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Best Bar Box Players Jam, I try to visit Vernon at least once a week. What is fascinating to me are his stories of when HE played Louie Roberts, Kenny Rhomberg, Bugs Rucker, Ronnie Allen, Nick Varner, etc, etc, etc, and of course Keith. All are/were the legends of pool folklore and his...

Best Bar Box Player As was said in an earlier post, these type threads are very interesting and informative as long as they don't become too argumentative or personal. Everone has a chance to voice support for their favorite player in their era and for the most part everyone is right (on a...

Cue Wobble When I play my best game is losing so there is no way I'm going to have anything perfect!

Best Bar ox Player It is interesting reading the opinions given regarding who is the best. The answer can best be given by the players chosen but in the end that would be incomplete too because they haven't all played each other. The opinions of us who are less than champions naturally are...

Table choices Diamond did not install premium rubber cushions when they first introduced their table. After a few years the rubber hardened and played "very dead". Now they use Artemis rubber cushions with a K55 profile which is pretty much the industry standard by which other cushions are...

Shot clock Think of the time spent waiting for a traffic light to change;-15-20 seconds. No one would agree to extend that time (obvious exceptions). The people who make TV matches are pros and 99% of the time should make their decision easily within 30 sec. It's no different than taking a...

Black marks What I did to eliminate the black marks was use left over Simonis cloth from when I covered the table and put it on top of the plastic pocket. I cut it to size and used double sided mounting tape. No more black marks plus now you can concentrate on the shot and not think about...

Cbc I don't smoke so when I go to CBC in order to look cool and fit in I just burn a $5 bill in the ash tray. Would burn a larger bill but that would be too cool.

#1 Pool Hall in Kingman Coming thru Kingman in a couple months on my way to Bullhead City. I'll stop and check Red Barn out.

Pink cloth and black lights? Go to Bull Wackers in Billings, Mt. They have exactly what you're looking for.

American made? The vast majority of Harley's parts are made in Japan and have been since a group of Harley's engineers bought the company from AMF.

In 1991 the General Mgr. for Mcdermott took me through their new facility in Menominee Falls, WI which was a very interesting 1/2 day tour. It is my understanding that McDermott Cues has since been bought so they could be made someplace else.

Gambling to be the best My friend, Vernon Elliott, who some of you know has never taken a back seat to anyone when it comes to gambling on pool, convinced me to never gamble on pool and he doesn't even know it. He says it is much better than sex and I just don't want to risk it!

It is my understanding that the only difference between K66 and K55 profiles is the ball/cushion contact point on the K55 is more rounded resulting in more contact area. What would be the noticeable difference in the way the ball rebounds on one vs the other? Since there are no dimensional...

Re: The Rocket Nice to read a post that shows a top player in a positive light. Even better, a top player deserving being shown in a positive light. Probably will never meet Rodney but his demeanor suggests that he would be a nice person.

Which shafts to use. A smart gambler would bet anyone that if 20-30 shafts made by top custom and production cue makers, including laminated, were all painted black that after hitting with each of them that no one would bet (much) they knew which ones were laminated. It's just like the game of...

How good can someone become? What I know most about is the sport of motocross racing, now known as Supercross but there are some things I believe to be analogous. I was at motorcycle dealer meeting in Las Vegas in the 1980's and we were talking with the best factory riders in the country...

I would like to clarify (for me) input from the forum with regards to what cue tip (layered or otherwise) to use or hardness of cue tip to use on your playing cue. The majority of advice seems to be that you should use a break stick for braking because of potential tip damage causing it to...

Curious about what your opinions are on the value, if any, on using the same playing cue for serious competition vs using an assortment of different cues. For instance, if you owned 8-10 different custom cues within an ounce of the same weight each made by recognized world class cue maker would...

Earl's Behavior It has been my observation both from personal experience and from reading about his conduct, that Earl has worked/works very hard to earn ALL the recognition he receives. He has incredible talent, no discipline, and is overdue for induction into the HOF.