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After reading the OP and scanning the replies, I determined that using the word "absurd" to describe how I feel about this thread would not make my incredulity obvious to readers. So, with the help of thesaurus.com, I present you with all the things I feel this thread is: crazy foolish goofy...

Clearly this is the work of a criminal mastermind. Getting people to encourage others to start playing pool is dastardly! Getting existing customers (i.e., pool players) to refer new customers (i.e., pool players) is a great way to grow your business and in this case, grow the sport (the...

Thanks! I didn't see this until now or I would have tried it this weekend. I didn't play league but went up to a barbox 10 ball tournament in Syracuse. I had the cueball about 3" to the right of center and just behind the head string. My breaks were OK... had quite a few dry breaks but at...

If it was obvious I wouldn't call the foul. If the object ball bounced off a point at the side pocket, rolled down the rail, and dropped in the corner I would call it. As for what my opponent would do in my place... well, that's his decision. I can only worry about - and control - my own...

Last night was ugly. I needed 4 in a 4-3 10-ball race and lost 3-1. First break: miscue. I won the second or third game with a BIH 1-9 combination. Second break: launched the cue ball off the table. I really wasn't a factor in the match. I don't think I took it too seriously. I...

I think the experiment shows that you can't always throw a ball with spin but it doesn't disprove SIT in general. Here's a video by Dr. Dave about cut-induced throw and spin-induced throw. I don't have time to watch it right now so I don't know what he says in it...

We also need referees to consistently enforce the rules. This situation is the epitome of "grey area": inconsistently enforcing a non-standard rule.

And it will be until more people play it and care about it. I wasn't implying that getting kids started at school will create the next SVB. I think we need to ignore professional pool and focus on getting more people playing it. Professional pool will then just 'happen' again if it's meant to.

Here's an interesting segment of the Ronnie O'Sullivan Show that looks at a program that introduces kids to snooker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swbtvLnZQEE#t=68 A couple observations: 1) The small, portable tables. This is great. There's no reason that kids have to play on tournament...

If this is really the case then the ref is selectively enforcing the rules and I think SVB is right to forfeit.

Thanks again! I will try to keep all this in mind this weekend. I'm going up to Syracuse for the CNY 10-ball tournament. It's mostly a lump-taking trip but I know I can get out (especially on a barbox) so I have a chance to make it through a couple rounds.

Thanks! This was the first "big" tournament I played in so I was pretty happy with my results.

Between the low payouts, expensive hotel, and some shit that happened outside the tournament room, I really regret going to Atlanta this year. The two bright spots were that a) I finished the 9-ball event in the money and b) I won a raffle for a cue and I have been using it ever since.

How about the 2014 Ryder Cup? A better example, I think, since golf is another individual-all-year-but-now-act-like-a-team event . The US team was oozing talent and ability and still got smoked by the Euros.

You can have great team spirit and still lose. I never said otherwise. But I don't think that at an event like the MC -- with opposition fans howling at every miss -- you can win if your teammates aren't supporting you. And, to bring it back to your original point, the non-playing captain...

The US did perform better against Europe this year. Another quote from the article I quoted above: No one has ever claimed that they would win if they just had team spirit. But you're not going to win a team-based event without it.

I think it is. First, professional athletes at all levels have coaches. Why is the idea so unappealing to pool players? In my opinion, the minute you stop learning is the minute you start losing. Second, pool is an individual sport. The Mosconi Cup takes a bunch of guys who were trying to...

I also wonder why some people feel the selection criteria needs to be transparent. The MC is an exhibition event put on by a private, foreign company. They can do what they want and choose who they want in order to put together the best (i.e., most profitable) event possible.

Zechariah Chafee

Empathy: get some. Sounds like she's frustrated. Have you talked to her about it? A few questions: Does she practice on her own? Does she ask you to play or are you the one who is always asking her to play? Why did you want to play her in a race to 21? Does she ask you for help? Do you...