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Lately I've been watching a lot of the old 9-ball matches and Accustats stuff from the 1980's - early 1990's. Wow...what a refresher and much needed reminder of how far this sport has declined in terms of quality for the fans. First of all, there was a lot of great play back then. Contrary to...

That's interesting. I browsed a local APA league recently and noted most people around here were not using an LD shaft. When you mention the cheaper cues, I personally don't count those as LD because they claim to have LD properties, most of them really don't. I'm thinking more premium, actual...

That's a bummer. They found a creative way to reduce front end mass and have radial consistency without violating Predator's patents. I hit some with their original shaft, it was pretty decent. Low deflection, had somewhat of a soft hit. Decent taper. Wasn't the nicest shaft in terms of looks...

On another note, not intending to change the subject ....but one of the most critical people of "Efrem" was and is Mike Sigel. For a long time I thought it was just sour grapes and his huge ego talking. Perhaps it's a factor yes. However, there is some objectivity to what Sigel is saying that...

Between Sigel, Varner and Archer....I don't think Earl ever got a "player of the decade" kind of recognition, but rather he got something better, "player of the era" ... That's just my opinion. Regarding Reyes, I'm a huge fan and have said that he's the greatest over all skill wise across all...

For straight pool..... a Gold Crown, with centennial balls on green simonis is aesthetically where it's at. I had a Gold Crown, I'd get a Diamond. BTW, league cut is 4.75" pockets, the pro cut is 4.5". Of the choices, practically speaking get whatever, a table is better than no table and all...

Form, technique, skill is at least 95% of it like you said. It's the indian, not the arrow. This doesn't mean the cue isn't important. It helps to have a cue that isn't working against you. For example, low deflection shafts are difficult to jump with. Hard tips, or even phenolic tips make it...

My Revo (like most others) is almost 4oz. I have maple shafts that range from 3.5-3.7oz, and that is a noticible difference in terms of balance. But we're talking overall cue balance. Shaft balance itself, the Revo is obviously lightest up front, whereas a maple shaft distributes that weight...

I used to participate in the CTE wars of the 2000's often against JB and others ... as you can see from my profile, I'm in the PIITH crowd and a CTE skeptic. That said, has anyone ever been able to show a geometric or otherwise scientific proof of how CTE actually achieves aim? (I've been away...

I used to think the whole custom cue thing was insane in terms of everyone looking to find "Excalibur" the weapon that would take their game to the next level etc.... Then it was tips. Super duper layered tips. Now, chalk. Really? Chalk? LOL I'm ALL for product improvement, but too many...

Beggars can't be choosers. Pool is in the gutter and anything at this point is better. I was excited about the IPT back in the day even though I was skeptical about the ownership and the amount of money, the point being -- when someone comes around to try to get pool back on its feet, you...

Some commented on key moments. I not placing any blame here, but Skyler dogging the 5 ball, when up 3-1 was the beginning of the end. He would have been up 4-1 and was a sure thing to win that match, bringing the teams scores even 8-8. Instead, it was 9-7 which is tough spot to be in for a race...

First of all, bravo to the U.S. team, they did as best as can be expected given the circumstance. Since 2006, Europe has the U.S. beat 12-3 by my count. Europe simply has more tournament playing talent right now and for the foreseeable future. Do not expect the U.S. to be competitive / gain...

Ha! ok. +5 for Earl.

Dr Dave, In Kasparov vs The World, a truth was illustrated that the opinions, decisions, knowledge or views of the whole is not as accurate as that of a small subset of qualified experts. This is the case here.

Depends on criteria. On tournament wins...as well as talent, dominance and such... Earl Strickland is the GOAT. But there will be bias against him due to people's opinion of him, as opposed to his game and his record. That won't change until a few decades down the road when his record will...

What you consider is irrelevant. The fact is, John Schmidt is the record holder. The pool world now has its own version of the flat earth society.

Good. That thread was cancer upon the game. It was also an embarrassment to pool, this forum and to humanity as a whole.

Glad I started this thread. I knew the haters and critics were idiots, but I didn't expect them to get this desperate and petty. While John Schmidt reached new highs, these dregs have reached new lows!!!

It is only a matter of time before most if not all will be using them. There's no downsides to CF compared to wood, none. However, there's benefits in consistency, durability, resistance to elements and all that. Wood on the other hand has been on a steady decline. Super high quality, ultra...