Buddy vs LeBron, Willard's Open
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After watching how Buddy finished this match against Lebron, maybe the “fix” match wasn't a fix.
Billy and Varner in the booth over 30 years ago. Good stuff.
Billy and Varner in the booth over 30 years ago. Good stuff.
Mike was a bulldog and was never out of a close match.
I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, but this YouTuber stretched out all of the uploads he made from the original 4:3 ratio to 16:9 ratio, severely compromising viewing experience. Please leave him a comment maybe he will improve the next ones.
Good grief I made one comment and you have become obsessed. Is there a pool equivalent of TDS?
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Did i address you directly??? No. Now who's obsessed?? You and fifty other people on here can't wait to mention pocket size. We get it, a lot of older matches were played on buckets. Happy now???
I've always wondered, is this version of 9 ball also called Texas Express 9 Ball? The reason I ask is because in those days, balls that were pocketed we're spotted back if the players also scratched. When did that stop and the rules we play with now took over(balls stay down and ball in hand anywhere for the upcoming player)?
There have been dozens if not hundreds on the internet who have commented on pocket size. Not just you, by a mile.
There was a gradual change in the mid to late 1980’s when pro tournaments started to adopt much of the Texas Express Rules. In general, all balls stay down and BiH anywhere after the break are two of the most important elements of Texas Express. Balls spotting up and BIH in the kitchen after scratching on the break were rules prior to adding Express elements.
When tournaments started adding different rules in 9-ball, some tournaments still had illegally pocketed balls spotting up, but cue ball was full-table ball-in-hand instead of in the kitchen for fouls on the break.. So if a breaker scratched on the break and pocketed the one ball (which was a very common occurrence), the 1-9 combination was also a common result. Not too many tournaments like that were played. Going to full-table BIH for all fouls came soon after as the favored way for the pros.
Freddie <~~~ can’t remember this morning’s breakfast, but can remember this
No. TE was ball in hand anywhere, no balls spotted. This version was used in a lot of places til TE rules kinda became the norm. I myself like the idea of spotting balls made on a foul shot. I also like ball-in-hand in the kitchen after a scr. on the break.
Understood. I was not aware. I thought this was from a couple days ago when I mentioned the pockets for the FIRST TIME EVER. He went crazy over a match played on what had to be 5" pockets.
And he was justified, though I don’t think he was “going crazy.” More like sick and tired of what reads like short sightedness. We’re talking about Mike Sigel, who many considered the greatest player in modern history. To suggest that he wouldn’t run similar racks on modern equipment is, in my non-humble position, is incredibly short sighted. We’re not talking about some also-ran. We’re talking about a guy who was the definition of break and runout pool in a time when no template racks, no “standard table” and a lot of much slower equipment was still being used.
When Buddy destroyed everyone at Weanie Beanie's in the early 70's, he was downright thin with a hollowed out face. I think the heavy duty look really started in the late 70's or early 80's, and by Dayton '82 he was already well on his way to the look he had in this video. Several photos in W.W. Woody's Rags to Rifleman, Then What? back up my memory on this.
Didn't he have a car accident in the mid eighties and have to have some reconstuctive surgery on his face if i recall right?
I think after that is when he started putting on weight.
I think after that is when he started putting on weight.