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Thank God for fanatics (non-violent of course) and having a passion for something that still matters to so many others.

Maybe…maybe not……people still recognize the name Raschig.

I’ve spent a lotmore than that on pool balls and not all of the sets have been Centennials. My friends have the Aramith and Dynashere pool balls. Aramith has a nice design but some designs are just timeless. Let’s see how you feel in 20 years from now. I won’t be around to nag you but remember...

Could it be when you are playing for money, not just gambling but as a income source, the pool player, regardless of gender, decides to compete in venues where they have the greatest chance of winning or finishing in the money? Since there are so many more male pool players than female...

I dunno what others experience but I’ve been playing nothing but Centennials since 1985. Along the way I tried other brands, never purchased any, but played many hrs on friends’ tables with other brands. Never had any issues or complaints about Centennials becoming susceptible to getting marks...

That might be true with overweight and out of shape men but bending isn’t a physically demanding act to perform. The truth is a lot of male pool players are not in good physical condition, are largely overweight and often by a lot. Go into any pool hall and watch the different attendees from...

I think women should be able to play every bit as good as a man, especially when you eliminate the break shot that is tilted toward men due to their generally physical strength advantage. Aside from that and perhaps a height and arm reach advantage on a 9’ table, a woman can play every bit as...

I’ll let the readers guess what my recommendation is….IMO, there’s no choice……the brand also happens to be a great book by James A. Michener.

Yeah….I’m imagining down within the hull of a ship, heat escape is really poor. At least above ground, you get to open building doors and when really lucky, lift doors. Now hospitals will have boiler buildings or rooms, cooling towers, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The worst was...

No cap, hat, chapeau, bandana, sombrero, helmet or any other head covering. It becomes a distraction sighting down my cue’s shaft and a sweat box during the summer months. I don’t wear a cap in my car with the sunroof open. I like the sun even when over a 100 degrees. I used to be a heating &...

Keeping the attention of pool players competing in a tournament can sometimes be akin to herding cats. Just when you think you have everyone’s attention with announcements about match outcomes and new table assignments for players next match, you can’t locate players for the next match or else...

You will not be able to run a tournament and compete in it at the same time. There is far more work involved keeping track of the games underway and completed, bracket advance, starting new matches promptly and answering questions. It is just a fact of pool life unless you conduct events with a...

Jacoby is building two Kielwood shafts for me that should arrive next month. There are two different pins but aside from that the shafts are same diameter. Since Jacoby uses a longer taper than all my other cue shafts which is 14-15”, I’m uncertain if it will be great or just okay. I wasn’t...

IMO, you need to post better photos of the forearm design, especially since it’s not a 4 point design. I’ve always thought 6 point designs (3 Hi and 3 Low) are really harder to build since there’s less room. The photos are too distant and the detail is not clearly distinguishable. The design...

My experience is the carpet in the pool halls I’ve frequented is industrial grade carpet that gets installed over a cement floor. The carpeting is not padded, is thin without much nap for easier vacuuming and is used to make the room look better than with painted cement floors. It also helps...

I’ve seen where a player is eager and anxious to gamble with you on an agreed upon amount and race games. But then at the last minute of agreeing upon the match, they want to switch to a different table than the one you have been playing on. They don’t want you to have an edge knowing the...

1, maybe 2 at most, players out of 10. The rest are just air gyrations and inconsistencies that are conspicuously bad. I am one of the ten earlier referred to. I chalk every other shot (TAOM chalk), 3 practice strokes increasing in speed, get lower down on the shot than most players will, always...

I am still limber enough that I’d prefer to use the bathroom sink before putting my feet where people take a dump.

25 years ago I was probably seen upon as a pool snob or elitist because I brought my own set of Centennial pool balls to use at the pool halls I frequented. Nowadays, I just blend in because I see several sets being carried into the pool hall. At Sierra Billiards, where I have an annual...

The one thing I haven’t seen mentioned is socks. If you are playing in a tournament that is only going to last 4-6 hrs because it is a weekday event, It likely doesn’t matter but if you are in a long weekend tournament or one that extends over a few days, bring extra socks. I wear sweat socks...