Ģüśţāṿ said:

Yes. There are different levels of "roast" if you will, but that's what it looks like prior to turning round.

In my opinion, the medium roast, such as what's shown above, have the most chatoyance after finishing. The figure shimmers nicely with minimal effort. Compare this against regular curly maple where you need to dye/oil/sand for maximum effect.

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Mensabum said:

Yep. Once all of us old die hard maple guys kick it, that is.

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gregcantrall said:

Willie Hoppe provided the base line mathematical friendly. The table conditions provide a wide range of results after the rails contacts. Every table requires inspection and calibration. My uh pre tournament prep Always started with the 3 rails to the corner pocket kicks.
All I needed was one ball. A time when that quarter to drop the balls was a significant part of my cash on hand Well in my pocket. Harry Platis would make the corporation of 4 players empty their pockets and that was the bet. Per game of 1 pocket. He supported them

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JAM said:

Great read, Taxi.

When I first learned to play pool, it was right around the corner from Randolph Hills Poolroom, at Hank’s on the Pike, a one-table tavern. I did okay on the barbox with the big cue ball. That’s where I met Tom-Tom. He was the one who took me over to the big tables at Randolph Hills… and that’s where everything changed. I was mesmerized by the big tables and the action. I’d sit on the rail for hours, just watching. Before long I started hitting balls on the 9-footers, and my game improved 1,000 percent. Back at Hank’s, I became one of the top shooters in the tavern. Loved every minute of it, beating the guys for a buck or a beer. Simple times. Good times.

Maryland used to have so many great poolrooms. Most of them around suburban D.C. are gone now. Some of the old crowd has migrated to 7 Billiards Shady Grove in Gaithersburg. Although I prefer poolrooms with no music, no alcohol, and no big-screen TVs, 7 Billiards Shady Grove does have the food, drinks, and big-screen sports, but the saving grace is there is some solid local talent there, still bringing that familiar pool high when you run out.

Some things change, but that feeling never does.


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middleofnowhere said:

That was my point, you have to have a place to do it. I don't see a school installing pool tables. I don't think introducing kids to pool outside of the family is a good idea in general.

I was at a juniors tournament a few years back. The kids of all ages were trying to gamble with each other. The stigma around pool is a real thing. It is not just some bad underserved imige.

I can't imagine this coming up in a school board meeting and not getting voted down.

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fastone371 said:

What about bowling alleys? They serve alcohol and as far as I know underage people were always allowed in them, heck, they even have junior leagues.

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