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  1. VTEC John

    Contact lenses/cataract surgery for pool

    I've read all the threads on contacts, cataract surgery and lasik, but am still trying to find out a couple of things. Contacts users whose stance is LOW over the cue looking at a long-cut object ball thru the upper portion of your eyes: 1) do the lenses roll upwards naturally with your eyes...
  2. VTEC John

    Mackey on the jump shot

    Ban jump cues but not jump shots, mandate a minimum length for playing cues, and play pool.
  3. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    It's not accurate to say he had ball in hand position. If he'd had ball in hand, he'd have repositioned the cue ball so he didn't have to worry at all about catching the corner of the side pocket on the draw (or even scratching in the side) which may well be what caused him to force the shot a...
  4. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    Crikey, they need help with their website copy. No one is going to assume that clicking on "Match Schedule" will take them to real-time results.
  5. VTEC John

    Shane Van Boening on "60 Minutes," December 4, 7:30 p.m. Eastern

    Agreed. Aside from his genuine-or-not likability, how can anyone think that a positive story about a pool world champion with a disability is not engaging content? Not to be too mercenary, but the fact of Shane's hearing loss was an asset in this story.
  6. VTEC John

    Shane Van Boening on "60 Minutes," December 4, 7:30 p.m. Eastern

    It was a positive story with appeal to a wide audience (otherwise 60 Minutes would never have presented it). It has the potential to attract the notice of other content-hungry outlets, broadcast, print and online. That in turn could have some useful impact of the sort pool hasn't enjoyed since...
  7. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    I thought he undercut it a little and that it might have jawed even without the skid.
  8. VTEC John

    Could Willie make the team?

    I wonder. Consider that when you play good position in 14.1, you really don't have to move the cue ball around very much and you're in charge of your position on the next ball. Compare that to any one of those Mosconi races we just saw. The outgoing player has played safe, or missed and left...
  9. VTEC John

    Matchroom Should Gamecast

    Updating your own Facebook page is about as easy as it gets. Why wouldn't Matchroom bother with something so ridiculously simple? BTW, I think maybe just once or twice, yeah I think a time or two, people on this forum have made suggestions about how they'd like to see Mathroom improve things...
  10. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    8-6T Good. I give US the edge in this matchup. Should they win, it's Sky vs Alcaide in singles with Sky coming off a win and David off a loss. I like Sky's chances there and that--would tie it up.
  11. VTEC John

    Matchroom Should Gamecast

    If Matchroom is as serious as they say about promoting pool, they should have someone streaming commentary and results during important events like Mosconi. Not visual, just texted in close-to-realtime to the Matchbook Facebook page or some other address. ESPN does this and more during NFL...
  12. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    8-6
  13. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    The general tone of the moment is that US has already lost. I say stay all in with them til the last ball has dropped and after the last ball has dropped, whatever the outcome. Most important, it ain't over and anything can happen in races to 5. Sometimes even an old war horse can deliver in the...
  14. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    Doesn't it look like a pretty basic runout?
  15. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    What would be the point of playing safe if he already had ball in hand? Don't want to be unfair to Earl as he may have seen something I don't see (probably did). But this decision looks like either a failure of nerve or a failure of cognition.
  16. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    This was my assessment before play started. Europe too strong. I still hope I'm wrong and, yeah, anything can happen in races to 5. But... SVB and Shaw pretty equal. Woodward and Filler pretty equal. Styer maybe not as strong as Alcaide. Dominguez not as strong as Sanchez Ruiz. Strickland not...
  17. VTEC John

    Mosconi cup

    Sincere thanks to you folks who are updating scores for us. Hanging on your every post.
  18. VTEC John

    Jayson Shaw

    Does anyone seriously think that Shaw is a bigger primadonna or a-hole than Strickland? I happen to love watching Earl and would love to see him come alive and carry the US over the line in Vegas. But he deserves to have his face rubbed in it a thousand times over given the way he has behaved to...
  19. VTEC John

    How is Mosconi scored?

    I see "first team to win 11 matches wins" when I google it, but with 5 matches played Day One and normally 5 on Day Two, it could be over first thing on Day Three. Can someone clarify? Thanks.
  20. VTEC John

    It's "Caption This" time again.

    My name is Cesar Morales.
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