Recent content by Pool Hand Luke

I was going to say that a cueball can't possibly "know" anything, it just reacts to your tip. However after some more thought I suspect that in my case, the cueball seems to know how to find almost impossible angles to scratch and give my opponent ball in hand.

Action full fingers. Wash it in the sink with hand soap and warm water. Only use it with graphite, no glove with wood.

As a guy who uses the rails for shape I didn't think I could complete this drill, much less on my first try. Using the stop shot strategy gave me a good start even though I got off line after drawing too much on my first shot. I was able to make a couple balls in the corners and draw back to...

Blue Diamond, $7 for two cubes. Filed the first one flat to about 1/4", now using the second. Friend bought Tiger, 3 cubes for $18. I tried his but it's too soft and messy compared to the Blue Diamond. Another guy I play uses TAOM and loves it.

Buy 3 hats and return 2… ;)

I wear ear plugs every time I play. Unlike most people my age, my ears are super sensitive and I hear everything and everybody. It's a distraction to me and even with the ear plugs, I still hear more than I want to. Hitting balls during play isn't so bad but the sound of the break is grating to...

Exactly! When the tables were too busy I played foosball. Same deal, winners stay on the table. Some nights I never got back to the pool table.

I was gonna say Jason Shaw but…

Great write up and insight. Thank you.

Chris Melling

Turn The River with Famke Janssen.

Shooting Gallery with Ving Rhames, Freddy Prinze, and Roz Sanchez.

He and Chris Melling are my two favorites.

Gazundtite!

Me too. I used a rubber tip like you see on the end of a cane. They come in different sizes and one just happens to fit perfectly over a 13mm tip. I then used a small spring clamp attached to the end of the rubber tip and suspended it with a long loop of string and hung the cue. As far as the...