Recent content by SeniorTom

Did you contact 'Imperial Sports' (Cuetec repair contractor) ? Edit: actually I purchased my cue from Pooldawg and they directed me to IS.

How did that story go about an Indian and an arrow? I forgot, could someone please refresh my memory?

I agree for the most part, but I enjoy the camaraderie of League Play, and the competition seems to hone my abilities nicely as well. I don't like handicap leagues, I opt for open leagues.

You could almost say the same thing about chalk, as players just played with Masters or some other similar chalk and it worked just fine for them. Now you have to have this $30 per Cube chalk, feeding the rich even more!

What started this was yesterday I was at the pool hall and went gloveless for the first time, and I rather enjoyed not being hassled by putting on a glove. My Rogue, made for Pechauer cf shaft, is very slick and allows for a good transition into a gloveless bridge. I wouldn't mind some sort of...

Do you have a link that would direct me to a particular towel you are talking about?

I'm getting tired of using gloves because of several reasons: 1) the periodic cost 2) the cut finger style doesn't go up high enough, the shaft ends up riding on the bare fingers. 3) my larger hands require a 2XL that is difficult to find. 4) they tear easily I have been playing without a glove...

I am fortunate to have access to 9 ft tables locally, and I'm realizing it is something to be appreciated due to the fact that not everybody has access to them. A 9 ft table sure is a helper in developing your stroke and shot making. A lot of folks play on the 9-ft tables prior to League Play...

So you are a maple shaft individual?

A lot of the better players play one pocket on the 9-ft tables, that seems to be there go-to gambling game. I like one pocket because it exercises a unique part of one's repertoire, finesse, banking, and safety strategy.

It's much easier/economical for a pool hall to cater to a 30 team league with 7 ft tables than 9 ft tables. I have played in 30-40 team leagues.

Understood. Although, there is a tangible reason for one's preference. For me, I grip between the butt cap and the wrap, so a wrap is basically useless for me. I prefer a wrapless to get a beautiful wood grain appearance as well.

Why can't both tables be acceptable in the game of pool? To me they both pose situations that are easier for me and harder for me. Trying to work the cue ball around the table in a delicate fashion is more demanding of a 7 ft table as opposed to a 9-ft table where there is more open space...

Then why do you consistently play with a wrap, "for decades", if it doesn't make any difference? Aesthetically, wraps can look sharp, but so can beautiful wood grains. If it's something just for looks, I think wood grains and inlays look much nicer. Something is holding you to playing with wrap...

The wrap is personal, as you say, but I think it does make a difference in one's game. I can't imagine shooting with a feel I am not comfortable with, as opposed to a feel that is comfortable. I'm a no wrap individual, as I grip right at the butt end of the stick.