Recent content by Rickhem

I got a Rhino, for my GFs McDermott, a couple Christmases ago, and she likes it. That prompted at few others on our 8 ball team to get either shafts, or full cues from Rhino. Everyone is very happy with them. I've seen ads for Bizu Billiards, and they have a carbon fiber shaft for $103 with...

Here's the cue I have been playing with for the last few years. The stacked leather wrap is really what set it apart for me. The lighter color is not as light anymore, and it probably could use a good cleaning. I'm looking into how to do that, but I still really like it.

Neat one Brian. Can't tell you how many times I see these kind of frozen, or nearly frozen balls on a league night, and the person playing doesn't realize that's it's just about wired towards a pocket. Very cool shot!

Good one Brian. I set this up and tried it at home. Isn't too hard, but that contact point on the initial object ball is the key.

An old shooting buddy used to talk about ERMAs, Easily Recognisable Military Acronyms. His point was that they usually weren't so easily recognisable until you heard them a few times.

Good job, congratulations!

That's the MET, in NYC. You have to see that in person, it's life size.

I got the Skittle Bowl for Christmas one year. It was fun and challenging, and when family came to visit that year, all my uncles were playing it most of the time they were there.

Could also be something from Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.

Karl put out a video and is addressing his error. I credit Quinton Pongers for being a part of this too. One of the comments listed there said that he felt the ref went with "extended contact" since that is opinion, and can't be contested. Probably all he had left as a defense. Anyway...

As Bob stated, the APA rule for a double hit mirrors the WPA rule for a double hit. Here's the APA definition of a double hit: Double-Hit: An illegal shot involving the tip of the cue stick coming into contact with the cue ball twice during the execution of a single shot. This foul may occur...

I'm also in the camp that says something like "play well" or "good luck" when starting the match. At the end, if I win, I like the idea of just shaking hands and maybe a head nod, and that's it. If I lose, I wish them luck in their other matches. As competitors, I think we all know that...

As was said earlier, it all boils down to whether the ref declared the balls frozen or not. The ref definitely did do the fist bump sign as he stood up from inspecting them, and he was there at Pongers's request, you can see that too. With Pongers asking the ref to confirm the frozen balls...