Recent content by jridpath

I have some thoughts on this, and I could be wrong, but I don't think it the game or the commentators so much as the promotion. Golf is a prime example of a sport that is very slow to watch with commentary that, how should I put this, doesn't fire up the enthusiasm. But yet golf has a whole...

Thanks. If it wasn't for MASH I probably would have been clueless too:). I never saw the stuff growing up in Texas, but that was also in the 70's and 80's. If it was around then, it wasn't around here.

Not a bad set up for a low budget. It might not be enough to fully characterize the the hit of the cue, but it could at least possibly show some differences in how different cues vibrate. Have you tried this on different cues yet to see if there is a noticable difference in the vibrations after...

I used to work in sales for National Instruments, so I know a little about what it would take in terms of hardware and software necessary for for gathering and analyzing the data. I would say it would take between $8K and $10k for the right tools if you were starting with nothing. Software is...

It was also Radar's favorite drink in M*A*S*H. You can still get it here in 12 oz bottles at least: http://www.crossroads-market.com/hard-to-find-grocer/Nehi-Grape-Soda-12-oz-bottle/productinfo/HFBE700/ Must be good stuff for that price :eek:

Sure he did, he was a road player. ZZ Top wrote a song about it. Jesus just Chicago and he's bound for New Orleans Well now, Jesus just Chicago and he's bound for New Orleans Yeah, Yeah Workin' from one end to the other and all points in between Well, that's what I thought the song...

There is a lot of stuff available for "free" on the Internet, but that does not mean it is legal. I know that Phil Capelle's and Robert Byrne's books are not meant to be given away for free as they are copyrighted works still in print. If the authors wanted to give away free digital copies they...

Or we could call it the NUTS. Nipple Upon The Shaft. :D

Can we call this the NTS (Nipple to Shaft) aiming system? :wink:

I totally agree and couldn't have said it better. I think that in the years to come it will be much more difficult to name a player of the decade as the competition will become so close that it will be almost impossible to consistantly remain at the top for very long. The talent pool is...

Thanks! I had forgotten how intricate it was. I don't know if it was worth the 103K it sold for, but I think it is easily the most beautiful cue I have ever seen.It was good to see it again.

I remember seeing Thomas Wayne's Celtic Prince in a Billiards Digest from the mid 90's. I remember it had some beautiful knotwork designs on it though. I don't have the issue any more and I can't locate any images online of it either. I wish he had a web site with a gallery of his work. He does...

Sword fighting with a cue stick? Oh well, I guess I wasn't the only one. I was probably 12 or 13 playing around in the rec room at our church. I caught the end of a cue in my right eye. It didn't cause any outward looking damage but I was seeing double out of that eye for several days. It was...

I'm curious about what some people think about 6 pocket. http://6pocket.com/ I just stumbled across it the other day and it seems to be more like golf or bowling. Players attempt to achieve their best score on a rack and then the opponent starts with a new rack and attempts to do the same...

Hey Cuebudy, I just took the dial calipers to both of my GCore shafts and the one that came with the Dubliner was .855 and the off the shelf one was .846. The difference is not that noticeable when the shafts are on the cue. You have to really look close at the joint to see the lip when the...