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Oh he’s serious. Right now I’m playing a league match at an old school dive bar. No, it isn’t ideal. The Valley tables play ok. Posts and barstools get in the way. The magnetic cue ball isn’t great. Not what I usually play on. Not my ideal. But I’m drinking Hamms on tap at $3 and playing pool...

Shane played an awful lot on 7’ tables growing up. So he learned some things the euros in their clubs didn’t. 😜

I agree with both you and Skor. If jump cues are legal I’ll have one. So I will get the equipment that might co e in handy. Jump cue, extension etc…. But man there are days where I wish we never got past a player in a 1X2. Extra shaft and a piece of chalk.

I have experimented too much and bought stuff I maybe shouldn’t have. Yeah, I know the bigger issue is me, etc…. So I’ve tried a bunch of break cues and bought a few less than that. Recently I picked up a used Predator BK Rush locally as I was thinking I probably should have just bought one to...

Mentioned it before, but I think Freddy the Beard thought a biopic on Jack and Barbara Cooney would be the nuts. I agree. It would have to be done well. But it could look great on film and introduce people to one pocket. The way Cooney went about setting up games would take the interest broader...

40 year anniversary of the film. WTF that makes me feel old.

Ryder Cup same deal. It drives me nuts when some of the current players get heat for wanting a little cash. PGA of America makes a ton and the players get little. Players got roasted for wanting anything other than bad clothes and banquets. The addition of Ballesteros and the continent...

Yeah, GL Easy E. Ultimate Pool is starting a league where I am. Gonna give it a shot and see what I think of playing it. I’ve commented before on mixed feelings about the rules but will figure them out and plan accordingly. How tough can it be to see an 8 ball pattern in seconds on a kiddie...

So a pro should take a month off to hit balls around on a Rasson and forego earning money for a chance to win only 20k more in an exhibition the next month - IF his teammates play well? Makes zero sense. A pro plays for pay not knockers- why do you think you have a say in a pro’s schedule or...

Well, gassing up the rental car to return it to the Hartford Airport a couple weeks ago, I saw Pool Table Magic. It looked closed. I looked online and it appears they are open but have limited hours. Open at 6 PM 5 days a week. Convenient to the Hartford airport. Never been there. I have now...

Will try these. I need to work on these.

Yes. But that is not what was being talked about.

I’m sure there are flawed refs, but refs can’t change calls because of the reaction to a call. Disagreement or arguing a call can’t cause a ref to change a call. But reviewing a video provides a basis to do so if it is allowed.

I think it is a real problem that it is allowed in an unrefereed match and not mentioned in a reffed match. The logical interpretation IMO is that video review in a reffed match is not allowed. I know that it is used and can be beneficial. That is why the rule should be extended to a reffed...

I think I was wrong citing Fran on this one. I went back and looked at the thread from August I was thinking of and I don’t think she said what I thought. We were discussing a different but somewhat related issue. I don’t know what she might say about this situation. That said, speaking for...

I did not research every possible rule, but I did look at the WPA rules, the WPA rule regulations, and WNT rules. I will posit that no instant replay is allowed. Why? Because there is no rule for it. Video replay is allowed when an area referee did not see a shot. There does not appear to...

I didn’t know if this is who the OP was asking about. But yeah he did some good work and it is too bad he passed. I have a Hoppe he worked over/ converted. It wasn’t a collectible or in particularly great shape but he got it nicely playable.

Yeah I get it. The loud annoys me sometimes. But after playing in a couple 3C tournaments where I was in the pediatric division, I realized some of it is just the inability to adjust hearing aids. Like a guys phone is going off at 97 db and he has no idea. 3 guys are yelling at him to shut the...

Not my thing but I like the SP-1 better. I know a guy who wanted one of these and texted him when I saw them. Sounds like it might not have been soon enough.

How is it legal in a rule set that specifies 40”? They made those rules to prevent super short jump cues or shaft only jumping I think. The way he tried- which isn’t the normal way to use the cue- gives you a cue less than 40”. By like 6” or more. The cue used as designed is over 40” in either...