Recent content by lfigueroa

"reliable poster"... that would be a first, lol. But more seriously, goferit, I really like them. Lou Figueroa done Kamui, G2, Mooris and a huge bunch of others.

Yes. I tried the softer Thoroughbred and it mushroomed, alot. The medium/hard is perfect. Lou Figueroa

I regularly practice 14.1 but compete at 1pocket. And what I've found is 14.1 has a dramatic effect on your ability to run balls at 1pocket. However, what I've also found is that, while you become adept at running balls around the bottom half of the table, you also need to cross-train and play...

Many moons ago I reminisced about a trick shot with a woman involved named Lisa and it recently came to my attention she passed a few months ago, though she was six years my junior. Far, far too young. I posted a recollection on her FB obit page: I first met Lisa when, as the new public...

I just don't know about FR... I sometimes wonder, if I were a young man again, and everyone used FR for dating, and you asked a 720 out, and you were just a 650... Lou Figueroa I just don't know

Played last year -- the setup was lovely. However, the days I was there it seemed poorly attended by spectators. And it was a one match a day slough. Anywhos, finished tied for 12th-18th in the 1pocket. Lou Figueroa

Me too. In days past I have played in many, many events just to play better guys and champions -- most often I have crashed and burned but once in awhile I've snapped off a win which always felt remarkably good. In any case I always felt I had some kind of a chance. However, with FR ... it...

I spent something like four hours with Cook and if I had lived around Dayton I would have spent several more sessions with him. It was years ago when Gail's mother was suffering through the advanced stages of Alzheimer's and we were making frequent trips to Dayton. I met him on one of our trips...

A few days ago a pretty high power player here in STL opined that he was told Ronnie Allen was the best back then. Having watched many, many Accu-Stats 1pocket tapes from that era I don''t think that's an accurate assessment. But, I was just starting my 1pocket journey way back then. Over...

Doesn't matter how you shoot while you're plinking -- what's important is how you shoot in a gun fight. Lou Figueroa

ah, cigarettes on the rail. I'd come home after an evening session and my clothes would reek. As an added benefit, I end up with a black stripe across the front of my jeans from all the ash. At one room, you could literally see a cloud of smoke drifting over all the tables. Lou Figueroa dems...

I grew up playing 14.1. Saw Mosconi several times, won a USAF 14.1 European Championship, won a US Open qualifier in Chicago, done commentary at the American 14.1, and have always enjoyed playing and practicing it. I used to get the occasional 100 on a tough GC. Nowadays I play on a shimmed...

Can you even set up a break ball and run one rack? Lou Figueroa

28 balls. Two lousy racks to show us you have any business pontificating about pocket size. Lou Figueroa

How about a 42 -- just three racks. Lou Figueroa