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I agree. If you are serious, just enter the US Open for $500. You will soon see where you stack up.

Within the pool community, the moniker of "pro" is based on the general rating by your peers. If you enter a handicapped or pro-rated event, your entry fee many times is decided by your rating among your peers. For instance...a Pro pays $100...an A+ player pays $80....an advanced, or A...

Just to clarify these rules....Jump shots were allowed, but not jump cues. This I totally agree with.

Pool players owe Paul Newman a great debt of gratitude. However, in the same breath, the movies were called "The Hustler" and "The Color of Money", which was about hustling pool. To hustle is to move or act rapidly and with energy, perhaps aggressively. From major motion picture and...

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Hahahaha. A "cheap" way to win! Come down and play me some ridiculous "bar" rules, then. And I will show you how, when you are on the 8 ball, I simply knock it behind the "line" and sewer on you 15 times in a row. Ignorance at its finest.

If you concede the match in WPA and BCA rules...you lose. And, rightfully so. I saw it in my match in Vegas a couple of years ago. Tough safety battle at end of game, my opponent makes a mistake, leaving me a fairly tough, but makeable 8 ball. He unscrewed his cue. I simply walked from the...

I think you have more problems than your bankroll and the payout structure, if only 5 people are participating in this event.

In my mind, dirty pool is not cheating, but using every available resource. Many times I have come across players that can play, so I have said " gotta bring out the dirty pool". They usually smile and bear down. And then the safeties come out. If the phrase overflows into other parts of...

Great post. I. too, have played wheelchair bound players. I do not know of any devices however. My thought is that these players, with or without devices to shoot with, might greatly benefit from a higher base to shoot from. Some sort of pool booster seat? A much higher wheelchair? Am I out to...

It would be ridiculous for player B to rebreak. At this point, he has ball in hand, a cluster of balls, and his opponent is already at one foul. Hook him twice and win the game without even having to pot a ball.

I will take AAA, cos I no lucky at draws.

I think the reason that the 8 ball is considered a win by so many people is because of bar boxes that require coins to play. If the 8 on the break was not a win or a loss, who pays the next coins to re-spot it? It is ridiculous IMO, to have a fluke shot (the break) that can win or lose the...

I believe that most players spend all their practice time practicing what they do at the table. ..and waste all the time in their chair. If you try to address choking when it is time to shoot, you could easily be in trouble. One must realize that ones heart rate will increase, ones mind will...

The official rules of The World Pool Billiard Association require that the lighting fixture illuminate a minimum of 48 foot-candles of light on the bed and rails. If necessary, a reflector structure or screen should be used ensure that the center of the table does not receive more light than the...

Stephen Hendry's practice schedule was 9-11:30 drills and practice alone. Then from about 1 until 3 or 4 each day he would "spar" against one of the other top ranked pros.

PremiumBilliards makes good points. In addition, I would work out your base operating expense...rent, triple net, extras...and work that out in table hours... For instance, if your nut is $2000, and you charge $5 /hr, then you need 400 table hours a week to fully cover it. With 20...

Some really great responses here, but here is the basics...as I see it. Everyone chokes, or has choked. Everyone coming up will miss key balls. Instead of addressing small mental fixes, or physical fixes, treat the whole shebang with one thought, that you can practice all day, not just when...

I teach as well, and see some excellent responses here, to a meddling question. I would summarize by saying that the stroke is not so much as your arm stroking, as it is your brain stroking. As you approach the table, and decide how you will hit a ball, you need to solidfy, or "assure" (as...

Is the business a pool room? You mentioned nothing about the liquor license, which will present problems on a rent to buy deal. I asssume the business is being sold on a rent to buy option, or you would know this sort of information, because you would have checked financing with your bank(s)...