couldnthinkof01 said:

Tom's a great player. Acting like he's not makes no sense.

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Agreed. I watch a lot of the Ultimate Pool in Europe and so many of his peers consider him the small table GOAT. He's just quiet about it. Good dude.

gregcantrall said:

Okay a true story .
I was working in A war zone. Iraq.
Putting overhead protection over a D Fac (dinning facility). It served 5,000 meals a day. FOB Kalsue.
I was standing in line to show I D to the armed guards at the door. Meal time had a long line of armed people. A weapon was required, well except for us construction contractors.
The small special ops crew was traveling through and I stood in line behind 5 or 4 or 6 Visibly uh steroids would be my best guess. They were All buffed.
So the elder member in the crew got in a beef with the youngster of the crew. So when the youngster started puffing up and posturing. Possibly proposing...The Oldster said, "You can't win. IF I kick your ass....you will never hear the end of it. If You kick my ass they will say, "Oh wow you kicked AN Old Man's Ass. Wow with sarcasm. Again you will never hear the end of it."
He cracked the young egg heads head and finally got the smile and handshake.
Uh oh an egg head flashback.
Huh, no, no....well not My point but older ain't always wiser.
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I have known a handful of men that didn't understand the realities of growing old. One's head came straight out of his shoulders. He could take a nap sitting down and never kink his neck, he didn't have one. A few of them were old school mechanics. Turning wrenches, lifting, all the work mechanics do, translates well to fighting strength. One was known around town as Iron John. Anybody that messes with anyone nicknamed Iron John needs to have their head examined! Another auto mechanic, another big man, picked up a cop that weighed well over two hundred pounds and tossed him way down a set of bleachers, the downhill was an advantage but Johnny still threw him a long ways. Four more deputies were coming to back up the first one. When they saw how far the first one flew they realized they were outnumbered and just stayed away until Johnny was through registering his complaint!

Another beast I knew, hell of a nice guy normally, Got in a fight against a bar. His back-up was a medium sized disabled fellow and a jockey sized guy. The fight was pretty even until somebody threw a chair at Louis. Louis thought this was a good idea and started picking up chairs and throwing them across the bar which was about sixty feet wide. When Louis ran out of chairs he started throwing the heavy based center pedestal tables about two feet wide. He was near one wall and bouncing them off the far wall. He cleared the bar, including the people working there and the owner! Everybody hunted a hole.

While Louis was very tall he didn't look muscular. I met him when I bought a '67 Chevelle from him. I brought a trailer to haul it but it didn't have any rear wheels on it, third member was in place. I asked how we were going to load the car. "Pick it up." He got behind the license plate and I got on one corner and we carried the back of the car about fifty feet and walked it on the trailer. I was in my teens and didn't do much of the work at all. Louis picked up the back of the car and pushed the whole thing on the trailer. Strange dirt tracks could be interesting to put it mildly. I used to make a point of inviting Louis or one or more of similar sized men I knew when going to out of town tracks for the first time!

Already long, but a funny story comes to mind. My sometimes road partner wasn't large, maybe five seven or eight at most, wasn't broad either. A man a full foot taller than him was paid to kick Bobby's ass. Not saying the place was rough but they had cleared out a pit in the woods behind them where there were fist fights, sometimes knives. People had died in the place or the pit. They had chairs back there and would serve you from the bar if you tipped well.

As they walked back to the pit the guy told Bobby that he didn't really have anything against him, he had been paid two hundred dollars to kick Bobby's ass. This ol' boy was known as a scrapper so Bobby figured he might as well get a couple licks in before he got his butt kicked. Bobby had to jump to hit the man in the jaw. When he did, the man went down and Bobby got to work on top of him. Knuckle and skull, feet, knees, elbows, everything available! When Bobby got through the guy looked like the loser in a Jim Croce song. I went in the place with Bobby a few weeks later and they were still giving him much respect! That was highly unusual for that place where fights were routine.

Bobby could play pool. I saw him run eight racks, the most I have seen in person. A barbox it is true but playing partners with him we were thirteen games up when I had shot twice! I took him on the road a few days after that, figured I would let Bobby do the heavy lifting and I would trim around the edges. Never saw him string three racks together again.

Hu

What's the best way to get in touch with Bradshaw to order a set?

I think the Schons use 3/8x16 weight bolts. Alot of makers use that type of adapter

"Intentional fouls not allowed"

Lame

lejon1 said:

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The game/simulator Virtual Pool includes a carom mode. The physics is pretty realistic. You may want to compare shots between your simulator and VP.

