drama? JB has always been "passionate" ...any controversial topic he gets hooked on, and that's not hard to do, he will go on for pages and pages. Last word kind of guy, combative and the such. Lots of emotion in his approach. Often, he will throw in the towel on reason...

This is an excellent graphical representation. However, I would strongly object and contest the assumption that such a bank is 20% for a world class player who is in the zone, with nothing to lose, trying to redeem himself. If you up Alcaide's odds, then it becomes worse for Kazakis as the...

Assume it is a fair coin. The answer would be C. Doesn't matter what happens or comes before, the odds are the same each and every new instance. History plays no role in future events in this situation. Nor does projections of what the percentages will be. Now, the odds of making that bank...

Kaci did not insult or scoff at Earl. That is a language issue. I've seen this before, especially with Albanians. They take it very literally. So, in his mind, his definition and their understanding, HERO is a strong word. It used to be in English too, until it got overused and misapplied over...