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I think anyone suggesting SVB is dumping a match should be banned from AZBilliards. Every match. Every match someone has to bring up a dump. It is so painfully wrong and nasty. SVB is the world champion and is our best pool player of this generation. To even suggest he’s throwing games to cut...

Centerball is the best way to hold the cue ball (stop shots, soft rolls, soft stuns). Spin is the best way to move the cue ball around. TOR Lowry is a centerball fanatic, and in his video on Center ball training he even confirms that spin is a more accurate way to control speed and direction...

It is really hard to know if you are using "too much" inside spin without watching you play. It would have to be really extreme for us to be able to diagnose from a post on AZB. If you used no inside then I'd say you're not using enough. If you're using spinning inside for half of your shots...

The main point is that the priority in pool is successful execution. That has to be the constant and paramount focus. If, as part of the strategy to execute, developing fundamentals plays a role, then fine. And often the best way to develop our fundamentals is to continue to focus on...

Great shooting poolmanis! Don't worry about the haters. They aren't impressed with 700 ball straight pool runs either. You are in good company!

I've found it to be a ramp up. I'd measure in terms of how many 3-4 hour sessions. Session 1, 80-90%. Session 2, 90%. Session 3, 95%. After that you'll effectively be at 100% although it's possible you might have an occasional distracting doubt for a week or two more. So I think you're...

I'd really need to know the context, but my interpretation is that JJ was making the point that good equipment helps but playing good is better. There is no such thing as a low deflection stroke so I think he was using it as a joke phrase to say "It's the player, not the cue".

The people who write "Play your game, don't play your opponent" are correct to a point. The problem is that it's easier said than done. On a mental side it is complicated. There is a lot that goes into it and none of it can be learned without some painful losses and experiences. Still, a...

I've learned this all too well. If only I could talk to my younger self and had never been lured into the foot clan...

I have also played pool for 30 years and promise I have more hours logged. Are you calling me a liar? I can only speculate we play in such different circles that there is zero overlap. There must be some nit island out there I've never seen where people have secret training camps on how to...

You’re right. It’s more than 90%. I have played a LOT of pool for 30 years and have mixed it up with a wide range of players from amateur to pro. I have NEVER once heard anyone suggest playing slow deliberately to throw their opponents off their game. What i have heard are players talking...

I agree with this 100%. I said on a podcast "The MC team shouldn't have anyone that has forfeit out of a tournament in the last 60 days, but I guess that wouldn't work because it would eliminate 40% of the USA roster". Each to their own. I'll leave the others to watch Earl fighting with...

It kind of bugs me is when people talk about Fedor's lackluster finish at the US Open as a contributing factor. The guy was politically barred from all major events, still managed to climb to the top of the money board in regional and semi-pro events with a string of 1st place finishes the...

Tough crowd. I get where some people are coming from. Not everyone is really interested in stats. And of those who are, many have been trained to be interested in only some of the bigger data points: Break and run %, balls missed vs pocketed, etc. But why is that? It could be that it is...

I think fundamentals are incredibly overrated and if fixated upon are the cause of more problems than the solution.

Thanks all for the feedback. For members, that was almost exactly what we were thinking. 50-60 members. Yes, they will be new 9' Diamond tables. Table time included with membership. I'm not going to throw around numbers, but I can share the model a bit more. It is me and 3 partners, two...

I'm opening up a private pool club with six 9' Diamond tables and a 7' Diamond bar table. Not open to the public. 24/7 key access, etc. How many members do you think this club would support before table availability becomes a concern? Also, what do you think a reasonable monthly fee would...

Hey Jay! We don’t disagree about any of this. If you read my last post I was simply debunking the idea that lower level pro pool players are living an exotic lifestyle simply because the perception of them traveling, eating out, not having to work, and making the occasional score. Perception...

Hey Poolplaya, thanks for the reply. I agree a lot of pool players live it up a little. They don't work, they are traveling around, eating out all the time, and doing whatever they want. The thing is that many of them don't have anything to their name. It's called living like a millionaire...

Thanks MGK. I read a number of posts and my reply wasn't fair to your comment. I appreciate your explanation. I can speak a little to why a player might skip even tournaments with a positive return. I used to play a lot of bar table 8 ball in my home town. They had open, non-handicapped...