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Now Junior champions are world beaters. The line is becoming more and more blurred between a good Junior and a good pro. The evolution is all for the better. Kids don't have to live in the pool hall, cleaning up the place to get free table time, then play good enough to catch the eye of a...

Check this thread out: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=77324 Apa 6's and 7's, I believe are top tier league rankings. B+, A. Not sure though.

Yep, and with the age of the net, it's much easier to seek out and contact an instructor. Back then, you couldn't just open the Yellow pages and find one. I still intend to set something up with you, Scott.

I've always wondered the same thing. I'm 27 and when I was an aspiring player, my family simply couldn't afford lessons. I learned the hard way: playing racks of nine ball against myself, watching better players, going to the pool hall and trying my game out. Looking back, this is not the way to...

100% agree. I've been researching like crazy the past couple of weeks. I know Lucasi to be a solid cue, so the nice Bushka look is just a plus. The Schmelke sneaky I was thinking of getting is very similar, Cocobolo, I was going to add white wrap, but without the veneers and inlays of course...

Yep. Just looking for a player. The Coco Schmelke sneaky I was thinking of getting would roughly be the same price when I added my custom options. Thanks for the info.

I'm still looking for my new cue. Haven't been able to pull the trigger yet. I found this Lucasi on BW, and it really caught my eye: http://www.billiardwarehouse.com/cues/lucasi/lucasi-bw-1.htm It's between this and a Schmelke Coco. sneaky with some added custom options. Any thoughts?

I know this question has been asked a number of times, but the search feature is down. Looking for a new cue ball, and I was wondering if the measles is of that much better quality to warrant double the price than the standard Aramith Super pro or the red dot. FWIW, I have Centennials. Any...

Yep. Could take 50K hands before the cards break even. Variance is the fishie's best friend. Before the advent of internet poker, there was a wider gulf between the world class player and a competent player. What separated the two was the willingness to endure a 6 month or more losing/break...

Until there are thousands of amateur pool players lining up to play Shane or Efren or Busta, etc. there will be no true "High Stakes" gambling on pool like we see on tv for poker. That is the reason. Poker is more of a game and pool is more of a sport. An amateur has a fighting chance against...

Awesome. Thx.

Thanks, Jim. Bustamante is a good example of keeping the grip hand totally loose. Anyhow, got JT's 3rd Eye in the mail today and worked with it on the 5 diamond length draw shot. I was hitting the cue ball dead center, but I discovered my sighting of the object ball was off. As Joe says in...

Lol. I think I read you relating that story in another thread. Yeah, it's hard to get used to at first. The cue feels "loose" and uncontrolled, but in reality is just the opposite, but we still subconsciously compensate for that perception. Been doing this my whole pool life, but never really...

This is something I've never considered in my game. Of course, I know on most shots, it's an absolute must to keep your grip hand totally relaxed, from impact to follow through. However, when executing a medium to hard stroke, I tighten my grip hand. I feel I have better control of the cue...

Link to the show' webpage, which is obviously out of date: http://www.courttv.com/takedown/103.html

Sorry, no link. I have tried. What I'm talking about is a show on CourtTV called "The Takedown", which had a brief four of five episode run in '05. The show explored various kinds of cons, from art theft to dealer/player collusion in poker. The cast, which featured card sharp Paul Wilson, would...

Here's the shot I've been working on: http://CueTable.com/P/?@2AUDX4PRJb@ Hit it a little better today. I can rountinely make it using soft/medium centerball, which is expected since there's more margin for error. It's the draw stroke I was having trouble with. Kept hitting too full. Plus, I...

Thanks, Jim.

No. I was practicing long cuts. I discovered my alignment problem while practicing long straight in shots.

Thanks. I should've mentioned that I do that. I usually step into line of the shot. As I mentioned, I kept hitting the ball too full, even when I thought I was properly aligned, which is why I suspect I was steering the cue since my brain is used to aiming a little fuller. Got Joe Tucker's 3rd...