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Philippine pool tables

jay helfert
There are many popular tables being used here. You'll find Star Billiards in a lot of action rooms. Also there are Maxima tables, Mr. Sung, Rasson and very few Brunswicks. Predator makes several labels, all basically the same table. I'm pretty sure they all come from China.

The best part! You can buy a damn good pool table new for $1,500 US. Retail in the billiard supply stores is around $2,000, all accessories and installation included.

Yes, Brunswick GC for under two grand, straight from China! Cheap shipping and assembly of the pieces makes all the difference!

Diamonds are like hen's teeth, few and far between. A few upscale rooms have one. Way too expensive here.
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Definition of tips of English

jay helfert
HawaiianEye said:
I don't think I have ever "knowingly" mentally counted the number of tips of English I put on the ball.

I do it from instinct.

I visualize where I need to put the cue ball and then I hit the cue ball and it usually ends up where I wanted it to go.

I think I hit the cue ball out farther on the edges at times than anyone I know and I have had uncountable people ask me how I can get so much spin on the cue ball and hit that far out without miscuing.

It came from hitting a million balls starting from a young age and spending thousands of hours of experimenting when I was playing alone in the pool hall growing up.

Afterward, I saw people perform something and I could replicate it easily.

Some skills require lots of prior time at the table before you can actually do them.
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Wade Crane could hit way there too and spin (throw) the ball in. I learned the value of the throw shot early on, just like you. It's all about developing a feel for each shot.

When you coming to the Philippines. You're halfway here already!
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Definition of tips of English

HawaiianEye
jay helfert said:
Forget about all this and you'll be fine. There is no definable hit point on the cue ball. At least not for any good players. It is done instead by "feel" knowing where you need to hit the cue ball on the shot to get the desired result. It could be (and usually is) a different spot on the cue ball on every shot in the rack!
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I don't think I have ever "knowingly" mentally counted the number of tips of English I put on the ball.

I do it from instinct.

I visualize where I need to put the cue ball and then I hit the cue ball and it usually ends up where I wanted it to go.

I think I hit the cue ball out farther on the edges at times than anyone I know and I have had uncountable people ask me how I can get so much spin on the cue ball and hit that far out without miscuing.

It came from hitting a million balls starting from a young age and spending thousands of hours of experimenting when I was playing alone in the pool hall growing up.

Afterward, I saw people perform something and I could replicate it easily.

Some skills require lots of prior time at the table before you can actually do them.
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