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  1. ShortBusRuss

    Is Hennessey considered top ( ) gambling?

    I was there that year. If I am not mistaken... I think it might have been more like 12 years ago.. Whenever the last year at the Executive West was. There was a LOT of action at the Executive West DCCs, before we got stuck with that f**king casino. I think that was also the year that Justyn...
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    Houston legends

    Well, in Germany... It's pretty much "always" been like that. In everything. Germans literally have a national organization for any possible sport/hobby you could possibly want to take part in. And those national systems are set up to provide competition for everyone from rank amateurs, up to...
  3. ShortBusRuss

    Turning wrist inwards during stroke. Need advice.

    Jonathan Pinegar - "Don't knock it til you try it..."
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    So, are the old Gandy Big G tables really all that bad?

    Ayuh. I bought one of the crazy tight 4 1/8" Eurotour Diamonds from Fulda, Germany.... And even up here in wine country with humidity often over 50% before I get the heat and dehumidifier going... If I miss a ball, I definitely missed it. Even as tight as this table is....It plays near perfect...
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    Well if he's a pool player, he must be drunk

    There's a reason my nickname is "ShortBusRuss", yah know... (And it ain't because I play "retard strong"....)
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    Houston legends

    This is not a "Houston" thing.. This is an "America" thing. And I am gonna have to make a note on your "bunch" of players 650-750 claim, re: Houston. There is a huge gulf in between 650 and 750, and America as a whole has less than 45 players above Fargorate 750, and many of them are no longer...
  7. ShortBusRuss

    Clear Ferrule Finally Installed

    Ehh... I don't think all wood shafts are the same. The shaft can "flex" during the hit, in the direction of the applied english, which I have to think will have an effect on how well english is transferred, and the amount of total overall force applied to the cue ball, versus being eaten up by...
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    Houston legends

    Eh... I agree "to a certain point". Watching the big gambling matches and being around big personalities was cool for sure... But it's been pretty cool living here in Germany where my club is seen as a "community", whose goal is to collectively improve enough to advance against other clubs, as...
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    Well if he's a pool player, he must be drunk

    Yeah? Don't care. If people didn't lump me in with everyone else who doesn't adhere lockstep to all of their viewpoints, I'd prolly be more polite. I have read some version of your first sentence at least 20 times on NPR. Doesn't stop me from getting lumped right in with those who wanna sniff...
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    Houston legends

    Because American pool players are an aging population, and the younger members of the site still tend to be 45 years+ years old....
  11. ShortBusRuss

    Streaming 2025 Derby City

    If I had to bet, the QR code is simply an "easier" way to buy the pass through a phone, as it likely links to your Google/Apple payment details. There is also a "register/login" button (it's the big blue one..), for those who choose to log in to the web page to view the stream.. Like I tell my...
  12. ShortBusRuss

    Well if he's a pool player, he must be drunk

    No.. It just highlights how folks on "your side" lump everyone who doesn't adhere rigidly to the full subset of your viewpoints, as all holding the same viewpoints. This is very much cult type thinking. It IS actually possible to loathe every politician under the sun, D and R. While also...
  13. ShortBusRuss

    Well if he's a pool player, he must be drunk

    I hate all politicians equally, on both sides, both Democrats and Republicans. I just happen to hate a few far right policies more than I hate any specific politician. But I still hate some specific Democrat policies as well, such as the student loan takeover orchestrated by Obama. But I hate it...
  14. ShortBusRuss

    So, are the old Gandy Big G tables really all that bad?

    It's not. With a quality smooth stroke, even a hard pocket facing will not reject the ball if you catch a little bit of rail. If you get wonky angles on slower Gold Crowns, HOWEVER, due to poor position play.... Better make damn sure you hit the center of the pocket. If anything... Diamonds...
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    Well if he's a pool player, he must be drunk

    And I am outraged that we have the first felon president, and yet here we are...
  16. ShortBusRuss

    Well if he's a pool player, he must be drunk

    Black on Black crimes - Yawn White on Black - Yawn Black on White - Literally the end of the world as the news (and far right) knows it...
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    832

    Only possible due to Shaw's incredible accuracy on ball striking at all speeds. He by and large never under/overcuts a ball when the speed is important. I was in awe of his ability to set up on perfect angles to nudge the break ball an inch or two... And to set up on the key ball in such a way...
  18. ShortBusRuss

    Well if he's a pool player, he must be drunk

    Whatever, dude. The simple truth of it is, that the dude's race gets him a lot of traction in this story. Nobody is making a young black guy the centerpiece of a local news piece, in the very same exact conditions. You like to use that word "woke", when I am simply bringing your attention to the...
  19. ShortBusRuss

    So, are the old Gandy Big G tables really all that bad?

    A ball that is not scraped in off the rail with excessive speed, for the most part. For reference.. My Diamond Pro/Am has 4 1/8" pockets, and every ball that has ever hung up on me, is because I brushed the rail coming in to the pocket, such that the OB is approaching the pocket facing from a...
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