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ive seen filler miss more shots than lassiter ever did. and ive seen lassiter play more than filler. and way past his prime. his...

This thread has had me thinking. I find myself thinking about it at different times in the day. The game has been an important part of...

Really good thread here. What we have seen is that some interpret pool as the serious tournament scene, others interpret it as the...

All good. You enjoy what you enjoy. The biggest stars of fifty years ago were probably Mizerak, Sigel, Varner, Rempe and Hall. Were...

As it turns out, I have been attending events for fifty years, so it is easy to compare. It is much more entertaining today. Pool was...

Played with a Joss for many years. Bought a Predator 314-2 shaft with the 5/16x14 joint for my Joss not long after I first got it and it...

yes mosconi was a great. possibly unparalleled talent. these two JS’s are also greats. it’s all great. we dont need to tear anyone...

4. gr. is not so bad, I have a brand new set of premiums. They run from 164.5 to 166.7 weighed on a triple beam scientific scale, that's...

I was explaining all this to my uncle, who knows nothing about pool but was with me when I sold the balls. He asked me, how are you...

Yeah, I mentioned that his scale could be off, but of course that doesn’t explain the variance, I don’t think. He claims it’s accurate...

His scale may have a 1% error, but that's not random on each reading. Comparing weights near each other is going to be far more precise...

Ok, I just found this thread on ball weights, which may have some of the answers I'm looking for.

Oh, I forgot to mention, yeah, I suggested his scale could be off. He assures me it isn't and that he checked with 2 different scales...

True, and yes, I already agreed to take the set back and refund his money. It just seems strange to me.

Idk what Aramith balls are supposed to weigh, and it never occurred to me this set wasn't genuine. As I said, I bought them from...