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I wrote post describing how I try to put myself in the best possible mental state to make a comeback possible, and an example of my favorite comeback ever. It was in the semi-finals of the masters APA cities, I was down 1-5 playing like garbage, nervous as hell, while my opponent is jumping...

It’s nice that Southwest actually follows though with their wait list. The game with steel sports Rolex watches the last few years is the authorized dealer will put you on the ‘preferred customer’ wait list, that is if you will buy a few other non-Rolex watches that are not selling.

That’s a very deep shelf. And wow, those rounded facings are going to do more than rattle; they will spit balls back across the table. 🙂

Based on the history of races to 100 on TAR most likely the winner will be obvious before it’s half done and it will be a greater than 15 Game victory. the TAR matches were a great experiment for the time, but to me they proved it’s better to do a series of shorter races (and probably mix up...

The election is over. Prepare yourself for a u-turn in conventional wisdom about lockdowns.

I watch a lot of old matches and the only person I ever saw rack using the Sardo rack was Carmine Sardo himself. He racked the balls. That was all I needed to see to know something was up; that this gadget must be tricky to use.

It turns out the same concepts I outlined above apply to Tennis. Here is Kevin Garlington explaining the "5-2 Curse".

Very cool. Post some pics please.

Kamui brown medium for the last 5 years. Previously used a Moori medium for a few years. I picked Kamui because it seemed a respected brand on AZB, and "medium" because I had no way to A/B test tips and just wanted "average" hardness. BTW, when I switched to a LD shaft around 7 years ago I was...

Rempe was either not in on it or he's a great actor. He was a commentator in the finals and during the last 3 or so games he pointed out numerous times how Hall's position routes made no sense and brought the CB close to scratching. Who knows, but if he was in on it I'd expect him to stay silent...

I know those two events were tailored to the casual fan, but personally I found them unwatchable. TSM was a bunch of "he's going to hold five jump cues in one hand!" style nonsense. And for the COC, ESPN seemed to tell the small audience to clap after every single shot. If I recall the matches...

A lot of players meltdown and have 0% chance of coming back. But if you keep your wits you can have a lot better chance.

Johnny Archer down 1-5, playing badly, and about to come back to beat Darren Appleton 6-5 in the 2009 Mosconi Cup. 100% focused.

Everyone has found themselves way behind in a match, it looks hopeless, and you are tempted to hurry up, and lose. However, there are practical techniques you can use to stay calm and talk yourself into mounting a comeback. I’d like to describe the techniques I’ve used to come back in matches...

one player I’ve learned NOT to emulate is Bustamante. Great guy and player, but after an hour of watching him and his bicycle stroke, I can’t make a shot!

Mosconi Cup appeals to casual fans, so I’d keep the jump cue for it. Other events appeal to more serious fans and I’d ban the jump cue. Sent from my iPad using AzBilliards Forums

The one thing I got out of Pleasures of Small Motions: Don't look at a match like you would a "final exam". If you do, and you lose, you will be beating yourself up over the failure. Of course you will work very hard to win, but look at each match as building your experience at competition...

Of course Bert is still around! He lives south of Chicago. A few years ago he told me he played at Red Shoes Billiards in Alsip. I learned a ton from his videos and from lessons when he lived in Dallas. His energy adds a lot of fun to his videos, and they are peppered with gems.

Shoot long distance (CB and OB 4-diamonds apart) stop shots, using a measles ball. If the CB consistently has any spin on it, you are accidentally hitting the ball with slight english. Now the crazy part. Bert Kinister taught me this. You can try figuring out what on earth is causing it...