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thanks, Steve! re: the 50, i thought that's what might happen last december, when i hit a couple of low 40's. but that progress was based almost entirely on playing smarter via coaching from sparkle84, and i could tell that the foundation of technique under it was a house of cards. so i've...

new high of 39 for the year tonight. was pretty clean, even had a nice end pattern for the 3rd rack, but got out of line a few balls from the end. have only been able to play once a week for a while now, and won't be able to play at all for the next few weeks, so pleased and surprised at the...

>>Clearly enough people are using the term "race" to refer to the length of a game of 14.1 that it's not "disrespectful" or "ignorant" to do so. Terminology changes. If it didn't, we would all be using queues instead of cues.<< i agree that you've been unjustly maligned in this discussion, and...

Fran, while i also cringe at some terminology creep -- the word "breakout" makes me crazy, like it's some special case that rarely happens instead of a constant in the game -- technically both "race" and "breakout" are correct, and it's sorta like when kids correct me as an audio professional...

there IS a version for Chrome, just installed it. will try it out tomorrow. thanks!!!

they're really nice cues, and quite cheap. i played for a while once a week with a woman who had one, nice looking (the cue, too). they also come with a 10" extension (included in the price), which, as much as you hear tall guys on here whining about how they need a longer cue, blah, blah...

haven't had many opportunities to play for the past few months, but hit a 31 tonight, playing very strong, just making some mental errors.

and you play a spiffy game of 14.1. thanks for the interesting info, and the great runs!

i don't want to disparage any of the ideas put forth here -- i'm all for supplements, and take them myself. but you Do realize how hilarious the idea of "health hints from pool players" would sound to the general public, right?

43 years. left off in 1967, started again 3 years and change ago.

Ray Martin's book shows at least 3 different ways to make a ball from the full pack, including from the top, the side, and from underneath. most of them can be gotten up to the 40% level with very little practice. i've not tried really working hard on them, but they sure are useful to know in a...

were you guys at the same event as me? what are you talking about $16 for pulled pork, it was $7 and a large amount, i know because i looked forward to having one each day except the day that i had 2, one for lunch and one for dinner. this venue was Waaaaaay better than that pit last year...

try watching these 2 matches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-9YVwUv-_k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcquCQEjHHs&list=SP14CFE4CF07559A8B

thank you for posting this, Dennis! Ralph is one of those players who makes me feel like i get better just watching him.

i'm no threat to 70 anytime soon, so this is completely unbiased. i have a pretty simple video setup -- just my iPhone & an adapter to fit it to a stand. but even then, it's really a pitb to record runs. i think requiring it for runs here will restrict people posting too much. how about...

i hope these tables don't catch on. i'm about Alex's height, and a 9-footer is plenty, thanks. outside my personal realm, i didn't find it nearly as much fun to watch the pros mostly not make it to 3 racks; i'd rather see more 100's. Pettman really spiced it up with the amazing display of...

re: hitting it hard: at last year's SBE 14.1 Challenge, i saw player after player scratching on this shot, or winding up tough after it, from hitting it too hard. even Shaun Wilkie (who i admire greatly for his proselytising of 14.1) was complaining to me when i was scoring his attempt "i hit...

29 tonight, Jan 17th. key ball for a side pocket break was located nicely, and i was straight on to it, but about 5' away, and i needed just a couple of inches of draw, but instead hit a stop shot, so was dead straight onto the break ball. grrrr. but putting together Any kind of run was quite a...

on all of the video commentary i've heard, Shaun is a great ambassador for straight pool. he has street cred with the young 9-ball crowd, and he's very friendly and pleasant. last i knew, his high run was 199.

nobody ever missed a shot by taking too slow a backstroke.