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Shane should never play with his extension again.

according to this link, Yapp has defeated Gorst 13-11, although it still says pending so I'm not sure if there's some uncertainty for some reason. If the win is in fact a win, then Yapp defeated three straight members of USA's Mosconi Cup team to take it down: Sky, then SVB, then Gorst in the final.

I've taught college and have public reviews, too. I always knew how many bad reviews I'd get based on how many students I caught cheating that semester. For tests I would give a review which was the exact same as the test problems, just with different numbers. I would literally go through the...

Great post. Wouldn't this then imply that if the coefficient of friction can be increased above 0.5 that the miscue limit can be pushed farther out? And, if so, why hasn't that happened? Sounds like a marketing/sales bonanza for all those who really want a chalk to give them "more spin." Maybe...

Looks like the 2 and 4 are very distinguishable. Too bad we didn't get any closeups in that video.

So...Taom chalk with Predator prices

Piecing together the clues from this article, he would be 23.

Watching the lag...that is the most ridiculously fast cloth I've ever seen.

The balls will be a little less filthy if you aren't also using Master's. Also, I noticed even in league there are quite a few people nowadays who use Taom or similar, so it's quite possible to play a match without any marks on the ball. Finally, I like my shaft to stay as grime-free as...

For me, if I'm in a more competitive match then I try to wipe the cue ball down between each rack. It's touch and go to see if my opponent would allow me to mark the cue ball and pick it up in the middle of a rack. Generally between racks suffices and I deal with the consequences otherwise.

Great video, as usual. I have one comment and one question. Comment: for the advantages of premium chalk, one that you did not mention at the end there is the general cleanliness of the chalk other than skids. I have my own table. I only use "clean" chalk because it allows my table to stay...

I think he's still a great player and hope he continues to win. That said, in his initial interview a minute or so after this win he did say "I'm probably not going to be around much longer." Talk about his retirement is likely due more to Shane's comments than criticism of his level of play...

Now he just needs a 10b WC.

Not speaking for Stu, but for me the games are both offensive-minded games. 8-ball and 9-ball are the two most popular pool games by participation. Safeties and defensive play are exciting and skillful aspects of pool games. Having two versions of pool, one of which has regular defensive/safety...

Shane: "I'm probably not going to be around much longer."

We always called that "slow rolling." Same thing when someone would look contemplatively at their opponent's revealed hand to give him the hope that he had won the pot, before turning over the winning hand.

While in retrospect that sounds like a reasonable option, I don't think anyone at that level can expect the break to continue as badly as it did. There's a sense of "I've just had a rough patch, but will turn it around." These guys have supreme confidence in their breaks, and for good reason. To...

Svb takes it. Wojciech showed some effects of pressure missing a couple shots he usually makes, and Shane closes it out.

That's also a good point. Shane's had, what, one wet break?

I suspect the balls aren't reacting exactly how he'd expect and he's now playing a bit timid because of it. That 7 ball shot in rack 11 was mind-bogglingly bad. He needs to snap out of it quick because time is running out.