Recent content by Straightpool_99

I'm shocked and apalled that nobody on here has asked to hold a hundo yet, as is tradition on Azb when someone tells a story about getting hustled or got the bite put on them. That sucks about your cue, but if I remember rightly this Scnooter guy was the person who would bet giant bags of...

Dreadful stroke. With fundamentals like that, it's just a matter of time before you miss. Maybe he has a legitimate complaint against the person moving, but if his fundamentals were solid, he probably wouldn't have missed.

Well, I'm not sure about the US, but I personally own a 760 in powder blue, so they do or did make them. I live in Europe.

This has never been proven and even if it was somehow true, most people are playing with soft tips on their carbon shafts, anyway, negating whatever small effect could be discerned from the shaft. You want a "more efficient" transfer of power, put on a rock hard tip. It will do more for the...

You have the right idea. Pool is about enjoyment. And yes, his table looks like a bog standard GC (5 inch pocket), it will probably be easier than yours, if for no other reason that the shelf is more shallow on the GC but the opening being larger will also contribute.

That will help you move the cue faster. The cueball is gone too fast for the grip on the cue to matter. It has been proven many times. Sure it does p=mv. The problem is that as the weight increases your ability to move the cue fast decreases. So there is a weight beyond which it is not...

It's resistant to minor dings. If you hit one too hard or just the wrong way, it breaks or chips and repairs are not straight forward or guaranteed to work. It probably shouldn't happen if you are careful with your cue, but it can happen. I guess the cue being solid has value if you chuck it in...

He said the tip job cost more than the cue. The wrap is probably double the cue price maybe even treble and the warping fix I have no idea. He also mentioned retapering the shaft... It won't be worth it, mostly because he started with a shaft that wasn't all that great and had a big crack in it...

Apple green looks good in pictures, but I worry it might be a bit bright in real life. I had powder blue on my table when I had one. It's a subtle color that goes well with many interiors and is not harsh on the eyes. They played World Championships on it back in the day: If I had a mansion...

Some people do not have passcodes on their phones, or have ones that are ridiculously easy to guess, like 1234 or similar. Also, in close families, people sometimes borrow each others phones. What is an apology without making an attempt of redeeming oneself? Just empty words from people who...

I used to be very naive back in the day. Now I don't trust anyone but myself. As far as I'm concerned all matchups of this sort are rigged, until proven otherwise. It's still despicable and deserving of contempt, though.

You could. However, the main difference between snooker and pool, other than the pocket cuts is the cushion profile. Snooker rubbers have square noses, while pool rubber have pointed noses. This makes a huge difference when it comes to spin. Snooker cushions react a lot less to spin and speed...

Typical for a worn out or defective template rack...3-4 balls will come out almost paralell and end up clustered. It really has to be either poorly designed or shot to hell before this starts happening, but I HAVE seen it happen with ancient template racks. I even had it happen to me for a...

Good luck to you. I hope I haven't been too critical and discouraged you from playing 14.1. It's a fun game. For the first years of my active time playing, I played solely for fun, not even competing, that came later for me. It's easy to get confused when there are 15 balls on the table and no...

You have learned some lessons well, and others not at all. I don't mean to be overly critical, but you have to work on your end pattern plans. 1. You cleared up most of the problem balls at the correct time, and in the beginning of the rack I can't really fault the way you went about things...