[RichardInWisconsin]

If I may, I'd like to piggy-back a question for Sarah (or anyone else) into this topic.

I've only been starting to play seriously, and watching television matches, for about the last five or six months. So when it comes to women vs. men, is there any difference?

What I mean is that this seems like one of the few sports where success comes via control, touch and finesse - not power. Yet obviously tournaments have separate men and women divisions.

But are there any general advantages a male player would have over a female player, when it comes to a tournament and putting balls in pockets? Please don't flame me TOO much if this is a common question in the billiard community (I have a hard time imagining it isn't) but I have to ask. I'm not very hip to the internet scene (living in small town will do that) so apologies if I'm asking a question to which the answer can be found elsewhere.

Thanks for any replies,

-> Richard