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I was wondering why the rental car lot was so empty!! I fly out tomorrow morning at 5:00 otherwise I'd try to meet up for some practice.

That is probably the mysterious #6.

I stopped in last night to hit some balls. I played there often with Grady when he first opened the room about 20 years ago. I think he'd be upset at the condition the room is in now. Everything is dirty. Sad trip down memory lane for me.:confused: Do any of you consider this your home pool...

The Open is still straight races. I agree though, I don't like the two changes you mentioned either.

I'll need all the luck I can get! My partner and I drew Chris Melling and Sofia Mast in the first round of the pairs. They were my pick to win after the player's list came out. And I drew Tom Cousins (IMO the best 8-baller alive) in the first round of the shootout. My group stage is also...

The Florida Open starts Thursday, May 7th at 12:00 noon EST! This is arguably the most stacked field they've compiled yet. Both the Open and the Women's Open have a ton of big names, so the mixed pairs is also going to be tough! If you want to check out the players lists, visit their Facebook...

I think the parents are often times doing their children a disservice. Not the kids' fault at all.

You aren't clarifying my perception, you're finally explaining yours. I've seen them lose races to players that would fit into my "good" category. Feel free to keep trying, but I don't think you really made any point so I'll go ahead and back out of this back and forth.

Excellent job! I have no problem seeing kids play when they're also getting good grades and being good humans. It's the teenaged ones who can barely read or write that do nothing but play pool. I feel bad for them that they were raised that way.

At 16-17 I'm sure I wanted to go pro. Dad always put a strong work ethic in me. Spend a lot of time around pool players and saw how NOT glamorous that life looked. Kept working and going to school. I've introduced myself to pros at every tournament I could attend. It's always made me feel...

I'm ok with it too, it's not my kid. But for each example you just gave, there are probably 100 failed players wishing they'd done it differently.

For sure.

I saw a thread on Facebook where Colston Harrelson (great young player) has been matching up with people for $10k sets. Someone commented something about being careful going down this road and make sure he has a backup plan if the pool thing doesn't work out. He took a lot of heat for that...

I'm not sure what your idea of "good player" is... I consider myself a "good player". I've won tournament matches against a couple of monsters. What is a "top pro" to you? I understand the poker analogy...

Was that in response to my post? If so, I guess you'd have to define what you meant by "good player" in your post. "Good players" can win tournament races against top players if they break well.

Some do.

I figure out what shot will make me look the smartest, get comfortable, then say to myself "don't f*ck this one up, di*khead..." YMMV

FWIW, I've met and played against Aloysius. He's always been nothing short of a gentleman and class act. I'll always give someone (especially someone like Aloysius) the benefit of the doubt in that situation. He was definitely waiting for the ref's call, but I'm confident that he wasn't sure...

So I just read all 5 pages of the thread :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Looks like I should check out Chris's if I get a chance! For the locals, what nights do they have leagues/tournament's at Chris's? I probably won't hit a ball (not packing my cue) but wouldn't mind watching something.

I would never call a loss of game on someone for handing me a cueball that is scratching. If anything, they are SAVING you time by not having to wait for the ball return. I'll never be disrespectful towards my opponent if they call me on it, but it would kinda bother me.