Recent content by td873

I've had one for years and swear by it. It really helps your standard 8, 9, and 10 ball breaks. It doesn't get as much use in my house now because of the 9-on-the-spot because the cue ball runs into the cords. But, to practice break mechanics (close to head on) there is nothing better on the...

If you ask the right questions and it seems legit, I would buy it. Sometimes folks need to sell for personal reasons, they get an air barrel "hold" cue or they just broke up with their g/f that gave them the cue. But sometimes, things are too good to be true... If it's hard to tell, I pass.

Is that betting terminology? [Shane +7 means he gets 7 on the wire, so he only needs 113 to win] Or are you saying Shane wins by 7? -td

Awesome concept. Folks can post score updates here as well. Woop! Can't wait!

Maybe just clean it thoroughly. Factory smooth is pretty smooth. CF is pretty dangerous to sand without PPE. If you were going to lathe it, I’d use the highest grit you have. Try 2000 and see if that works.

I ran the ghost again tonight. 9-0. Video: -td Fargo:645. Robust:521 Diamond professional. Pro cut pockets.

Check this one out!

[EDITED] I gave the ghost a try tonight, ended up winning 7-2. Kept going and final total was 14-2. Second set was 7-0. In the first set, I missed one easy ball and I had one rack had a cluster I couldn't deal with. Had a couple shortcut racks as well. But overall, I feel good missing 2...

Not calling it a foul to keep someone playing necessarily means it IS a foul. We aren't disputing whether you call it or not. But whether it is a FOUL or not. I think your own logic confirms it is a foul. Also, it's written in the rules, so there's that. -td

This can't be the case because you could just start shooting balls in the kitchen and you shot wouldn't "start." I think you may be misunderstanding (or misapplying) the rules. -td

What's your skill level? You can get to the point of not being dead money in a tournament relatively quickly. But going "pro" isn't as easy as playing in a pro tournament. You can just fund your way into any tournament, but what's the point if you are 2 and out every time? Get up to ~600...

It shows top left. And the line to the 3 was spot on because if it! —td

Agreed. I set this up and ran it on the first try. On the table, the 1 rail shot to the 3 is really the only option. Shooting the 2-railer is just asking for trouble because the shot line is way thinner than the diagram shows. The rest of the shots are pretty straight forward (and I disagree...

Don’t forget to also focus on the chalk you use, the number of layers your tip has, the type of shaft you use and where you put your left foot. It get’s harder to get better, the better you want to be.

Humans don't have problems holding sticks. That said, it's interesting to see that many (most?) top pros have their pinky ON. Perhaps that is really the key data point. One size doesn't fit all, but to be a top player, you might have to adopt the ON technique. For example: watching the UK...