U.S. OPEN 2026, Frisco, Texas, August 25-30

JAM said:
I love Shane Van Boening and admire his accomplishments, which are many more than those of most BCA Hall of Famers. But if you ask me who the best player in the world is today, my answer is Joshua Filler.

When Filler is on, I don't believe there is a person on the face of the planet who can beat him.

Every pool champion has a streak of greatness, some longer than others. Earl Strickland's lasted for decades. Shane Van Boening is still streaking. And I believe Joshua Filler's streak has begun. He's on a roll, and his name belongs in the conversation as one of the best, if not the best player in the world today. Like Shane and Earl, Filler puts in the hours, hours and hours and hours of practice.

Champions have their moments. The truly great ones have eras. I think we're watching Joshua Filler's era begin.
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I agree with you about the grades having errors, but I think at this point when you had to go through a field with Yapp, Filler, Gorst, biado, chua, Wiktor, Ko brothers, FSR, and a bunch of great young European players in the 800s. At this point, the talent level is so deep. I don’t know if anyone can stream together any type of big tournament run.
 
over in the uk they call it a ‘kick’

basically the opposite of a ‘skid’

a kick goes forward
a skid slides slowing down

or you might say that the kick comes first
and the skid is what happens after that

i always liked ‘ghost-masse’
 
Bob Jewett said:
Yeah, Darren was really upset. I see his side of it, but banning the old chalk isn't going to happen for a while. I missed the skid.
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Quite frankly, Darren is acting like a little bitch. Bob, I have all the respect in the world for you, but any talk of “banning the old chalk” is completely ludicrous. Gee how did any of us ever get by before “makeup chalk”? 🤦🏻
 
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