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That’s a great example of a shot I stand up over the shot when sizing it up. It’s not your normal shot where you’re some steps away from the table, sizing it up, half-squatting low to see the contact point alignment, stepping into the shot, dropping low, and resting your chin on your cue. This...

When I’m tree topped over an obstacle ball, I know I need to jack up the cue to shoot. As a habit, I also choke up on the cue significantly so that my grip hand isn’t as far upward in space. Sometimes I choke up almost to the joint. When I’m shooting off the rail and the cueball is on the...

Not surprising. I haven’t read about that yet. Any sources I can dive into? Nevermind, I found it. https://www.azbilliards.com/pro-billiard-series-returns-to-vegas-in-2025/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Las Vegas Open serves as a warmup event the World 10-ball Championship, right? If I recall correctly the WC had been intentionally a smaller field than the LVO. But I do wonder if they can get closer to 128 with the proximity of the WC. Just hard to tell with the ban. I don’t think it’s...

Can you describe what putting in the work means to you? How many days a week? How many hours a day? How does a single session of practice break down? What areas of weakness have you identified? What drills are you working on? How are you tracking your improvement against those drills?

She’s #15 for US on FargoRate. If she’s playing 685 speed she’s top 5. If you throw out Fisher, Tkach, Fefilova, and Corr then with that shes #1. If you look at WPBA she’s #10 for US but I think she loses points from not exclusively dedicating her time to those events. She’s #30 on the...

Gotcha. I’m going to assume her comment is baseless unless something more official corroborates it.

You have to imagine they’ll use WPA rankings, not WPBA rankings. I’m not seeing anything saying the selection process is two players per country. Do you have a link to anything suggesting that? I checked their Facebook page and didn’t see anything like that. I imagine they’ll have a whole...

WPA going to let the WPBA use its rankings or require them to use the WPA rankings?

I’m going ball in hand for the opponent. That would be the same to me if the cueball hit a piece of chalk and came back on the table or jumped up and hit the light and came back on the table. The error is still with the shooter and the layout the opponent is coming to the table is still an act...

In Michigan it would be nice to be on Eastern Daylight Time year-round but the time code doesn’t allow it. In that case I’d rather the equivalent and we were on Atlantic Standard Time. Some argue Eastern Standard Time makes it safer for kids in the morning at bus stops but that neglects the...

WPA updated their sanctioning guidelines. You need $40k+ added money to require sanctioning now. The prize fund of the Puerto Rico Open is $64k. I don’t know how much was added funds but I’m sure it’s less than $40k. So Predator’s unsanctioned event wasn’t an act of defiance. It was just...

The only caveat I’ll make is the money is coming in via sportswashing governments. Personally I don’t mind it. But we have to recognize that money isn’t coming off the commercial merits of the sport as much as it is a handout that can go as easily as it comes. That said, it’s still a boon and...

If they don’t have a little fun and post videos talking smack like Dunn and Cleary did in 2022, then as far as I’m concerned they’re just showing up to collect an appearance check.

I think there's two things here. One is the WPA demanding a date for the 2025 World Championships on a tight deadline. I'm sure the WPA is constantly pouring over their Event Transfer Rights Agreement to find any stipulation they can hold Matchroom in breach of contract over so they get the...

I think with the ISU, that ruling only affected European athletes and events. But it also set a global precedent of which the ISU wasn’t interested in seeing brought into courts with similar cases likely to follow suit in other jurisdictions. So it ultimately cut its losses and volunteered to...

𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 (per Billiards Digest Facebook Page) The clock is ticking on what appears to be an inevitable legal clash between sports promoter Matchroom and the World Pool Association. In a direct and pointed email prepared by Matchroom Legal Counsel & Director Jai Singh and...

I was thrilled to be seated with Stu and Bob Jewett at the banquet. Both of which I made an effort to seek out and speak with as opportunities arose but ironically less so at the actual meal. I was mightily impressed to hear just how much influence Mark Griffin had on the industry. So...

Good catch.

I know not everyone is going to love this or it may be old news but Vitaliy Patsura was running around in a Team USA jersey. He said he’s maybe 4 months from getting his permanent residence and is fully intending represent for Team USA like Fedor.