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    Taom chalk question.

    You woke up because you "MISCUED" LOL
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    We Lost a Great One

    Mark sorry for the loss of your good friend. Man, this really sucks! I enjoyed my many conversations with Mark, a great instructor, huge loss to the pool community! Jim
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    Where to play....Springfield, Missouri

    There is a place called South Bound Billiards that just opened up, here is their address: 5739 S. Campbell Suite D, Springfield, MO, United States, Missouri.
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    Has anyone heard from Tom Hay recently?

    Tom passed away in July.
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    How to Become a PBIA instructor

    If you want to become an instructor got to https://bca-pool.com/ and click on "Learn pool" tab and find an Advanced or Master level instructor to certify you.
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    SJM at the 2024 Derby City Classic

    Great Write up Stu, It was a pleasure meeting you, I had a great time conversing with you and hearing your insight on a few of the players. I am glad you were able to recover your hard drive and not lose the first 6 days of your write-up. This was my first Derby and I had a great time seeing...
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    Top 20 DRAW SHOTS of All Time … Backspin Mastery

    Nice meeting you as well and look forward to seeing you next year! BTW I got about 1.5 inchs below the diamond on that draw shot we were competing at, it had lots of boom boom in it!
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    Top 20 DRAW SHOTS of All Time … Backspin Mastery

    To reach maximum draw cue tip position striking the cue ball paramount. The smooth transition from the back to the forward stroke allows the stick to travel in a straight line striking the cue ball at the "Sweet Spot" per say. I spent most of last week at the 1st Instructors Summit bringing...
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    May "Caption This" contest

    The best BILLS to have are the ones that pay the bills!
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    Huge money at Pool event in Birmingham.

    I don't think it is a secret, the event winners were announced after the event and people just moved on not making a big deal about it. Just like we do everyday!
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    Huge money at Pool event in Birmingham.

    The lady that won it was no SL 4 I promise you that. If I am remembering correctly it was Liz Lovely who won and she is currently a 623 Fargo and has won a few of the CSI ladies events. At one time her Fargo was up over 650.
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    Cues that play similar to Southwest Cues

    The "A-joint" is where the forearm and handle section of the cue is assembled together using a threaded rod of some sort.
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    COLLEGES INTERESTED IN STARTING BILLIARDS LEAGUE?

    The USCBC Started collapsing when Lindenwood let Mark Wilson go, we kept competing for a short period but COVID put the nail in the coffin! We had 8 teams with 2 more joining right when it collapsed. The bad thing about this was we were picking up traction and starting to grow as there were...
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    Pool School at Champion’s Billiards, Frederick, MD

    Great chance here to take your game to the next level! Mark is an awesome instructor with a ton of knowledge! Wish I would have paid closer attention when I had the opportunity to work with him!
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    Cloth Reversal?

    I played at Pearl City Cue Hawaii back in the 90s and I remember them flipping the cloth 1 time and the table played fine but it took some getting used to mentally. After a couple months they flipped it to the proper side that was when we realized that the installer put it on upside down.
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