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Thank you for the kind words. Im glad I made you smile. We have a lot of great people in our pool community. It’s a pleasure to share the journey!

Thank you! Brute force isn’t always the answer, but sometimes it’s the best way to go. 👍

Agreed. I’d just add that for many players fundamentals aren’t the weak link at all. So many people obsess about fundamentals so much, yet these same players have massive leaks in their patterns and cue ball that they neglect. I think it’s a lot more fun to chase the dream of shooting like SVB...

Two more things. One, I recorded a podcast yesterday in which Josh and I take this a bit further and explain the benefits to performance from a more realistic picture of your pool game and the road ahead. Below. Secondly, I thought about it more and realized something. When I'm on my bad...

Hey bbb! It all comes down to what you mean by consistency. If you mean we can consistently play our worst games or better, then yes, absolutely. If it means more consistently executing specific shots, yes, that is possible. And it is possible to increase our consistency with cue ball...

Hi penguin. Thank you for the reply. I never said anything about a lost cause. Those are your words! I only point out that we can never eliminate the swings in our games. Please see my post above and watch the 3 minute video. I absolutely agree that this is a game of improvement. I have...

Mike Page from Fargo Rate did some analysis to bust the myth that top players are more consistent than others. Below is a must see 3 minute video explaining this. So if inconsistency is a universal experience, the cause of the problem is our humanity, not our sighting.

Thanks dquarasr! I figured this would be timely for about 50% of you! ;)

Suppose you find a lamp that belongs to a sadistic genie. When you wish to be a great pool player he says he'll grant that wish with one caveat: You will play amazing, but only 50% of the sessions you play. Half the days you will be in the zone, sometimes winning against better players...

Dave worked with me for an hour or two and helped me with some things that had been giving me fits for over a decade. Hard to put a price on that. A very sincere thank you for all you do.

As I said, SVB plays as good as anyone physically. I am always impressed by him. I also agree that SVB wants to win a world championship. I'm sure he also wants to pop off a couple of majors to show his game is as good as anyone's. The question is does he want it as much as Albin? Filler...

It's been a five year streak of almost getting there, after a 10 year streak of always getting there. I don't think this is a series of bad rolls.

Fair question. Personally I think actions speak much, much louder than words. If SVB were to say that he was determined to win another major but then followed it up with fishing expeditions and a series of lack-luster finishes, would you believe the words or your own eyes? But he actually has...

You didn't address this to me but here is my take: SVB has shown us that he will be very hard pressed to win another major like this. Skill-wise he is playing as good as ever. The competition has grown much stronger and is only getting stronger. What isn't the same is his desire and mindset...

What a great event. I would have loved to have seen the semi-finals and finals be 2/3 races to 5. Somehow it just seemed like they played for a week to get to the final four in this super long format, then they play one race to 7 for all of it with the last sets essentially coming down to the...

From what I can tell there are three reasons that people enjoy watching pool: 1. Entertainment 2. Instruction 3. Social connection As a content creator where it gets tricky is that different people have different preferences. Your opinion is totally valid but based on the trends it’s in...

There is a big difference between current top US players and those who are the best chance of breaking through to the top levels of pool. I agree that Shane Wolford is on that list. I think he is Mosconi Cup material already, and that in the very near future he'll be one of the stronger...

JB plays very good and has developed a ton of confidence and great results. The fact there are better players doesn't change that she works hard, gets in the ring, and gives her all day after day. If you don't respect that then you haven't gone as far down the road and don't know how much...

I know some of the top US players don't travel often. When people get on them saying "You should play that event!" the only fair response is "Do you want to back me?" If you don't like backing them, why would they like playing? I know. For the love of the challenge, and the opportunity to...

Hey Fatboy, sorry for the delayed reply. Tell you what, based on the score I'll forget the idea of Alex making up the 10 game deficit. We'll just keep our bet even on this race to 50. Alex is down 5 so he'll need to make up ground anyway. I'd rather just have winner wins at this point. Good...