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I haven't been playing at all, which includes hitting balls at home, but I had a free day so I went and played a bar table tourney. It was on Diamonds and I played poorly. Squeaked out a few matches but even those involved more luck than skill. I'm almost a week removed from this and I can't...

Interesting podcast with Michael Coltrain. For those Alex P fans (looking at you @pt109 ), Coltrain speaks very highly of him and his game. Sounds like they locked horns a few times and Alex left quite an impression. Alex P part starts at 32 minutes.

Sigel vs Varner...Who was better? I would like nothing more than to really know what their head-to-head record was. There's no surprise that Sigel was the better of the two at 14.1, since he grew up right in the heart of 14.1 country. While Varner was a more Midwestern boy who I imagine played...

I'm pretty excited I stumbled upon this recently. As a result, my son has been playing pool with me consistently for the past couple of weeks. Traditionally, 9 Ball is handicapped by giving games on the wire, wild balls on the table, or a combination of both. The problem with this is -- when the...

My favorite conversation I overhear while I'm standing at the urinal doing my nails at any big amateur tournament: "Hey -- how'd your match turn out?" "Oh man, it was brutal. I broke and ran out. Then he broke and ran out. Then I broke and ran out. He breaks, makes a ball, flukes a ball in and...

Looks like Matchroom is being squeezed on the snooker side now...

I was having a conversation with my brother last night, and he has jumped all-in into pickleball. Long story short -- you win an amateur event in pickleball and you'll win a 3 dollar medal. Zero cash! I kind of think the whole pickleball world just needs a couple promoters willing to award the...

I understand the reason behind the hand racking that Predator is using but I don't think it's the long term answer. Taking what is the most exciting shot to many spectators (especially the novices) and turning it into something significantly less than a skilled shot is something I'm not a fan...

What a great match by TinMan here. I've seen world class players throw in the towel in similar circumstances, but one of AZ's best kept grinding and got himself back in the match against possibly the world's best player! I had to stop my phone and tell my son about this match. Of course, he...

The Game has NEVER been played at the level it's being played at now. To think otherwise, is wishful thinking. Of course, it's the nature of all sports for the game to progress, but many have blinders on when thinking about pool's yesteryear. Some of our past greats would have been able to keep...

Just chiming in as something went off in my head this morning and I thought "oh no, the aiming system guys are still trapped over in that forum!" I was worried everyone forgot about you guys and you weren't being fed or hydrated. Looks like I can rest easy now as I look around and don't see too...

A Marine would blast through the obstructing ball. A Sailor would do some weird bar room gaff where they roll the cue ball under the table and give up ball in hand. An Airman would easily kick this ball in if they didn't have a proper jump cue on-hand. An Army Soldier tries the old scoop...

Man I really don't have the time to give this initial post the attention it deserves but here recently -- I have to grab a spare minute whenever I can find it. Anyway, I've sort of had your boot camp in the back of my mind and I've mentioned your name to several of my pool playing buddies...

Congrats to Tin Man as he chalked up another huge victory with a hill-hill thriller over John Morra at Turning Stone. Let's root him on to a top finish at Turning Stone!!!

During a tourney a while back I was faced with a close hit and my opponent wanted someone to watch the hit. We agreed that a known knowledgeable player would watch the hit. So he walks over and then pulls out his phone to record it, to which I objected. This caused a bit of commotion. A few...

We really need a new thread to discuss the never ending pursuit of the perfect table. I know there was a time when we all played on less than "perfect" tables and somehow we all were perfectly happy playing on them. Actually there were more of us then too. Hmmm. Now even if a player is happy...

Felt pretty good too. There was a discussion about whether or not the calcutta winner should tip the winning player and it was a decent discussion as far as I could tell. Well until one of the Administrators decided to chime in with his opinion. Once his opinion was questioned, he apparently...

Matchroom please please please use Jeremy Jones commentary next year. Jay clearly understands high level play but it's just as clear that Jerry does not. Not only does Jeremy Jones play at a high level but he also knows the game inside and out. He also has a great southern style voice that's...

I could really do a "see I told you so" post about the Mosconi Cup and all the posts I've written about it in years past but that wouldn't be very modest of me would it? ;) One thing is for sure -- the coach has so little to do with the outcome that it's not even funny or maybe it is funny to...

https://youtu.be/E8Yz3j4Qxo4 Some revealing information as it pertains to wagering on pool matches. I had no clue. 10 Thousand in and not even a single dollar out! That's nuts! I also noticed the FAT pockets full of cash that Chohan had in his shorts. Tony doesn't favor giving money to his...