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My cousin Vinny (no, really, his name is Vinny and he’s my father’s brother’s son) runs a little book in the back of a hair salon just off Bloomfield Avenue and about 30 minutes north of the site of the 2013 three cushion tournament. I urged him to tout the field. He did some data mining, and...

story and charts up on www.usba.net.

The correct cm measurement is 18.25 (not 18.5), which is 7.1850 inches (or, as noted in the post by Jim Shovak, 7 3/16 inches). Go to www.usba.net for the rules and measurements. (Under the Play tab to the Rules of the Game tab, it is rule 4.(b)).

I agree with Zirroe. Three-cushion billiard cues are shorter because of a desire to have a stiffer shaft; therefore, the taper of the shaft requires a shorter length (and probably a smaller diameter butt). With a butt of 28 inches, the shaft in a "standard" billiard cue will also be 28 inches...

I don't believe that the story link in the Jim Shovak post is Professor Q Ball's final story. It appears that someone cobbled together the daily dispatches from the tournament into a composite piece, put Paul Frankel's name on it, and put it out as the "final" story. I believe that the final...

Mark Twain played both carom and pocket billiards. His table, which is now in Hartford, Connecticut, was a gift from a friend in 1906 when he was living in New York. Twain was about to go on a long trip to Egypt when he heard about his friend's intentions. He cancelled the trip and helped the...

I have a Gabriels Impertator. I have had it for four years. It plays (and looks) great. I bought it from Paul Frankel and got a very good price. I recommend it highly. As with any table, you need a good mechanic to set it up and install the cloth properly. Thereafter, you need to keep the...

Thanks, Bob. I should have been clearer with my question. I was looking for a photo of the balkline marker frame made for Fox 523. I was curious to see if it was modeled after the one used by Frederic Caudron on one of his dvds (Le Virtuose du Billard?). If I recall correctly, not only does...

Can you post a photo of the marker frame?

Two related news stories on www.professorqball.com about the 2012 USBA Nationals. The tournament will be held between May 5 and 11 in Las Vegas at the Tropicana as part of the ACS national championship week. Gabriels and the USBA have entered into a sponsorship partnership, and Gabriels will...

My $100 donation is on the way. I urge all billiard enthusiasts to support this good cause. The Carom Club has been in existence for 48 years. It is one of the only places to play billiards in Michigan. It supports many carom disciplines in addition to three cushion, including straightrail...

There are many games that combine small-ball and 3 cushion. A favorite of mine (without a name and many variations): Ball to ball carom (straightrail) = no point but player continues to shoot One cushion = one point Two cushions = two points Three cushions = three points (Variation: four...

Billiards in Italian Billiards = bilardo (to describe general game of billiards) Billiard room = sala da bilardo Carom billiards = carambola Three cushion = carambola tre sponde Not certain about billiards in Venice (Venezia). Sorry. In Padua (Padova) (about 20 miles from Venice) Serene...

The spots were opened up when the two European players dropped out. The UMB, pursuant to protocal, offered the spots to the CPB (Confederacion Panamericana de Billar), which, on July 1st, offered the spots to the affiliated associations (including the USBA) according to the order in which...

Tiger37373 I sent you a private message. I have some rail liners for p37 rubber that I can ship you. If you cannot access the private message, post back and I will figure some way to contact you. I think Kleber (Klebber?) is preferable to Artemis.