Can't believe this news this morning, Michael (Crazy Jack) was a very good friend to me and my wife, Paula. A very knowledgeable and likeable person. Locksmith by trade, hunter, dog trainer, pool player for recreation. He was very proud of his son. Talked often on the phone ever since
he moved from Ft Worth several years ago back to South Dakota to take over his father's locksmith business. Mike will surely be missed by all
who knew him. R.I.P., Michael.

AlphaDog here, Unoperro on onepocket.org

jbart65 said:

I don't have a direct light over my table. Three lights scattered around the table, I've tried different bulbs, pointed the lights in different directions and fiddled with the dimmer settings. Not ideal, and it's not practicable to install better lighting unless I renovate my basement.

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Shop lights won't work? I play in a room with green cloth and when the six ball is on the end rail, it's a challenge. One spec I've seen is a minimum of 500 lux everywhere on the table.

Bob Jewett said:

Most players don't consider a very thin hit a follow shot.

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What I mean is that in a follow shot, the cue ball continues it's straight-line path. In a very thin shot with cue ball with top spin, the cue ball also follows it's straight-line path.

new promoter, apparently big (first) prize money

Down here, we call this an example of "more money than sense".

On the other hand, I am glad to see someone doing it, just glad it is not me -- seen too many marriages and lives destroyed from building a dream home.

jbart65 said:

I don't have a direct light over my table. Three lights scattered around the table, I've tried different bulbs, pointed the lights in different directions and fiddled with the dimmer settings. Not ideal, and it's not practicable to install better lighting unless I renovate my basement.

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That's a bummer, the light directly over the table makes such a big difference. One tournament I played in had 50-60 tables in a large room with tall ceilings and the only lighting was up against the ceiling, the lighting was beyond awful, lots of weird shadows.

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And Ronnie wins over Suung Kim 15-12 after Kim has a shirt foul.

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I don't have a direct light over my table. Three lights scattered around the table, I've tried different bulbs, pointed the lights in different directions and fiddled with the dimmer settings. Not ideal, and it's not practicable to install better lighting unless I renovate my basement.

Xdecemberguy said:

Wow..thats BORING!!

Even the cheap crapper balls at my local pool hall use those colors.

Yes..they're nice but that same for the last what....century...

Next time try Chocolate ice cream..it will blow your mind..honky..

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Boring? Pool tables have been a flat surface for hundreds of years surrounded by 6 pockets a rails, talk about boring.
SMH!!!!!

A appreciate his service to the military and the communities he was a part of.
Rest in peace Bob.

Thanks for letting us know Lenny.

jbart65 said:

Nice photo, but on my table, at night, I can't always tell the 2, 4 and 8 apart. Part of the problem is my lighting, but it hasn't been something I've been able to solve.

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What do you have for a light over your table? I actually put dimmer bulbs in my light so it wasn't quite as bright, its the only light that's on when I'm at the table in my basement. I cant imagine how bright it would be with LED's.

Anyone follow Kevin Noel on Facebook? I've been watching his reels. His cues look sweet. Ross custom cues

kanzzo said:

Drawing exactly 4 diamonds to a bulls eye feels like completely uncontollable and random and almost impossible accomplishment. When you do find a way to do repeatedly and constantly, it feels like magic and is one of the greatest feelings possible in pool

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kanzzo said:

(and pro tip: aim for nickel target instead of one square foot target when practicing )

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Here is the way I approach it. Hope it can motivate others to try it out.

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Out of 5 attempts you aim for a score appropriate for your level of play. Trying to beat your personal best and getting great immidiate feedback on every attempt.

In my case 15 (3.0 average) is very very strong, 19 my Personal Best and aiming to top 20 on every attempt (so making every attempt from practice session a game).

5 points is a circle of 4.5'' or exactly 2 balls and 3 points is 9/10 of a 9 foot diamond distance (so scoring 3 is well within the goal for BU VII).

Here are the scores from the (uncut) video:
5/1/3/3/3 (15)
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3/5/2/2/3 (15)
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3/3/3/2/- (11)
5/3/3/5/3 (19)
3/3/2/2/5 (15)
5/3/3/2/- (13)
3/3/5/5/3 (19)

And in case one might think: "this looks great but I can't afford such a beautiful target or don't know where to get it" - paper target works great also:

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scoring 5/3/3/3/5 (19) on this one.
(Cue ball landing within the circle are 5 points, landing on the paper or within half ball from the paper are 3 points.)



You can download the templates for the paper target here for a full circle and here for a half target.

Should you need instructions how to use the template, here is a short video.

iusedtoberich said:

Who won with Siming? I only watched a minute or two.

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She won 15-5. Last ball off the table is a huge spot.

David in FL said:

You can't blame a guy for trying!

It's a beauty. And Jerry remembers it too.

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COA on mine has a finish date of June 4, 2018. Pretty close to yours Rexus. Beautiful cues.