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That may be true. Also, the Patriots don't have to cheat to win a football game. Chad Knaus and JJ don't have to cheat to win NASCAR races. Sosa and Bonds likely didn't need the 'roids to hit a home run. etc. etc.

Don't know what he is saying, but I'm saying that is the moment when I was SO hoping Shane would have smashed that rack with a little extra top spin on the cue ball. :eek:

What a mess.....lol. I have so many mixed feeling on all this it's hard not to contradict myself. I think Justin is correct in his assessment. And Bob is correct in his assessment of Justin's assessment...:thumbup: But seriously, I feel like 9 ball is a great game, but I think the talent...

I sometimes feel like I struggle going from my normal 12.5mm tip to a buddies 13mm when we are shooting (I have a 63" cue and sometimes have to borrow if there is a wall or something in the way). I couldn't imagine going from a 9.5-10 mm tip to a 11.75-13mm pool cue. Then again, I don't play at...

I just ordered a few shirts...will see what they are like when they arrive.

Assuming it was a issue with some immovable object I doubt anybody would take issue with it, but technically it's not legal. One of the bars I shoot at has a Big Buck Hunter Game that is sometimes in the way and I have seen guys use just the shaft, but that's just league play.

Sorry, I didn't read you initial post close enough. I see you point about him not necessarily conceding the game. technically it is different than either throwing the ball in the pocket or grabbing the balls to rack the next game.

Normally yes, but when the rules were read to the players before the event it was declared that conceding a game results in the loss of that rack, plus the next. I have seen that in a couple of tournaments now I believe mostly to protect the pay per view crowd from feeling like they didn't get...

I greatly admire the guy who insisted they play it out, and have done similar things myself when a opponent is late to a match, but at this level of play the rules should be strictly enforced by the tournament director. While in a sense it would have backfired in this scenario, the purpose of...

I normally just go across the back, but I don't care for the weight on the bumpy MN roads. A friend of mine built a small "box" that he bolted on where the rear foot peg used to be. It's about 2" tall and the bottom of his case fits in it. he then leans it back and uses a small bungee to tie...

I think you are referring the The Break Room in Duluth. I believe Corey was there last year for Dennis Hatch's Tournament. He also played at CR's in Coon Rapids, MN with SVB and Bergman last summer.

Which ones are you using? It looks like they have a lot of different products. Thanks

Part of the reason I went there is because I dropped off a Jacoby Hybrid partial shaft I bought that I wanted to put on my Ebony Schmelke...I about fell over when they said it would only cost $35 to have it tapped for my 3/8"-10 pin and a black collar installed and finished out to match my cue...

I took a trip to Schmelke's store/shop with Reuben Fisher a couple weeks ago. David gave a tour and while walking through there I saw a blank that looked really cool. I ended up buying it... Met a few of the guys working there. They do about 200 cues a month now. Back in the late 80's they...

I'll take the 3/8-10 2". PM sent

Thanks for all the help guys! I'm going to try to implement these things into my game. I'm also going to try to put in some more time on fast tables to see what method works best. I know I can get there, I just need to shorten the learning curve so I'm not out of the tournament before I...

I spent some time watching Jesse Engel play and he has a very smooth soft stroke. Also uses a soft tip and you couldn't even hear the tip contact the ball. I talked to him a bit after a match and he comment about letting the English do the work.

Good info! Thanks.

Very true! I recently played in a 3 day event with 9, 8, and 10 ball. I only had one win in the 8 and 9 ball, but Sunday in the 10 ball I made it 2nd place. took me that long to adjust my game, but I mostly tried to have more straight in stop shots to avoid letting the cue ball go which helped.

That makes a lot of sense. I guess I never really thought about shortening the stroke to lower the power. I'll give that a try.