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Anybody know how to remove marker from Simonis? My son took a dry erase marker and made a circle - see photo in comment below. I put some rubbing alcohol on a microfiber cloth and dabbed it several times, which helped fade it about 50% but it's still there.

I saw a Facebook post today from Oscar mentioning how deflection is exaggerated at the Mosconi Cup due to the new slick cloth. I've never heard of this before. Can anyone explain what's going on here? I guess I don't understand how cloth can affect the amount of deflection.

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Isn't there a fair race calculator online somewhere based on Fargo ratings? Please post a link if possible. I'm trying to figure out what the even race would be for the following matches: 638 vs 541 638 vs 597 638 vs 647 638 vs 663 638 vs 732 638 vs 743

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...

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...

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What size pockets did they go with at Derby this year? If I remember correctly, they went down to 4 inch last year and it screwed up their whole schedule.

If you’re the top rated player in Fargo, when does the system decide to increase your rating, as opposed to decreasing everyone else’s rating? For example, Josh Filler is at 842 and Fedor Gorst is at 838. These are the two highest ratings. If Filler starts playing above his average, it seems...

Over the past year I've received feedback from a few different opponents saying that I'm shooting too hard. At first, I didn't think much of it since I was playing position fine and not overrunning shape very much. However, after hearing it a few more times I started to practice slowing down...

Hypothetical situation: Cueball and object ball are separated by 12-18 inches. Both balls are frozen to the same rail. What's the best way to pocket the object ball (down rail into corner pocket)? I've read about tips/tricks in the past but I can't remember what they were since these shots...

In baseball, a batter typically uses a weighted ring (aka donut) around the bat during his warm up swings. This is thought to help increase bat speed once the weighted ring is removed. Similarly in pool, some might think that practicing on very fast cloth would help with speed control on...

I found the below video of a guy walking through one of the worst slums in the Philippines. Super interesting to see how these people live. But right around the 2:40 minute mark I find a couple pool hustlers and a table lol. God I love this game haha. No more excuses to not get a table.

As time goes on, Fargo Ratings of the top players keeps getting higher and higher. I recall that not that long ago 820 was the highest. Now it's 839. Does this represent improvement or are the ratings simply adjusting as more data is entered into the system? I wonder how high it will rise...

Does Taom V10 only come in green? I'm looking for blue to match my table but all I see is green. Has anyone used green on a blue bed cloth? Does it leave marks everywhere? Also, I was planning to buy on Amazon for $20/cube shipped. Any better deals out there?

This is probably a long shot, but are there any pool halls or bars near Lake Chautauqua, New York?

90 minute video interview of Jayson Shaw explaining his life story. This is really good, enjoy!

Sheesh, watching SVB self-destruct against Shaw over the last few nights has given me Mosconi Cup flashbacks. Since SVB never plays well in the Mosconi Cup, I wonder if Team USA would be better off without him. He's already qualified so the point is moot but I can't stop wondering. I would...

Whatever happened to Justin Bergman? He was very active before the pandemic and now he seems to be non-existent. What's the story here?

Can anyone recommend some drills that they have really enjoyed? I've always hated drills but lately I've been doing nightly drills and they've really been helping in my gameplay. I started with a few from Niels Feijen then I found a bunch from Bert Kinister but I'm still looking for more...