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Steepletons were great tables back in the day. Our local hall had both Brunswick and Steepleton T-rail tables from the 30's and 40's. The front table was a 1930ish Steepleton with walnut rail caps and bell shaped legs like a Brunswick Kling, and it was an awesome table, other than the pockets...

Thank you sir! And I will work on it!

Thanks!

Tried it today and videoed it, but not too good… 1 for 3. In baseball hitting .333 is good, but it’s not going to win the money in this brutal sport. I’ll work on it. Just gettin out of position too much. The table specs: 9 ft Anniversary with Mark Gregory pro-cut rails (4.5 pockets), 860HR...

Here is a YouTube link to the Miz on Letterman talking a little about his cue.

Yep, I have found mine as well. Thanks Dean Campbell, aka Deano!

I’m not speaking for everyone. I just backed up what MAHA stated in that all these shots can be made fairly easily with varying degrees of low, outside. The only time I would use anything different is if I overrun position and get too straight in. Edit: this is basically a low outside drill.

I haven’t tried it yet, although it’s basically a modified Bert Kinister drill that I have been doing for years. When I get off work tomorrow I’ll give you answer on that %.

You can, just depends on the angle you leave yourself. I think Maha is right, all those shots are basically the same. About a 40 degree angle on each with a different speed on the last ones that need greater distance. My take on these drills is if you are unable to do this runout at a high...

That doesn’t sound too crazy expensive to me.

Great work! Looks fabulous! Thanks for sharing!

What I do in this scenario would depend on the table. On an old Gold Crown with cavernous side pockets I think I’d play offensive and play the rock to go 3 rails for the 2 in the corner. On a modern table with extremely tight sides I’d probably just play safe.

You could also try adding a couple of hundred pounds of weight in the form of sandbags to the hollow legs. I'm not for certain, but I think the Contender has hollow legs.

Yeah I’m usually good for about 18 months per tip. That’s a Triangle tip and a few hours of practice a day. 18 months and the tip is pretty thin. According to my cue guy I wait too long. He usually chuckles at me when he sees it.

Nose height variations of 2/32” are definitely an issue. Sounds like the mechanic who did work on your table just wasn’t experienced enough to do the job. If nose heights are off that much makes me wonder what the pocket facing and down angles are. You could always ship those rails out to...