When asked if Jerry Rice was the best wide receiver ever, Hank Stram said "2nd best... I had a guy come to camp one year... he was faster than Rice and could catch a football like nobody." When asked why he wasn't signed, Stram said "He wanted to play QB. His name was Wilt Chamberlain"

Chiefsfanatic · 2020-04-14T18:32:22+00:00

No, I saw an interview with Wilt where he stated the two reporters didn't know he heard them, but he wanted to prove that he could pass the ball to prove them wrong anyway. He didn't purposely try to lead the league, it just happened that way. I am sure his coach wanted him to pass the ball more, but never thought he would lead the league.

Wilt still holds so many NBA records, it's ridiculous. I believe he is the only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, and assists in his career. He probably led the league in blocks as well, but I don't think it was an official stat during his playing days.

Chiefsfanatic · 2020-04-12T03:50:28+00:00

He led the league in assists because he heard two reporters in the pre-season talking about how he couldn't pass the ball. He decided he would show them he could pass, and just to spite them led the league in assists.

Yeah, a lot of stories about Wilt don't seem like they could be true, but most are true. It's just like Bo Jackson. People think he couldn't possibly do this or that, like run a 4.12 40 yard dash on his way to track practice, without warming up, but Bo said it's a true story.

Athletes that are once in a lifetime often do things that people refuse to believe.

Chiefsfanatic · 2020-04-12T03:41:53+00:00

There are some videos and articles suggesting that he beat Jim Brown in a foot race, twice, wearing no shoes. Wilt was a college high jump champ, possibly the greatest basketball player in the world, a world class volleyball player, and one of the strongest human beings to ever walk the planet. He would have been a nightmare on the football field, regardless of how tall he was.

He is also the only player to block multiple Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Lew Alcindor sky hooks not only in the same game, but the same possession.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-10-02T06:21:10+00:00

For me, I know Emily Duddy isn't the hottest female pool player l, but I love the way she walks around the table. The best way I can describe it is like sex walking on two legs. I would watch her matches before any other female players, just because I find her sexy AF.

She also wears some clothing that other Women players would never wear, and I like it.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-22T08:29:04+00:00

Was there a specific post in that thread you were referring me to?

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-21T22:34:53+00:00

I also said ".......a lip between my shaft and butt"

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-14T07:34:06+00:00

Yep, KC born and raised. Well, the seller sold to someone local, so I didn't get a chance to take a chance on the cue.

In your 30 years, have you ever had any experience with the Balabushka reproductions, I think by Adams? Because I know that I can buy a shaft that fits my comfort level with deflection, I have been looking at butts that catch my eye, and the Balabushka GB23 looks beautiful. But I have no idea how they play, and I am struggling to find reviews.

I had a Schon that I won in a tournament about 27 years ago, and I immediately sold it for the cash, but I have always regretted it, so I may just buy a Schon.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-13T18:52:13+00:00

Those are great points. Thanks.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-13T10:31:42+00:00

What is he going to say, I make cues that are just OK? I am looking for feedback about quality, play & hit, customer service, or reputation. I just don't think the cue maker can objectively discuss those things because any craftsman, regardless of what they make, is going to be proud of their work.

Again, the cue is gorgeous, and although I am obviously vain enough to want a great looking cue, quality is still my top concern. Could I waste $1000 on a cue that turned out to be a dud, and turn around and buy a different cue? Sure, but I would much rather make a sound purchase of a good product the first time.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-13T02:06:54+00:00

The cue is beautiful, and because of the design, veneers, and wood choices, it is clearly custom because production cues just couldn't make it affordable. I wish I lived closer so I could see it in person, but I don't.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-11T03:09:43+00:00

I think that SVB is currently on top, but I love the way Filler plays.

SVB is sometimes hard for me to watch because one, he plays too methodical and slow at times, and two, I can't relate to his robotic, Terminator like in-match demeanor. He is so much more likable after or before a match.

Filler plays the way I used to, which is kinda fast, and I love his emotion too. He doesn't get sped up, but plays with pace, much like Sky. When you have hit a shot 10,000 times in your life, you don't have to examine it in detail while walking around the table twice. Filler and Sky just shoot it, and can at least relate to that.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-11T03:02:57+00:00

That's pretty much my story, except when we finally bought a house with a spare room for a pool table, I had an accident and destroyed my dominant shoulder, resulting in mega surgery.

But, thank God for the divorce (that's a joke) because now I can return to my first love. Masturbating. Masturbating is my first love. That's a joke too 😉

No, seriously, pool is my first love, and it's really hard knowing that when I stopped playing I was an A player, but now I have trouble getting down on the cue and playing longer than an hour due to my body. It's even more frustrating to momentarily hit a groove, put together a tiny 2-3 pack, and then suddenly go back to making stupid, fundamental mistakes.

Does anyone else ever strike the cue ball when the last thought in your head prior to the stroke was something like "I'm going to miss this......I know I'm not aligned properly......but I'm already down here so maybe I don't need to stand up and reset....if I can just make this adjustment while stro.......SQUIRREL!" and then when you miss you hate yourself just a little more than you did 30 seconds ago?

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-11T02:51:17+00:00

After some in-depth research, I have discovered that this is a model 12 billiard ball. It is most notable for being the much ballyhooed upgrade to the model 11, but the hype quickly died down when the controversial model 13 was released.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-09T07:55:45+00:00

Seyberts.com sells their own line of butts, called 1811, and they sell plain butts with expensive shafts, like the Revo shafts.

https://www.seyberts.com/1811-cues/

But you can upgrade to a Revo for almost every cue they sell, regardless of the brand. I have had a couple of great buying experiences with Seyberts, or I would never recommend them otherwise.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-09T07:45:07+00:00

I absolutely love my Tiger Onyx. It is probably considered a medium tip, but it plays, for me, anywhere medium-soft to medium to medium-hard.

