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The game is plenty challenging enough to differentiate. But it won’t differentiate in one or two racks. It won’t necessarily differentiate in one set. It generally differentiates in a tournament, even a weekend bar box event. Funny how I played as dead money in a Lucasi Tour event on the bar...

You can't tell the difference between very good vs great players in many things by watching a small sample. I also don't think Shane was necessarily saying nine ball would be better with different rules. I don't know what he thinks on that. I do like what he said about 8 ball. I like...

There’s a different outlook or attitude. I don’t see how scary straight shooting is boring. I admire it. Some might envy it at some level and then want to tear it down because they can’t do it. I can’t say you have that attitude, I am disagreeing not judging. People generally overestimate the...

You are in the minority on this one for a reason. If you like strategy, watch and play one pocket. It is more strategic and more interesting than defensive oriented rotation IMO. Short rack rotation games are supposed to be ball running games. Push after the break is like putting speed bumps...

Did Eddie pass? I remember a relative coming on here asking about him but I don't remember seeing that he passed. I tried google a while ago etc...

Your price seems fair. The other price….. not so much.

Not me. But I just might sell mine for $5000 and you could save $1700. 😜

OK. I watched the ref rack one time. That’s enough for me.

Nightmare

All you have to do is have a rule like equal innings in the carom games. If a player runs a set from the opening break, let the opponent have an inning to break and run the same number. Easy rule to implement and as a practical matter it won’t come up much in a reasonably long race. But I...

Jim Pierce is another to consider. I don’t have one but I’ve seen a few around my area. He does an excellent leather wrap. If I ever got one, it would have to be with a leather wrap I think.

I hesitated to respond. I’m not an instructor etc…. I noticed the body movement. Can any of the mechanics- like shoulder movement be attributed to grip. Looking at shot on 6 ball then 7 ball. Grip contributing to issues? But OP. You are shooting well

If as jbart said in another post, if the players could enter a qualifying I am OK with it. It’s another sport etc… but no player in any sport, particularly if they are from an R&A country can ever complain about qualifying after Hogan had to qualify for the Open at Carnoustie in 1953. 😉...

Call shot 10 ball the worst of all worlds. When I started to play in the color of money era it was bih. One guy from New York insisted on rollout when he played for money. So I saw it played but it was dead for all practical purposes. Way better than 10 ball IMO.

I think Keith played some golf. Probably hit that shot on the infamous table at Hard Times a few times.

He was wearing tennis shoes not dress shoes, a pro had to ask the rules, and the pockets were too big, so I refuse to give any credit to that out. 😜

Or just say slip stroke. Sorry, maybe it is changing times. I don’t think there should be any confusion using the term that has always been used. But admittedly the slip stroke isn’t used much so people haven’t seen it. Maybe it is me seeing a guy when I first started playing who had a big slip...

The rack and old balls can be an issue. I’ve played on tables with mismatched ball sets. No good. One thing you can try in 8 ball is not to rack the 1 in front. That ball gets more abuse from 9 ball. It’s a small thing but try racking the 1 in a corner in 8 ball and see if it is better. I did...

You never answered the question someone asked recently. What is your percentage running 5 with ball in hand? Instead of breaking 50 times, why don’t you Throw the 5-9 out randomly 50 times, take ball in hand, and see what your runout percentage is. How many times do you do it getting good on...

I don’t think that is a cigar in the pic. It is a woman’s hand and I think it was a More cigarette. Ask if I saw ladies smoke those in a swimming pool in the ‘70’s. It is a skill to keep the cigarette and the hair dry while dog paddling around.