AtLarge said:

Gomez beat Hatch for the Shootout title. Score 6-5 with match time (30-min.) running out in Game 12 before the game was over.

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there was a dispute at the end about the clock

hani said:

I messaged you

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Got it. SOLD!

Lowell said:

She just beat Jasmin Ouschan in the Women's 8 Ball Championship

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It certainly would be a shame to lose her from the US women's ranks. Hopefully she sticks to pool to some degree.

Any cue makers in Atlanta? Or in the area?

I found the frame to be like a electronic gun sight with a large MOA.
Since my billiard eyewear was not a progressive lens, I never looked
or aimed at object balls other than through the middle of the lenses.

I don’t have any limitations in bending or lifting my head or neck while
assuming my pool stance which is lower than most players. I get down
very low and do not get out of my stance with my bridge hand on the
table until the cue ball reaches its final destination on the pool table.

It is the same principle when I shoot trap, long range with my 7mm, or
any of my handguns. I view everything through the center of my eyewear
by positioning my head taking aim. I seldom even look thru the top or
bottom of my eyewear and frankly, can’t recall ever using that type aiming.

As long as the eyewear presents a clear image, viewing through the center
of the lenses offers the best image I can imagine with ample perimeter clarity
of the OB, CB and pool table. Whatever works for a player is all that’s needed.

Recently added Korean style Sagu on a tiny 5ft table - the ball sizes and physics are the same as regular 10ft table so the feeling is like playing with basketballs - small tables can help beginners so I'll add to this post, it certainly is a fun way to kill time on mobile. I'm a three cushion fan and thought sagu 4-ball would be easier but far from it, it has its own skill requirements and the opponents ball always manages to get in the way...



Luke
https://billiards.tailuge.workers.dev/lobby

DeeDeeCues said:

If you have the skill, you need almost nothing. A sharp blade, some sandpaper, something to burnish the sides. It won't ever be real fast, but you can do it.

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Ok you got me there. I guess answering that late in the night/morning impaired my reading skills. I was thinking about more than just tips.

To the OP like DeeDee said simple tools do work. Examples on YouTube.

Some “devices” can be damaging so be careful.

All of these drills are fine. One I used to use came from Joe Tucker. Put the cue ball on the head spot or where a head spot would be. Put an object ball on the foot spot. Put a dollar bill, or up to a hundred if you are flush, under the center diamond on the head rail. Hit the object ball with a stop shot so that the object ball hits the foot rail and comes back and hits the cue ball. The cue ball comes back and crosses over the money.

As should be obvious, this can easily turn into a proposition bet. Three or four people involved and a dollar in the pot every miss makes for some nice cash. If it gets too easy, turn the money end on to make it harder to hit.

Funny thing about this thread, it surely contradicts the threads saying nobody can hit center ball of the cue ball. If you can't hit center ball of the cue ball without spin all of these drills are going to have you crying in your beer!

Hu

LOL thought this was a message and didn't mean to bump the post. Senior moment, not looking good for me as i am not quite a senior yet



Somehow did not see this message, sorry about that. I will measure now and send over specs.

Thanks Shane

Great run for Dennis. He played his rear end off

GoldCrown said:

Went outdoors without my sun's on... felt like a grand opening spotlight was shined in my eyes. I lost clarity for a while..started to get a little rattled. However the co$t of surgery was worth much more than what was charged.

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I dunno what private health insurance plans pay but even basic Medicare picks up a chunk.
Eyesight and hearing are senses we rely and depend on every day and diminishment of those
senses can be ruinous to just enjoying everyday life. Cataract surgery was like seeing color for
the first time. I didn’t know how dull colors had become because of the thickening interfering
with light. In fact, there were some I couldn’t distinguish like dark blue and dark green that
looked identical to me. Until you suffer from cataracts & undergone the surgery, it’s hard to explain.