Recent content by CarlMPearson

Two to add to the collection: If Big AL is in the corner booth (about 3-feet from the table) don't even think about having your cue over his table. He'll slam the cue from behind. Knock over his beer and things get way worse. I beat this guy every game. He says "I need bigger pockets!" So...

Using a towel over a pocket Playing in a Las Vegas tournament on Valley bar boxes, I had shot where the cue would ride on one of their nasty metal corners, sure to scratch up the shaft. So I put a towel over the pocket and my opponent called for a ref to challenge the towel. The Ref was...

Royce Bunnell - Teammate, Friend, Gentleman My league and team has lost a teammate, Royce Bunnell. I have lost a friend. It has touched all of us and is especially unhappy here as the holiday seasons begin. Royce was one of a very few people on the planet that I would have no problem loaning...

Expensive pool cues Well, a $15 watch will tell perfect time. Why spend any more? $20 earrings will dangle, why get diamond studs? A SmartCar will get you around, why buy a Lexus? If it plays well for you, it is priceless. If it hits poorly for you, a $5000 cue is useless. I've crushed...

Kling with Up-Bolts My table. Up-Bolts. It was done, I saw it, it works. New slate. Plays great. Looks great. Was a 10' snooker. Separated and cut the rails, cut everything. Lots of engineering mods. I had an Arcade and didn't modify it for up-bolts and it always played with a...

Kling in Dallas, Texas I've had two Anniversarys oversized 8-footers, one Arcade and now have a Kling. See links below. The Kling was a damaged 10' Snooker table we converted to a 9' drop-pocket 6-legged Kling. We also added up-bolts to tighten the rails and avoid the classic Brunswick...