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  1. SomeDeadGuy

    Where does SVB rank all time?

    You make a great point. Well said
  2. SomeDeadGuy

    Where does SVB rank all time?

    SVB definitely in the mix of GOAT. Like all sports it’s hard to compare eras. In 1970 there were 3.7billion people. Today 7.5b with millions of more players World wide. Was SVB the greatest of his era? Yes. Greatest of all time? He could give an one of the greatest listed all they wanted in...
  3. SomeDeadGuy

    Anyone use a Roomba to vacuum a pool table

    I saw in Billiards Digest Dr. Dave using a Roomba to vacuum a pool table. Sounds like a great Idea. Anyone trie using one and how did it go?
  4. SomeDeadGuy

    Ever have a hustle backfire .........

    I should have said ”a bankshot from over 1/2 the table length off the long rail banking it into the side pocket on a 9 foot table.
  5. SomeDeadGuy

    Ever have a hustle backfire .........

    Years ago I was playing straight pool to 100 for $20 Call all pockets. The guy makes a long rail into the side without calling it. I get up to shoot and he starts a ruckus how he called it. BS I says plus it was a lucky shot. He bets me $100 he could make it again in two shots. Sure as hell he...
  6. SomeDeadGuy

    Cuetec Cynergy CF vs. Cuetec SSG

    I switched to a Cuetec Cynergy CF shaft. I had an old Cuetec cue I kept in the car (because they are indestructible) and swapped out the SSG shaft. I love the Cynergy silky smooth feel and durability but after playing both, I could not feel much of a difference. Can anyone notice the...
  7. SomeDeadGuy

    Brunswick Centennials or Aramith Tournaments?

    I vote Centennials. Classic.
  8. SomeDeadGuy

    626 is it legit?

    This reminds me of Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record and having the only asterisk next to it in the record books. 626 is 626. The guy spent his whole life climbing the Mount Everest of Billiards reached only by arguably the greatest player to ever live. Maybe he’s not the best, maybe the...
  9. SomeDeadGuy

    How many would actully watch it..

    Having joined a straight pool league a couple of years ago ( pre COVID), I’d pay to watch it. Too bad straight pool has faded. The position play is soooooo precise. Willy Mosconni made it look like he never had a difficult shot. 1/2 or 1” off on position can kill a run. Even if you have killer...
  10. SomeDeadGuy

    Pool Tournaments During COVID Pandemic

    More people died of COVID than WW2 after the whole country pitched in to beat that threat. And you won’t even pitch in an wear a mask. You should be ashamed to call yourself an American.
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