Recent content by Stickman9

Another really good book is The Mental Game of Baseball.

I have a similar story. I was at the US Open in the early 90s and watched Earl warm up. He repeatedly shot the shot you described, except that he drew the cue ball back to the end rail (and I don't remember him missing any of the shots). So my choice would be Earl in his prime...

My thought exactly.

I agree about the narrow points (unless they are "bridged") and gaps between them. Also not a fan of odd umbers of points. For cues under $1,000, I agree with earlier posts that there are SPs that play great. I have a Frey SP that plays great and was my regular playing cue for several years.

He hasn't used it for quite a while (I think since the mid 2010s)

I have a Scruggs SP exactly like outrider1's. I bought if from Tim in 1999 for $160. I also have a Frey SP. Both play great.

I don't remember where or exactly when the tournament was, but 1994 at First Break sounds about right. I miss the McDermott Tour tournaments. For a $50 entry fee, you had the opportunity to play really good players (and even some pros--Earl Strickland played in the Commonwealth Cup in Richmond...

Unfortunately, the Sport Palace (not Sports Palace) is closed. Buffalo, who was one of the co-owners, runs Buffalos in NOLA.

I heard that was at the Sport Palace in New Orleans.

The examples of distance visions that Dr. Dave gives in the video (around 7:10) are: basketball, bowling, baseball pitching, horseshoes, and darts. I would argue that all of these examples are fundamentally different from pool. In these sports you are moving the ball, horseshoe or dart with your...

Bob Frey made a lot (most?) of Tim's SPs. I have one of each, and both play great.

I was surprised too. When I bought the table in 1997, it was about $500 to recover the table with Simonis.

I spent a long time looking for a hard case without tubes to replace my aging 2x4 It’s George case. I bought a 2x4 GTF case, but I use it only for storage because the padding is so thick it is more like a 2x2 case. I ended up getting a Holly Spectrum 3x5 case from Seybert’s. The case is fake...

The materials costs don't vary by location, but the labor costs do.

I agree with others that the prices seem to be too high. The price for recovering my gold crown 3 with simonis 860 HR cloth was $575. I also replaced the rails and have the pockets cut down to 8 and 3/8, which brought the total up to $900. By the way I live in the Washington DC area.