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Thanks for sharing this again. I have just picked up my cue again for the first time in a couple of years and was also reviewing poolology because sometimes my eyes can't find the right shot memory and it's a great tool to get back to 'seeing' shots correctly. I only have the first edition and...

Have you tried it to see? Onetime I tried to make fun of Busty by Doing all my practice strokes low and to the side like he does. Best I ever shot in my life! Never tried it again though… :)

I wrote a pilot intended for Amazon with a similar idea. Never submitted it. I was working on a second draft when they stopped their public submissions. It was about some pool players that meet up and go on the road in Texas and then end up in 1970s Detroit and end up staying there. So the...

My friend wanted to quit ahead on a guy because it was late. The guy said:”you have to give me a chance to win my money back!” Without missing a beat my friend said:”aw crap! Now I gotta stay here until you learn how to play pool?”

Yeah. Don't check anything in after you've been drinking! Learned that the hard way.

Sounds like a great career! No bugs is an outstanding achievement. I agree with your assessment that it is unique. Of course you were probably the only SOBER one. :) There are a lot of parts of programming/software development that I absolutely would not recommend to drink while doing, but...

Also in a bar situation it's not great optics to be sober, drinking water and winning while beating everyone who is drunk. Eventually that will catch up to you.

When I was a software developer the most productive time was in the evenings and I would sip on beer or wine and code for 5-6 hours straight. I might drink 6 light beers but it was over 7 hours. It allowed me to drop into the deep focus zone and not worry about all the extra stuff. Going to...

He's already been banned for a long time. I think that date might be the end of what would have been a 2-year ban.

Unfortunately many tournaments were run like this back in the day. I remember a tournament in CO where my buddy and I played. There were no brackets/byes and it was single elimination. My buddy was one of 3 undefeated players so they "drew" to see who got to play. My buddy was out and...

Yeah. One tournament I was rated a AAA+ and I played a B player who was in town to film a movie. The spot I had to give him was I had to win 6 before he wins 3 and I get the first break and he gets all the other breaks except if it goes to hill-hill I get the break. 9 ball, bar box. First...

I don't even think tap dancing should be legal. So annoying! Little hats and canes, moving sideways with big smile. Ugh! No thank you!

Whoa, you could almost finish a 1-pocket race while that guy is trying to finish a sentence.

When we started this rack all the balls were black and white.

This. If I thought tipping a TD would get me a favorable draw or call on a shot, I wouldn't do it.

I had the exact same experience at a bar in Portland, OR. I was only there for a brief time so I only had the chance to play a few times but first time, played TD first round. Beat him. Every other time played top player that wasn't him. I wasn't that good then so I don't think I ever won...

In that scenario I wouldn’t tip the TD. How they get paid varies a lot around the country.

I went on the road briefly with him (we had the same backer) a few years after this match. He was quite a character. Always looking to get the action going.

I tip heavily if it’s a bar tournament and the waitress or bartender is running it. If it’s a pool hall and the TD is getting paid I wouldn’t tip as much usually. If one of the players is volunteering then I might or might not tip. Generally at least buy them a drink or something. I ran...

Very watchable. Thanks for posting. Is it XXI though instead of XI?