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The sport has evolved. Equipment has evolved too. Tighter pockets, cues, tips, cloth, Diamond rails, chalk, lighting, instruction, yada yada. Yesterday’s players were fantastic. Even legendary. But today’s players are just better. Period. Maybe not amazingly better given the 4 decades of...

I was in the middle of a 736 ball run. Just getting down for an easy 4 ball. Then my wife woke me up and said I have to take her to work. Damn her.

Now THAT is something you said I do believe is true. I was at my father's clubhouse one evening before he passed, at 97. In addition to his weekly Tue night co-ed 8-ball "torture fest," he played in a men's-only 9-ball on Thurs. At 93, he was still taking money off those old geezers and all...

I am going to play this 40% 4 ball no matter WHO's at the table with me, and then head for the 5/9 dead in. If you allow the fact that you are playing Filler, Ouschan, Shaw, FSR, SVB, Bergman or any one of the Ko brothers into your head - at match time, then you are making your 40-percenter...

Yeah, I'm not buying it. You can though. So we can simply agree to disagree. You stated "you always played bad against him." The fact is, you just played bad. Period. And he got you "used to missing." It sounds like he was in your head. So you "allowed" an opponent to either get in your...

Greatly agree with most everything you've said (and you said it well) and it makes a lot of sense to some degree, especially with Fargo 500 +/- players, but often I do not know who's opposite of me on the table at match time. Especially as I sometimes play matches in other states and I am the...

LoL Love it. :) I play the best safes I can, always, and with everyone I am playing, except for casual friends, my wife, my neighbor's son, the dog, etc. Even in practice sessions when I play the ghost I try to f**k myself then get out of it with either a shot or a re-safe. I try to create...

No, not really. Truth be told, I don't even entertain the thought of how good they are, because that's just another thing in my head that I don't need. In fact, I'd rather NOT know. A good player (or any player) is going to do what they do best, with the table they have, to...

Yeah, he runs a tight ship. As soon as a match is scored, players are usually "on deck" like in baseball. Say's if you're not at the table after 5 min when your match is called, with cues prepared and ready to lag, it's a forfeit. Brings out the professionalism and respect for the game. I...

Yes. 1240AM. Thanks Bob! STILL tired. But no cigs or vaping so eyes okay. (*_*)

8pm start. Over at 1240pm. True double elim. Depending on HC, W races were from 2 up to 6. L races were from 2 up to 5. 9' Gold Crowns and a few 9' Gandys (grrr). Approx 12 tables with fairly new Predator cloth. (The other 10 tables were for paying customers and a handful of bangers...

Agree with your first sentence Maha, but RESPECTFULLY, not your 2nd. Played a 44 man double-elim 10-ball tourney last night. 4 different opponents I knew nothing about when we met at the table. No idea "how" they played other than their 600+ Fargo numbers on the big screen. One played like a...

Though I see your point somewhat, I still disagree because we all know 9-ball can, and unfortunately be, anybody's game. Slop, luck, etc. Sure, the higher skill should be the winner the majority of the time. But... (and there's always a but), there have been occasions when I used your...

Again, because I don't think or agree with YOU doesn't matter one bit. I have played other sports including one at the professional level. There ARE sports where you do play differently against a player. In baseball, a pitcher vs a certain batter, etc. But pool, I disagree. In other sports...

Completely disagree. My game is the same whether it be with a Fargo 400 or a Fargo 730. I play my best. I am there to win. My pre-shot routine doesn't change, my ability doesn't change, I lock up my opponent regardless and shoot into the line with position and with as much skill as I...

Many players share those same thoughts and I respect that mental side. But I was always trained to "play the table, not the opponent." So I fear absolutely no one. I stick with this mentality and it even payed off when playing Earl the Pearl in a 3 set. I have also been beaten by lesser...

Mixed feelings here. Our room has a 770+ player who usually gets a 5/2 race against say, a 500 Fargo. Fair? Life is not fair. To me, it's like this example: My son plays college baseball. Let's put his 16-3 team against the local 14U little-league team. And then, well give the 14U team 18...

Not at all. Re-read my post. Agree with you 100% as I said "loved the energy." My only gripe was noise of any kind when a player is going through their pre-shot routine or more importantly, down on a shot. That's just respect for the sport itself, and the player. Now, before or after that...

Basically, geographically, they are both about the same size with respect to land mass. Europe being just 40,340 square miles larger. Would be kind of strange if, say, Germany only played the USA. In contrast, that would be like Europe playing Florida...

"overalls with nothing underneath at Derby City" ?? You sure SJM you didn't capture your own reflection in the mirror? LoL Just kidding brother. I can't agree more. Behind the cue, we all need to be 'salesmen" and cognizant of just who might want to advance our cause. Hope to see you at...