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George bought these hanger bolts at the small hardware store down the block from his house. I had always liked the way his cues played ( I owned several) so I started Joss Cues using the same construction technique. I got the same result. A solid playing cue with a soft sound. I used this...

I played most of the Black players mentioned even for money. I spent a lot of time hustling in the Black pool rooms. There was always more gamble than in the White rooms. Several Black players not mentioned: Buffalo Jerry, Blue Shirt, Chicago Paul, Willie Munson, Black Artie? from Chi...

Jack, You're correct. I didn't care about the cr as much as I did about my cue. Besides I also had a Jag XKE to drive. Bill S.

Best book on pool I have ever seen. Learning how to find Center Ball is priceless. You have to adapt to whatever size table is available. Bill S.

You missed a few other players like me, Savanna Red, Grady, Tommy Lambert, New York Blackie, Don Watson, Detroit Whitey, Pucket and of course Bobby Chapman. $1000 a game 9 ball was common and sometimes even $5000 a game. A new Corvette was $4000. I know because I had one. I also had a 10,000...

Never, but who could resist a guy in a funny hat with a wallet on a chain in his back pocket? How about Kilroy with his gift of gab and a big cigar hanging out of his mouth? Who wouldn't play this guy for ten or twenty? Ran into these guys all over the US when I was hustling pool. Never saw...

Th two worst pool players I ever knew that made a living on the road were Bunny Rogoff and Kilroy. They were great hustlers though. Bill S.

I like one pocket the way it is but for tournaments and gambling I have a new version of one pocket I have been trying. I call it PHX one pocket. Ten ball rack just like ten ball. Same rules as one pocket. Each ball in your pocket is worth one point. Win with 6 points. The only difference is...

Mosconi and E. Taylor said it best. They both told me to only use spin to make a ball that is not "ON" without it or to play position that you can not get with center ball. I am a believer in center ball and with tighter pockets it makes it much easier to run out. Try it. You'll like it. Bill S.

Alan, I am at my winter home in Scottsdale. Please give him my email bill@josswest.net Thanks, Bill Stroud

Zero-X is the best. Bill S.

I have been playing pool since I was 4 years of age. I am now 75. I grew up on slow cloth and big pockets. It was necessary to have a powerful stroke to move the cue ball great distances. To develop that kind of power you needed to use a lot of wrist action. When I returned to playing pool a...

I had a 12 foot snooker table for 15 years and a Gold Crown as well. Snooker and pool are entirely different games. You play position in each game in a different way. An example would be a shot close to the rail in a corner pocket. In snooker the best you can do is pot the ball and get a few...

Check out the new Zero-X book. Best book on pool I have ever seen. Bill S.

Tim, Thanks for the kind words. Bill S.

Looks like a Radial. Try taking a straw, suck up a little water and fill the shaft with the water. Let it sit for a couple of minutes and draw the water out and let it dry for a day with the joint side of the shaft pointing up. The wood should expand. Make sure you don't get any water on the...

Scott told me they just started construction this past Monday. How old is this young student? Has he been playing a long time. Bill S.

Beautiful cue. Bill S.

Mattb, Check out this video. https://youtu.be/Zjw2UXVJaS0 I did it on my lights. Works great. Bill S.

The back of the cue is Implex. Bill S.