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j2pac · May 30, 2026

Ahwahnee said:
Can anyone identify this Schon?View attachment 907249 View attachment 907250 View attachment 907251 View attachment 907252 View attachment 907253 View attachment 907254

Reminds me of some of the CX series designs.

jay helfert · May 30, 2026

The "one foot on the floor" rule has been there in pool tournaments forever. Back in the day when we made a game (gambling) we would have to stipulate "up on the table" prior to starting so this was allowed. No stipulation and it was one foot on the floor. I always asked for up on the table because it helped me reach many shots without a bridge. Up on the table was a common practice in gambling matches.

bbb · May 30, 2026

Mensabum said:
Just having a little fun dude. If I've offended anyone, my bad.

no offense taken
do the champs do a little extra than everyone else
YES

iusedtoberich · May 30, 2026

In my personal experience, the top local guys were like any other: personalities all across the board. Nothing stood out to me from their off-table game. Only they struck the ball better.

WilliamK · May 30, 2026

straightline said:
Tried maple or birch?

I work with what's available. Anything else is miles away. But maple is a softwood and grain can be a problem. Birch sounds like a US thing - not common here. Anyway, for drumskin it comes down to hardness, ply thickness and the number of layers, right?

bbb · May 30, 2026

Mensabum said:
The ability to do that can be said to be a form of this. The determination and will above all others reeks of it.

extreme determination is different from "intrusive thoughts"
everyone feels sad from time to time
that does not mean they suffer from depression
i think you are over diagnosing committed people
jmho
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–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain behaviors (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive–compulsive_disorder#cite_note-NIH20152-1">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive–compulsive_disorder#cite_note-DSM52-2">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive–compulsive_disorder#cite_note-Sartorius-7">[7]</a> OCD has been described since antiquity and has affected numerous notable historical and contemporary figures; understandings of it were historically rooted in religion and beliefs about demonic possession.

Bob Jewett · May 30, 2026

skogstokig said:
who are "they"? i don't think "they" had sports governing body in 1674, but the book cited by bob likely reflects how it was played in england and probably also france at the time.

The early "official" rules were determined by people like Cotton and later Hoyle who went to the trouble of writing down the rules more or less clearly, consistently and completely, based on how people played at the time. I think the first cue sports governing bodies were (from Wikipedia):

The Billiards and Snooker Control Council (B&SCC) (formerly called the Billiards Association and Control Council (BA&CC)) was the governing body of the games of English billiards and snooker and organised professional and amateur championships in both sports. It was formed in 1919 by the union of the Billiards Association (founded in 1885) and the Billiards Control Club (founded in 1908).

In the US, cue sports were governed by Brunswick from about 1890 until about 1950.

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