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So the best strategy is to beat people as slowly as possible?

If anyone does the experiment, they should remove the wax after the fun.

Yup. I've seen nearly a quarter-inch gap for one cue ball. The size of the gap tells you how small the cue ball is compared to the object balls. That particular room also had small object balls, but the cue ball had a lot more wear. (The diameter error is a third of the gap.)

Does Filler just decide faster on the right shot than the ones who scurry around like rats? Maybe that's a skill that can be learned. I was watching one top player towards the end -- call him Nick O'Time -- and I kept wondering why he wasn't moving to shoot the obvious shot. Was he calculating...

Google is still your friend even though they run an unbelievable number of ads these days...

New cloth makes draw much easier. So does a polished (but not waxed) cue ball if the cue ball is scuffed from break shots and miscues. If you want to try wax at home, paste wax or ArmorAll silicone spray will work. Polish the cue ball first.

There are some break balls that would be nearly unplayable if the rule was changed to "interfering with a ball in the rack." For example, a ball nearly touching the back of the rack.

That could also be due to the cue ball being small from wear. Make a ring of six object balls frozen around the cue ball and if there is a gap with the last object ball in the ring, the cue ball is the wrong size. This can be a serious problem for very old cue balls.

I was thinking the same about the eight ball. There is also the possibility that he was playing for some other pocket, but overhit it. On the other hand, sometimes you just get a feeling that a "wrong" shot will work, and it does.

I'm confused. Did the teams with fewer wins finish ahead of you by playing fewer games? If so, the scheduling is broken.

As for the original question, I used to use "Penrose" surgical drainage tubing. It's thin latex. 18 inches and going nearly all the way back.

Some people want a wrap to keep their hand from slipping even with a light grip. A rubber grip seems to be the best for that. I think most carom players do not rub their cue against their shirt, but I could be mistaken. I find that no wrap -- just the shiny finish that's on the rest of the...

Two of the five wildcards have not been filled in yet. Can we hope to be seeing Ameer Ali? Between the World Championship and the Florida Open is another WNT ranking event, the Rally in the Shenandoah Valley.

Experiment, I suppose. And now with the new chalks we're moving on. I believe the new ones use abrasives other than quartz.

Here's an hour of highlights from the finals.

Or maybe, "That's enough spot for Carlo." It's a brand new ball game.

Finally... 3-9

I suspect the director is getting some on-the-job training.

8 racks in a row for Biado

7-2 now