Recent content by jcs003

i feel your pain. i have has ambloypia and stabismis since i was born and the surgeries i have had didnt accomplish much but to keep my eyes from going lazy when i get tired. i have been learning to compensate for my visual handicap but it makes the accomplishments that much more rewarding.

this device would need to be ver complex. just an example...how would it recognize english put on the cueball? too many variables to make this a viable tool. as a wise man said, "practice, practice; practice..."

dont give up. i just got back in the game a year or so ago after a 12 year break and went searching for my old cue. after a year of looking on ebay i found it and had it restored to new. it was a great feeling.

a professional is someone who earns his living in a chosen field. there are many types of professionals in any given industry. there are people who work for big corporations. those who are running a small business and those who are solo in their endeavors. say shane van boening would be the...

well, i need somewhere to stay and eat while im visiting the pool hall.haha

perfect! my sister lives 10 minutes away from sandcastle. now i have a good reason to visit.

does anyone know of any pool halls that have a 10 foot pocket billiards table. i hope to play one one someday. thanks. john

great photos. i appreciate nostalgia. john

I will often skid the cueball for similiar results. it seems to create a natural throw, so-to-speak. this also is useful when backcutting when the object ball and cueball are close to the pocket and its troublesome to go around the table caroming off rails. hope my descriptions are clear. john

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good stuff. i quite when i was about 18. in 1997 i finished 2nd in a viking tour stop at mr. pockets pool & pub at parkway center mall and got frustrated with losing and with college and a couple other reasons gave up the game. it used to be just second nature to me but now after 12 years not...

these are great point of views. another thing i considered is that we are challenging ourselves in pool, so its a heavier mental burden to be unsuccessful. as in team sports where some of the pressure is aleviated by our cohorts. this is obviously why we create elaborate excuses for our...

is the equipment we suspect will improve our game just a placebo? is the expensive tips,shafts, chalks etc; just a way to conquer mental hurdles? i am interested in the many point of views we have here on AZ. thank you, john

i quit playing pool when i was about 18 after not doing any better in a tournament than second place. had my cue sitting in my closet for years and decided to give it to my sister who began to play APA leagues. so...12 years later(31 yrs old) i decide to give pool another shot. after a few...

i seen that too on counting cars. that looks like something steven tyler would play pool on.