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Is this the one in Orland Park, IL?

Thanks for the reply. I have heard people make similiar comments about One Pocket. What is it about your stroke in One Pocket that can mess you up for other games? By the way, your quote in your signature is one of my two favorite lines from The Hustler.

From time to time I read comments on here where people write things like "playing a lot of game X hurt me with game Y" or "playing a lot of game X helped me with game Y." I really only play 8-ball, 9-ball and straight pool, although I'd like to learn banks and one pocket at some point down the...

I played a little in high school and some more in college, and loved it. I told myself that when I was a "grownup" I'd get my own table. About 2 years ago, at the age 38, I found myself married with kids in a nice big house with a huge, empty (unfinished) basement. I bought a table and am now...

I understand, and didn't think he was misusing the term. I also just read an entry on "gastropub" on wikipedia. I was just offering my 2 Cents that some people in the market will read the name and not think of good bar food but rather stomach ailments. It made me personally think of a trip to...

Sounds like a great room. Good luck with it!! A couple of random points: Sounds like you've been through a million rooms and must have a sense of what you like the looks of and what you don't. Next time you are in Illinois, check out Pro-Tyme Billiards in Orland. It is a very nice looking...

That's a great looking cue. I love the cadet blue in the veneers, matching up with the blue specks in the wrap.

Can one of you guys explain to me why playing straight pool would affect your cloth preference? Do people like having a faster or slower cloth for straight pool? I have Simonis 860 on my home table, and play a mix of 8 ball, 9 ball and straight pool. I never really thought in terms of what...

I'm just wondering out loud here, and don't have the answer, but I'd like to hear more about the link between how strong pro pool is and how popular pool is in America. People in these threads often attribute the downslide in pool's general popularity to the sorry state of pro pool. Do you...

Guilty of that one, but in my lottery fantasy I get a 9 foot diamond with tight pockets, a 7 foot diamond AND a new GC V in either 8 foot pro or 9 foot. Have them all in my huge basement (my post-lottery basement, not current one).

I have a newbie question here: what's the rationale behind the switching hands thing?

Here's a random one: sometimes when I'm in other people's houses or apartments I size up their different rooms and try to picture if they could fit a pool table in the room, and if so, a 7, 8 or 9 foot. I do this at people's places that don't even play pool for some reason. Maybe some weird...

Thanks for the info. My wife and I went to High Pockets tonight, and had a nice time. It was pretty empty, but maybe we were some of the few degenerates who wanted to go out and play pool on Christmas.

How much are you looking to spend? If you let people know that, and your geographical area (S. Cal?) people here might be able to keep an eye out for good craigslist or ebay listings for you.

I graduated law school in 1996, and have been working since then as a prosecutor. While some of you may not see the prosecutor as "the good guy," please believe that it is a fairly large sacrifice for most of us: massive workloads and much less pay than we'd get in the private sector. Anyway...

I have always thought of pool not as a drug, but as a form of therapy. I find it incredibly relaxing to escape to my table in the basement to get away from the kids, work stress, wife stress, and play by myself. I read "Zen Pool" by Max Eberle, and try to adopt some of the concepts and treat...

I'm going to be in Memphis next week, and just dug up this thread. Which place would you be more likely to go to with your wife who plays but doesn't love pool?

I've got a table in my basement, and can't wait until my 5 year old twins are old enough to play. I already have some short kid-sized cues for them. I think it will be a great family activity for us. I think that not introducing your kids to pool because there is a seedy, disreputable side to...

Good article. Thanks for posting.

I'm new to straight pool. Can you please explain what line-up straight pool is?