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Unfortunately I had to pick option 3. Not that I literally believe they play terrible or are ugly. However I don't like the way they play and it's definitely not (imo) the prettiest table out there. <--given the options in their price point. Completely subjective of course. I think a good...

Ontario, Canada... Roughly 45mins North of Toronto

This is awesome... So you have an ill gotten theory. Which is solely based on how the "top 5 elite" are effected by small pockets, but then completely discount the opinion of those very same players because contradicts your theory. ...and then try to explain away their opinion as nothing more...

oh 100%.... ...and I have zero doubt that if I only played on diamonds I wouldn't have a less then stellar opinion of them. That said, out of all the various types and conditions of tables I've played on over the course of my time in pool rooms. Diamonds are the anomaly in the amount of...

I was wondering how a thread about diamonds being crappy got to 7pgs so quickly. More chatter about cars then the pinball machines. Soft rolling everything while praying it will hold or attempting to calculate 5 rail position isn't playing pool. Guess I suck. Proud of it

I never did get the chance to play in one of the 2 local-ish qualifiers near me. Not that yanking out 750usd is in the cards for me this year regardless. I'm not surprised by the spot availability though. It didn't seem like there was enough qualifiers to fill the 128 non seeded spots. Not...

If you're keeping the 1 near a side then you breaking soft. Which is fine IF you can get away with it. However "pace of break" has been a thing in MR events for longer then the current break configuration.

Keep in mind the "wild ball" on the break these days is the head ball (1). The 2 is now a variable within the rack. It's meant to be randomly placed and not always in a pre-determined position. I have zero doubt any extremely serious player will practice the break with the 2 in all rack...

Totally agree... When I auditioned my Exceed it had a soft tip on it, and the feel of the hit made me fall in love with it. However after months of chasing that feeling with constant tip shapings and replacements, I gave up and went back to a hard tip. The cue performs no differently, but...

Shoulder/elbow drop isn't related to bridge length. It's related to grip hand placement. Regardless of how much cue you have sticking out beyond your bridge hand. Your forearm should be perpendicular to the cue at (or extremely near) the point of contact with the CB. The drop happens post...

all smoke and mirrors, but thanks none the less. 100%... Alex knows his game and doesn't put himself in situations where his lack of power is a factor. However it is a short coming when you compare him to other 800 players. You'll only see this when he really puts himself in a bad spot...

I can't speak to Alan, but Alex does struggle a little when forced to move the CB large distances. However he (like every journeyman pro) knows his game and plays shape specifically to manufacturer carom angles that allow for less pace through the OB. You put him in a spot that requires a ton...

I'm saying that for sure... Hard vs soft is 98% feel/feedback, and the other 2% is a variable adjusted for by stroke spd. Don't let experience and especially physics get in the way of your argument though.

Play with a hard tip only because I'm lazy and don't like to shape or replace them. Anything else is much ado about nothing.

I went with 60A based on RKC's recommendation. That's a single facing shim, not stacked though.

All tight pockets have done on the pro level, is highlight the best player of the moment. You don't need to be a dominate force on the tour to win a major. Just be the best guy on that day. Gorst, Filler, etc, and if you want to include SVB. All are on the average the best on the planet...

I'd wager top players that aren't chasing the dream are mostly one trick ponies, or at best very strong in one aspect but merely competent in others. If I was to be so bold for a moment. My fundamentals are very strong. To the point wherein I can work in an experiment with stroke delivery to...

I did twice that number and walked to the pool hall, in the snow..., up hill....., both ways...

Once you reach "old dog" status, an instructor seems fruitless. However like literally everything else that needs to be learnt. Having someone guide you down the shortest path to the end goal early in development will accelerate your curve. The problem unfortunately to successful instruction...