couldnthinkof01 said:

They would if they had one

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There's absolutely zero logical reason for them to and they don't even though almost all of them have active GHIN that is up to date.

I don't quite understand the question. Is straight pool your main game or 9 ball? If you are asking "will I get in stroke faster playing straight pool, or 9 ball, or drills?" I don't think it makes any difference. Just need to be at the table swinging the arm in a serious manner. IMO.

It is the only game I practice. Forces you to play very exact position, control the cue ball. You challenge yourself to run as many balls as you can every time you start an inning. It's my favorite game as well.

-dj

Rosewood said:

Beautiful stick.

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Thank you

It’s enough to watch some Chinese pool on the tube and see all the pool related commercials to realize that there are a ton of brands that are unknown to the west and it doesn’t mean that they suck.
Some are real brands, so are rebranded, some are poor quality, some are top quality.
For us, going with the known brands is a safe bet, but if you like to experiment and have the time and money for it, you might discover really good products for a lot less of what we usually pay.

** I’m not saying it’s a good tip, I don’t know and have no experience with it. But with so many brands out there and now even players have their own tip brands, a lot of them probably come off the same factory line and just get branded with different logos.
The knowledge is out there and making good layered tips is not a big secret known to only a bunch of makers anymore.

My local room has a 14.1 league for us weekend warriors. It's a little humbling if I haven't played in a while, as it takes me about an hour to feel like I'm actually thinking the game correctly. Your brain has to be working. 9 ball takes me a couple racks to get the patterns back, but executing them is another matter!