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Depends on the power. If by draw you mean kill, then I agree with above; the ball swerves as it loses it's backspin and starts rolling. But if you are shooting hard enough to draw, the ball will not swerve. A big follow stroke also will not have time to lose it's spin and swerve, but rolling the...

Ok I get all that, but I'm talking regular weekly league. Are all levels of players put in one division, playing each other? Or does each level (master, A, B, C) get their own division and their own league night? Maybe I'm not wording this right because no one seems to get what I'm asking. I am...

So an A can be on a team with two masters? Or are there separate divisions for masters, A players, B players? I would really like to join BCA next season but only if I can play with two acquaintances who are masters.

I am an APA 7-9. I just went up to a 7-9, so I'm probably weaker than most 9's. A local BCA master asked me to join his 3 man 9 ball team next season. I did not have a minute to talk with him about it at the time, so I do not know how it works... but I've been under the impression that the...

That is crazy, my double jeopardy is done by 11 every week, starting at 7. And we have some longer races (I'm a 7-9 and play both every week).

Maybe a rough leather like elephant ear? I have an elephant wrapped cue and it is very grippy without having the terrible feel of those rubber wraps.

I would like to see 10 ball on a 9' with APA scoring (watch the clash of the titans tournament on youtube if you're unfamiliar), with the option to shoot or give it back when your opponent misses. Race to 150 points for the top players. I think the better player will come out ahead more often...

There are a lot of factors in deflection, but generally a thinner shaft will squirt the ball less (unless it's conical and really stiff) I used to play with an 11 mm long taper whippy as hell and it was fun for awhile. Almost no squirt. Some people swear they can spin the ball more with a...

Awesome thanks for the info guys I appreciate it. I'm so glad to hear Classic is not closed, what a terrible rumor that was!

Tapers range from completely conical and stiff (the z2 is pretty straight/conical like a snooker cue) to being the same diameter 18-20" in and then tapered, and everywhere in between. Every cue maker has his own way of tapering a shaft and even every shaft will be slightly different. It's hard...

Yeah I used to be a regular there but they closed down as well. I don't think SE Portland has the pool scene to keep a pool hall open right now, especially with all the 7' diamonds around town. Thanks for the info though.

Hey thanks man I forgot all about that place. I'm looking for something closer (I live in Sandy), but I will definitely have to make it out to Rialto sometime soon.

Maybe I'm just going out at the wrong time, but I can't seem to find anywhere to play in the East Portland/Gresham area since Classics closed (I heard from someone that they closed, I haven't actually driven down there to find out for myself). I go to Fortune Star, Pub 181, Midway, Rodders, and...

I have been using milked and pressed elkmasters for awhile and there really is nothing like them. Well I guess a good triangle is similar when they get low. Layered tips just don't compare. I will have to try a Dawg next time. I'm curious to try soaking and pressing a LePro, but with that...

Thanks for clearing that up. I saw a picture of the premium set on aramith's website and the cue ball was that off white color, so I assumed it was the red circle. I agree with you and am fortunate to play in situations where I'm using many different cue balls, so I can adjust within a few...

I believe the red circle is included with the Aramith Premium set. I draw about the same with any clean ball I use... though the red circle does seem to play slightly slicker, glancing more on slight angle draw shots (at least to my perception). So yeah, maybe at distance the red circle would...

I have two measles balls and two red circles. I can draw two tables with all of them. When I play with the mud ball (fri-sat the bar does not open the tables for me), I can draw just the same. This tells me that they are all roughly the same weight/size. That being said, I do feel they react...

I am an astro physicist with a minor in astrology. Don't buy that shit. In the mid 90's a lady running a website claimed that ET's told her telepathically that Nibiru would collide with us. That is the first known source of the rumor. Nibiru has been talked about for a long time and does exist...

Less spin will make it stay short and more will make it go longer, generally. This varies a lot with the cut angle, so I consider it to be a feel shot. Practice it for a while with different amounts of spin and angle and it will click. There is another way I like to play this shot, if, for...

I don't know what the standards are for an A player in cities with a better pool scene, but here in Portland, I'm as good as most A's I've played. I'm an APA 7-8 and I play with a couple BCA Masters whom I'm acquainted with every once in awhile, and I usually stay pretty even with them. Ray...