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I have owned a number of snooker cues of differing manufacture - from England, to Canada, and Asia. How much do you want to spend? $100 on eBay will get you a dodgy cue that may have orginated from Thailand or Vietnam, but you have no guarantee of quality and little recourse if it delaminates...

Yes, I had Kevin make me one in 2002, very nice cue. My tip is around 9.8mm, but I don't play well enough for it to matter much. I haven't been on a snooker table in a few years, sadly, but hope to rectify that soon. The game is nearly gone from out west. I lived in your neck of the woods...

Fair. I still like Murphy for the overall, and Bingham is doing well reigning in Judd. Exciting stuff.

I'll take the silky smooth Mr. Murphy. Small wager?

I don't know you, but I find it hard to believe that a guy who claims to be wearing a Daymatic would endorse the Players brand. I like watches, too, but I don't have anything crafted by A. Lange & Sohne. My experience with people who actually do, though, is that they are brand conscious. The...

Elitism is a funny thing, and pool doesn't have the lock on it. I have a number of hobbies outside of billiards, and have seen how money, ego, and competitiveness can make people ugly. In pool (or anything else, for that matter), I've never been treated like 'that guy', most likely because I...

Interesting thread. My guess is that Pidge and Hits 'em Hard have differing views as to the meaning of 'consistency'. For Hits 'em Hard (and I am surmising here), consistency might mean being repeatable 8 or 9 times out of 10; for Pidge, it might mean being repeatable every other time. Lots...

Thanks for the encouragement. Just so everyone knows, a few days ago, after an hour, my high run was 11 balls. Consistency separates players from 'enthusiasts' like me. I bought a brush so as to actually be able to clean the table surface. The building is in the process of hiring a new...

Hello denizens of 14.1, I haven't popped by in a long time, mostly having been on the move a lot in the past few years, due to work and other things. At one point, I was living in a northerly community with nowhere to play, so I didn't even open a case for...

The guy can't catch a break. You have to feel for him.

Well, there you go, talking sense. Carry on.

Terrific - I will be checking this room out in the fall.

Freddie, I generally find you to be spot on, but I disagree, a bit, here. Anyone who regularly plays snooker knows there are lots of shots that fall outside the 'standard' rubric, and that in order to be a competent player - one that is analytical, able to execute, and creative when in trouble...

I'm glad Alex is going to give it a whirl. I'm also happy to see Jimmy Wych pop in to offer his view - he's been there, and done it. If he thinks The Lion has a shot, well...

I found it funny that you explained all this to Paul Thornley. I reckon he has a pretty good idea about Alex ;) Anyway, I agree with what you wrote, even if you don't know who you are addressing.

Some great stuff here. Once, when I was working in a pool hall, I had to respond to a complaint from a female patron about unsavoury goings-on in the women's washroom. What I discovered was a really large transexual en flagrante in a bathroom stall, having his way with a very enthused older...

I rock a 1x1. No jump cue, no break cue, just a shooter and a good cube o' chalk.

I generally mute the commentary on pool matches (the exception being the Mosconi Cup). I don't watch many streams or matches, as I prefer to see 14.1 runs on YT or some such. Overall, I tend to like snooker commentary better, as there is less of a tendency to 'fill the space' with words. I...

Thanks for the pic. I used to see Jumpin' Joe at tournaments in Canada years ago. Back in the mid-90s, the poolhall I worked in put on a 9-ball tourney with a healthy payout. Joe made the trip, and entertained everyone with his banter and 'animated' breaking style. A few days later, a...

I'm not a good player, of any game, and the fact that I only get out a few times a year certainly doesn't help, but coming from a mostly snooker background, I thought straight pool would be relatively easy to take on. Wrong. I enjoy it, but am not running any big numbers. My high run in...