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You have no obligation to anyone who buys half or all of you in the Calcutta, and anybody who buys anyone in the auction has no guarantees - Buyer beware. If he was that much of a jerk, you should have forfeited the final match. It may have cost you a few $’s but it would have taught him a...

I disagree with the 0’s for inside draw and inside center/stun. The need to utilize either of these doesn’t come up that often, but when it does the ability to successfully execute a shot with either of these can potentially offer the highest percentage positioning route to get on the next ball.

He was well past his prime, but my dad took me to a 14.1 exhibition with Luther Lassiter and Steve Mizerak (in his prime) in the early 1970s - Two of the greatest

I agree, but keep in mind that 4 inch pockets on newly installed cloth really play more like 4-1/4 inch pockets on broken in cloth. For a week plus long tournament, 4 inch pockets will play significantly tougher by the time the finals is played, unless the cloth is recovered a 2nd time.

When a player calls an extension, the 20 seconds is added onto whatever time is remaining on the clock.

Regardless of how tight the corner pockets are, side pockets should always be 1/2” larger, even at the pro level. In my opinion, anything less changes the game and is a gaffe table.

Yes, the shafts were warped and even the replacement Meucci shafts I got for it years later had also warped.

One of my first cues was purchased 50 years ago, an MO-7 Meucci, purchased at a pro tournament I attended as a spectator at the Jersey shore. I played with it off and on roughly the next 20 years, before switching to other cues / shafts after opening our pool room 28 years ago, and for many...

PM me with your cell and I’ll text you his cell number. It’s been close to 10 years ago, so I can’t guarantee it’s the same.

Do both - go ahead and order the custom cue - 2 years will go by faster than you think. I waited 2+ years for a custom Mezz Exceed cue and I’m glad I did, as they no longer are even taking any orders. In the meantime, go ahead and get a good playing cue within your budget that’ll get you by...

Soft touch shots / safeties are tricky. It’s not the kind of shots most of us practice, but they often come up in matches. It’s great if you can lock them up really good, but just try to at least make sure they can’t see the ball and have to kick at it.

Some people just see sharp cut shots better than others. They don’t bother me, as long as the CB is not too far away from the OB, and the OB is not too far away from the pocket.

Fold marks on new installations always will eventually disappear, as long as the cloth is stretched properly. I agree the installer should always inform their client of this before leaving. If OP’s did a search on most topics such as this, they could have all their questions answered without...

Monday night is our weekly handicap 9-ball tournament and is one of our busiest nights of the week. If you already have a similar tournament on another night, consider trying out an alternate possible tournament format you could run on Mondays to see how it goes, maybe a doubles tournament.

Yes, 3-7/8”, and it appears the pocket facing angles look like they are roughly 142°. These are closer to snooker pockets than pool pockets, even with new cloth. To pocket a ball shot down the rail with any pace at all would have to be hit absolutely perfect, and it still might not drop.

On a 9 foot table with good lighting, I think it is just too bright. Simonis sent me a 1‘ x 2‘ swatch of apple green which I laid out on one of our tables next to our tournament blue and a number of players agreed that it is simply too much on the eyes.

Apple green is not shown on their website color chart, but I know it may be available in some blends. It is certainly brighter than Simonis green, but some might say it is too bright, especially if you have very good LED lighting on your table.

I heard recently from an extremely reputable table mechanic / installer that he’s had some problems in recent years with Artemis cushions he has installed and his preferred choice now is Klematch cushions. I’ve brought this up to the Artemis dealers I purchase from, and they completely deny...

I have photos of our tables here with Simonis green that look completely different than the swatch shown in the first post, but unfortunately, I don’t know how to load photos here.

My problem with the 3 foul rule for a handicapped tournament is a considerably stronger player attempting to 3 foul a virtually beginner level player, particularly if they have other options. I may choose to continually hide and foul an opponent until I feel I can run out, but I won’t call them...