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Two points. First, the rule says the ref is permitted to request input from spectators. Before this ref might have done so, someone chimed in saying the shirt touched. I would argue that if the ref was receptive to that input, she was within the permission-to-ask-spectator rule. Second, big guys...

First let's back up to earlier today when you asked if my boyfriend broke up with me, before deleting your post. No, I'm happily married and not a member of your target group. I just don't think bigotry and hatred of any kind belong on the forum. Simple as that.

1963, eh? You were how old? Well on your way to a misspent youth in any case. Bravo. I would expect that not many have their first cue, because for most of us the first one was junk.

Pure speculation, but could it be to register or get a feel for the angle they want their wrist at upon contact, i.e., cocked down very slightly to help the cue stay on its slightly downward trajectory?

He said 3 cushion player.

I don't care whose opinion is correct here, but your language is blatant homophobia and you should be 86'd.

(You can change the speed of any youtube video by clicking the little gear wheel --watch at quarter speed, for example.) The "tee" the ball sits on is just sitting on the baize, with inked lines to position it. If you compare those lines at 4:35 to 7:02, either they have been redone or the tee...

I agree with you about MR. Both MR and WPA can argue that they're supporting fans by building the sport, but MR has a much more compelling argument. What fans want most is to see the best players. WPA is limiting fans' access to the best players by dictating where they can play. Matchroom isn't...

I'm kind of shaking my head that so much of the debate is about supporting the players, or supporting WPA, or supporting MR. Nobody has mentioned supporting the fans. Without fans, pro pool doesn't exist, period. To make a semi-analogy, big companies fail when they're too inward looking; but...

With respect, I have to disagree with your analysis. My answer to the question, "Why is pool failing?" is that pool has always been failing. It has never "succeeded," i.e., become mainstream. Color of Money, etc., were simply temporary bumps in popularity IMO. Personally, I think pool can only...

Me, too. Jump shots have removed some of the drama from the game.

I've had my a 314-3 for several months and never warmed up to the Victory tip it came with. Can anyone tell me where the Victory is in terms of hardness? Trying to figure out if I'd like something softer or harder. If you have recommendations for something better for a 314 in particular, thanks...

Seems to me, we're probably outgunned at the Cup again this year. So, instead of grasping at straws to field "our best bet," wouldn't we be better off considering this a building year, as a less than dominant football or baseball team would with their prior season draft picks and rookies? Give...

Wasn't it Jeremy Jones who wanted Earl?

Yes, sorry, Hong Kong.

Yes, Earl in high gear for my money. But rating Efren far down the list? Struggling for 10th? Nobody ever said Earl didn't play his A-game in Singapore, but look what happened in a race to120. Watch the last day where Earl needed a handful of games and Efren came back from 17 down. Time after...

In the first instance, your opponent is unfairly penalized because you missed. In a 2-way shot, your opponent is rightly penalized if you miss, because you've made a smart shot choice that leaves him/her tough--but leaves you in good shape for the next ball if you make it. You win either way...

I like the fact that Grady's Rules go as far as possible to eliminate luck from 9-ball. Yes, it eliminates the 2-way shot, where a miss leaves the incoming player in trouble. However, I would argue that missed 2-way shots, while elegant and fun to watch, don't happen all that often. In the...

For 5-6 years, I felt that I just wasn't seeing the balls properly when down low over a shot. That is, with head low and looking thru the upper part of my eyes towards the object ball, as I got older nothing ever looked right. A year or so ago, I finally tried pool glasses. They didn't help...