Recent content by cjr3559

Sigel/Strickland match: Never thought to notice the chalk habits, which seem benign. What’s unbearable is the mic swallowing in my ears. There are revered world class players with obnoxious table etiquette. Talking, hot dogging, chalking over table, leaving chalk upside down, standing...

Fine for the tournament, but I’d never buy these.

I recently purchased some old rulebooks from @Bob Jewett, and the 1971 rulebook refers to an optional Shoot Out Rule: "When agreed before starting play the following rule may be in effect. When incoming player cannot hit the lowest numbered ball on the table directly, he may roll the cue ball...

I've been wearing glasses consistently for 20 years but the frames were not conducive to pool, so I got a pair of these from Curran 5 years ago. Interestingly I don't wear them or any glasses/contacts while playing anymore. While a prescription definitely sharpened my vision, improving my...

I occasionally get positive feedback during practice. Primarily low speed shots.

No doubt the likes of Crane, Balsis, Mosconi, etc could clean up no matter the equipment. It’s not so much the large size of the pockets on these old GCs, but the number of available shots beacuse of the open pocket lanes that make working through congestion/clusters easier. Still, you have to...

I prefer the black or brown over the white. The white apron gives it good contrast. White frame/rails are ok for home use, but the blue cloth looks like the circus has come to town. I saw gray cloth on a white Diamond the other day and that’s even worse. Whatever the tan/beige cloth color...

Also looks like George Lucas took a break from filming ‘American Graffiti’ and sat in the back row.

Never played on a table with steel frame that I’m aware. Wonder how the 7 frame would differ compared to the previous GC gens with wood.

These pics of balls inside of balls doesn’t give me a warm/fuzzy feeling about lesser priced sets, especially the one that appears to contain an Aramith Superpro 6 ball. Wonder how many purple 5 and 13’s we’ll find someday lurking under Aramith Premier sets.

Finally a copy of the official ‘Shoot Out’ rules. My Rotation game thanks you. 👍🏼

Mika will be missed.

Best approximation: After no less than 4 hours and no more than 8 hours of use. Or when they start to show scuff marks and/or appear cloudy.

Come on now, who wouldn’t want to time travel to at least ONE place on this list (if not all..) https://www.aol.com/articles/20-photos-pool-halls-billiard-130042817.html

There’s a thread somewhere discussing possible causes for those perfectly round grey spots. The dark OB spots are probably something from the table. The CB dark spots looks like possible miscues. Would be interesting to know the age of this set and if they were stored away in a box for an...