Kris_b1104 said:

That is the norm for amateur players though. Shane is not normal. He's probably put in more hours on the table throughout his career than any other pro. I doubt he puts in 8 hours a day in 2026 but he definitely used to in the past. Borderline 'tism if you ask me no disrespect

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Yes, at least among American players, Shane was his generation's greatest workaholic. Back in the 1980s, I was told by an insider that, if play and practice were added up, both Sigel and Strickland tended to spend nearly 100 hours a week on the pool table. Shane followed in their footsteps for sure.

I love the old story about Reyes, told to me by Mike LeBron. Per Mike, when they would go to the poolroom together in New Jersey to practice, during the walk from their parking space to the entrance of the pool room, Efren was already screwing his cue together.

In today's game, Gorst and Filler are known practice room workaholics, too.

It sure seems to me that the truly great ones just can't wait to practice and, once they start, it is hard to get them to stop.

Cmate said:

Commode huggin' drunk!

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skor said:

Anything to make the game easier….. oh man

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It would get the budding alcoholics playing pool while they're at it; budding that is...

They sell in the $250 tp $400 range or so if in very good condition - sometimes you may get more for an exception.

bbb said:

I know this thread is about contact points
But if you use fractional aiming
You could just aim directly at a spot on the object ball
And not have to try to aim somewhere else to make a certain spot on the cue ball hit a certain spot on the object ball
Just saying…..

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Yes. You aim directly at an estimated target. Like I said previously, you determine the stick alignment with CPG. No guesswork. No aiming at la la land.

Watching Mizerak play 9 ball is like watching Michael Jordan play baseball.

My .2. Short games are good for bangers, clubhouse tournaments and maybe beginners
8ball 4/4 w/8
9 ball .. use 1-5 or 1-6.

fastone371 said:

That looks outstanding!!!!! Were you able to save the diamonds on the rails? Thats one thing that always concerned me, how to save them and make it look good.

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Thank-you.

The table was missing one diamond when I bought it, and I wasn't planning on saving them. I printed new circular inlays out of copper-filled PLA with black diamonds inset. Keeps with the theme of the table colors. I painted the rails, then re-cut the pockets on my mill. This was the most stressful part of the build, but a brand-new carbide cutter resulted in no chip-outs. I shot four coats of 2k clear after. It worked out well, but that is 100% the part that would be the toughest to do without having a good way to cut the pockets. If I didn't have the mill or at least a good drill press, I would have likely compromised and used some kind of overlay before clear coating. Happily, I didn't have to resort to that.

I know this thread is about contact points
But if you use fractional aiming
You could just aim directly at a spot on the object ball
And not have to try to aim somewhere else to make a certain spot on the cue ball hit a certain spot on the object ball
Just saying…..