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I think it goes beyond the fact that a professional makes money at playing pool. So do some tournament winners as well as some league players. Around my parts we classify pool players by 'speed'. A ten speed being equal to an A player, for instance. Anything above that we consider professional...

Good news, Tom. Some of the best therapy in the world is a few games of One Pocket. By-the-way, I'm curious to know. Which tip do you use on your cue? Kamui? Elkmaster? Moori? What? :thumbup:

Reminds me of a friend of mine who had a pet Gaboon Viper. The problem he had was that Gaboon Vipers, by nature, are stealthy and will ambush their prey. One afternoon it had escaped it's cage and was hiding near a bookcase. Unknowingly, my friend walked by the bookcase and when he did the snake...

Now this here is a damn fine idea. No, not the one about self-leveling pool tables. We've had those on ocean liners since Hector was a pup. The suggestion for a self-recording pool table with instant replay is outstanding. :clapping:

I agree with Bob's statement 100%, and, let me say that I have been as guilty as the next guy about chassizeing......castizeing......harrastizeing.......getting on a new guy's ass about something. Live and let die, I say. I cast my vote for a new Beginners Section. :thumbup:

Speaking of girls with three breasts. In the year 2525, if man is to survive, there will be women with three breasts available. They'll be used for slow dancing. :grin-square:

Hot dog! I'm heading for Best Buy. :D

In the year 2525, if man is still alive, you won't recognize the modern pool hall. First off, they won't be called pool halls. They'll be known as Billiard Arenas. It'll be a cashless society so you'll simply wave your G&S (goods and services) card in front of a scanner on the wall and a table...

I always used Soft Scrub. It's really best when you have a lathe available because the lathe makes things so much easier. One drop on the ferrule, then wipe off with a paper towel while the lathe is turning. Rinse with a dab of high quality spit, and you're done. Apply wax, if you like. Your...

America is great again. It happened early last Wednesday morning. :smile:

I like teaching girls between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four. I don't know why that is. It must be due to the caring nature I inherited from my family. I take after my Mom, you know. As a matter-of-fact my first name Tramp was the nickname my Dad would use when talking about her. What a...

Playing pool well is mostly about playing pool, and a lot of it. Give yourself time. Play as much, and as often as you can, and try to always play someone that is better than you are. Learn all the games. Especially One Pocket. A solid game of One Pocket can help you play the others. Quietly...

I've always walked into the pool room with my own set of balls. You didn't think I was going to walk in there with somebody else's did you? I know of two guys who bring their own. One is a straight pool player, the other is whatever you want him to be (now, don't read anything in to that). I'll...

I played pool in Panama City, Panama, in about 1967, at the YMCA in Balboa, a district of Panama City, where the American civilians who worked at the Canal lived. Balboa, a city within a city, was a beautiful place in those days because of the infusion of American dollars to the economy. They...

You see new, and strange, people at your pool hall? You're lucky. All I see is old, and strange, at mine. Like the great Walter Hagen always said sometimes, you've got to stop and smell the Lilacs. A person can wear out their welcome at most anything, and pool is no exception. Just be grateful...

You can take criticism, you say? Well, then you're ugly, too. :D

Just for the record, an Ultraskin medium. :)

Ain't it the truth. He must think these guys are rolling in dough. The last time I saw a Pink Cadillac convertible parked outside the front of a pool room was in the 60's, and it was a rental. It's amazing how many people here have such a skewed opinion of professional pool players. Of course...

Russian Roulette. It's the only one I know of. :smile:

The test for a good stroke is a simple one. If you are consistently getting beat then your stroke probably sucks like a Hoover Deluxe. To check and see if my stroke is reasonably straight I will usually step over to the table next to the one I'm playing on and take a few practice swings with my...