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I have been asked about executing some shots. Many have said thanks and really apreciated me sharing it with them. Then there are those that will say thanks but that is not how or the way that they want to do it. Either way you never know in advance what the response will be. I always try...

I don't know what I am missing but is still appears to be a handicap league??? 🎱

I have been on leagues and no longer play on them. It is a commitment to be there for X amount of weeks. It is more of a social time of hanging out in a bar or PH. Your playing time is limited as you may or not play depending on who shows up and the match ups. The way that many teams are set...

I don't think too many players would want to play if you ran three laps around the table in between each shot. :shrug: 🎱

Sure they do. They pay for it out of their winnings. It cracks me up every time I see the advertisements by the casinos showing how much in payouts they made in the last week. Play a slot machine. Put 3 coins in it. Make a play and it now pays back two with the wording that you won two...

I recently read a book about the Marines and the Battle of Tarawa during WW 2. After the Marines finally got off the beach they penetrated the tunnels, pill boxes and etc resulting in a lot of hand to hand combat using their bayonets. One of the Marines being interviewed said he never seen so...

We were driving from Fl back to Mi. I stopped to get fuel and pulled into a rather large station with a convience store. There were some seedy looking characters wearing hoodies loitering around a corner of the building. I stopped at the pumps and they started to head towards my vehicle. My...

Then the sad part is the cops or victim get prosecuted for shooting a poor defenseless outstanding pillar of society. 🎱

I had to start wearing glasses and have progressive lenses. It didn't t affect my game. I still suck. 😁 Honestly. If you don't let it bother you or use it as a excuse it shouldn't have any affect except for seeing better. You will now notice all the defects in the balls, and cloth instead...

I wear shoes with a firm base or sole. I buy all my shoes from Red Wing. They carry casual type shoes along with work shoes. You need shoes that will support your feet while standing on hard surfaces like concrete. Atheletic shoes are made for a specific type of activity and good for...

I bought a few knockoffs it was a few years ago from some on line seller. They are good for using in a bar league as all of those bar balls aren't very good. The CB itself is low quality. The dots are "painted" on the surface. The ball is made of a low quality material and not very live...

This may have been posted before. I tried a search but didn't see that it was. The video is a litttle grainy but still entertaining. https://youtu.be/2XTGBOKqccw Merry Christmas 🌲🎄🎁

I thought that it was the women that started the glove use in pool. Men wouldn't wear them as it was then considered to be too feminine. 🎱

As someone else mentioned the pros dont try to make the one ball on the break. They want the one to come back to the head rail along with the CB so they have a opening shot. The one and the 9 are the only balls that are always in the same spot in the rack. With the right break you can make a...

I doubt that very few professional pay taxes on their winnings. The tax law allows expenses to be deducted from gambling or winnings up to the amount of winnings. I am sure that everyone has and can prove more "expenses" than winnings. These expenses are for the whole year and not just for...

The cloth wasn't under the rack when breaking. It was only used for setting the balls on the table into the rack. The rack would be moved ahead off the cloth and the cloth was removed. I think the purpose is for those players that like to toss or drop the balls into the rack instead of...

I remember using a break ball and still use one occasionally on my home table when using a break cue with a phenolic tip. I think the break ball may have originated because of the ivory CB. Also remember having a cloth repair needle and thread to sew up tears. It was as common as when we...

I was watching a tournament in England on UTube. When they racked the balls they put a cloth on the table near the end rail, placed the rack on it and then proceeded to place the balls inside the rack. Then the rack was pushed forward into position. This is something that I have never...

If you watch the pros they will constantly adjust their break until they get the result they want. If they see their opponent making balls they will try that break. You should do the same. Watch where the other players are breaking from, their speed and applied English. If they are getting...

How about a layered tip made with duct tape? You wouldn't need any chalk. The sticky from the tape would give the friction. When the stickey wears off peel that layer off to get to the next fresh one. You could make the tip by using a driving a hole punch to the thickness you want into the...