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Just a heads up to those forum members interested in promoting the future of our sport. We have 9 junior players qualified for the Junior World Championships to be held in Shanghai in November - probably 4 of those players are capable of winning it. While these junior players have qualified...

Yes!!! What nob city said. JB loves pool and will share his vast knowledge.....many thanks to JB; the elite players of yesteryear jealously and selfishly kept their secrets to themselves, much to the detriment of the sport. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk

Hmmm...JB won at Hard Times on the big table with victories over elite players (including Appleton and Biado). Just finished second in Memphis, but beat Archer. Big table is Justin ' s home. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk

I just thought everyone should know that the Lindenwood University billiards team had an extremely successful run this weekend at the national ACUI billiards championships. Briana Miller placed 1st in the women's division. In the men's division (and pardon my spelling if I've erred): Landon...

Hmmm.....we raised over $1800 for the CalDiego paralyzed veterans. The players sacrificed their time and effort over 2 grueling days to support those who sacrificed far more for their country. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk

I think it is very clear that Matchroom wants it to be a "best of the best" competition in the style of the Ryder Cup. Their model with snooker shows that ratings will follow if the players are skilled and the competition is legitimate (no WWE wrestling type "exhibitions"). For that model to...

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Jerry Briesath lives in Surprise most of the year....he is the world's best. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk

Hey guys.......its not about me in any way, and its not about Mark Wilson. This is about the players, improving the future of American pool, and giving Matchroom a product they can get behind. Mark has lots of great ideas; but they will be difficult to make a reality - I offered to assist...

RK, Mark's book was specifically designed to be of value to the beginner, the intermediate player, the advanced amateur player, the professional level player (yes...even elite pro players seek Mark's advice), and the pool instructors. While it was a very ambitious goal; so far we have received...

Here is some of Rich's work. Taken from far across the room....just noticed Steve Lipsky all blurry in the background....too much caffeine for Steve-O.

JA, The technique of very short backswing, coupled with a fairly full follow through was shown to me by Mark Jarvis (and Mike Sigel and Louie Roberts showed it to him). He proposes that you use this technique on very extreme cut shots that do not require significant power...his belief is that...

Hey...to lighten things up a bit...I had a conversation with Johnny Archer once and was discussing the limitations of the bartable game. I told him that bartables were attractive to the less skilled players because you can get on one and immediately feel like you are Johnny Archer. I asked...

I met RichR at the Maryland straight pool tourney several years ago. Unbeknownst to me he took a large number of photos of me and my friend, and later sent them to me. Excellent work and I was very appreciative. Great guy in my book, he will be missed.

Wow....came back a day later to see what the thread morphed into...my apologies to the original poster...I didn't mean to change the subject. The "game of pool" for over a hundred years was played on 10 foot or 9 foot tables. I thought that was what he was discussing. Those who think barboxes...

Amateur pool died years ago.....unless you consider the bar table game to be real pool. How many amateur tourneys and leagues are played on regulation equipment? Not many. Thanks JoeT for trying to keep real pool alive with the American rotation leagues. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk

Now we know what it takes to become a member of Norway's Parliament.........I will continue to avoid running for public office.

Just a random observation....based on many years observation of this forum. I despise the "nut hugger" argument whenever it pops up. It is a juvenile way of trying to convince or imply to others the superiority of their own view (despite the fact that they have their own favorites that they...

As a plank owner myself (and Mark's assistant for the Cup), I will wholeheartedly agree. This Cup is not in ANY way about Mark...it is about building a winning team; and building something that can propel the sport in a positive direction. Very exciting times ahead - thanks to Matchroom for...

Hmmm......does anyone watch pool? The "eye test" for 9 Ball reveals: Shane is a bit better than the best Euros. The best Euros (6 or 7 of them) are better than the rest of the Americans. With 10 months for the US team to prepare in earnest for the Mosconi Cup; that could change...but only...