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This post is absolutely ridiculous. The big takeaway is that you've been delusional for your whole life and now fargo's statistics are debunking all of your absurd delusions. Of course 90%+ of all players in an open tourney are dead money. Of course a ball pocket expert is huge favorite over...

It's definitely the pocket angles. Brunswicks are generally 50+ year old commercial tables which have taken a lot of abuse. Over time, the subrail wood behind the pocket facings starts to deteriorate which creates a wider pocket angle. The wider pocket angle rebounds the object ball into the...

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This is no different than a father offering his son $10 for each home run he hits in little league. There is no gambling involved. It's just an extra prize or incentive to succeed. Parents make these kinds of offers all of the time with the promise of ice cream, a new video game, or whatever...

It would be interesting to see a calculated Fargo Rating based on Mosconi Cup performance only. Mike Page should do this calculation for all players with a significant Mosconi Cup history. This would offer some valuable perspective for guys like SVB whose Fargo is super high but he plays much...

No similarity...Isn’t that odd? Your post above referenced pool players as “outside contractors”, yet when I break it down in contractor terms, the reference no longer applies lol As for Filler, I agree that it seems pretty far-fetched to think he was scheming like a cartoon villain from day...

Picture this: you’re a leading construction contractor with a massive casino development project out for bid. The casino owner, who has a long history in the industry, has been causing significant issues for contractors recently. You decide to publicly support a boycott of the project and pledge...

Hey Stu, I think we can all agree that the players are caught in the middle of the conflict between WPA and Matchroom, and they definitely have tough choices to make. However, I want to clarify that no one pressured Filler into boycotting the WPA; he made that decision willingly. He could have...

I played there on my last trip. It's a pretty cool experience. Once they see that you're a foreigner they will be all over you trying to make a game. I think I bet 500 pesos ($10) for a race to 3 in 10-ball. Plus you have to pay the racker 50 pesos ($1). But there was no table time fee in...

Changes always happen in every sport. That's just part of life. There will always be the question of how players from the past would perform today with all of the changes. Golfers are no longer using hickory shafts. Golf balls have changed many times over the years. Pool table pockets...

Yeah, now that I think about it, I guess it's no different than the player at the table denying a foul occurred when their opponent calls a foul. It's just your word against theirs. Thanks

No one seems to be able to answer this question: What stops someone from calling a foul on themself when no foul was actually committed? Is this just a weird loop hole in the rules that is unavoidable?

Well it's surely against the rules to call a foul when no foul was committed. So how would this situation be handled?

That's not what I mean by bad shot. Let's say you're playing someone who is real shady and you don't trust at all. They play a shot, which sells out the game ball. Then they turn to you and say "I double hit the cue ball on that shot, I'll spot one up". Now the cue ball is blocked by the...

The point is that a player can play a bad shot and then call a foul on himself afterwards to gain an advantage.

I saw an interesting debate on Facebook last night regarding a one pocket situation that came up at the end of the recent Sky vs Fedor one-pocket match. Apparently Fedor accidentally fouled, called a foul on himself, and spotted a ball. Sky was then left with a straight in shot at the spotted...

I remember really struggling to draw the ball when I was first starting out. It seemed like I was doing everything right but the cueball wasn't drawing back. Eventually I figured out the problem. It was my follow through. I was striking the cue ball below center, but on the follow through...

Because it's way less accurate. Especially at the pro level when they are usually jumping to make the shot, not just make legal contact. If they can't comfortably jump without a dart stroke, they're likely better off kicking. With all things being equal, have your elbow tall and straight is...

It sounds like indecision is your main cause of slow play. I suggest treating your brain as a computer. Come up with deliberate steps that you must think through before moving forward. When it's your turn, go straight through your list of steps as quickly as possible and shoot. Here's an...

I really like your take on this. Very interesting stuff. From a strictly statistical perspective, you're 100% right. But I think the statistics overlook a few key elements like getting on a hot streak or being in a unique state of mind on a particular day. When I was watching John Schmidt's...