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Neither have I, by some standards. I actually have two, and the first came when I was drunk (or hungover, not sure which).

I don't need a handicap because I don't compete. I could compete, all I need is agreement from everyone in the competition on what rules apply for that competition. And I don't care about recognition from the USGA or the R&A for a hole-in-one. I know I did it and my playing partners know I...

You mean like Fargo ratings? Sorry - cheap shot, but impossible to pass up. I'm glad we agree - there's nothing there that I haven't already said. A common rule set is useful only for competitive purposes. There are way more people who don't have a desire to compete (yet, or any more) than...

Oh Oh, I've outgrown the need to impress others and moved on to the "get off my lawn" stage of life. Those who know me tell me how impressive it is that I can play golf at all. That's good enough for me and for many many people in this world. :cool:

Says who? That's my point. It's golf if I call it golf. The R&A and the USGA don't get the absolute say on what is called golf. They get the absolute say on what THEY call golf. That's where their governance ends. Oh, and I've had many an afternoon ruined waiting for some of those...

No, like playing however you want and not worrying about rules until rules matter. When they do matter, like in competition, as long as they're the same for everyone then everyone who voluntarily entered that competition follows the same rules. It doesn't really matter what those rules are...

Most of you know the name Terry Bell, founder and CEO of the American Poolplayers Association. Terry passed away in his home yesterday as the result of a brain tumor. If you knew the man, you knew how charismatic he was, gifted with a silver tongue. Inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame in 2010...

She was lucky, I guess. I was at the blackjack table once at New York, New York and the dealer told me that nobody on the entire strip, dealers, servers, bartenders, takes time off when the pool players are in town.

It goes deeper than that, but I think you know that. Muscle memory (all in the brain) is all subconscious and is a very hard thing to forget. Just stroking a cue or swinging a golf club involves dozens of muscles in your body, each one needing a signal from your brain to "fire" (both when to...

One thing that will make the lower-rated players play faster is to allow someone else on the team to shout out short instructions at any time during their match. Stuff like "Shoot the 3-Ball" or "Shoot soft". Much of their time at the table is spent trying to pick a ball or decide how to shoot...

At times I have been guilty of "wanting to get out of there" when a long tournament winds down at the end. Because it's the only match going (and someone may have had to wait for their opponents to finish the prior round), the play can SEEM slow when in fact it's going at the same pace that it...

Sometimes it's not about how much time you will save. I don't know what time it was, but if they were risking being kicked out at closing time there would be a whole lot of other issues to deal with. If there was no danger of that, then it's the finals so don't push it, who cares if it ends...

Covid had a lot to do with it. The same has happened in golf and bowling. People were cooped up at home, many who stayed home by choice before, and during Covid golf was one of the things they were allowed to do. That got many people into the sport. When restrictions were lifted all were...

That's what makes poker so enticing to amateurs. It's a game of enough luck that someone can overcome a difference in skill but enough skill that the odds of cashing or making a final table are better for better players. I think it could be possible to introduce more luck into the format of a...

Of course I'm making money. That's the problem with people like you. You think those who do the work should do it for free. Then you think anyone can do it so you think we charge too much. Well, if it was so easy why doesn't someone else do it and charge less? That's how free market...

So? You hate leagues. We know that. But if you're arguing that something you won't even compare to pool ruined your model, how strong could that model have been in the first place? I don't really care if your name is Barney, where you sit for lunch, or how big a trophy has to be to excite...

League pool may have changed everything, but I wouldn't say it ruined anything. Is there something wrong with enjoying a game (any game) but not having the desire or drive to be the best? If so, then every game, not just pool, is ruined. All league pool does is give those people, who vastly...

I wasn't responding to Mike's use of the word. I was responding to what Coos Cues and garczar were saying - that internet influencer isn't a legitimate job.

"Influencers" have been around since the beginning of time. They were previously (and still are) called "spokespeople". Their job is to build a reputation and try to use that reputation to influence people to buy stuff, and the companies who pay them are paying for endorsements. Tiger Woods...

In my area 9's 1.5%. 1's 3.6%. Those are active 9's though. If it was easier we'd probably have more 9's. But you don't need a 1 or even a 2 to play as a 9. 9 4 4 3 3 is 23.