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Probably because the EU and the US are comparable in size and population. I'm as much of a homer as the next guy but come on, play fair.

I think the best option for me would be to two rail kick to the low side of the 8 ball. If you hit it, great, if not you take the foul, it doesn't look like there's a good cross corner in the stack. In the heat of the battle I would probably try to two rail the 15 like many have suggested...

I agree 16 straight break and runs would be more impressive, mainly because it would be quite a feat to make a ball on the break 16 times in a row, but I'd have to say the guy ran 16 racks in a row here.

Nice job Geez, i can't even calculate what the spot needs to be now between us.:wink:

OK, check this out... It costs $30k and supposedly has some kind of coating on the glass to help it play like cloth.

Finally Nice post.

Great post Roy, I enjoyed reading it. Sooner or later I will make it to this thing. I mean if you can come all the way from Europe, I should be able to convince my wife to let me go the 1000 or so miles from Denver. Sounds like you're a pretty good player also.

I agree. Also, just to clarify, I was only pointing out that at least a few women can break pretty darn hard. I personally don't think that's the reason they don't play as well as the men. I think there are a small number of women that play better everyone but a small group of men. There's a...

I always seem to get drawn into this debate... I don't know you so I could be wrong but unless you break in the very high 20's, there are several women that can break as hard as you. Sarah Rousey for one said on TAR that she's broken in the high 20's before. I think Tiffany Nelson can break...

There's a Red Robin with pool tables in it?

Wow, great news. Sounds like you've accomplished quite a bit already. I will make sure to stop by if I ever get up that way.

Tell John and John Alex said hi. I stopped by there right after the bar opened up. Zaksas was showing it off. We sat around and talked about the old days for a while. I helped them open that place 14 years ago when I lived out there. Back then I didn't play any one pocket but now that's all I...

I've logged in probably to less than six events but I enjoyed every one of them. I will try to get more this year. Keep the one pocket matches coming!

Well, I guess I need to apologize. It must have been a heat of the moment thing... and he was whining about running two balls with ball in hand. Which by the way, he failed to do! I might see him tonight if I can sweet talk my wife into letting me play (I know how that sounds). With the...

I don't know but he was playing pool not too long ago. I met up with him at Pro Tyme in Orland Park near Chicago in September of '07. We played one pocket for a few hours. Very nice guy... and all of that scientific information crammed in his head didn't seem to negatively affect his game.

Yeah, he made that arguement and it made me think about it for sure. Well if that's the concensus, I will apologize to him the next time I see him. He had ball in hand with 8 and the 9 left on the table! Isn't that good enough? We can both run out. I'm gonna bust him next time.

If you search the google archives for rec.sport.billiards, Patrick and I (and others) had a debate about what the best (most effective) break in 8 ball was, the head on break or the second ball break. Patrick didn't think there would be any benifit to the second ball break. We agreed to try it...

I'm sure this has come up before but I never read those threads.:embarrassed2: Last night I was giving a guy the 7 ball, wild. I was running out and made the 6 and 7 at the same time, but then scratched. He said that only the 7 should come up and he gets ball in hand. I said no it stays down...

Ray, Sorry I'm late to this thread. I was at Table Steaks South all day playing in their Sunday 9ball tourny. Most of the good players are there every Sunday. I'm home now and I'm going out of town tomorrow or I'd meet up with you. The three big pool halls in town are Rackem in Aurora, Table...