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And changing contact points has nothing to do with it, right? It's all spin transfer? -djb

Mike was in Raleigh for the Jacoby event. He said he thought it would be an easier field. It probably would have been, too, if Rodney Morris and Raj Hundal hadn't shown up.... -djb

Snap it off, Eddie. Gimme a call next time you're in town.... -djb

Are you talking about the thing that's basically an aluminum block with holes in it for the tip holder and cutter? -djb <-- doesn't have the instructions, but used one for 2 years

Guess I'm in the minority here, but I love to watch Souquet play. He's probably my favorite player to watch. Everything that he does exudes discipline. I love to watch the way he approaches the table - you can SEE him make up his mind and come to a positive conclusion about what he's going to...

Video tape yourself and be honest in your analysis. I used to record myself during practice sessions (but I'm getting a new camera today and I'll be doing it again), and I think being able to SEE what you're doing right and/or wrong is a lot more useful than someone telling you what you're...

Brandon, you're more than welcome to give mine a try. BTW, are you playing this weekend? -djb

I *might* play in either the early bird or main event or both, but I'm still not back into playing shape yet, so I'm leaning towards not playing. Either way, I'll be there for a little while on Friday night, and a little while Saturday afternoon. In case you haven't heard, there's a good...

A lot of players simply can't get used to a Z. The 314 is more like a traditional shaft, whereas a Z has a conical taper and a smaller tip. I can tell you from personal experience that a Z is a drastic change from a traditional shaft. I was able to make the adjustment, but I know several...

As I understand it, the BCA was already "in charge" of the rankings - they simply deferred to other organizations, such as the UPA. In the case of the WPC, the BCA uses the UPA rankings to determine the players invited in lieu of creating their own system. I guess the BCA has finally decided...

There are several Firefox add-ons for downloading Flash videos to your PC. You can browse those add-ons at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/. I use DownloadHelper (downloadhelper.net) for youtube videos, but I haven't tried to save any IPT videos. -djb

I bought this Wednesday and I've played the bowling and pool mini-games (darts is also available, but I haven't played that yet). The rules for 8-ball are strange. There's the usual BIH on fouls, but if you make an opponent's ball, even after making a good hit on your own group, it's BIH for...

I'm watching O'Sullivan/Liang now, and I haven't watched live snooker since last year. How are they doing the 3-D rotational effect of the table and balls on a live match? That's by far the coolest production effect I've ever seen for cue sports. -djb

Hey John, Austin's giving you guys a good plug.... -djb

I see Joe Rogan in the crowd - I wonder if the IPT is the reason he missed the last UFC.... Austin is clearly nervous, but that's no surprise; he's playing arguably the greatest player ever to hold a cue. While it's obvious Austin is overmatched in this one, this is probably one of the best...

See what you miss when you're recovering from rotator cuff surgery.... Just want to thank everyone (Keith, David, Paul, Scott, Brandon, Shane, Steve)for the kind words. If Phidget is who I think he is, I'll be working with him some time next week, if we ever stop playing phone tag. Just for...

While I totally agree with you on your dislike of the term "parallel english," I can't agree with you on this particular post. Players are definitely more "jacked up" on draw shots than follow, so I don't think follow + english creates greater swerve than draw + english. As I understand it...

You have an interesting viewpoint. There are many who would argue the exact opposite - that BHE prevents players from learning more about the game and developing a good stroke. BHE can become a crutch, and if players don't know how to deal with shots where BHE doesn't work, they're in trouble...

There are some misplaced antecedents here, so I'm not catching your drift here. Are you saying BHE players have a more "pure" stroke than those who don't use BHE? Or are you saying that BHE makes someone have a lazy stroke? BTW, what is a "pure" stroke? Finally, why do you think BHE is more...

I haven't been to NY Billiards since last summer or so - guess they got rid of the billiards tables. Sorry about that; it never crossed my mind that they would get rid of them. NY has a lot of Asian players (I guess cause the owner is Asian), and every time I went in there (which was...