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How hard do you think he can break? His 10 ball break is comfortably right around 23mph. You can tell he's not even close to his maximum capability, so I wouldn't bet against him being able to hit 30.

Another great match that should be listed in this thread for posterity's sake.

What would you call it then? My son just took up golf a few months ago. Now he's all-in, but him and his buddies aren't exactly playing by USGA rules. He's going to be really disappointed when I tell him he's not even playing golf. Serious players in any sport can suck the life right out of...

I just got a private message from someone too embarrassed to specifically ask their question: Where exactly do you play? He/she wanted the address, day, and exact time your league plays. They also wondered if there was ample spectator seating. Not sure why they are so embarrassed. Just trying...

As the opposing player, I don't mind being the defacto referee, who's responsible for being on the lookout for egregious fouls. I have no interest in wandering around while my opponent shoots, like Scott "the Shot" Smith, looking for clothing violations. This just doesn't sound like a fun way...

My favorite pair was Grady and Buddy. Buddy was always so deferential towards Grady, humble on the mic, and had the perfect voice for it. Grady getting Buddy to chuckle always made me smile and always will.

There's definitely more to his game than his break. I think Shane has one of the most powerful strokes of all time when you consider just the top players. What separated, or should I say -- separates, because it still stands out -- is his ability to make up for small positional mistakes. Nobody...

Shane never had the same consistent ball pocketing skills as the other elite players. It's actually quite impressive he's had such an amazing career in spite of this. It wasn't always just his break that kept him on, or near the top though, he was just an amazing front runner thatmo knew how to...

I bought one too. 135 and free shipping was too good to pass up. Used it today and no complaints. Haven't been playing much. Maybe some clean balls will do the trick. Finally got my pool room cleaned up and I can get to the table. Argh.

@sjm Measurimg someone's conceptualization abilities just by watching them may be misleading, especially if you're talking about the top female players. It's really not possible to know if they are shooting a shot incorrectly due to a conceptualization error or simply because of competence. You...

I enjoy watching her play and wish her the best but I'm just not as easily impressed as many on here are. I think she still has a long way to go if she wants to get close to the top, and 16 isn't as young as people think when it comes to this game. Especially when you've already got 5 plus years...

The Archer thing saddens me. I tried my best to defend him, not his actions but his worth as a human being. Guess I was hoping that he would make things right. It's pretty clear at this point that the only way he clears his debt is if someone forks over the money on his behalf. Trouble is -- as...

For someone that comes across as intelligently as you do -- I seriously can't believe you wrote this. I kind of thought the gender theorist types were dying out or at least sneaking back into the hedges, Homer Simpson style, and coming back out while pretending to have never espoused such...

You're still obviously assuming that the world in which we live hasn't been molded by the men AND the women that live in it. If only we could fix society, then magically women would play pool in equal numbers to men. This seems to be your point of view. I think it's almost exactly the opposite...

Your side of this argument always just assumes that all of the things you've mentioned above just happen randomly, and aren't themselves tied to underlying gender differences. And you also just assume that pool isn't an athletic endeavor. It's certainly way more athletic than say -- putting a...

Maybe. It's just my impression anyways. Today's standard is quite a bit higher and its changed in 20 to 30 years. I don't think the players have physically evolved all that much in this time period. So what gives? The gambling culture was driving pool in the U.S. and the Philippines way more...

It can be surprising how often you see bad misses in old matches, but I think a lot of those misses were due to players just having a faster and looser mindset. The tourney money wasn't great and most of these guys just played night and day -- gambling while traveling the country from tourney to...

Of course they understand the risk. I just think the punishment is too drastic, and simplifies the game too much. People often underestimate the fan's intellect. Yeah I said it -- we underestimate the fans. 9 ball may be the simplest game in the entire world to understand. Yet where are the...

It does "appear" to me that players get their break more in the groove under the winner break format. An analysis would have to be done of course, but my intuition tells me that on break #1, the breaker has X percent chance of pocketing the 1 in the side. Then on consecutive break #2 that...

I The points thing makes sense but I can't quite picture how it would play out with actual ratings. Could you create 2 hypothetical players for me, by chance? On the smallest possible scoring unit -- You do use a one-pocket rack and that certainly has more info than an individual rack of 9...