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    Yuan8 open match update

    I've watched the Vogel - Yu Lung match, this kid will be a world number one in a few years.
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    What Case Have I Got?

    what's wrong with the interior? I'll take a tubes style interior over any soft padded interior that is common these days anytime. I wish instroke would make cases with more modern designs.
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    Happy Birthday Bob Jewett

    happy b-day 🎂
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    Did I just witness History?

    I’ve written about it before. It’s athlete mentality.
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    Playing Off the Rail with Tony Annigoni

    Great book
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    Things to consider for those forum members buying their first pool cue

    This post feels like a 20 years old post. Production cues offer so many more options. You have linen, leather, fake leather, rubber or other grips. A lot of production cues comes with a smaller diameter than 13mm at the tip. Here is my guide to buying a new cue: 1. If it’s too cheap, then it’s...
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    SVB shouldn’t be allowed to turn hearing aids off?

    in a magor event He should be able to hear the referee call or the clock bips if he does with the aid off than it's OK I've seen players with ear buds while playing. this should be forbidden, it might be just music or noise cancelation, but it could also be instruction by phone.
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    Dress code in tournaments

    should be a dress code in big tournament (and yes, the texas open is big). It doesn't have to fancy, something like - dark long pants, dark shoes, polo shirt will do. Players should want that too, it has to do with some self respect and respect to the game. there is a saying - "if you look like...
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    Buying Unknown Cues- An Example

    $150 is a great price if the but is straight and nothing is loose. can always get a new shaft
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    Strange Brunswick cue?

    the "pin" looks like the insert from the shaft that came out
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    SVB-Fedor.... Texas Open

    Those 4.5 inch pockets feel like buckets after they get used to 4 inch
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    9-Ball Pushout - Foul

    And does not have to hit a rail
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    The Texas Open is free to stream on Youtube

    CJ Wiley is playing now Some good old school fast n loose pool
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    (Un)Popular Opinion on Fargo Rate

    Are the ratings equal for men and women? Is a 600 woman supposed to be as good as a 600 man? How about different games? If someone just plays 9ball and he is a 600, is he still a 600 for 14.1 or 8ball? How about if someone just plays locally and he is a strong player in his region and he is...
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    Viking quick release question?

    There are numerous ready options - see link. There are shops that can custom fit a shaft for you as tou buy the shaft. Seyberts used to do it, I’m sure they still do...
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    Take all of the weight out of your break cue

    I did a test of break speed using the Predator break speed app. I used my Players J/B cue which is 17.6oz with a wood shaft with a Samsara b/j tip and my BK2 with the raven cf shaft when it had a phenolic tip (changed that to white diamond tip later) and changed the weight and tested it at...
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    Another tournament, another win by Aloysius Yapp - 2025 Formosa Cup Taipei Open

    I got watch two earlier matches of him in the tournament and he was down and barely made it. It was more that his opponents lost than he won. Forget Fedor… the “Yapp effect” is on
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    Most Amazing Pro BANK SHOTS of All Time

    I got to make some cool bank shots over the years and even though I called some of them (don't need to in 9ball but I did mean it), I still consider them all as lucky shots... How about those pros? did they jusy got lucky? I'm sure that if you set up the same shots for them, they won't make...
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