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    JMM billet pool racks

    You make a good point. I will weigh each style and update the info. Only the non-machined racks have been reported to be heavier than expected. I suppose that could be due to some having used the light extruded aluminum racks like the Delta in the past. The plain racks with no machining weigh...
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    JMM billet pool racks

    They are tighter than the Diamond rack but I can rack like normal. I'll try to get a pic with my greedy fingers in there when I get home. For Gar- There is room for fingers in the gaps behind the balls but not between the balls and the rack. I typically only place 4 fingers in the back as I...
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    JMM billet pool racks

    There is a .020" chamfer machined along the outside edge. It gets a bit more rounded with the roughly .003-.005" thick powder coat. A local room has been using them on their tables since July and has not mentioned any issues. I imagine if a corner is slammed onto the table it will push down...
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    JMM billet pool racks

    The racks are designed and machined in our shop in TN. They are made from 6061 aluminum and given a powder coat protective finish. We have not yet advertised the racks, so most of our sales have been local. Our racks have been a favorite of the straight pool players due to their slim design...
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    Color of Money Shot Recreated

    Well done. I made this shot in a barbox tourney 25 years ago but the balls were wired cross-side. My opponent was dumbfounded so I figured he had never watched the movie. IIRC Forrest Whitaker's character made a pretty cool shot in this flick too. I'll have to re-watch it because I think I...
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    Mike Dunklin

    Bad things. Google can tell you. Ritchie was not near the best in the area but he was the only good player I knew who played that game.
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    Mike Dunklin

    8 ball last pocket. I was going to tell you to call Ritchie Idrovo but I discovered he is no longer with us. He was the guy to call for last pocket 8 ball in that area for many years.
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    Mike Dunklin

    Yeah Bob was a sick 14.1 player. I still recognize 25% or so of those names. Dunklin and Donny Branson tried getting my buddy and I into a money game many years ago. My bud could easily hang with Mike but neither of us were a match for Donny. Hard pass on that game. They probably hoped we didn't...
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    Mike Dunklin

    If that was a list for straight pool only, #59 would be in the top ten in his day. Guy ran over 100 every day he came to the pool hall 15 years ago.
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    Mike Dunklin

    I moved away 12 years ago. Try searching Fargo for top IL players. They all gamble.
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    What's it like being a league operator?

    Quite possibly,but I remember them selling off small parts of their dominion for bug bucks and they had a while lot of them.
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    What's it like being a league operator?

    The APA LOs we had in IL made mad money. Probably 15-20 years ago now but I'm sure they are still trying to spend the cash they made. They had a huge area of northern Illinois where bar box pool was very popular.
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    Fedor is single now??

    Oh, yeah I do remember her being forced down the throats of everyone on the internet. Similar to the Brittney and Lindsey treatment. I was probably the last to know who she was though because specific forums are largely the extent of my internet presence.
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    Fedor is single now??

    You can try but Anna and Maria were big names in their day. I can't name any attractive gymnasts even though there are many.
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    Fedor is single now??

    Post title should have read: "Kristina is single now?" That is, if we were gossiping hens here. jmho GL in NC!
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