U.S. OPEN 2026, Frisco, Texas, August 25-30
- By Cord
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Wow. Mickey's game chose today to go on vacation, and Justin was absolutely merciless. Well done Bergman!
We often hear how good a cue’s “hit” is, but I don’t recall ever hearing what the “hit” is. Can it be described in more detail? Is it specific objective qualities or just the overall experience of hitting a ball with it? Can the difference(s) between “good” and “bad” hits be described in any detail?
Thanks in advance for any insights.
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Pull hard....If Bergman wins the US Open, I take home $2,700.
Nobody is pulling harder for JB than me.
If Bergman wins the US Open, I take home $2,700.does that make you reflect on your talking out of your ass in said post?
Put some respect on the iceberg!Bergman misses an easy 8 ball in rack 1 and now finds himself 2-0 down.
On current form, I am taking Billy and Tyler over Bergman for Mosconi
Since this post, Bergman has won 7 racks in a row.
Old school. Is that yours? I prefer the JOSS AND JOSSWEST group.It's in the other Joss group. Only Joss cues:information....
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Massive applause for Baoanan after he made the 9. He left smiling.Had my svb 10-0 message in drafts. He misses the 7
I feel like I've seen that starting to emerge. WNT only racks the balls in one of the three wing spots (left, bottom, or right).
And honestly the left and right are mirrors of each other so in theory you could just break from the other side to get the same result. So then that just leaves having a different break for the 2 at the bottom. Whatever leads the 1 in the side, cueball back and forth safely, and the 2 ball tracking on a predictable path. Something when struck correctly has everything following predictable paths. When struck mostly right has some odd collisions but is still likely to be okay.
Not that it's that simple. But we are talking about 128+ elite world class pros. This is their day job. That break is the most important shot of the game. Some of your Fedors and Fillers really ought to be at that level. I've heard Jayson talk about the Capito soft break situation. The 2 ball is supposed to go here, here, and then roll around here on that break. Which kinda shows that cat is out of the bag.
Like to see Mickey and his master's chalk prevail.Man, Mickey Krause is completely rattled on table 4 vs Bergman. Some good safes from Bergman and a ball off the table from a jump shot really has taken him off his game.
Since this post, Bergman has won 7 racks in a row.Bergman misses an easy 8 ball in rack 1 and now finds himself 2-0 down.
On current form, I am taking Billy and Tyler over Bergman for Mosconi
WS players are already rewarded with the draw. No need to give them more rewards.Anyone else think the player from winner's side should always break first?
Baonan won 3/3 and SVB won 2/3 so why does it come down to a lag.
Players should be rewarded for winning all of their matches.
Only do the lag if both players are from winner's side.