JoeyA said:Hey Jude,
I'm not jumping on you about your post but I would like to point out a few things.
First you bring up some really good points. It would be nice if all of the AZ posters including myself, worked a little more diligently and posted more on topic posts for this forum.
However, you should keep in mind that your skill level is probably a lot higher than most of the AZ members and their goals aren't your goals. Some come here just to pass a good time and seldom take part in serious discussions about pool (and probably never will).
It would be nice to have a sub Forum dedicated only to discussing instruction, patterns, techniques, etc. That way serious players like yourself could stay on topic and have what you come here for. I would probably participate more in such a sub forum and so would our friend Wei Chao, the inventer of the www.cuetable.com
I think you made a mistake about one of the threads that you listed today that were not up to YOUR standards and that was the one about Squirt & Swerve. While you may not be interested in such discussion there are MANY who are and personally I think it was an excellent thread and will help to make one a more rounded player if you fully understand what is taking place, why it is taking place and how to deal with each phenomena.
But that's what this forum is all about. Everyone can make a choice about who or what they choose to read.
I wouldn't object to a sub forum where only serious discussions about pool were allowed. I would enjoy it immensely. But there are other entertaining people who make the forum a well rounded community who do not take pool nearly as seriously as you or I.
While I think the name Googan is kind of funny, it might apply to YOU as much as it applies to any of the rest of us. After all, who in their right mind would want to get on this forum and read and post away until there is nothing left to say except a Googan?![]()
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I've been working on my new Bender shaft creating an entirely different taper and I am feeling like I will be playing better pool with each passing day. I can tell that with each tenth of millimeter of removal of wood, I am getting closer to the type of equipment that I need to play my best pool.
Anyway, I hope you keep on posting. Maybe you should send Mike a personal note requesting a separate sub forum for SERIOUS POOL DISCUSSION ONLY. It might be a lonely and small room but I would try to do my part to be a valuable contributor to it.
JoeyA
You bring up some excellent points as well and perhaps that's the eventual direction this forum should take.