Recent content by TSW

Nice! Enjoy it. The white trim really pops. FYI - you can jury rig it into a backpack case by attaching another strap to the existing hooks. I did that with my early-model JB Rugged before they offered the backpack option.

Agreed. Here's what I do to figure out what's wrong: Set up a simple shot and mark the starting cue ball and object ball positions, and precisely where you want the cue ball to end up. I use donut holes for the cue ball and object ball positions and a business card for the position target...

Rack your own or not? If it's not, the opponent should be able to check the rack and stop any funny business. If it's rack your own, then I don't see the harm. Supposedly the numbers wear down slightly more slowly than the rest of the ball, so if you have worn balls, aligning the numbers...

I know they're pretty backed up, and they just lost one of their employees. However you might want to drop a line to check in. As long as you're not harassing them it should be fine.

It took about 6 weeks to finalize the design post-SBE. Then there were practical limits to what their embroidery machine could do, so that also delayed the final product. Whenever I order a custom cue or case, I translate estimates into "cuemaker time" (i.e., double the estimate). Karen's...

Since you asked, my preferred bank is this one. The ball shortens up off the rail and you've got that nice big side pocket to work with. It's a dead cinch.

If you can't trust pool players on the internet, then gosh darn it, who can you trust?

TSW is a reference to the best hitter of all time: Theodore Samuel Williams. GB is my real-life initials: Geoff Bauer. That's all.

Oops. Nice catch. Maybe it's some complicated gravitational lensing effect... no, I got nothing. It's a mistake. Call it a stylized moon if you like :)

Thanks! Yeah, Amazon has me spoiled too. I can't tell you how many times I checked the UPS tracking number for this case... :)

This is a 3x6 butterfly with a fully custom design. I call it "Starfall." I ordered this at the SBE this year - much thanks to Karen for taking my pencil sketches and translating them to a unique and beautiful work of art. It's so helpful to talk these things through in person. There is no one...

That was the best runout I've ever seen. Three highlight-reel shots in the same rack. Melling had to have the imagination to see the shots, and the wisdom to determine that they were the best option, for him, at the time. Then he had to execute them. All this in a pro tournament, with a shot...

My first tournament was a D-class only event. I went two and out, losing 5-1, 5-0. Gotta start somewhere. It was a strong motivator to get better, that's for sure.

I have the exact same issue. I'm experimenting with small changes to my stance to try to isolate and fix the cause. My working theory is that I'm putting too much weight on the bridge hand, which ends up creating pressure on the left shoulder.

Working backwards, I like the 2 or 9 as a break ball and the 13 or 15 as a key ball. Maybe the 4 or 10 as a K2 ball. For me, I don't love the 11 as a key ball because there's no simple way to get on it. I'd be worried about getting a bad angle on the 11 and then having to power the cue ball to...