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I read the kids improve (on average) in leaps and bounds faster than adults because a kids tend to focus on different things than adults. Specifically, kids tend to forget their mistakes faster and instead focus on what they did right. Adults are just the opposite...they tend to focus on...

Yeah, that's a bulldozing of historic proportion. Beating SVB and Gorst a combined 27-4 is mind blowing.

I'm intrigued with this stat. I've been noticing it for a few years now. I always thought the break in 9 ball was a significant spot. I also would have thought the significance of that spot would grow with skill level. Looks like not so much.

I saw Mike's work for the first time last year at the SBE. His quality and craftsmanship is second to none. I was super impressed.

I haven't seen him play but he sounds like a great player already.

Dennis Hatch was getting the better of EVERYONE when he was 15. Kind of fizzled out and never dominated like many thought he would. impossible to predict where someone's ceiling is.

Is Sam OK? I cannot reach him.

In my opinion, Thomas cases are at the top of the heap. I wish I bought more when he was making them.

Doing something similar for my modest collection has been on my to-do list for a while now. I would feel bad if the ol' lady had to go through that hassle herself without any guidance at all.

Who you calling a Pollack? I'm Slovak!

Yep, when I was a young man I drooled and fantasized about owning a Gus or Bushka. As soon as I could afford one is when I was finally able to scratch that itch that bothered me for decades. It was kind of a bucket list thing for me. Too bad I'm too old to use it though. Doesn't matter.😀

I understand your point too. I didn't quite understand the introduction of analogies to other random correlations because the discussion started around just age. The age of 60 was simply my guess as a decent starting point in a hypothetical bet to one side or the other of 60 (the over / under)...

Sure, there will always be exceptions. But if we had to bet the average or median age of current Bushka owners, and the line was 60 years old, I would bet the over.

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HA! We ain't gonna fall for this trap. You're USFWS!

Inflation calculator shows 5k in 1992 as 11.5K today. I believe you seldom see bushkas for sale because the collectors that tend to own Bushkas are financially comfortable enough to sit on them and not worry about the decreasing market value. Flippers, or casual (less expansive) cue collectors...

Hmmm, interesting discussion. I absolutely believe 9 ball on a 10-foot table is more difficult. And while I have not played a lot of 10 ball, I do recall more clusters being an issue playing 10 ball on a 9-foot table. So maybe 10 ball is easier than 9 ball on a 10 footer.

Understood. But still, something has changed with "minimum wage jobs". From my experience and recollection, all those entry level jobs historically filled by mostly teenagers were minimum wage or only slightly over. Now those jobs are paying double minimum wage to attract employees. Do we...

I know Gerry. 40 years ago, he didn't have to lose to anybody playing 9 ball. Silky smooth. Probably the best combination pool and snooker player ever.

My first job was in a large, very old factory; it was there since 1900. One day (in the early 80s) I was wondering around and found old file cabinets in storage. I found employment records there from the early 1920s. Hourly pay ranged from 20c to 40c per hour. The funny thing was most...