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  1. VTEC John

    World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

    Agreed. Almost every player there was breaking at whatever speed he/she could make the one in the side.
  2. VTEC John

    World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

    You're right. I forgot about Amit and the other two I see so rarely. So many formidable women players.
  3. VTEC John

    World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

    Up until recently, I would have put Chezka, Rita Chou, Tkatch, Wei Wei and probably Jasmine ahead of her. Seoa has posted on her Instagram that she was unhappy with her mental game and was working on it. Given her win in Indonesia a week or so ago, along with her showing so far, whatever she's...
  4. VTEC John

    World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

    Yep. Can't get anything.
  5. VTEC John

    World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

    I got an apologetic email from MR this morning, just a tiny bit premature it seems. They bring up refunds but don't say how to request them. Here's an excerpt from the email: "We did identify the cause of the error and our team worked diligently to implement a fix, this resolved the issue and...
  6. VTEC John

    World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

    We sure don't need to thank the Saudis. I'm glad Matchroom is taking their money for the benefit of pool, but that's it.
  7. VTEC John

    Any videos of Dr Dave in an actual match?

    The point of an Instructors Match would be to see, under game conditions, how THEY try to apply the techniques they're telling us to apply. I suspect I'd learn something from that. Sure, it would be entertaining, because many of us average players appreciate and admire these guys, but it's not...
  8. VTEC John

    Any videos of Dr Dave in an actual match?

    I'd like to see a few Ring games with Dr. Dave, Bob Jewett and Mark Wilson, where they're competing, but also talking shot analysis, what they're thinking, how well they feel they're executing, etc. Yeah, I know, not gonna happen.
  9. VTEC John

    Show me your wrapless cues

    Players Rengas/Maple, Zebrawood/composite, Stained Curly, J/B composite. Schmelke Bocote, Rosewood. Except for the J/B, they all pair with my Kamui-tipped Rhino.
  10. VTEC John

    Advice On This Shot

    Here's my theory, for what it's worth. I'm not a particularly strong player, but somehow I've always been way better than my pay grade on extreme cuts like this. I always approach them the same way. For the OP shot, I'd use extreme outside left english, aim very slightly wide of the OB edge and...
  11. VTEC John

    Repetitive Stress Injury from Pool?

    I could have mentioned up front that the neuro ran upper body nerve conduction tests, which were abnormal. So there is a strong diagnosis based on the correct test. There is a surgical option. Trying to keep it simple here is a challenge.
  12. VTEC John

    Repetitive Stress Injury from Pool?

    Many thanks, ChopDoc.
  13. VTEC John

    Repetitive Stress Injury from Pool?

    Wow. Nobody's complaining about anything. I simply asked if anyone had encountered a repetitive stress injury from playing pool. That's a yes or no question.
  14. VTEC John

    Repetitive Stress Injury from Pool?

    A friend went to see his neurologist due to pains in his arms. After eliminating other possible causes, the doc told him it must be repetitive stress injury from playing pool--and that he needs to quit. Years and years of heavy play, I could understand, but I can't believe this as my pal is 82...
  15. VTEC John

    How Soon to Resume After Open Heart Surgery?

    Ain't that the truth.
  16. VTEC John

    Efren vs Earl Color of Money

    One of the things Efren did in that last stretch was shooting off the rail with a lot of English, and we all know what happens when you jack up and apply serious English. Sometimes Earl missed and left him on the rail, sometimes Efren rolled it to the rail, but he played off the rail and...
  17. VTEC John

    The Three-peat -- oops, make that a Four-peat ...

    Jerry is at DCC again?
  18. VTEC John

    Tickets for Predator PBS Vegas in February

    I know they want you to stay at the Rio, but can anyone tell me what admission tickets to the matches cost? Can't find it anywhere. Or is it part of the Rio package? Thanks.
  19. VTEC John

    Ten Minute Wonders

    Intermediate players constantly struggling to up your game, do you ever try something new, maybe you saw a YouTube video on grip. aiming, stance or whatever, or maybe something just occured to you to change with your fundamentals, etc., and you try it out it seems like the answer to your dreams...
  20. VTEC John

    best pool player in your pool room.

    Also Ronnie Allen (no relation to the great RA) was up there with Michaels and Aguero. Tobias Ragossnig came over from Austria for the sole purpose of playing top players and becoming an elite pro. Never got there but he had a great game. Nice guy, too.
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