Recent content by ShootingArts

The WPA states that this is a warning because some were unaware this was illegal. I have certainly cleaned cue balls while in play without a referee, right out in the open using whatever is handy. Does a sweat soaked towel make a cue ball roll faster or slower after it dries? I don't know. The...

Around here it is usually the brutal wee hours of Monday morning after maybe starting Friday night, definitely all day Saturday and Sunday starting at nine or ten AM. Couple that with way too much waiting around and tournaments are grueling. I understand from the players' standpoint but after...

Inneresting! I have good friends with opinions I value on all sides of this discussion! For starters, breaks are defined vaguely. Full power breaks are breaks where the breaker is hitting as hard as they can with some semblance of control. "Soft breaks" are where things get confusing. "Soft"...

What I have often seen is green's fees and Surprise!! The added money and greens fees add up to exactly the same thing. Very often people specify an added money amount that is connected to the number of entries. Obvious a venue doesn't want to add thousands and nobody show but when the greens...

I find pretty much any form of competition entertaining; not quite the same thing as fun! After a dirt track race wearing my dinosaur open faced helmet I would reach in each cheek with a finger and pull out about a tablespoon of dirt! I had been open mouthed laughing most of the time on the...

Very nice! The short answer is that few people know how to photograph images of something with a lot of glare. I like the indirect sunlight you mentioned or using a white bedsheet or towel in front of the light to soften it. Unfortunately it takes real skills to photograph a cue well and most...

I think the real issue at your home is the red cloth. Even the Pelican is looking down his nose at it!(grin) To everyone, the difference between typical dirty house balls at a pool hall and new balls is night and day. Far more than I would have believed without seeing for myself. I will never...

I have never given it any thought but cleaning on shirts or in pockets leads me to wonder could there be some accidental tampering? Softener sheets definitely leave a residue behind as do some soaps. I don't know about all the other things that might be used in regular laundry or a cleaners when...

I think I will buy an unlimited package after Tuesday. I don't know which one. I don't expect to improve my game but I am still interested in his viewpoint. It will take awhile I suspect because I think all of the high run shooters fall into running the balls as efficiently as possible. I'll be...

Thanks for a speedy reply. I'll see what you offer unlimited viewing for. To be honest, I wouldn't do more than hit the high spots in three days and I'm a bit skeptical of the video as a learning tool with a three day rental. Good luck! I'll be watching this thread both to see what you offer...

I'm confused. Are you selling or renting this video? Does a person have three days to download it or have you blocked downloads and they have three days to watch the run and no way to study the commentary after three days? I haven't kept up with dealings so I am legitimately confused. I came...

The main advantage is when one player knows the ball is doctored, the other doesn't. When both recognize the cue ball is playing differently both adapt, no advantage. I bought a fairly early measles ball. Compared to the well worn red circle cue balls we used in tournament play it rolled long...

A lot of people have cheated with the whole world watching, it isn't really that hard. Main thing is to act nacherally! I watched a player slug rack himself for the entire one pocket event at DCC one year. A well known player so countless people saw it, I never heard it mentioned. Rack the balls...

I have been pretty lucky with shipping in recent years. I had something enroute when I started commenting in this thread. My package is now a week overdue and counting. Bastards must be either watching my accounts or monitoring AZB! Paranoid might be over the top but a little noid is just...

Yeah, I have seen video where Willie said both. The earlier video said he missed, later video he said he just got tired. Best I recall the shot he missed was pretty easy so probably a bit of both. Willie was clicking off about four balls a minute for getting close to three hours best I recall...