Recent content by Logandgriff

It’s the Indian not the arrow. You can’t play anywhere near Fedor no matter what kind of cue you use. Instead of thinking about cues, you should spend your money on lessons. Good players can win with crooked cues off the wall. Ok now that we’ve got all that out of the way, it looks like...

I have an Olhausen I am very happy with. After 35 years I added 3/16 inch shims and this removed pocket rattles. Beautiful wood and you can pick them up cheap from people who are moving. If not Olhausen try to find an A.E. Schmidt -- not too hard to find in the Midwest.

"Active in the 1960s and 70s" is a confusing but it must mean he was active as a tournament player. He is still very active as a teacher today.

Jerry Briesath was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) Hall of Fame Class of 2022, recognizing his significant contributions to the sport of billiards. Briesath, who was active in the 1960s and 70s, was a unanimous selection in the Meritorious Service category. He is celebrated...

Jerry is in the Billiards Hall of Fame and is a world-renowned instructor. He got into the Hall of Fame because of his lifelong contributions to the game of billiards, pioneering teaching methods, etc. etc. He is also a wonderful person.

This may be the best thing I have ever seen on AZB. Please don't tell me its AI like most of the cute puppies on Instagram.

My kids and their friends always groused about not getting to play with my good cues so I bought a few Players and Valhallas. They are thrilled and think they are playing with Balabuskas and Szambotis.

One unique feature of Grand-Olive I have mentioned and will mention again here is that it had what I would call map cabinets that regulars could put their cues in. You left your cue assembled and laid it in one of the drawers after you played. Never seen that before or since. Another thing...

I do. That was the premiere spot in the 1960s. There is a postcard floating around AZB that shows it in all its glory. I have written extensively about the place over the years as have others. Just search "Grand-Olive" or for my posts and you get a lot of info.

Could that be a calendar?

I'm not claiming I'm right but I've always thought the term shortstop came from the fact that Major League shortstops, while good enough to play in the Major League often had relatively low batting averages -- i.e. they often were not good hitters. According to my friend AI this was because...

Absolute Billiards 678.409.7904. Owner Brett Buchanan. Been using them for many years. Very good work. Never an issue. 5.0 rating with 392 reviews on Google. Just used them to recover and reshim my Olhausen, They did a perfect job. Not sure about the methods you mention. You can ask.

Is it my imagination or do the younger (say under 40) pool players in general not care about custom or high end cues? My experience in Atlanta is that most anyone under 40 has no idea of Szamboti, Balabushka, Joss West etc. etc. or handmade custom cues in general. Most seem delighted to have...

Ouch! I thought it was the Diamond tables not me.

AE Schmidt is getting a lot of love on AZB recently. I hope the Schmidt’s know this.