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  1. OneHandedBreak

    How Pool Evolved from Royalty to Bar Rooms

    Next to the moon landing... :ROFLMAO:
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    How Pool Evolved from Royalty to Bar Rooms

    From "Step inside the mysterious Masonic palace Quinta da Regaleira": That seems to contradict the billiards room being added around 1900, unless the paintings were added after the billiards room was turned into the King's Room. A more likely scenario is that the paintings are much older than...
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    How Pool Evolved from Royalty to Bar Rooms

    What advanced Google features are there these days? Putting things in quotes no longer works to find exact strings, and neither does using the minus sign (-) to show results without certain words.
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    How Pool Evolved from Royalty to Bar Rooms

    Oh and by the way I did think the video was quite good given the 2 minute length. Just trying to expand the dialogue!
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    How Pool Evolved from Royalty to Bar Rooms

    How do you know they quote other sites verbatim if they didn't give a source? *Scratches chin*
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    How Pool Evolved from Royalty to Bar Rooms

    I trust the site I linked to leaps and bounds over Wikipedia, and if pool was already a "thing" by 1715 it's not a stretch to think that the room in Quinta Regaleira goes back that far as well. But who knows?
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    How Pool Evolved from Royalty to Bar Rooms

    Here are two links from another forum that is a deep dive into all of history, not just pool. The people who inhabit it may try to convince you that pool is much older than we think, though I don't necessarily subscribe to that theory. I do find it interesting though. I did a search on that site...
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    One handed break challenge... let's see what you got!

    Even if the result was a snap? Or would that make it even worse...? 😇🤙
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    One handed break challenge... let's see what you got!

    Helium in the butt of your cue helps. And lots of strategically placed magnets. And drugs, lots of drugs.
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    One handed break challenge... let's see what you got!

    OK I'll take the bait... is that a line from a movie?* Speaking of which, Caddyshack beats Happy Gilmore every day of the week. * The Hustler I'm guessing
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    One handed break challenge... let's see what you got!

    While I will admit to having nearly broken one window and another time almost hitting my opponent right between the eyes with an errant cue ball, I've never even put so much as a single thread out of place on the cloth. The trick is downward force on the rail with the shaft. As long as the cloth...
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    One handed break challenge... let's see what you got!

    If you notice that particular table doesn't have enough space behind it to do a fully Happy Gilmore approach, but stepping down off that little foot ledge adds some extra oomph. Not sure it's legal though... I've thought of bringing my own "starting blocks" or sumpin for when there's room for...
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    One handed break challenge... let's see what you got!

    That's the perfect time to practice it, right before the next cloth change!
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    One handed break challenge... let's see what you got!

    Aw come on what can it hurt? :ROFLMAO:
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    One handed break challenge... let's see what you got!

    All right y'all it's time to channel your inner Adam Sandler... I will admit to having done this before, but anyone can learn it with a little practice! Just don't try it on a table that you give two $#!&s about, haha! The rules are simple, take three shots at it and see how many balls you can...
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    Which way do you play this shot part 2 (tribute)

    Roll the cueball down the table toward the 13 really, really slowly, barely knocking it in with a little love tap. Then do the same thing on the 8, only this time hit the CB so slow that everyone has time to order another drink while it makes the trek. Graze the 8 ever so slightly so that some...
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    I don't know who needs to see this.

    What is this, the Babylon Bee??? 🐝
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    Tip Curvature/Break Stick/Increase Cue Ball Speed?

    Y'all should just quit pussyfooting around worrying about your equipment and just learn to break one handed. Get good at it and anything from a toothpick to a telephone pole will do the job... :D https://vimeo.com/1016172135?share=copy#t=0
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    Scotch Doubles this past Saturday

    Holy crap you nailed it there. People sometimes play Scotch like it's a 4 way singles game.
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    Scotch Doubles this past Saturday

    Just one question, and I will admit to having not read any further before posting this, but how much did you two discuss the shot beforehand? Communication is KEY in Scotch IMHO...
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