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Open table, player sinks his called ball but scratches, is the table still open?

American Heritage I have two of the American Heritage "King's Chair," the one above with the drawer under the seat. They also make a less expensive spectator's chair. The problem I have is that when getting off the, with one's weight on the foot rest, the rear legs come off the floor, and...

That's interesting. I hadn't thought at all how a run would start out, that wasn't part of a game. Now I am thinking about it too much! So, are you saying that at DCC folks position the break ball by the side pocket, take cue ball in hand, and proceed from there? If you start by breaking the...

I kinda like the flat head screws. It may sound silly, but I prefer the aesthetics of them, and with a properly fitting screwdriver they work fine, and not so much axial pressure is needed. Most people don't have the right size screwdriver for these. I have the luxury of a huge number of...

Blue and brown finishes on steel are an oxide conversion coating that, with a little oil, prevents further rusting. That's what I was referring to. But even just plain surface-rusted steel screws are much more esthetically pleasing to me than zinc-chromate coated hardware, and replacing wood...

I must confess that I find that the old hardware, the slotted-head woodscrews, the light brownish rust finish, possess something of a charm. As much as I see the appeal of RKC's modification, I fail to realize the utility of it; the wood screws work just fine. I wish all of the hardware on my...

I never said anything about your shot or that skid, or anything else, other than the spelling comment, you pompous ass!

How Does It Work? Perhaps I just don't understand it; but is he saying that regardless of the position of the balls on the table, that there are only these 6 discrete aiming points necessary to put the object ball in a pocket? On its face that is contradictory to simple geometry. How can it be?

Looking for a BreakRAk break training device for a 9' table.

"add vice:" amateur speller

How can it be a boom for real estate if there are so many retail vacancies? And, if the internet, and Amazon, in particular, are wrecking brick and mortar retail, shouldn't that be an opportunity for pool? I mean, what are they going to put into all those stores, and with so many vacancies...

Phoenix is west coast? Good to know.

Bob, I don't understand, will you please elaborate?

Which one, the $90 one, or the $180 one? :)

Gold Crowns on eBay The Gold Crown tables from there are on eBay now - 1 sold, 7 available. $800 But It Now, or Make Offer. Wow, what a deal!

Where do you hang out? I'd say it's the other way around where I go out to play. And, most who don't break with their player use a house cue to break. So a specialized break cue, maybe 5%?

I don't get the "not hitting object balls with the cue" stuff. I do i every day, when I warm up and practice, according to Bob Jewett's "Stroke Mechanics Drill." "1. Over the spots drill. Place a striped ball on the head spot with the stripe vertical. Using center ball, stroke the ball over...

Very informative, Bob, thank you for the detailed and organized post. I have no doubt that it is correct, as you are the expert on this kind of thing, in my opinion. I took your advice of using the tailor's chalk pen for marking table cloth: the Dritz 667 Tailor's Marking Set, which I think...

If there was a set of things you could place in the pockets of a Gold Crown I that would make it a pocket-less table.... I would do it!