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I know there were some quips, but I didn’t take Mizerak to be simply making fun of bar table players. Matlock could play and they knew it, even if Mizerak and Archer were champions. Also, I think it’s safe to say Mizerak made more money from the bar table than he did in all his straight pool...

You’ve mentioned this some. If you ever decide to tell the tale I think it would be great.

It’s not a modern instructional video and no Academy Awards were handed out.

I had seen a clip from this but not the whole thing. Matlock showing his bar table prowess to Mizerak and Archer. Mizerak asks about the different cue balls and such. Both the big cueball and smaller magnetic ball are used. So here is some pool on old equipment, they broke with their playing...

I am not saying this is ideal, but I think the younger generations are missing out on seeing the variety of cue sanding and cleaning techniques that players used to inflict on their shafts. Different grit choices, scotch brite, lighter fluid and so on. Players could often be identified with...

Win by 2. Time can be an issue. But another sport that plays by sets traditionally had win by 2, particularly in the 5th set, didn’t it.

Boredom isn’t the worst thing. Sorry.

Perfect way to describe it. Noticed this when they played in Las Vegas this year. Thought he left too little of the short shot clock for her on several occasions

But jumping is no skill. Jump cues ruin the game. Anyone can jump with one. I see 420 FargoRate people who jump as good as the pros in 10 minutes with one. Etc… 😇😜😉

This makes me mad. Was using Pyro, but got V-10 after. Shoulda just stuck with Triangle. Almost did after losing two pieces in a short timeframe, but I got both back. I typically can keep track of a chalk. I think I’ve got a good part of a gross of Master somewhere for anyone about to play...

Spot shot decider is stupid. But I did see old pro Ralf Souquet practicing it before a match in Las Vegas this year. Lo and behold the match came down to it and Ralf got by a much younger opponent. Age and cunning…😉

He hasn’t had enough time to adjust after switching from Master to Titleist chalk I think.

Heat it and spend more on Simonis instead of Royal Pro. IMO

I am not quite old enough, but…. When I started playing in the ‘80’s a transplant from New York was the last holdout for push out rules; he’d only gamble with those rules. He talked about Mc Girr’s some. So the New York guys played with the old rules back when. I never played with them but did...

Not sure without seeing the whole rule book, but I wonder if the jumps referred to in that rule meant balls jumped off the table as opposed to jumping the cueball. I always understood jumps were legal with the legal non scooping stroke as you say. It was just done with the playing cue as opposed...

Link didn’t work right- see below Ball in hand not push out, but balls made on scratch spot and scratch on break is behind the line. I haven’t watched the whole thing, but the first 4 minutes have a couple things different from the new rules. Link didn’t work. Match is Billy Incardona vs...

Yes, but…. Vending companies use different brands but they are the ones that generally put tables in bars along with jukeboxes, pinball, etc… they may use different brands- Global as I mentioned above. Diamond. And the traditional leader in that market, Valley. I don’t know the details of...

You aren’t wrong for having the thought, but I actually like watching streams of regional events or action matches. Streams from the Hard Times events are good, although I know not everyone likes them. I watched some of the Piazza’s stream last weekend and I watch some others. I often prefer...

That must be the reason we showed up for league at a place where they recovered the Globals and the side pockets looked all out of place. One had a part of the pocket liner, a big plastic flap sticking out in the middle of the pocket. My guess is that was partly mechanic screw up and part...

I wouldn’t know the details of working on them, but there are several places in my area that have Globals or the Brunswick Globals. Some is the maintenance some is the terrible balls on some, but I have never liked them. I’m not a room owner or bar owner, but if I opened a bar with tables it...