Recent content by mikewhy

Just use pencil. I marked all the diamond intersections with ordinary 0.5mm mechanical pencil lead 3 years ago when the cloth was then new. The cloth is now maybe a year past needing replacement but the marks are only a little faded. I don't see them unless I look for them. I doubt you'll...

As a practical matter, your version is of course also correct, but doesn't state the intent as clearly as the quoted rules. On the table in question, a GC3, jawed balls are just discernably lower than balls sitting on the table surface. The lowest point of the ball is thus below the level...

Thank you so much for the fast and detailed response. :)

Is there a generally accepted ruling on whether the balls are in play when they jam in the pocket but do not fall? The attached picture is a better description than I can write, but the gist is that the 5 and 7 balls wedged against the pocket liner and didn't fall. Are they made balls? Are they...

My Lucasi came with one. Other than that... I suppose someone can turn some stainless tubing or bar stock to make you one. I would think you will want a cue maker to do it. There's a lot going on with trimming down the butt, trim rings, butt cap rubber, screw in weights... Turning and polishing...

No more lies! They find it irresistible. One gal traced her finger over each equation, sounding out the meaning as she read, her eyes burning fiercely. The first gawker, I almost wrote off as just admiring my pecs. "After my own heart," she explained as she pulled her gaze up to meet mine...

Direct glare should be a consideration. An open bottom conical shade would glare when egg crate diffusers in florescent fixtures might not, for example.

Yes. Please sign me up for the "Got Squirt?" Signature edition.

It is, if you're holding on to that last scrap or wedge as still usable. [emoji6] Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

Speaking of "Squirt"... Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

I love it. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

Try setting the tip on the cloth as you approach, right on the smiley formed by the bottom curve of the ball. I find it helps me center over the shot. And then address the cue however you like. When you're centered, very little of that matters all too much. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using...

Yup. Heavy draw or follow just coming off a pretty full hit is the problem. It comes up rarely enough. You can make the effort to remove the rack then. That and very slow rolls over the rack.

That's a new age thing, isn't it?

The fix is in and I know it. All the same I want to know who's holding the shank how he plans to deliver it.