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This one I remember. This is from back in 1996. I was playing a league 8-ball match against the other team's best player and it was a "must win." I broke and ran a tough rack, but got slightly hooked on the 8 by the 4. I called the 8 in the bottom right corner, caroming it off of the 3. It went...

That is the correct, practical answer. You'd have to examine the hit at the quantum level to actually see if the white "hits" them at the same time. I would think that would be exceedingly unlikely. And objects never really "touch" each other. Their electrons repel each other before they come...

Thank you!!!!!

Is there anywhere to watch a replay?

As George Carlin so aptly observed, "shoot" is just "shit" with two Os. 🤣🤪

A very sad day indeed. I'm sure he's playing Grady a long set right now.

Answer: Of course!

I'm very sorry to hear that. Mark was a great guy.

Someone's off their meds again.

WOW!

I must say, Jayson's straight pool runs are very impressive. But it's also hard to compare them to Mosconi's because the equipment is so different. Straight pool is much easier on fast cloth with no nap and today's cue's, balls and tables are light years ahead of what they were a half century...

Awesome! Love 'em both.

I watched both live for many years at the US Open 9-Ball Championships. Jose was great, but, except for his 9-ball break, Efren was better. Here's what Robert Byrne related in his book, "Byrne's Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards" in the chapter entitled "The Man Behind the Videotapes,"...

Yeah. Like Phil Mickelson said while he was getting into bed with them, "They're scary motherf—ers to get involved with."

Yes. But then you lose the essential feature of an elo-style rating system: Because 150 -> 15 is wrong. It's actually 14.14. See: FargoRate — a look behind the curtain However, it might be nice if FargoRate converted the ratings for public consumption to reflect the actual nature of the...

Thank you for your reply. Do you have any other info on this? Links?

Of course, the best mechanical stroke trainer would allow you to use your normal cue and would force it to not move in the y-direction while giving it full freedom to move in the x and z-directions (x being forward and z up) with no (or very little) friction. I don't know of anything that even...

The pros should play: 10-ball Callshot 10-foot table 4-1/4" pockets No jump cues Break from anywhere in the kitchen Upon pocketing the 10, if the cue ball ends up in the kitchen, the winner breaks from the cue ball's position. If the cue ball doesn't end up in the kitchen, the loser breaks from...

Dead or alive? In their primes? 🤔 How about: Earl Strickland Johnny Archer Mike Sigel Shane Van Boening Luther Lassiter Alternates: Willie Mosconi, Nick Varner, Harold Worst, Ralph Greenleaf Europe: Jayson Shaw Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet Mika Immonen Joshua Filler

It's all an interest/numbers game. Pool has caught on all over the world, but its popularity has significantly waned in the States. Forty years ago, most guys knew how to play even if they didn't play all that much. Now, it's hard to find anyone who can play at all outside of a pool hall. 🙁