What if the IPT fails????????
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Hmm.. all that beer... I heard she likes the taste of St. Pauly Girl... 
OldHasBeen
Tom Ferry
And what if the IBT succeeds.............
And What if the IBT succeeds, this still may be Karen Corr in 30 years and maybe making more $. I know that right now, I would give this young lady pictured a very handsome tip for what she is hauling.
30 years is a long time to stay in stroke, my friend.
TY & GL
hemicudas said:
And What if the IBT succeeds, this still may be Karen Corr in 30 years and maybe making more $. I know that right now, I would give this young lady pictured a very handsome tip for what she is hauling.
30 years is a long time to stay in stroke, my friend.
TY & GL
Josh Palmer said:Hmm.. all that beer... I heard she likes the taste of St. Pauly Girl...
You and Hemicudas are BAAAAAAD! But I am roflmao!
GREAT JUGS !!! 
On a more serious note, the IPT can't fail...to help pool succeed. Whatever happens to the IPT, it will still have pushed pool further towards its inevitable recognition as a legitimate and respectable sport in America, and I call that success. Things to look forward to--> tournament results published in the sports page of your local newspaper; large corporate sponsorship of tournament events; multiple, million dollar tournaments; large numbers of players actually making a living at the game they love; a public better educated in the difficulties and nuances of pool; and a return to some of the old ways, like tighter pockets (even on TV!) and elimination of "ball in hand."
Well, if it does in fact fail, they could make a GOOD movie out of the whole thing. It seems to me that pool booms have been following a quality movie since the hustler. Saddly enough TCOM and the Hustler were the only 2 good ones IMO that helped pool. Seems like now maybe a good movie, then to pay per view, then onto DVD would help get the word out pretty quickly. I guess the main thing is a QUALITY, non-cheezy, true to life, story about the best game ever....Gerry
hemicudas said:
First of all, is that her mother or did you do some photo editing, the resemblance is striking.
Secondly, how the hell are those carried, are the handles on the mugs a foot long?
Other than the fact that I think it is actually Robin Williams...That is the perfect lady. God bless her.
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onepocketchump
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pillage6 said:
There is NO POSSIBLE WAY for the IPT to destroy all current associations or even dent them signifigantly, at least in the current state of the IPT.
The IPT has a field of 150 players and six tournaments. They got several thousand applications. The players that did not make it are not going to stop playing.
League players aren't going to quit leagues. German players aren't going to quit their associations. The San Miguel tour is going to keep going.
In other words, the hundreds of thousands of people who play pool in an organized fashion will continue to do so and natural progression will insure that there are always venues for the better players to compete on the world stage.
John
onepocketchump said:
Well, I disagree. Look at what the WPA is suggesting, plus WPBA and UPA members aren't going to put up $500 entry to win $10k when they have the IPT taste in their mouth. It's hard to come back to those kinds of purses once you have a chance at $200k or more in a smaller field and a bigger title.
Either way it will help the sport, but if the IPT fails I think at least men's pool will be in jeopardy of not having an association. But I guess it doesn't matter too much since they didn't have one for years. Maybe people will start gambling, which would probably make you happier John since you are always looking for a good one pocket game.
Perhaps ...
This is a wierd analogy, but consider it anyway ... If a carmaker came out
with a flying car (and they have been working on one for some time), who
would want to drive a normal car after that when you can fly directly to
where you are going? And even if the flying car did not make it in the
marketplace, the other normal cars might end up with some of the options
that the flying car had, so it is still a win-win situation.
Air traffic controllers: BEWARE .... lol
pillage6 said:
This is a wierd analogy, but consider it anyway ... If a carmaker came out
with a flying car (and they have been working on one for some time), who
would want to drive a normal car after that when you can fly directly to
where you are going? And even if the flying car did not make it in the
marketplace, the other normal cars might end up with some of the options
that the flying car had, so it is still a win-win situation.
Air traffic controllers: BEWARE .... lol
I have had a few negative things to say about how the IPT seeded and picked players, but I only see good publicity coming from whatever happens. PR being good or bad is still getting the word out IMO. My only suggestion would be to call the tournaments "Grand Prix" like Snooker or car racing does. I think it sounds cool, like the Billiards Grand Prix of Florida...........Gerry