Recent content by Bad Luck

If I am not making balls on the break then I will do a soft break. Why spread the balls all over the table giving your opponent his choice? One thing to consider also is the psychological effect on your opponent of an unexpected soft break. Many are not used to it & think it is illegal. If you...

Remember 'Deflategate'? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflategate NFL custom was for the home team to provide all of the game's footballs. So under-inflated balls were used in games to the advantage of the home team who had practiced in secret with these same under-inflated balls. A clear &...

It is an 'in-house' league so no home team. Although now that you mention it, the manager/owner of the pool hall is buddies with the other team members. Undoubtedly that explains his ruling as he considered the other team to be his 'home team'. Both captains had agreed to switch out the cue ball...

I captained a team that had won sessions finals 3 times in a row & 4 out of the last 5. Well of course the other teams wanted to beat us. Shame is, one team was more than willing to cheat. More than that, they plotted, planned & practiced their cheat over a period of weeks. Playing on an 8 foot...

If you love your cue & especially if it holds great memories then for Pete's sake do the right thing. It's only money after all [& this is coming from a very frugal German]. I have a cue that I got from a rec center that I was volunteering at. It looks like the 1st cue I bought when I was 15...

Also invest in a new 10 x 10 Dealer Cue Case. Carl's Cues on eBay sells these. They will keep your cues dry & safe. https://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-DELUXE-10x10-SILVER-DEALER-CUE-CASE-pool-billiards-019-4862-15/191749317108?epid=1649921518&hash=item2ca52661f4:g:cbYAAOSwbdpWW4YM

If you plan on investing in pool cues, do it as a 'Labor of Love'. If you truly appreciate the beauty of a custom made cue then it won't be about making or losing $$$. Although personally I have never lost $$$ on a cue I have sold & I have sold a few. I look for the unusual & the rare. Not every...

Playing on a team in an in-house league. We are playing in the finals, a lot of $$$ on the line. Playing last. Many points behind, too many. No chance to win. I'm playing a great player. He shoots a great stick. I have to pull out all the stops, play my best & then some. I play so good that he...

Perhaps you should check the rules you are playing under. Many rules state that to concede a game is to lose the match. WPA Rules: 1.11 Concession "If a player concedes, he loses the match. For example, if a player unscrews his jointed playing cue stick while the opponent is at the table and...

I am... of course.

How does anyone know how much $$$ player B has? Easy to 'play' poor or broke. If A had his reasons to quit playing for $$$ that's OK. But feeling sorry for someone? Forget that. How many times have all of us bought a drink for someone because we 'felt sorry' for them just to see them pull out a...

Don't tell him until after he shoots. Then keep telling him. And telling him. Say, "Man I feel bad that I waited to tell you... NOT!" Even better is to begin apologizing for the delay in telling him. Keep apologizing over & over. Tell him how bad you feel. Don't forget to keep up the apologizing...

Would you like to sell this cue?

I offered her a quarter & she hit me with a bag of nickels!

I try to protect MY joint at all times!