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I'm not looking to nitpick or anything, but isn't it C.L Bailey and not CJ Bailey? Good luck with your sale. I heard that those are nice tables for the money.

That's cool, because those shots where you shoot straight into the rack with the confidence that the corner ball will go in the corner pocket are pretty daunting to me.

These are great, and obviously took a lot of time. Thanks for posting them. I'm brand new to straight pool. I obviously have a TON to learn, because it involves types of shots that I would never encounte in 8 ball or 9 ball. Time for me to start studying up.

Good luck with the sale. From the sounds of one of your posts, it sounds like yet another divorce-necessitated sale on here. Sorry about that. BTW, what's the cloth? Camel Simonis on the bed with black on the rails?

Thank you all for your suggestions. I ended up ordering something on line today. It's not on the Billiard Warehouse website, but that's where I got it. I think it's basically like the thing in the last post, but mounted into a wood block. It should work out just like the thing in the last...

As I mentioned in a thread in the main forum, a fellow AZ'er introduced me to straight pool last night, and I loved it. Here's my easy question: I have a table in my basement. It is furniture style, and doesn't have the counting mechanism in it. I already own a floor cue rack, also without a...

I wonder if the differences are regional, or are mostly based upon your age and when you started playing pool. When I was in high school and college in the 80s and 90s, all we played was 8 ball and maybe a little cutthroat. Granted, it wasn't a serious pool-playing crowd, just regular high...

Fellow AZ'er Slach was kind enough to meet me out at a local pool hall (Jukebox Billiards in Munster, IN) and teach me how to play straight pool. Man, what a great game. I may be hooked. Thanks, Slach! I promise to practice up and give you a better game next time.

I got my table at a dealer called "Pool Tables Plus" in Elkhart, IN. They sell Olhausens and Brunswicks. They seemed pretty good to me, but I'm no expert. I know that they'll go anywhere around the state or Chicago to work on tables. Ask for George. Again, I'm no expert. My table plays...

I think it's a pretty safe bet that Shane VanBoening is one of the better players on AZ.

I like the idea of cafe and pool hall. Can you tell us a little more? How big a space? How many tables? What kind of tables and cloth? menu? Good luck with your venture!

Man, if I knew a free Sugartree cue was part of the deal I would have gone in to politics!! Does the offer still stand if I get elected dog catcher or something? lol

Interesting thread. I've always thought of the mental side of pool being a lot like chess. Which pool game do you guys think is the most chess-like? One pocket, maybe?

Just to make sure I wasn't going crazy, I went to the website of the place I was thinking of taking my cue--Pro-tyme billiards in Orland Park, IL (SW Chicago burbs). They clearly refer to the "pro shop" and "cue shop" and those are the same place. It's a room above the pool hall with some...

Thanks for the answers, but still a little confused. Is the prevailing wisdom that you do or don't need a lathe?

I've had the same tip on my cue for almost two years now, and I'm thinking of trying something else. A local pro shop has the tip that I want to try. Does everyone pretty much switch out a tip the same way, or are there different techniques? Specifically, I think I've read on here people...

Thanks for the answers, but... Can you guys explain ring games to me like I'm the village idiot? Really spell it out. If there are three guys, and all three shot a round of 3 ball each, and the low score wins, is that a ring game? How does a 9 ball, 8 ball or bank pool ring game work? Is it...

Oh yeah- open invite for any Northwest Indiana or south chicago suburbs az'ers who want to come play. I'm sure we could learn from you.

I've got a table in my basement, and every couple of weeks I have some guys over for a pool night at my house. I'm somewhere above a banger, maybe a C-. The other guys are all pretty much casual here and there bar players. (I guess you'd call them bangers). So far there's been no gambling...

Those are all nice looking cues. Would you guys recommend the lake shaft or his regular ones? Is the lake shaft in general stiffer?