Recent content by Howard

Willie, He shot the game with brillances and artistic beauty. Fats shot off his mouth. Willie crisscrossed the country for many years, playing in little 6 to 10 table rooms putting on great exhibitions - does that count for promoting What did Fats do: steal a name from a Novel and/or movie...

Earthquake, Thank you. Unfortunately, I am not a young man anymore. But I was interested in number 3. I was just curious about the rest. Best Regards,

Earthquake, This may not be your field of expertize, but lets give it a try: What is the best way to make progress when practicing 1) A beginner player 2) An intermediate player 3) An intermediate player coming off a lay off. 4) A good player 5) A good player off a lay off. Howard

Pro Player Excellent tip regarding taking dead aim on the one ball when breaking. It is the small things that add up in pool. Howard

Mika, The only pool tables I think that are left in South City are at Brentwood Bowl. If they still have them. For action try Hollywood Billiards on Golden Gate, The Great Entertainer on Bryant or Family Billiards on Geary in SF. In San Mateo try the Great Entertainer on El Camino Real. Howard

Hey you play the best pool game in the world. Just my humble opionion. Might try pacticing 3c billiards, rotation, nine ball to make the stroke a little more accurate with the added power. You can not weight of the ball and spin quick everything. Howard

Let us say we place the power of the stroke on a scale of 1 to 20 - 20 be hardest hit. Since 20 is the hardest say that one would break nine ball at a 16 or 17 - control and accuracy for the break. Then what would be the strongest stroke one would use -saying you have fair confidence level-...