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Deflection If you hit the cueball through the center (relative to your current eye position) it goes straight. If you don't move your body, but move your stick to hit that same point (the center, relative to your eyes) at an angle, you probably will change the path of the cueball. That change...

Wild Card Love the wild card shot idea... I've joked about having something similar in APA. 2s/3s get two timeouts per game, why not give them the option of calling for a DH in a game? If it were easy to implement, you could also offer a mulligan! Scratch on the hanging 8-ball? Take a...

We had a corporate holiday outing last week (Whirlyball, not pool unfortunately), and it got me thinking how a place could organize a corporate outing/tournament that would add some friendly competition to the mix. I’m curious what the community thinks of the following: 1) Teams of 5 players...

APA Regional I played in the regionals this weekend as well, and faced Jeff in the second round. He played very smart, was well prepared, and beat me easily 5-0. In the match there was a total of 6 innings, 5 defensive shots, and only 1 break and run. When I thought about the match...

First Lesson I had my first lesson with Rufus Carter on Saturday morning. I figured I'd post some details for others in the Atlanta area that might be considering seeking the advice of an instructor in their pursuit of improvement... Communication ahead of the session was very good. We...

Grit This is the test you're looking for... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/what-if-the-secret-to-success-is-failure.html?pagewanted=all

Much different motion/muscles involved would be my guess. Softball pitches are much closer in muscle usage, and they are closer to 50 MPH based on what I can tell from Google. Factor in the windmill pitch motion that most use, and that probably generates the extra 30 MPH compared to breaking...

I had the same issue years ago when I bought a 314 for a Joss cue I have. The joint was off about the same as you describe, maybe the width of a playing card at most. Honestly it only bugged me when I was focused more on the equipment than my game. Once I started playing it made zero...

Thanks Scott. I e-mailed Rufus and we're hopefully going to book some time coming up in June.

Atlanta Instructor Thanks Randy. Hadn't seen the PBIA list website before. - James

I'd like to find a good instructor in the Atlanta area if possible. I've shot an e-mail to Chris at the Georgia Billiard Academy, but haven't heard back yet. Are there any other good options around? It's tough from threads and various old websites to tell who is still actively instructing and...

Outsource it Just went through it with a couple of my own cues that needed it. It had been a while since I'd replaced a tip, and I remembered it going much better previously. The glues that are out there now are better. I think I used a Special T glue that I picked up from Seyberts along...

I'm looking to buy a second shaft for a Uni-loc Predator SP, but am curious whether I should have one custom fitted, or just pick one up online somewhere. My only experience with purchasing a non-original shaft is with a Joss several years ago where the original 314 fit the pin, there was a...

Mix it up and spread it out I think you'd be better served with short bursts of very focused practice (20-30 min at a stretch) of a particular skill. Focus on nothing but breaking for 20 min, see what is working, what isn't. Tweak, experiment, make mistakes, take notes. Then walk away and...

I've been reading the forums for a long time, and this thread was the first one I just had to jump in on. I've been fascinated by the theory of 10,000 hours = world-class performance. One example (golf related rather than pool) is being tracked at thedanplan.com. It's essentially a guy who is...