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This discussion may include pattern play as well as more aggressive break shots à la Hohmann etc. AZ member bluepepper's "Run This" threads reminded me of something the author of an article wrote (sorry, in German) about my playing style when I made a comeback playing pool after a ca. 19-year...

Currently uploading a short instructional video I made for a friend (also here on AZB), an exercise I'm hoping others may find useful also: https://youtu.be/CSWkz7eWrMI May take a few hours until it's uploaded. Criticism and remarks welcome as always, but please be kind, had an MRI and got six...

Serious question, not joking. Feeling old… Going to a Straight Pool tournament tomorrow, only my second larger tourney since surgery last year, and practiced some tee-off shots from the head rail today, only to find that my eyesight is such that I can roughly tell if I'm hitting an object ball...

Video is currently uploading, kind of curious to see it myself, as I don't remember much except the table light hurt my eyes and I had to take a migraine pill, and that I seemingly kept slowing down (truly sorry about it, but still have a headache now…). It's really too bad considering I only...

Filmed a short Straight Pool run during the OBC club night last night at Billard Bar Sorrento in Rorschach, thanks to club president Guly, who provided and installed the camera. Bit noisy with a little kid running around and parents chasing after etc. No matter as bad shot selection on my part...

Anyone else hate 99-ball runs? It's just a number, and says little about the quality of the run per se, needless to say there are more serious problems in the world, but I'm sick every time. My third-highest run the last couple of weeks along with another 99, realistically speaking reason to...

Need to rephrase the question as I'd personally answer it would be my goal to practice daily in the first place, but… Specifically, setting up a Straight Pool break shot (= starting with 15 balls on the table as in challenges), I'd be curious to hear if aficionados around here set themselves a...

Been streaming all day yesterday and today, forgot to put up link: http://www.billardstream.com Semi finals in approximately half an hour. Venue is the Billard Bar Sorrento in Rorschach, Switzerland. 9-Foot Gold Crown IV, new Z9 cloth. Remaining in the tournament are Dimitri Jungo (SUI)...

Former student of mine is going to be in NYC early next year. Recommendations? Thanks in advance! Greetings from Switzerland, David. _________________ „J'ai gâché vingt ans de mes plus belles années au billard. Si c'était à refaire, je recommencerais.“ – Roger Conti

Fascinating how one's mind works. Participated in a little round robin Straight Pool tourney last night, short races to 40 in which I have to spot everyone 20 points - and it's not like the others couldn't play! Haven't slept in days, my thoughts constantly revolving around whether or not I...

Anyone undergone this type of surgery? How did it go? Anything I need to know or make sure of? Please feel free to PM me if you prefer not to discuss this in public. Going to hospital tomorrow for what I understand is going to be ambulatory examination - for the time being. Given my medical...

Hoping for some input from cue makers. The following is from a highly respected cue maker on the subject of flat-face wood-to-wood jointed cues, and I'm trying to figure out what exactly this means: "[…] in a few weeks the cue with shaft on will roll crooked on a table. You must then adjust...

Anyone tried this? Love the custom extension on my Lambros (even better than the prettier Gulyassy: no need to unscrew rubber bumper first), now would love to have an extension for my other playing cues, but need to be sure it's impossible to scratch the butt of the cue with it, plus of course...

Please excuse the probably all too simple question, but we're all metric here, so here we go: what's the major and minor diameter of a Southwest-style 3/8-11 joint pin in thousands, and is this the one people are referring to when they're talking about the "standard" 3/8-11 pin? Thanks in...

Ran 100 unfinished tonight (tired/worn out, not feeling up to going on) on a 8-Pro table (8-1/3 by 4-1/6 feet) with ProPockets shims/washers that bring the pocket size down to 4-1/4 inches if not less (= two balls will not fit into them side by side!) just to prove a point (pun intended!): got...

When I first heard of it 20 or so years ago I gave it a try a mere handful of times, but got miffed when I almost shot a perfect game but didn't (that one inning…). Gave it another couple of tries last year, not doing too shabbily either, but got so bored with its Coitus interruptus kind of...

Decided I'd be willing to part with my Gulyassy (special-made according to my specs): http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=242272 Drop-dead-gorgeous burl in person, positively shimmering in the light/reflecting in what appears like a multitude of shades/hues. Brand-new, with one...

Posted a little video of mine in the instructional video section, and have since then been wondering about the correct use of the terms "exercise" and "drill" in English (note I'm not a native speaker!), or are they used interchangeably? Thanks in advance! Greetings from Switzerland, David...

I'm European used to metric etc., so I apologize for what may seem a silly question: are all 3/8x10 joint pins the same, or are there different types? Pete Tascarella has just informed me they no longer make joint protectors, and now I wonder if I could order ones that are made to fit e.g. a...

Curious: not trying to contest that a player should choose to play with a cue of a weight that feels best for him/her, has there been research on what would/might be the "ideal" weight from a physics point of view (after all, all the other variables are a given or close, e.g. the weight of the...