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Hey Terry, knock it off with the poodle bashing! ;) I have one of those (apricot poodle) and she's quite a smart dog. I sometimes swear she knows what the wife and I are talking about, even beyond the magic words for food, going outside for a walk, etc. Now if you said "beagle brain," that...

That's exactly right. Robin's waxing poetic about a utopian society, but that's definitely not here when you consider the players involved. Move the topic of Aiming back onto the Main forum, and you watch -- just watch(!) -- what happens, and very quickly. In fact, I'd bet large that the...

Good post, Hu, and I agree. Dr. Dave keeps doing the "I agree, but-but-but my stuff is different..." back pedal. The rules for any forum are both static and dynamic. Static in that obvious forum offenses are spelled out ahead of time when the forum is created -- these are never changing. And...

Ah, I see that page has had some additions since the last time I read it! For the record, Dave, the last time I looked at that page was when you first created it (several years ago?), and in that time, it was indeed a farce. You were even posting it as a farce, as an example of the outlandish...

Respectfully, Robin, you missed the point. The point was NOT whether Dave's/Bob's information was "any different" than any other aiming technique. Indeed, the plethora of aiming-related topics here runs the gamut. No, the issue is that any aiming-related topics get moved here, because the...

I agree -- I'm of Irish/German descent (first and last name, respectively), and for the longest time, I was like Ralf. Dozens of tools, knick-knacks, and doo-dads in my cue case. But as time wore on -- and so did my back, with such a heavy case -- that the practical side of me took over...

Folks: This looks like it's been out there since Darren's wedding day, and is a gift to us from the kind folks at InsidePoolMag! This is Darren's 200-and-out against Francisco Bustamante in the 2013 World 14.1 Tournament: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-T425-DvtWk Enjoy! P.S.: as described in...

Folks: This looks like it's been out there since Darren's wedding day, and is a gift to us from the kind folks at InsidePoolMag! This is Darren's 200-and-out against Francisco Bustamante in the 2013 World 14.1 Tournament: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-T425-DvtWk Enjoy! P.S.: as described in...

Brian, man, I hope you're ok. I've done that before, and it smarts. But the pool-related injury that I do more often is slam the knuckles of my right hand (grip hand) on the metal strip that frames the outside edge of the rail on Gold Crowns. I'm so focused on keeping a level cue, and if I'm...

I agree. *Any* talk of aiming at all, is essentially a plane with a lead wing, that quickly flips over to that one side and spirals into the ground. That has been proven out over literally YEARS of threads here on AZB. Threads can start out innocently enough, and then all it takes is for one...

Well, if it's any consolation, the letters that constitute the word "aim" are also in the word "main," so at least that connection will always be there. :p -Sean

As an outsider, I'd like to weigh in on this one. Dave, your post was a knee-jerk reaction -- and once again, your reply to Gerry is *also* a knee-jerk reaction, wrapped in a "you're right" patronizing wrapper. You say you calmed down, but it's obvious you haven't. I'm not fond either that...

Congrats, my friend! Break out the wirebrushes and needle gun scalers, and get that rust flying off of you! String a couple of those together with a safety in-between, and that wins matches! -Sean

Just so folks can see the context of why naji is posting this topic, here's why: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=371974 Basically, from his armchair, he wants to try and change the format of 14.1 tournaments because he feels the current format is "unfair." -Sean

"But-but-but Pushout, I'm posting it here precisely for the reason of expanding awareness of 14.1 and helping the game!" Exactly like those folks on Facebook who are dumping buckets of ice water on themselves and challenging others to do so, "all in the name of raising awareness of ALS (Lou...

And so is reading the morning paper with a cup of coffee (which, incidentally, this particular reader [me] does, both mornings and on 5-minute breaks at work). But just because you're an avid reader, and may even contribute to the paper by writing in to offer articles or counterpoint to...

I think there's a difference between people saying that "clinical depression is a lifestyle choice" and those saying that suicide is a choice. There's a distinct difference between the two. But I agree with you -- only clueless people say that clinical depression is a lifestyle choice. -Sean

Wonder what Jack Sparrow would say? :p

Thank you, Diogenes. And my heart goes out to you, too! To be honest, at that young age, I never had the thoughts of suicide, but more of a hopelessly lost and shameful feeling. Like, "why did this have to happen to him?" And "why not me instead?" And many others too numerous to mention...

Spot on. People who think that way -- of being "cowardly" or "taking the easy way out" are conveniently glossing over the following: * Yes, it's a choice, but sometimes the choice is made based on the information you have. Those that choose suicide do so on the information they have. That...