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25th is "sort of" moving day. I say sort of because we live in two cities and we're only moving 1/4 of our stuff. That and the fact that I'm outgunned at this tournament mean I'm not going to compete, but house #2 is two blocks from the Carom Room, so I'm definitely going to swing by and catch...

You might want to look at the Wikipedia article on ocular dominance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocular_dominance I looked at the small print on a pack of cigs for a few minutes covering one eye at a time and concluded my eye dominance was weak. Then I tried the Miles test. Very...

Didn't anyone read this post? Maybe it's just me, or does APA have different rules than BCA? Does APA have a 3 foul rule for 8 ball? Someone asked me about this rule on a money game and I said there was a 3 foul rule. When I looked at the BCA rules the next day I felt like I'd been had.

Very well put. I was that mythical "shotmaker" for many years. They use to call me rocket-pocket. No real position play, but I was a great shot and good enough to known as a local ace. Then I went to a real pool hall and played in a tournament. I've spent the last three years or so learning...

Curious how hard a tip you use to break. I have a phenolic-tip jump/break cue, but use my playing cue to break. Lot's of people ask me why. Jump and break don't mix in my book. Do one or the other.

I recently had a game of eight ball where I ran out all but the 8 and scratched. My opponent asked if we were playing three fouls is a loss. I said yes and he proceeded to attack with a series of safes. He had six of his balls on the table and they were in great position to hook me. I think...

Did you see what the total prize money was for the World Snooker Championship? £1,152,500. Where does the money come from?

I saw a guy smack his cue against a chair or something (can't remember exactly). It was one of those home-run swings and clearly was going to break the cue. Odd thing was, the shaft survived and the butt broke a few inches from the joint. In case your wondering, the point of impact was about...

Speaking of difficulty of games and worthiness of play, I came up with a variation of 8 Ball I've been meaning to share. Historically I've played bank the 8 or last pocket to add something to standard 8 ball. A friend of mine plays on a predominantly spanish speaking 8 ball league with some...

I tried working this out once by figuring 15 hrs a week for 20 years would be almost 16,000 hours. I could offset some of those years I played less by the fact that I've been playing longer than that. How many games is that? All that said, I'd say I've only really been playing seriously for...

Yes, but... I see a lot of players go for what are esentially improbable breakouts with the net result being that they have no idea what will happen if they miss the breakout (or the shot altogether). Somewhat your decision should depend on a mix of how good you are and how good your oponent is.

There's the Carom Room in Beloit, WI. I had a tip put on there. Not sure what else they do, but if they don't do what you need, they would know who does. It's just over the border (three or four blocks). You might want to check out their tournament info as well. Last time I was at the...

I've always had what I would consider amazing eyesight and figured this was a definite edge in pool. I'm 44 now and starting to suspect this can't last forever. How important is your vision? I know this sound like a dumb question, but I really don't know what it's like to function with bad...

I use to work for a company that ground glass lenses for sunglasses. They were high end glasses; Revo, Ray Ban, etc.. Ok, so I know a little, but not a lot about the prescription glasses world. I'll hazard a guess, but that's all it is. The machines I was working with took a cam that...

Thanks! The software does sound reasonably priced. They need a better pricing description on their site.

Could someone explain the pricing structure. Their website is a little unclear. Once registered, do you pay per tournament or is the software free to use? They said something about 5 credits with the download. Do you get unlimited after paying $80 or is there an annual fee? I looked on...

Perhaps "old piece of pre-flag" = counterfeit ? or at least suspected.