Recent content by sudocrushms

I'd bank the 8 to the middle of the table and lock them on the backside of the 10.

That is a couple brutal errors by the official. I think he was the one that was having trouble racking in a 9b match between Jasmin and Pia last year. Wings weren't tight so Jasmin was able to power the 9 towards the corner every break.

IKEA storage for the win! Simple, practical, and inexpensive. Love all the sets of carrom balls.

Yup, that is exactly what i'm doing. The camera is plugged into a switched outlet with the table light. Been running into issues with the cameras overheating, so i've got a USB fan and stick-on heat sinks on the way.

Disclaimer: I am *not* Dr. Dave. New table, so gotta figure out the breaks. My usual starting points: 10-ball: about half a diamond left of center, thick on the 1, half tip high, maybe 60% power. 9-ball: few inches off the left rail, thick on the 1, stun, 70% power. Tweak from there depending...

I had the cover *months* before the table arrived. Also the blinds are on timers. Close early afternoon and open at sunset (west-facing). I've thought of everything, gents.

It would be a fun table to play on for novelty, but I don't think I've met a man that would want one. I think pool halls should each have 1 weird table like this just for character.

<Ted Knight voice>: Well....we're waiting.....

Got some good video today dialing in my break (had to make opposite adjustments from what I usually do). GoPro died right after my first 9b break, so missed that progression. The vid is coming though. 🤣

And it's not close.

Could be, I haven't used or even held one. I can get a really tight rack easily with the standard Diamond plastic rack on my table without any issues. The way players were driving the 10 to the bottom corners made the bad racks pretty obvious though. With multiple officials too. Maybe table...

With a template. At a Predator event earlier this year i saw Shane make the 10 in the corner like 4 times in a single match, and he wasn't the only one. Granted it was due to bad racks, but if that's the way they're playing, it should definitely spot up. Seems the Aerorack isn't very good...

Had a carbon wheelset for my mountain bike disappear for a day. Tracker said delivered, wasn't there, no image. I called them and they said "just wait until tomorrow and it should show up"... It's a $2500 package!!! Dafuq you talking about?

I'm fine with USPS, but it's so regionally dependent. Some areas are really bad, some are great. I *despise* FedEx. I know i've posted this in other threads here, but I've had so many expensive packages (bike parts mostly) show up damaged. It's like they're testing the packaging engineers...

When i switched from a Players cue with a standard shaft (great cue still, wish i'd kept it) to my first Predator (the cheapest i could get with a wrap and a 314-2), the difference was enormous. Certainly a learning curve, but it opened up so many possibilities that weren't there with the Players.