Recent content by boogieman

Cash is untraceable. Crypto claims to be. Third parties take a cut, and if they are shady they may take the whole cake. I can see crypto can have its place but I don't bet per se, unless I'm involved in a game of skill between myself and others. I even shun Calcutta, so I may not be the target...

When my friends are sparring amongst ourselves for practice we will often do some "sharking." It's actually part of the practice session. If you practice getting sharked and fading it, it actually helps a lot when it happens in actual competition or action. Some pool players are the unsavory...

I remove it ASAP after the break. I don't like it, it's a visual distraction. I don't want to see extra stuff on the table and I also don't want my opponent to have more info to triangulate with. And there's nothing worse than when the occasional ball rolls off over it or it causes a ball to...

Outsville has "On the Money." I'd imagine you could use that target with the original rules.

It's been years but if I recall correctly, natural rubber is an off white color. I highly doubt much natural rubber is used much anymore though, but if we're talking historically, the rubber would have come from tree latex. It's a pretty neat process, look up videos on rubber plantations or gum...

This is the thread about it so as to not sidetrack this one. If you look at the pic I posted above you can see the difference in each side and how much rubber had to build it out to the correct angle. In the end I shot for 141 but they came out 142, he table played great with the Olhausen...

I'd be all in for a copy!

The thing that most interests me is that it says it's more forward balanced. If I have one complaint with the regular Rhino it's that it feels a bit lighter/rear balanced than the wood shaft it replaced. This isn't to say it's bad or you can't easily get used to it. If I get one I'll report...

If you look at a rail with the pocket facing removed you will see wood at the back. It's just covered by the facing. Here's a pic from google with and without the rubber. So basically if the facing wasn't there the cloth would be over rail rubber and cloth over wood at the back of the pocket...

If you're talking pocket facings I don't know of any table that doesn't have them. Maybe a cheap aliexpress table or something... but no decent table. It's a heavy wear point and you have to also have something there so the balls aren't just smacking wood.

I don't really have an opinion on if it is a shark move or not. Context matters a lot. That said if something as simple as an opponent removing a glove can throw your game, acknowledge it, move on, and this becomes a great opportunity to practice and strengthen your mental game. Unless they...

It's the one that makes you cough. 🥸

It's possible but I was in my super anal retentive tip maintenance phase and it glazed constantly on me. They may have improved but I still see glazed tips in the black ones all the time. They can be dressed up but it's far too much messing around with tips for my taste. Other brands don't glaze...

I don't think in any of our games a spot either way of over 3 was involved. Most were even up or a spot of 1 or 2 games either way. I didn't hear anyone complain about the spots the entire week. We were there playing in the Grand Nationals, not complaining from the peanut gallery. ;)...

It's really fun. The rules take a bit to remember but they all make sense for the format. Example, 3 point break rule makes sense because it makes you break a rack wide open. If you're a better player you may have to spot someone 4+ games in a 30 minute match. This means if they were to do a...