Recent content by JW_Redmon

Design Patent Phil, I respectively disagree. I have filed many design patents over the years. (Bus parts not cue sticks). The cost is at minimum, several hundred dollars, could run into a few thousand dollars (patent fees, attorney fees, the cost of researching, with detailed drawings...

Glasses I need glasses to read a book and view a computer screen. I currently have 3 sets of glasses, one for book reading, one for computer work and one for playing pool. Several years ago I asked my optometrist about a pair of glasses for playing pool (he owned a sports bar and was...

Oldie - Newbie Here I recently joined the site, been a lurker for a few years. I'm retired and have been playing pool, casually, for over 50 years. Playing in a league for about 25 years. Pool is my favorite pastime and I am a student of the game, constantly trying to get better. Upon...

The league that I play in won't tolerate that type of player. The same can be said for the tournaments that I have played in. I think a lot of bad behavior is because league owners, tournament directors or establishment managers allow it to happen. I rarely go to a bar tournament anymore...

LD Shaft I view LD shafts the same as PJ does. I have 2, an old Predator 314 and a Lucasi Hybrid. Both play and fell about the same for me. Shaft preference is much like most subjects in pool, what works for one person may not for another. Personally I like a LD shaft.

Aiming Systems I've played pool for over 50 years (B+ rating) and I usually shoot a shot by visualizing the shot, drawing from my minds database of shots executed in the past. There are occasions where I'll use the techniques of a given aiming system. For example, sometimes I'll use the...

The finish work on that tip is very poor. The installer should be ashamed of letting that go. Years ago I used Le Pro tips and found them to be too inconsistent in their hardness. PoolDawgs did some research on pool tip hardness and found the same inconsistency with a Le Pro tip that I did. Le...