fastone371 said:

As far as I am aware it illegal to carry where alcohol is served. I also believe there was a thread on this very forum about a shooting in a pool hall right here in America. Are the following enough for now or do you require more? This is much more effort than I was planning to put into a tongue in cheek comment.

MSN

Double Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured At Bridgeview Pool Hall

A group of men playing pool at Cue Balls was followed out by another group before gunfire was exchanged, Bridgeview police say.

patch.com

Police investigating shooting at Hammond pool hall

Police say that two people were shot at Legends Sports Bistro and Billiards, formerly known as Shooters’ Sports Bar, located on Morrison Blvd.

www.fox8live.com

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2026/04/07/zingales-tallahassee-pool-hall-shooting-prompts-calls-for-more-security/89487374007/

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Tough thumbs-up!

I’m not keen on aligning with the 900 concept, but I’ve thought about the English Billiards timed format. It keeps the tournament on schedule and if players are playing poorly it brings matches to a merciful end rather than trying to endure two players attempting to compile 500-1000 points in increments of 10 and 12.

The main downside is that if one player builds a commanding lead, the last 20-30 minutes is a bit of a slog since the losing player can’t catch up. Which has led me to wonder if there should be a mercy rule to keep things moving and interesting.

So for 14.1 you could do either 1 or 1.5 hour matches in the group stage, 2 hours in the knock out, and 2.5 or 3 hours or more in the final. It would also theoretically allow for runs greater than 200 depending on how quick they play.

Bavafongoul said:

Can you recite something within the geographical borders of the USA? And if anyone was really worried about this
happening in your locale, get off your ass and apply for your CCW, presuming it is even needed in your state to pack.
If there was exploding pool balls being used by terrorists in Zanzibar, would you quit going to pool rooms in the USA?

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As far as I am aware it illegal to carry where alcohol is served. I also believe there was a thread on this very forum about a shooting in a pool hall right here in America. Are the following enough for now or do you require more? This is much more effort than I was planning to put into a tongue in cheek comment.

I am enjoying the Titlist chalk. Really like how well it applies to all tips, including phenolic ones. Definitely different than Taom, or Kamui.

Still not sure I will switch from Taom V10 green, my preferred chalk. It will depend on how long one piece of Titlist chalk lasts. Going to spend that kind of money, I want a piece of chalk to last a very long time.

The Taom V10 green lasts a long time and applies well, though not quite as well on my break cue. The more competition the merrier. Hopefully it reduces prices.

Hard for me to believe it costs more than a few dollars to produce any chalk, but if they were that cheap to produce, you'd expect competition to drive down prices. We'll see. New entrants are coming in all the time.

George the Greek said:

I'll be 73 in July and good for about 3 hours of play. In the 1.5 years that I've been back playing I'm really enjoying it and have upped my shot making,banking and kicking.

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Our local Saturday night tournaments begin at 7:00, and whenever I make it to the final rounds it's usually pushing 1:00 or later. At that point I'm playing better than I was in the earlier rounds, and could probably make it another hour if necessary. Adrenaline is a powerful stimulant.

BUT...at 81 there's no way I could ever get out and play much before 3:00 in the afternoon. The older I get, the less of a "morning person" I become. Mornings are for reading and practicing on my home table for a few minutes at a time, not for driving 45 minutes and playing against serious competition.

Still available

One shaft is still available

Frosty said:

This is something I don’t understand. I watch players, and I use the word “players” loosely, that can’t make 3 balls in a row, buy every damn CF shaft offering at $300-$500 a pop, $25 chalk, a $700 jump cue that you MIGHT need once every blue moon, and every other overpriced accessory available. Then the same people are the ones looking for bargain basement priced ball sets, the one area where buying the best is a good idea. One of life’s mysteries

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It just so happens that the best in this case (Dynaspheres) is the most affordable. There's nothing "cheap" about them.

Pool at 80. I’m a caption of my team
I play 3 times a week.
And yes I can run a rack now and then.

Kris_b1104 said:

Okay what about an APA 5, 6 or 7?

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Probably a 7 a 6 sometimes and 5 even less. If those 5 1/4" pockets made the game so easy we would see many more run outs on original Valleys because of the shallow shelf and forgiving cushion angles. When our state tournament used Valleys you would see dudes run out 8 ball racks occasionally only, it wasn't until you got to the mid 600 to 700 players that it would be common, and even then it was heavily dependant on table layout. Even our small 9 ball weekly tournament with players to mid 600's on Diamonds, you see occasional B&R's but not packages, a package under those circumstances would be 2 in a row.

In APA I believe John Schmidt would play as a 7