Recent content by SARDiver

I think it's more of a personal thing for me. My father worked at a Baltimore pool hall in the 50s, and got to play 14.1 with Mosconi. Can't quite describe why I feel this way, unless it's because my dad now played with the best 14.1 player of his era, and not of all time. I dunno. What...

I have to admit, there's a part of me saddened at this, and I'm not sure why. Mostly, I'm very pleased for John Schmidt on this achievement, though! Congrats!

860HR on an 8 foot AMF here. Love it.

Every time I have guests over to play pool, I feel sorta bad unless they bring their own cues. The house cues I got when I bought the table are nice (and were the upgraded two piece jobbies), but aren't nearly as nice as the Mezz I shoot with, or the Adam (Japan-made) Bushka cue I used to use...

Mine are 4.5 on an AMF 8 footer. Can a mechanic open them up a bit?

I'd give him the break, pocket. No WAY he makes legal contact.

I read it that he bought "Aramith" from China Billiards based on the reviews here of the Cyclops they sold.

It takes skill to generate a quality break shot, therefore balls pocketed during that shot were not strictly through chance.

Lessee... My entries into this sweepstakes: 1) Balsa wood is confirmed as the best cue material in the world. 2) McDermott makes cues for Black Boar. 3) There is now a way to quantify which cues "hit a ton". 4) "Pete" is really not that sneaky. 5) Willie Mosconi's run of 526 was actually...

I second the recommendation for Phil Capelle's books. I found Play Your Best Straight Pool a bit more enjoyable than the break shot patterns book, mainly due to the broader array of topics.

Cool shot, but I don't think I would have the gumption to try that. I think I would call safe and pocket the ball, leaving a full rack with the ball in the dead center of the table. I'm sure there are downsides to that, but that's what I would likely choose to do.

I would recommend 860HR cloth for an 8 foot table (what I use), and I would go with new Centennials with that table. Same formula as the Super Aramith Pros, although I play the Aramith Duramith Tournaments.

I hate the way the Aramith TV set of cornholing bean bags look.

So very sorry for your loss, Jennifer. Your father will definitely be missed here, too.

It will either be worth roughly $500 (adjusted for inflation) OR $200,000. The value depends entirely on how successful I am at producing a fully nude version of "Thatcher, the Musical!" for the big screen, and if I receive the Oscar for it.