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  1. dukblowz

    A quick fix for pool

    Hockey is having a moment in part because of a certain 'type' of show gaining popularity... Clearly we need a pool show with Fedor/Filler stand-ins where they fall in love on tour. Make it happen Netflix!
  2. dukblowz

    BCA League question

    Just support your local league and play it. Vegas BCA is getting so ballooned with people doing this very thing the trip is now untenable and I've been to 7 of the past 9. I believe BCA needs to adjust this requirement but I suppose that may cost them a few players in the field so I'm sure it...
  3. dukblowz

    Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

    All those years ago Great Britain had to recruit the help of an entire continent to even up this match and chants of EUROPE have rained down on us since. This is a simple solution to even out this match and shut up certain individuals and it is quite simple: USA + Philippines. Each country...
  4. dukblowz

    Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

    I found the entire press conference a complete joke and a perfect example of why pool remains in the sports industry gutter. To follow up all the garbage comments and amateur theater with her immediately shilling for ticket sales before closing the conference seemed perfect, they can't even sell...
  5. dukblowz

    First time going to Q-Masters

    Welcome to my hometown Virginia Beach! I consider Qs my homeroom and play league there 3 nights a week and 1 Saturday a month for non-handicapped Champion's League. I also am involved in the Tiger Tour that plays 1 event there a month that is handicapped with fargo divisions. I'll be there...
  6. dukblowz

    How Common Is This?

    Happened to me in April. I'm just a lowly 526 (albeit earned with almost 4k games in db) suffering through another 2 and out in the local monthly 550 and under event. I have a friend I play in Masters singles league who sits around 620 and gives lessons to some of the local players and out of...
  7. dukblowz

    US Open 08/18-23

    Yeah good point, I mean imagine watching ads during the Super Bowl... Oh wait...
  8. dukblowz

    Do you have special shoes for shooting pool?

    Thanks for the actual recommendation! It seems a silly thread but I've often sat there during a long tourney day wondering the same thing.. I've ordered some GEOX!
  9. dukblowz

    How to get others interested in more than just 8-ball and 9-ball?

    Interesting topic but I think the missing element in the posts I'm reading is table size! With so many bar-box taking over American pool rooms (my own Q-master unfortunately included) a lot of these games just don't make sense on the smaller surface, especially 1pkt and 14.1.. Now I think 2...
  10. dukblowz

    2025 World Snooker Championship (No More DAZN)

    Been loving the tournament as usual and for only 7 pounds its a bargain to watch every frame. Also enjoyed lurking the thread as usual, thanks everyone for providing content! Was really hoping for Judd vs. Zhao, just a pure battle of generational lefties but old man willy had to spoil the fun...
  11. dukblowz

    Preferred tip hardness

    Play a soft on a wood shaft (no glove). Like how it will harden over the months and wear into a nice medium that lasts. Mostly stuck in bar-box BCA 8 ball and Fargo rated 9 ball tournaments these days so the tip works best for control IMO.
  12. dukblowz

    Get off my lawn, Things I hate in pool today

    1. Gloves 2. Masters chalk 3. Double Elim Tournaments that become Single at 64 players (still pissed at BCA for this change, went from perfect 4-0 start in 9ball to losing an 11pm match and being out of the event was a gut punch that I didn't recover from, this is not proper format for amateurs)...
  13. dukblowz

    Just Curious...

    Had a horrible summer and early Fall, no finishes in the money and quite a few 2 and outs. Then something just clicked in November and had a 3rd place, 2nd, and a 5th to close out the year. The 2nd was especially nice on a 9foot table tournament that I don't usually play on. Of course the new...
  14. dukblowz

    Kamui Athlete Tip

    My advice would be to go back to the black. Sounds like a visual thing were you're eye is being changed by the different appearance of the tip. We're not really athletes anyway...
  15. dukblowz

    Carbon, back to wood...

    Still rocking traditional wood and NO GLOVE. I seem to be the odd one nowadays... I've hit carbon plenty but never purchased, just not interested especially since I stay mostly on bar-box these days. Do like them a bit on Break and Jump cues but not worth the $$ to upgrade for specialty shots...
  16. dukblowz

    Long-running Events in the US

    As a local very disappointed there is no longer a pro event in the Chesapeake/Virginia Beach area anymore. Q-Masters has changed a lot over the years, those weeks during the Open back in the day used to be incredible, such a buzz in the air. You could be shooting league on a table next to SVB at...
  17. dukblowz

    US Open (9 ball) 2024, August 19-24, Atlantic City

    Whiny baby BJ strikes again, way to ensure you never feature in a Mosconi... Wouldn't expect anything less from a guy who genuinely believes the Earth is flat.
  18. dukblowz

    Can One Pocket Be Learned On A Bar Table

    I've been playing a lot of 1 ball one pocket on a bar box with friends and its a blast. Make it a long race, to like 15 and you can get some interesting very fast racks. Also love playing short rack (9 balls) banks on bar boxes. Anything other than boring 8/9ball!
  19. dukblowz

    EARL STRICKLAND Returns to TEAM USA

    SVB threatened to pull out unless Earl got a spot. SVB felt like filler and company have been messing with earl too much especially after what happened at 14.1 Irony is us team would be better off without either svb or earl imo...
  20. dukblowz

    FargoRate app review

    I appreciate the app for what it is attempting to do, however I agree with all the posts citing the lack of updates. As a software engineer it is maddening to think of all the possibilities of the app and not see much progress, hiring by any chance? List of additional features (just a few of...
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