Recent content by philly

I've had a couple of poolrooms close on me. It's terrible. It's like a kid losing their playground. Inconsolable when it happens.

For a couple of years a while back, I played in some weekend tournaments at a firehouse. Two rooms of Valleys. About 8 Valley tables that played incredibly well. There was a very fastidious table mechanic that played in those tournaments and he was absolutely dead serious about his table work...

Let's face it. People that play on bar boxes in bars enjoy the competition but enjoy the comradery even more especially in a league environment, teams like APA or TAP. Nothing wrong with that. To each their own. There is nothing like a poolroom with well maintained 9 footers I'm my opinion...

Bars in my area, southeastern Pennsylvania, do lease Diamond tables. They are 7 footers and have many tournaments. On a Friday night, Saturday, or Sunday you can take your pick of tournaments. Some bars have several Diamond bar boxes and the tournaments are well run. I have a thing for 9 footers.

I second that. When the open was still in Atlantic City he would stop in my home poolroom to practice for a couple of days before the Open. Genuine good guy.

That's a pet peeve of mine. Cases belong on the floor or under the table. Shelves and tables are for other stuff, not cases. Biggest pet peeve is a case across a chair. Chairs are for sitting, not cases.

For sure. Paralysis through analysis? Possibly. There is no substitute for pocketing the ball. You'll still be at the table after pocketing the ball. It's in the rule book, unless you scratch and a scratch is always your own fault. When you're at the table your opponent can't do a damned thing...

Just make the ball. When you know that you're gonna make the ball you can take what the table gives you.

For me the shaft and tip is everything. I like a long taper 12.25 diameter and a hard pressed triangle tip. The feel of the shaft moving through the fingers of your bridge must be familiar, comfortable. Currently playing with a custom Stephen Janes cue from Joss and using his kielwood shaft. The...

Then vs. now. My GC 3 holds 9 easy. By the way, who slams every ball into the pocket playing one pocket. They're mostly pocket speed anyhow. You want them to drop or hang deep in the pocket. 14.1 isn't a slamfest either most of the time.

Drop pockets are great. Get your exercise. Walk.

Agreed. If you're concerned move a ball or 3 from your pocket to a side pocket.

You had new lenses and still need glasses in order to see. The lenses did not correct your vision issues I guess. Your specific case is more complicated.

Trying to understand. Were your lenses replaced?

I assume thst you got distance lenses. Did you opt for the lenses that could be adjusted? Edit. Just saw that you got basic.