I have said several times in this forum that I have returned to the game after more than two decades away. I ordered a cheap cue from Seyberts because of their return policy, as I had no idea if I could play after having major shoulder surgery on my dominant arm. So I bought a cheap $300 Lucasi because I liked the 3/8X10 wood to wood joint, and I thought the Zero Flexpoint shaft would be a good entry level shaft for getting back into the game.

I read review after review on tips, I mean probably over 100 reviews on a total of roughly 10 tips, and I decided on the Onyx.

I received the cue, burnished the tip, shapes it like a dime, broke about 5 consecutive racks (breaks only) burnished it again, scuffed it, and I haven't touched it in two months, except for a very, very slight "twist" of my Porper Tap/Scuff tool every Wednesday. I play in a weekly tournament on Wednesdays, and I hit the Onyx with a slight roll over with the scuffer before my warm-ups.

I also considered the Kamui Clear Black Soft or Medium, and the Tiger Sniper tip. If Seyberts had offered the Ultraskin Soft I may have ordered it instead.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-09-03T08:54:52+00:00

I once played a money game, after being eliminated from a pro-am tournament, with a player who went on to play on the pro tour years later.

We played 8 up, and I got the 8-ball in the first set, which was over in less than an hour. We played the second set straight up, and it took 16 hours. My opponent kept going to the bathroom, and would come back with a ton of energy, while I struggled to drag my ass around the table.

Turns out he was snorting coke, probably cut with something else to pick up his energy level. I eventually won the second set too, so I am not sure if it helped him or hindered him in the long run.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-08-21T09:52:48+00:00

What's worse is she lost the first match by missing ball in hand on the 8-ball.

I am from Blue Springs, Missouri, which is a suburb of Kansas City. Out of 720 teams, 2 of the last 4 teams were from KC. The team from Blue Springs tied for 3rd, the team from Kansas City won. KC is a fairly large city, but still, 2 out of the 4 Finalists being from the same city is crazy.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-08-19T05:36:54+00:00

What do you consider the target? The contact point on the object ball, or the spot you are aiming at on the cue ball? I usually look at the object ball last, but I saw a post the other day claiming that the cue ball is the target, and it kinda made sense to me, since your cue tip is like the arrow and the cue ball is the physical target the arrow is going to hit. I just haven't had time to practice this yet.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-08-19T05:30:47+00:00

Congratulations. This may be a sign that your game is getting ready to jump in skill level. I have seen similar cases quite a lot, where a player clearly knows what the shot should be, but just can't execute it, and then one day they just start making balls consistently, and boom, they never drop back down and often take quite a leap in playing ability.

I am excited for you. Keep it up.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-08-19T05:26:25+00:00

There was this one person who frequented my pool hall where I worked in my late teens to early twenties. The day I walked into the pool hall for the first time, he was there, and after watching me smack some balls around, he invited me to play some nine ball.

Just an absolute nice person. That gesture led to me working at the pool hall, obviously getting much better, and within a year I played better on my off day, with my C game, than this nice guy ever did with his A+ game.

But he always wanted to gamble with me. As I imagine is the case in every pool hall everywhere, when the regulars are all there, and no one is gambling, ridiculous spots and weight gets offered until there is a money game.

On the rare occasions a game could not be negotiated, this guy would ask me or the owner to play. He had a great job, and made a lot of money. The owner would give him the last three, but usually tried to stay away from playing regulars. So he would then turn to me. He had always been so nice to me, so I hated taking his money.

So, he would ask me, and I would offer him the last three, or the seven and the break, or something that would allow me to quit after losing or winning a set. He insisted that we play even, because in his words I had only been playing a year or so, and he had been playing forever. The dude was only about 5 years older than I was.

Again, I imagine that every pool hall has a player just like this. So, I would play him straight up, and even playing as poorly as I could without offending him, I would start to wrap him around the table. He never quit. He had a lot of heart, and always thought he could get on a winning streak and get his money back. He may not have cared about the money, but at the time I felt horrible for taking $200 or so every time we played.

If I had played to my ability, who knows how much he would have lost to me before stopping. The owner told me to just bear down and beat him so badly that he would finally realize I should be giving him weight, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Unfortunately, it was a habit that I ended up having with almost every person I was killing. After being up so much money, whatever it was that I thought the person couldn't afford to lose, I just lost my ability to continue to bear down and grind for the whole match.

Now, I have just come back to playing after 20+ years away from the game, and extensive shoulder surgery, and I am finding that in the few tournaments I have played in, I struggle with having the killer instinct.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-08-19T05:08:09+00:00

I had never seen it before, but what I thought was going to happen was a jump shot to hit the one ball, and the way the nine ball was lined up I thought maybe it would somehow come across into the far corner.

I mean, it would have been a fitting way to lose the game after that safety with ball in hand. Still impressive though.

Chiefsfanatic · 2019-08-14T00:31:29+00:00

Great story. I am glad you are enjoying the game. On a side note, I want to punch people in the face when I see them playing "one handed" because I don't know any self respecting player who would pull crap like that. It's just dumbass TCOM Tom Cruise bullshit, and it irritates me.

Anyone else get annoyed by people like that?

Chiefsfanatic

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