Recent content by Baby Huey

I don't know anymore about "Proper Technique." Seriously, take a look at some 'Busty" videos. He pulls the cue stick all the way back through his bridge and almost loses the stick and can followthrough with precise accuracy. So, it's about what works for you IMO.

In the early to middle 60's when the Family Billiard program, which Brunswick sponsored, Mosconi was the main Exhibition person. He ran a hundred balls every time I watched him. That was at least 10 times. He wanted brand new felt and unused Centennial Balls for his play. He did not use the SLIP...

A few notable players from the past who used the Slip Stroke were: Cole, NY Blackie, Ritchie Florence, Joe Balsis, Al Gold-Gilbert (3C player) to name a few.

Dr. Dave, when looking at carom shots, do you use the "peace sign" to determine deflection? In particular, I'm talking about carom shots where two balls are close together on the rail and you're not sure whether to hit the first ball thicker or thinner?

I was watching two old timers playing when one of the scratched. The other said, "How's that well water taste?"

I was on the road to San Fran with my buddy when he blew the bankroll totaling $70 circa 1968. We hand $11.50 to get back to LA. Plenty of money with gas 23 cents/gal and Mc Donalds 15 cents a hamburger and most importantly cigs 22 cents/pack. We stopped at the old Circus Room in San Jose and I...

I was about 19 yrs old and at Norwalk Family Billiards in So Cal. A friend Bob Brown and I were broke when two players asked Brown to hold their stakes 7 ahead 9 ball $50 a piece. Brown put me in action for$100 against a much weaker player. I was afraid to play because of the potential bad...

My friend Hawaiian Brian and I spent many a day in the late 60's early 70's traveling around hustling pool. Brian always felt that going into a strange room always try to play their best player. Why, because he's most likely going to be a "shortstop" who beats on everybody locally but is...

Oscar can run the balls, jump the balls well and break the balls better than his opponent. What else should we talk about?

Of course there’s always the Prodigy who comes along every so often. We haven’t seen the likes of Ritchie Florence, Cole Dickson and Keith Mc Cready in a long long time. I can hope can’t I?

You can’t replicate the developmental programs that exist in Europe and elsewhere. Pool is not part of what America wants for its young people. So we have to go forward with what we have. SJM mentioned bringing in our youth. Absolutely and I think a coach that stays with the team for the long...

I think our team wasn't all that bad. In critical racks we either missed easy shots or missed position costing us games. Those lost games resulted in two match swings in the final score. I'm not saying we should have won but rather we could have been more competitive. Perhaps only a loss by 2-4...

I'm seeing a beginning of a reversal from low deflection carbon fiber back to maple shafts. Watching the Mosconi Cup and International Open had many players using maple shafts. That lends well to the custom cue resurgence if there's going to be one. Carbon Fiber shafts hurts custom cue sales as...

There's a problem where one player can control where balls end up. To have a wedge it takes TWO willing participants to want the same situation. I'm not saying balls don't got up table but rather getting into a wedge is a different scenario. Bob Jewett mentioned a a "grace period" and use of the...

maha - I am a slow player. From the very first shot to the last shot. In all seriousness, the shot clock may be the ultimate answer to the pace of the game. But with those large fields it may be impracticable.