gbs52 said:

The ball will set in even deeper as only about 1/4 is over edge.

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That looks like mine. Are all pockets the same? Could the installer not have centered the rail bolts in the slate holes? If they were pushed to one side it could make one end of the table have slightly deeper shelves.

I'm not trying to be disparaging but it could be technique. I don't know your skill level so please don't take this as an insult if you know these things. There is a sweet spot to hit the pocket and it varies wildly depending on where you're shooting the ball from. On some shots you have to shoot off the pocket facing away from the rail for the pocket to accept the ball.

With less deep shelves that stuff doesn't matter as much and pockets will pretty much accept any shot. On deep shelves you have to play the pocket depending on the angle. In other words, center pocket isn't the same center pocket from everywhere. You have to shoot at the most accepting part of the pocket and sometimes even use helping english.

As previously stated as your table gets wear/dirt the pockets become more difficult. I've had good luck rubbing them with a microfiber cloth, but you could put light silicone spray on them.

If you've not shampooed your cloth it really helps too. Do it after a play session and let it dry overnight. You basically put a cap full of woolite in about a gallon bucket of water as hot as you can stand to dip your hand in. Use a microfiber cloth and wring it out as much as you can then evenly wipe the cloth with it. Do a couple diamonds length on your table then rinse and wring out again and continue the process. Cleaning your table this way makes a world of difference. I don't really do the rails but I do clean the facings when I do this. I use V10 chalk so I only do this once every 6 months or so. Back when using Masters I had to do this every month and you would be surprised how blue the water would get, even with vacuuming the table at least once a week.

For regular cleaning I use a "Roomba" style vacuum, it was just under $100 at Walmart. Just set it on the table at the end of the session and let it work. It can even clean with the lights off.

Just for the record, one of Meucci's decal cues, Hall of Fame 6 (HOF-6) is the reincarnation of MS-3 Originals "Road Agent" or "City of Lights". The Originals Road Agent has sold on eBay for $1200 (Serbian seller claimed it was 'new' condition) and $925 (included a break cue). Today's version, HOF-6, sells new on eBay for $925 @ The Pool Cue Shop.

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years ago, The Green Room in Tucker, GA was a very nice place, diverse players, owned by a black guy.

Island Drive said:

Earl/vs Corey.... OP
After the fact, B.I. talked allot more about that shot is all.
It was a good hit/ball contact draw that Corey hit.
Why did you mention Sigel?

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Because Billy called that one wrong too in that match. The balls weren't frozen. Sigel follows thru and double hits.

Biloxi Boy said:

We need some black pool players to weigh in. Problem is you CAN'T FIND ONE. Wonder what that means?

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I live in rural Iowa. We have about 6-10 Black pool players (some from the US some from other countries), that play somewhat regularly at the pool hall. We have several Hispanic players. A couple of the Black players are from the Caribbean so hell for all I know they may consider themselves Hispanic...

All in all, nobody gives a shit either way. We're all just people. I wouldn't even waste their time asking them something like this. Not that I couldn't or would feel weird about it, just I don't like asking people dumb shit that has no bearing on anything.

Ironically it's the average players who play leagues and are very serious about it who create the most issues with rules and exploit them. At the higher levels players police themselves normally, don't waste time arguing and don't want the rep of a cheater. Plus they know the actual rules

Fouls attempted to be called on me... Shirt foul, moving the cue ball with my tip when I'm using my shaft, claiming they didn't know which stripe I was shooting in 8 ball when both were obvious, I'm sure there's others I don't remember. Sometimes they are just bullying or sharking. Nobody wants to fight about rules except the overly serious league player