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    Daimoninzing New Valley

    Thx....
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    Daimoninzing New Valley

    New one...
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    I'm guessing, but there's probably not allot of top snooker pros only 5' 4''.
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    Shaw said.... at the beginning of the video.... When I get down, I look at the object ball. That's Not what I do. My pre shot routine walk up/waggle to the shot, has already created my shot line to the obj. ball. So..... Walking up, I walk up to my ''cueing''.... allowing it to swing straight...
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    Appendages being longer tend to get you in trouble when pulling away from the shot, more than the 30'' ers. Nick Varner has Long arms.
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    Sad day in the pool world - Mika Immonen 1972 * 2025

    Here it is.... Mika had Shane 10-3, a small comeback.... at 10 -6 Go to the 26:25 mark. He was playin' GREAT, but the table beat em.... Hate it'' Been beat that way before, this moment in time had nothing to do with his health/situation. It's just.... seeing this ''lucky roll''. Pool...
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    Sad day in the pool world - Mika Immonen 1972 * 2025

    One of the very unfortunate rolls happened to em, and I'll find and post that video link. This was in the past year, against SVB and that lucky 3 ball leave after Shane missed. Anywho, he was supposed to Win that event, the rolls got em. Mika had Shane buried. I think it was the worlds...
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    Sad day in the pool world - Mika Immonen 1972 * 2025

    Thx Stu! that's good stuff.... the journey.
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    Daimoninzing New Valley

    New Cougar 40x80 shimming/recovering.... Want the same set up as the blue label diamond. Does anyone carry premade shims with proper facing angles that can be purchased in a set of 4 or 6?
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    With Fats shooting this way.... it allowed him to see/read/interpret others actions during shot execution, taking facial reads on everyone to figure out who's gonna gamble some and who's the weakest in the room.
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    1968 at Crazy Horse Billiards Southern IL Univ., this man would talk to us kids and shoot pool upright like yourself. He & the wife lived a couple cities aways from us, Rudolph Wanderone.
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    Nope never had any effect. I could play 16 hrs with no problem.... now can play for sure 8 straight hours. But being up more than 17 hrs straight at 1am is not pool for me at my age. Being in shape to win/was engrained into our family of (3 boys) about sports/dad Black Hawks/Otto Graham Hof...
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    Jay.... I think the back/back room table at Janscos was an A.E. Schmidt.
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    Sad day in the pool world - Mika Immonen 1972 * 2025

    thx nice write. bm
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    Does Being Tall Offer Advantages in Pool?

    An Athlete that develops their core/trunk and legs for this game, height is an advantage. Reach..... Shooting over balls in one pocket or playing shape down table a foot closer to you next ball not needing a rake is HUGE. Playing Cheyenne Pete was a perfect example of someone who was/already...
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    Sad day in the pool world - Mika Immonen 1972 * 2025

    And he accomplished so much....
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    Ranking of Pool Fundamentals

    How they rollin'? Above list feels made up. Taught over 30 yrs #14 a gaff, and the humor weight distribution
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    Sad day in the pool world - Mika Immonen 1972 * 2025

    93 WPA Worlds/Konigswinter Germany. Mika and Ralph were singing and barkin' the loudest on stage before the event began, having the time of their life. And then these guys showed up before play began, Euro humor. bm
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