Recent content by preacherman

This new expensive chalk was a surprise to me. No verdict yet on that.

My hands sweat so after all these years. One year ago I gave in and got a glove. Yes, I have noticed alot more people wearing gloves.

Than Thanks for your list of changes in the past decade. Now that I'm getting older 10 years (decade) doesn't seem very long, yet it seems like so much has changed in pool hopefully for the better in most areas.

I don't hold it against instructors, when they are just instructors. But you would think with all their instructional videos that they'd be great players but it doesn't always come out that way. Personally I think I'd be better instructor than player. I think some are good at both and others...

It seems maybe a "little" better.

I didn't see the template rack coming (surprised). But I use it sometimes. I seem to get more balls in on the break with it.

Sad IMHO

I've noticed that even some of the nice pool halls are going to 8 ft tables or even 7 ft tables. It used to be that all the pool halls had 9 footers and just saw 8 and 7 in the small bars.

Yes the template rack!

Yes you hit in some of the things I missed in my list. 1. 9 ball on the spot. 2. Personally I am not fond of gray cloth. 3. What's up with expensive chalk (I'm assuming those are the round ones I see).

That's too bad.

I think that is a good thing

I started playing pool in 2001, then in 2002 I started my pool organization www.christianpoolplayers.com (CPPA) which was going quite well, but then it almost fizzled out in 2010's. Also during that time while I still loved pool I pretty much stopped playing. Then I played one season of league...

I completely agree with you. I’m not opposed to all street preachers, but yelling at people usually isn’t effective—and disrupting them while they’re playing is just a recipe for making someone upset. The other members of the CPPA and I don’t preach at people during games, league events, or...

I was good friends with Nick. Especially back in the early 2000's. Great guy, also good cook (especially Italian). I lost contact with him. I miss our Christian fellowship. I would like an update on Nick too.