Recent content by JolietJames

Guy made a short vid to teach this to a beginner. Place a ball about 8-10 inches straight out from the side pocket. Line up to shoot it straight into the pocket. One practice stroke then pause at the ball and push it all the way into the pocket with the tip of the cue. It is supposed to teach...

Anything that slows me down helps it seems. I went into a match recently while feeling under the weather and assumed my opponent was fortunate to catch me on an off night. Turned out that feeling bad slowed me down at the table. I had more time to focus and did not rush any shots. I played...

Luck happens no doubt. I personally feel championships should be played using 10ball or 10ball rules. I don't think missing a ball should win you the game -and the match. I also do not think games should be won by the break alone.

Hell no. I would like to see no restrictions on wildcards other than an active tournament year. The US has few pros as it is and very few who can survive meeting all the travel and participation requirements. In MR's efforts to get more US players involved they are inadvertently limiting our...

Well two of the games were directly won from misses that shit a ball in to continue the run. SVB would have won around 10-5 or 10-6 if not for the bad luck. I know it happens but it's rough to see it when you travel half way around the world to play the world's best and get beaten in that...

So the breaker had a 59% win rate in the tournaments used as examples. This makes it sound like alternate break and winner break is somewhat even when it comes to outcome. Is this due to all the break rules that have been put in place over the years? What was the breaker win % without rule...

Well it went a bit further back in 2006 when he posted that. Still not even close to being a hustler. Banging balls into rails until someone asks to play for some cash is a bit closer to the mark. Laying off until the bet gets big is even more devious. I miss defending the local room from road...

Dumb. Ten years ago most every pro played with Masters and you couldn't ask for the ref to clean the ball every other rack mid-game. Some of the newer chalks leave circles on the CB more than Masters ever did. I personally use V10 on my home table because it keeps the bed cloth cleaner but the...

Sorry you trusted the wrong guy. I only know him from tournaments and have never met or played him. As far as loaning out your stuff, I don't see a problem with it. All my customs with maple shafts stay hanging in the closet but I play with Cuetec in public so my good stuff doesn't get...

Alex put a perfect set on Shane the last time they met in a final IIRC. My buddy played Alex in a tourney in Europe while he was there for work. He said he did not miss a single ball and Alex beat him something like 10-5. He can play as well as anyone. As others have mentioned, he's a great guy...

Yikes. Were others around the table within earshot? I can't imagine anyone siting there with a piece of Johnny hearing the opponent say something like that more than once without standing up and doing something about it. Perhaps he should just stick to the UP circus and stay out of the box.

Stop showing off your awesome lights! It's bad enough we have to drool over that polisher you made. Sick.

We're switching from powder coat to anodize going forward due to pricing and lead time. We have a few of each design in powder coat if anyone is interested. $99 shipped to lower 48 until old stock is gone.

Yes, because of the floor. When the table is leveled, one end is higher than the other unless you build up the floor at an angle to cancel out the slant. I have my table in a dedicated room on the first floor now so it is not a problem. I think I'm selling the table soon anyway.

I don't particularly like one end of the table being 1" higher in relation to my body than the other. It changes a lot imo.