DrCue'sProtege said:

I went back down to the table tonight. Broke 14 racks and only had one halfway possible runout. The type that prime Efren might have been able to get out.

Finally I said the heck with it, this will be my last break tonight. I am simply tired of this voodoo, hex, pool spirits, etc, being against me. So I broke and ended up with this spread. I quickly laid the break cue on the table and walked away before I threw it. Or did something else that I would regret.

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That last layout is a cue ball control issue. Control the cue ball and you should be fine.

I would hate to ask the obvious, but are you that good of a player that you insist on playing against the "pro" ghost? Why not take BIH after the break like the majority of people who play the ghost.

I hope you realize that a pool table is nothing more than a rectangle with some pockets, cushions, and a flat surface made of slate, expecting one table to break much different than another is borderline insanity. Surely you have played on other tables besides your own, do you frequently get runnable racks on those but not your own??

Doug Leech has been at it a long time. He is from Wheeling, West Virginia.

gregcantrall said:

Oh gosh that dies trigger a favorite score. For sure a rerun.
The tables often looked like a war zone for a Road Warrior. The increase in the Luck Factor could keep a weaker player interested. At 20 a game!

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Break pads, templates, hole reinforcements, my table is full of landmines.

U-Turn said:

Peter's work is insane.......
how's he doing by the way, has anyone heard from him since he moved?


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Last i heard he still playing pool at Chris place.

Baby Huey said:

There is still a lot of Stigma attached to owning and attempting to get licensed for a pool room. It exists in the minds of city council members everywhere. You have to deal with those realities and not try to fight them. Your presentations have to address those concerns because they are real. In my city, you have to be a minimum of 500 yards away from middle and senior high schools as well as churches to even apply for a license. That's reality and you have to have a business plan to address it. But, massage parlors don't have to worry they get licensed immediately. That's California................

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What you are saying is a fact. Getting approval for a pool hall is super tough.

To get hard liquor approval with a pool hall is another challenge.

With inflation there is less money to spend on idle pursuits..........

couldnthinkof01 said:

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Oh gosh that dies trigger a favorite score. For sure a rerun.
The tables often looked like a war zone for a Road Warrior. The increase in the Luck Factor could keep a weaker player interested. At 20 a game!

Black-Balled said:

I leave it and yes, if a ball rolls over it slowly, it will change the path.

I also like to leave a break pad or 3 on the table too. They are a wild card- hazards- and are the source of both laughs and tears

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Peter's work is insane.......
how's he doing by the way, has anyone heard from him since he moved?

Texas Carom Club said:

Not really
People like to say it does to jack up the price
It’s a myth

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You Sir speak from a position of, uh Lack of Knowledge, would be my politeness response. You are woefully without knowledge of the feel of a fine tuned instrument. Oh Well. Have a nice day. ☺