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Classic Billiards. They were resurrected? Not likely but similar logo.

I’m not signing any cues but curating fossil, rock specimens daily. I once used ink on specimens but in the last decade or so use Archival ink pens that come in various tip sizes. Sometimes we’re cutting rocks using water or oil and afterward the lettering or numbers are as crisp and clear as...

True. Ding: ‘the veteran’. Yan’s win will likely help Ding recover from his slide. Every time Ding plays he has all of China’s expectation on him. Yan’s win will help him share that pressure. A few more Chinese players are swirling around the 17 to 32 ranking position and a third Chinese will...

Actually a huge day for all of Snooker. Yan’s win will make him a star in China and boost the game’s pofille.

All 4 remaining players in the Snookers Masters will be using a brass ferrule. On Sunday, one will walk away with the equivalent of 300 thousand dollars. Runner up a third of that. None of the 132 rankling tour players use an ivory ferrule. Some Snooker pros once used ivory instead of brass...

It’s one of the reasons I like playing with a variety of mature folks in non affiliated leagues. Nobody hesitates to ask to try a cue . Funniest is when they try my Snooker cue and miscue the first couple of times trying to hit the cueball. I’ve never used weed or even smoked a cigarette. I’ll...

Basically this. It’s what is taught in Snooker school. Barry Stark has a video on it about pre tournament preparation. Don’t practice difficult shots but knock in some easier balls. To add... shoot lots straight in shots...Make up some type of game. Be able to knock them in with 100%...

I’ve used my current snooker cue for 14 years. The one before that for almost as long. I have no idea how somebody can pick up a cue and judge it until they have played with it for a couple of weeks. I can’t even judge a new tip until Ive used it a half dozen times. American Pool cues are...

I’ve watched Ronnie develop since he was a teen. What separates him from multiple excellent snooker players Is his cueball position. I’d put money on Hendry, Judd Trump and definitely Mark Williams against Ronnie in long potting. However, nobody touches him positioning the white. I attribute...

Unlike Anerican pool there is definitely a physical aspect to Snooker . At age 14 when I first started, I didn’t have the hand or wrist strength to make the needed spin on the ball and definitely not to use multiple rails in a smooth delivery. I also find that in those 10% ( or whatever) of...

Another aspect is ‘American’ pool doesn’t need to be the USA. The 4 biggest Spectator sports in the world are football, cricket field hockey table tennis. All from the UK although the Brits don’t dominate any of them. There’s no need for betting on American pool to be based in the US....the...

It’s not a matter of including China, China’s gambling culture already dwarfs anything in the world. There is nothing stopping it now. Macau’s annual sports betting intake alone is larger than the total intake of all gambling revenue in Las Vegas. The biggest intake is, of course, gambling...

Football likely does more to control the spread of the virus in the UK than any other measure. Millions of males more likely to stay home glued to the telly...a boost to morale My mom grew up n Battersea in London duing the War. One of the most heavily bombed targets. She said she was often...

Good grief. I missed that happening. Wilson is fortunate to be in the Masters and not suspended. Higgins shows a lot of class in coming to the table and carrying on.

This is a big opportunity for Gary Wilson. No pressure as a replacement . He’s played like a dog this year and a chance to regain some confidence. Even though non ranking, it’s a chance for him to stop the slide into oblivion. He also has a chance to pick up a lot of cash even with one match...

I’m the reverse. Playing for 52 years and own an extensive cue collection. I can’t tell any significant difference and, If there is one, no way to isolate the variable. Did you try all those ferrules on the same cue with the same tip? How did not using ivory diminish your game? I’m a good...

I get ball sets at the thrift store. Might be a $50 set or $400 set but always sold at $10. Usually mint or near mint condition even if ‘old’. Why do I need 25 sets? I don’t. It’s an addiction. Today got a Classy older ash snooker cue, brass pin, ferrule...with a leather case for $5. What...

I’ve learned this over the year’s. I get older ball sets that have been donated to the thrift stores. What I ‘guess‘ happens is someone gets a new set of balls. They put the old balls in the new box and store them somewhere. When the person passes or whatever they are cleared out with the...

Ronnie is showing off. Miss that shot and not account for returning to the bulk and he loses to a pro player. They would Clean up. Miss that shot to this lass and he knows at most she many squeeze a couple of points out. It’s the same later when she First fouls on the colours. Ronnie doesn’t...

What players often forget about Snooker is that you are often not trying to pot a ball when at the table...especially non pos. Yes, it’s much harder to pot a ball but it’s like being at the plate in baseball. Maybe swing at every third pitch. Six red ball is a fairly common Snooker game. It’s...