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Some good info in this thread. As someone who has recently started playing in a Fargo reported league I did wonder about a couple of things. Mainly - what if someone starts at 325 and someone else at 525 even though they are about the same skill level and post up similar results. The answer...

I think I've improved with age. There's way more info out there nowadays to help you. Use it. Anyone who says something like 'I used to be good at pool - but then didn't play for 20 years - now I suck' wasn't ever that good. Guaranteed.

Took Barton over an hour to get even close to reproducing this Judd shot. Would love to see how many takes it would take Judd to reproduce it - not the sort of shot you can nail every time!

What a great variation that would be. Would work for 8, 9 or 10 ball. Sure - the pros would get the cue ball in the kitchen pretty much every time but it would always be in a slightly different position. Has this ever been tried?

Talk about a lot of over-reaction Play it again next week and USA could win it. No way does Van Boening miss those easy shot again (they kind of set the tempo for this tournament early on). All 10 players are top quality pool pros. A few key misses and some nice rolls are the difference (same as...

Tony Drago is a great shout. Played in the Mosconi and I love this casual 3 min century at snooker. Really does make it look like 'anyone could do that'. We know otherwise...

Take a pro and a bad player. Both have 100 goes at these tasks: Task 1 - straight shot screw back where the balls are a large distance (say 7 feet) apart. Diagonal across the full length of the table. Ball potted and cue ball screwed straight back into the other pocket of the diagonal. Task 2 -...

I quite enjoyed it. A brand new game to me so didn't know what they were doing at the start. Soon picked it up but there were a few bits where it was 'hang on - that ball gets spotted now' or whatever. For TV it would work. A whole game can be shown live in an hour including the obligatory...

Thanks for the heads-up. I've set it to record. It's only an hour at 1pm ET but better than nothing!

Steel toe cap 14 hole Doc Martens. Safety is more important than comfort.

It's not just a USA thing. Loads of countries have different rules for pool in different bars. In UK pool a big, simple difference is 'do you get 2 shots on the black?'. Some places you will. Some you won't. USA bar rules are the strangest though. Basically there aren't any rules. You don't...

This. Just don't touch any moving balls! We've probably all done this: You play a bad shot and the cue ball is steaming towards the pocket you are right by - you instinctively go to grab it but by some miracle it doesn't actually go in. Your hand was right there though... I've long since lost...

Loved the interview with Luca Brecel after he'd just beaten O'Sullivan. Basically said his preparation consisted of lots of late nights getting drunk with his friends playing XBox until 6am. Very little practice. There's hope for us all! Well if we had the same cue action and outrageous skill...

At DCC Blackburn were using Loctite super glue professional liquid (blue-ish looking bottle). I figured as they do so many then they know what works the best. I took a photo of the bottle so I'd remember it being more than just 'Loctite' - this is it...

Just to confirm the answer to my own question. Yes - Blackburn cue mechanic was at the 2023 DCC. He was very busy but pretty organized. You left you cue with him and you got a ticket number. You went back an hour or so later to pick your cue up. A very knowledgeable guy who would answer any...

A bottle of Bud (or other domestic beer) was $4 at the casino bars. So $5 with tip. So just average price nowadays. They weren't comped when playing Poker - still had to pay $4 for them. Quite glad I couldn't get into Gordon Ramsay just to sit at the bar (they wouldn't let you do that unless...

Thanks for the link. I'm looking forward to watching some top class players close-up. Nice that it's only 16 invited players. Every game should be pretty competitive.

Thanks - I look forward to a getting a new tip put on in a few seconds. I wonder if there has even been a race between people re-tipping cues? Sadly enough I think I'd quite enjoy watching a competition to see who could professionally re-tip 5 cues the quickest.

My first time going to this event and I'm really looking forward to it. I assume there will a few vendors there. Does anyone know if there is usually someone there who re-tips cues on the day? I need one doing but as this is relatively close now I can wait a couple of weeks. Pointless waiting...

Great story. I wonder if there is still a market for being the 'Chain Monkey'!