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I think its both lowest mass and highest stiffness that matters. Something like the resonant mode

jondrums - 9':1.00, 11.9cm:0.95, 2.5cm:1.07, 4.2cm:1.00 - 1.02 (Diamond Professional)

Speaking as someone who isn't leaving the house to play pool for the past 8 months - my progress is limited because I am losing patience with doing drills and often have more fun just pocketing balls and trying to run racks. There has been no external pressure to focus on avoiding mistakes...

I like the contrast of these two comments. Might I suggest following Chris' advice in a game, while following Mike's advice in practice sessions?

I have a 9' diamond professional in cherry wood finish and I'd like to convert it to a ball return system. It would be ok if the return tray doesn't match the table finish. Diamond says they don't have the parts

I agree, this always seemed shady to me. However, its a really silly reason not to hunt down a copy of W1P. That really is an incredible book, and I'm sure that Eddie and the authors didn't make enough money on it to compensate them for their time. Eddie really is a very nice guy, and...

I used to wonder why I can't run that many balls in straight pool. Then I realized that if I can't run 50 of these "easy" shots in a row, I have no business running 50 balls in straight pool!

$100 each! that seems high. For $45 you can get a very nice sneaky pete cue. I have played with the Action sneaky pete, and it has a standard shaft taper, and looks good. A very simple standard house cue - although it is two-piece. this cue

wow, one day later and page 8. bump

For sale: 3 bottles of quickclean table cleaner, brand new in packaging $30 shipped ($33+tax+shipping at amazon) hand powder holder with a cone of powder $30 shipped

I need only 3. I will probably get some bolts at the hardware store and use a stackup of washers temporarily until I can find who has a few replacements.

yes that's exactly what I need. Are these typically available at billiards stores or online, or what?

So, I just moved a very nice Diamond Professional to my house, and in the process of taking it apart, discovered that it was missing three of the rail bolts. I can probably find replacement bolts at the hardware store, but they have these funky washers. Anyone know where I can get the washers...

bay billiards doesn't totally suck. The first table as you go down the steps is decent enough to play on, and they have two Kim Steel tables that aren't the worst I've seen. there's even people in there who play well from time to time. pm cyrex - he plays there sometimes

Creedo- Thanks for those great safety examples. Its two years later from the original post in the this thread, and I've sure learned a lot about ball pocketing, pattern play, and safeties. I'm still not a big ball runner, but I have had very good success winning games when I can stay focused...