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Loved playing there! Truth be known I could never beat Greg in the long run at Banks (we played even) or One Pocket (I got a ball). He hid his speed well until necessary, like against me. P.S. I dusted off my cue after a two and a half year layoff, and am headed to Vegas this week to play in...

Beautiful! He still looked pretty solid considering he could barely see and was close to 80. I saw him at his peak in the 1960's and he hit them like that all day long, no editing needed. He creamed the pocket on every shot! There was never a roll-off when Eddie was shooting. He overcame any bad...

I banked about ten in a row one time at your house! I was teamed up with Cotton and you were teamed with Max. I know you remember that one! It felt like I didn't miss a bank for an hour, I was making everything! :)

A Absolutely correct Bill! His exhibition poster proclaimed boldly "Made a World Record 37 Bank Shots in a Row!" The world record holder, then and now. I personally witnessed Taylor (in Dayton mid 1960's) throw all fifteen balls on the table, take ball in hand and slowly and deliberately run...

Bankin' Billy!

The WPA coined a new word for sanction.

I also liked John and Erik doing commentary. They worked well together and both have good clear voices. Easy to listen too. Not to mention they know what they're talking about!

An exhibition is one thing and a tournament match was another. Frank would often study a shot for two to three minutes (or more sometimes) and as the ref keeping the ball count I would have to keep repeating the number in my head over and over so I didn't forget the score. Like, 46, 46, 46, over...

I like your analysis. The interesting about using this drill is that after shooting the same shot hard about ten or fifteen times you will start making it maybe half the time. Your body/mind gets it all filtered out somehow. I love it when I can slam the ball in from distance two or three times...

Lou Butera would agree. He played super fast (Machine Gun Lou) and rarely missed. He was something to see when in full gear. I loved watching watching him tear through racks of 9-Ball. Try 60-90 seconds! At one time he was one of the greatest 14.1 players on Earth, the favorite in any long...

Great answer. I always felt the same way. My one and only goal was to get the cash, fast or slow.

I I ref'd a couple of his straight pool matches. He was slowwwwww!

Love watching this match. What could be better; Kid Delicious vs. the Hillbilly with Buddy and Jerry commentating. It doesn't get much better than that. Pretty good camera work too. I never felt like Danny played too slow. He just made sure to get everything right before shooting. I liked...

You are correct. The straight in shot is slightly tougher than the same length shot with an angle to it. So much so in fact, that it is often good strategy to leave your opponent long and straight in during a game of 9-Ball or One Pocket. I'm talking table length here, not what is shown in your...

At the 1993 Los Angeles Open 9-Ball Championship we built side by side arenas, each one with four tables inside. All four sides of each arena had eleven row high bleachers with padded seating, three steps up to get to the first row. Every seat in each arena was a good one and you could watch...

Doubtful

From what I've seen Alex is playing good again, at or near his best. He was in a long slump for two to three years where his game had slipped considerably. I think he may have been spending too much time trying to learn Chinese Eight Ball. Now he's back focused on Pool and that's very cool. Can...

They had leather inserts that deadened the sound. That made all the difference.

Thank you Jerry. One of my all time favorite books!

Danny always treated me like his kid brother and I liked that. I lost my older brother when he was only 29 in a racing accident.