One thing I noticed immediately in your diagram is that the paths of the balls appear to be straight. Balls do not travel in straight lines.

Several other carom simulators exist, with at least two of them posted about here.

bpeacock said:

That was crazy...I don't think anyone at the table realized that she pocketed the 8ball out of turn, not even Jasmine. I am not sure that fixing that after the next game was correct. If it was any other foul, after the next shot was played, it would not have been fixed...The more I think about it, that was the wrong thing to do. They should not have changed the score.

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I agree

bbb said:

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Artemis Intercontinental K-66 and Brunswick Superspeed cushions are designed to achieve the same standard nose height of 1 7/16" (approximately 1.44 inches) for tables using 2 1/4" balls.

However, there are key differences in their profile geometry and installation requirements:

• Profile Geometry: The Artemis Intercontinental K-66 (also known as K55 profile by Artemis) measures 1 1/4" across the top and 1 5/16" high at the back glue side. In contrast, the Brunswick Superspeed is a specific K55 profile variant. Older pre-1975 Brunswick K55 cushions had a different top measurement (1 1/8"), but modern Superspeeds align with the current K55 standard.
• Mounting Height Nuance: When installed on the same sub-rail, Championship K55 cushions (a direct competitor to Superspeed) sit nearly 1/16" lower in nose height than Superspeed cushions. While Superspeeds are often praised for a "springy" feel, some users note that lower nose heights (like those from K55 profiles) can help prevent balls from "hopping" on rebound, especially as cloth wears.
• Compatibility Warning: Installing K-66 profile cushions (standard for non-Brunswick tables) on a standard Brunswick rail (designed for K55) will result in the nose being 1/16" too high, making the table play "slow as mud." Conversely, Brunswick tables typically require K55 profile cushions to maintain the correct 1 7/16" nose height without sub-rail modification.

For optimal playability, ensure the cushion profile matches your table's rail specifications (K55 for Brunswick, K66 for most others) to maintain the correct 1 3/8" to 1 7/16" nose height range.

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Funny that AI pulled direct references from information that I have posted. However, much of this information is wildly incorrect.

Has anyone been successful with this 2 rail bank? How did you do it?

That was crazy...I don't think anyone at the table realized that she pocketed the 8ball out of turn, not even Jasmine. I am not sure that fixing that after the next game was correct. If it was any other foul, after the next shot was played, it would not have been fixed...The more I think about it, that was the wrong thing to do. They should not have changed the score.

fastone371 said:

So the nose height is slightly different between the Artemis and a Superspeed? So that must mean a K55 can vary in nose height depending on the manufacturer, I always thought that all K55's were the same. Or is it that the Artemis IC K66 is not an exact copy of a K55, and why would Artemis flop the 55 and 66 numbers around after putting "Intercontinental" before it?? Its all very confusing.

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Some posters have stated not all in this post is accurate
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from AI
hope this is helpful
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Artemis Intercontinental K-66 and Brunswick Superspeed cushions are designed to achieve the same standard nose height of 1 7/16" (approximately 1.44 inches) for tables using 2 1/4" balls.

However, there are key differences in their profile geometry and installation requirements:

• Profile Geometry: The Artemis Intercontinental K-66 (also known as K55 profile by Artemis) measures 1 1/4" across the top and 1 5/16" high at the back glue side. In contrast, the Brunswick Superspeed is a specific K55 profile variant. Older pre-1975 Brunswick K55 cushions had a different top measurement (1 1/8"), but modern Superspeeds align with the current K55 standard.
• Mounting Height Nuance: When installed on the same sub-rail, Championship K55 cushions (a direct competitor to Superspeed) sit nearly 1/16" lower in nose height than Superspeed cushions. While Superspeeds are often praised for a "springy" feel, some users note that lower nose heights (like those from K55 profiles) can help prevent balls from "hopping" on rebound, especially as cloth wears.
• Compatibility Warning: Installing K-66 profile cushions (standard for non-Brunswick tables) on a standard Brunswick rail (designed for K55) will result in the nose being 1/16" too high, making the table play "slow as mud." Conversely, Brunswick tables typically require K55 profile cushions to maintain the correct 1 7/16" nose height without sub-rail modification.

For optimal playability, ensure the cushion profile matches your table's rail specifications (K55 for Brunswick, K66 for most others) to maintain the correct 1 3/8" to 1 7/16" nose height range.

Bob Jewett said:

Well, do they do that by license plate? Do rentals count? Or is it just for guests at the hotel?

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No, looks like a local's summer room rate and they do it by ID: