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Good stuff. Like I said, it's about impossible to determine what game is harder than another. You can go as far and say that any game performed at its highest level is hard. Videogames, boardgames, pool, golf, baseball, croquet. There's always going to be people who can change your perspective...

Good stuff. Jaden and I live relatively close, and I intend to meet up with him at some point. Sounds like a cool dude.

But I still contend that the harder pool games like 14.1, One Pocket, Full rack rotation, require more thought and strategy than Golf, but Golf obviously requires more physicality, much more. Pool has been called the second toughest intellectual game right behind chess. That's of course...

You missed my point. From a casual viewing standpoint, Televised Golf is easier to understand than televised pool. They see Tiger chop one out of the woods onto the green and know it's a great shot. They don't need an analysis of what Tiger did to appreciate it. Now in pool, they see a player...

You nailed it. The scope of the game is unparalleled as far as leisure sports go. Bowling and Pool are claustrophobic by comparison, and when there is drama, it just seems flat on television. Maybe because the crowd doesn't get into it as much? The clips of this year's Mosconi Cup I saw were...

I'm wondering if it would prudent to generate mass interest in the game via an entertainment show and if there's a boon, move on and try to create a lucrative pro tour. Maybe some type of reality show profiling a known player who often gambles. Why can't there be sort of a televised version of...

ditto, ditto

I don't think Golf is as an elitist game. You can have a great 4 hour experience on a Public Course for a small price, but like anything, there are parts of its culture that are elitist, arguably more so than any other major sport. Your friend aside, there are rich people who like to flaunt...

I don't think anyone has expressed a sense of entitlement, what we're doing is brainstorming about ways pool can see some better financial support. After all, most pool players have "real" jobs. Too bad a handicap system couldn't work, since there would be a lot of sandbagging. The idea behind...

Hey Rusty, I sense a little fire in your words. We're buddies, remember you recommended that McD to me? Still haven't pulled the trigger yet :) Anyway, the wannabe culture is a good thing. It's what drives all forms of entertainment. When we watch Neo in the Matrix kicking ass, for those two...

I think the sentiment expressed here is that these great players deserve to make a decent living playing they game they love. You've heard the expression that your passion/destiny chooses you? It's not easy nor desired just to switch over to a more lucrative sport. This is what they love to do...

Good stuff. Is also think the divide has a lot to do with the culture, if that's what you meant, which I why I think pool needs a different marketing strategy than trying to golf's little brother like it did with the PBTA. Pool has an "urban cool" image and it should embrace that and market...

I totally agree with you. That was my point. Just something that has always intrigued me. Why one thing captures our collective attention while another thing is ignored? And I find it somewhat sad that the 75th ranked pool player in the world can't pay the bills if that's his only means of...

You read my mind. I was just thinking that Golf is easier to understand on a fundamental level than pool. Not saying one game is more difficult to play, but I think pool at its highest level requires more thought than golf, especially when you get to 14.1 and one pocket. The 25 Handicap golfer...

that pool doesn't? I'm with the poster who is angered by the discrepency in payouts to pro golfers vs. that of pro pool players, which can foster a skewed perspective that Gold is a much greater game than pool. I like Golf, but I'm not an enthusiast, and I know many here are passionate about...

Speak the truth, brother. I've always found this phenomenon fascinating. How the meritocracy we live in respects and rewards certain things while at the same time ignoring talent that is deemed "useless." What's tragic is that the practicioners of these "useless" talents get no recognition...

Taking a cue from the "I practice great, but..." thread, I'm wondering if any of you have encountered a player who is of world class talent when playing for fun or small stakes, but can't find that same level in a tournament or a money match with significant stakes. I've always been fascinated...

I think he likes the bar tables. I saw him a couple years ago at the Red Fox Bar playing. He was with Pete. I put my buck down and told him I remember him from Gold Ball. I was just a kid during his Gold Ball heyday, so he never really paid any attention to me in those days and didn't remember...

I live a few blocks from Gold Ball, which was my favorite room. Don't really have one at the moment since I'm just starting to get back into pool after a 9 year layoff. The two pool clubs downtown were all right. Not sure if there's any action though. I also like to play on the bar boxes at the...

Did you use to box, Terry? Looking at your pic, you got some guns. Ever consider dropping everything and working as muscle? :D