j2pac said:

You're still not as pretty as Paul.
Thank you for the recreation. Excellent content.

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Fair. lol

Unplayed new

Super mint condition--like new.

briankenobi said:

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Hello everyone. Since my video this week was a recreation of the famous "Hustler Bank Shot", I figured I would share it here. As a request from an AZB member, I added a little twist to it. Enjoy everyone!

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You're still not as pretty as Paul.
Thank you for the recreation. Excellent content.

Super nice vintage condition.

Benelli said:

Yes, baseball players use bats of varying lengths, from shorter ones for control to longer ones for power, with most MLB players using bats between 32-34 inches, chosen based on height, weight, strength, and hitting style (contact vs. power). Shorter bats offer better control and quick swings, while longer bats provide more leverage and potential for distance, though heavier, shorter bats can also generate power, like Tony Gwynn's 32.5-inch bat.

So yes, longer bats for taller/bigger fields...

Even more ironic is there bat range is 3" and that's exactly what we're discussing here...

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I love a baseball bat expert testimony.
I liked the Nellie Fox and Jackie Robinson cuts at 32. As a lead off hitter. Hitting 4th I went with Micky Mantle or Roger Maris in 34 or 36. The difference in cut and balance is Huge.

middleofnowhere said:

Been done. There used to even be a boys club national champion. In the 70s I even taught a junior college course in pool held at a brunswick bowling alley. I think one of the biggest obstacles is access to the game.

It is a big deal to have a home table and there are fewer places to play in public especially for young people. There are a zillion place to play in bars though. Bar pool for years has been the only salvation of pool.

One good thing now is the quality of the current bar tables. Years ago a table in a bar was just an after thought stuck in the corner. If you were lucky it had a light over it.

Today wow, high quality bar tables to play on everywhere in fact I don't even want to use the term bar table anymore. They're just smaller tables with all the qualities of a big table and with millions of players enjoying the game.

Pool isn't dying it's just changed. But the simple fact is it isn't really a professional sport. Some may try and make a living at it and they'll be tournaments with prize money but the game is really an amateur sport.

I think one big difference I've seen in the past few years is these players who play in the bars are doing more than just passing time and having a beer. They are learning the game, men women. They have quality cues and are very serious about the game.

One aspect is, pool just does not seem to be a spectator sport. For a sport to thrive it needs fans beyond those who play themselves it needs the general public. I've been playing pool for almost 70 years and beyond maybe trick shots, I've never known people to have any interest in watching pool.

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Perhaps some of the embers need a little kindling.

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j2pac said:

Start a billiards program at a few public/charter schools. Get local boys/girls clubs involved, etc. Give folks tax breaks if they put a table in their home/garage, etc.

Many school sports are club level, traveling programs, some (wrestling) are nearly year round. The same could be done with pocket billiards, as it is an indoor "sport." Unless the parents have a table in the home, many younger folks first introduction to the game is at a bar in their later years.
There are a number of things that could be done, but it will likely require a grassroots movement of some sort. I'm sure nothing I have posted here is an earth shattering revelation...just food for thought.

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Been done. There used to even be a boys club national champion. In the 70s I even taught a junior college course in pool held at a brunswick bowling alley. I think one of the biggest obstacles is access to the game.

It is a big deal to have a home table and there are fewer places to play in public especially for young people. There are a zillion place to play in bars though. Bar pool for years has been the only salvation of pool.

One good thing now is the quality of the current bar tables. Years ago a table in a bar was just an after thought stuck in the corner. If you were lucky it had a light over it.

Today wow, high quality bar tables to play on everywhere in fact I don't even want to use the term bar table anymore. They're just smaller tables with all the qualities of a big table and with millions of players enjoying the game.

Pool isn't dying it's just changed. But the simple fact is it isn't really a professional sport. Some may try and make a living at it and they'll be tournaments with prize money but the game is really an amateur sport.

I think one big difference I've seen in the past few years is these players who play in the bars are doing more than just passing time and having a beer. They are learning the game, men women. They have quality cues and are very serious about the game.

One aspect is, pool just does not seem to be a spectator sport. For a sport to thrive it needs fans beyond those who play themselves it needs the general public. I've been playing pool for almost 70 years and beyond maybe trick shots, I've never known people to have any interest in watching pool.

mikemosconi said:

Yes correct it profits exactly $30 every 15 minutes in the cue tip business, apparently- not knocking it - just saying that a big following in the tip install business is very good money !

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You have to factor in the price of the lathe, glue, cleaners, razor blades, as well, nothing good worth having is cheap.

Yes, the FCP Games website was from the 90s, and the website for Harlequin Balls went offline 2018. Thats the last thing I found online

I would be glad, to at least get the rules if possible.