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Most of what Earl said was legit. Maybe it wasn't appropriate for a post-game interview, but nonetheless, it was legit. A little griping mixed in, but whatever. Pool is a dumpster fire. Just bad all around. What are we left with? Matchroom? Sad indeed. Earl plays in front of a bunch of...

Jay is right. Ray and Buddy are right. The people saying the safety was the better play think like amateurs. First, all of them are underestimating the odds on the bank. Maybe it's a super hard shot for you, but it's not that bad for a world class player. Secondly, you miscalculate the...

Wrong. Obviously you missed the lesson in my previous post, which was direct advice from world champions. Your statement is at best a misapplication of this idea, and at worst a chump's mentality. Kazakis' position on the 9 was bankable. It was a reasonable shot given the situation. Especially...

ALMOST ALWAYS GO FOR THE SHOT. Both Ray Martin and Buddy Hall, people whom I respect their opinion, and who are authorities on the subject (along with others like Varner, Strickland) - told me that in these situations, always, always, always go for it. Summary: A chance is better than NO...

There should be few restrictions on the crowd. This isn't golf. Not sure who or what or when people thought that pool players deserve absolute quiet to execute to their best. Total nonsense. Not sure why people want to adopt the CULTURE of a different sport into pool? What is wrong with some...

Here's a rule idea for TV matches, or any match to be spectated by a sizable crowd... 1. Ref Racks. 2. No Re-Racks. 3. No Rack Inspections - player may not cross the head string once the ref starts racking until after player has broken the rack. 4. No templates, just regular old fashion...

Here you have resorted to a strawman argument. The rest of your comments are laden with emotion. Try and think. Read. Breathe. I am not saying that she cannot beat ANY man, or any male pro for that matter. Your statement actually backs what I argued even though you think your challenge is...

The question then is, what is preventing women's pool from reaching it's maximum potential at any given time? We agree the overall level increases for both men and women each decade and era? Yes? If so, then women will always be playing catch up and will never meet or beat the men. That said...

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Truth hurts. Which is why you resort to ad hominem. Thanks for conceding. Yes, settled. The only alternative to what I state is the position that women's pool is delayed, and that at some point it will equal men's. That is what anyone is saying when they reject the idea that men play an...

I like the Fargo system and I think it is the best we have, but it has some flaws based on the nature of ELO systems. That and the name is awful. As you can see, the excuse makers are claiming that she played bad, which is why you didn't get thrashed. Chen played very close to her top speed...

1. Chen did not under perform. That is an excuse for the Fargo system which should have predicted a bigger win for Chen, one that is unnecessary to make as any ELO system has a weakness in regards to groups of players playing each other and not intermixing much. Fargo admits to this effect...

Depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you want more power, then you need more tip speed, which means you need more torso, arm and wrist speed. I prefer breaking off the rail, or better yet, off the side rail in the traditional 9 ball cut break. Bridging on the rail makes it easier to...

Calm down. Perhaps I exaggerated a bit, but there is truth to what I am saying. If there is a roll on a carom table, it ruins some shots entirely. On a bad pool table, I can just shoot harder to not let the roll come into play. I can't do that in carom as greater speed changes the angles off...

Let's run this terrible reasoning to its conclusion.... To facilitate better play due to comfort and improved range of motion as a result of a perceived restriction due to attire - Perhaps pool players should wear UFC style fighting shorts or speedos? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Where and what are the sources for all this? Mosconi's 526 had many witnesses who signed. All the rest is unconfirmed. No proof. Mosconi's 526 had enough witnesses to overcome any kind of allegation of exaggeration or legend. Not any of this "so and so saw so in so run 900 in practice" as the...

No way it's a bulging spot. If it was bulging enough to cause that radical of a curve, then it would bulge enough to cause the CB to hop, skip, skids or do other strange things on other shots. No way after 400+ balls on this run alone that the axis of the shot and the bulge did not come into...

He broke with a regular Cuetec shaft at one point from what I remember. But his playing shafts were custom made. Made to look like Cuetec. Decals are simple to replicate. Some people claimed they were sanded down. They were customs. Sanding down the fiberglass would destroy the shaft. And at...

The bulging measles dot gyroscopic effect theory is plausible....but how much can it possibly bulge without being noticed or effecting general play - and if so, would that amount be a significant amount of unbalanced mass to move the CB that much off course? I don't think so. If that were the...