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Happy Birthday Mike!!! This is your day...which by the way is the reason you are about to claim victory in our current backgammon match... Mike

Ben I wouldn't complain...I don't remember too many times when I had the opportunity to practice for an hour before a tournament... Come to think of it...I don't remember ever wanting to practice an hour before a tournament...hey I need to conserve the energy lol... How long it takes to get...

I used to be able to use the Wei table...now I'm lost so I can't use that to illustrate... I think my first post pretty much spelled out the basic rules and how to rack...non-call shot game...play balls in succession...each odd-numbered ball is a money ball...1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15...plus High...

I like the ball return...pretty cool... It looks like the 10-ball shot rolled off a bit to the right...??? MM

Odd Ball When I first began playing the big ring game was Odd Ball...probably because it cost a dime a rack and it lasted longer...lol am I dating myself?? It's the game of Rotation...rack the 1-ball in front and the 2-ball and 4-ball on the back ends...play consecutive balls from the 1-ball...

Welcome BigD Looks like you're from the great state of Tennessee...we had a great visit last year...Chattanooga...Nashville...Memphis... Made a pilgrimage to Graceland... Took a ride down the Mississippi...accompanied by...oh nevermind... Enjoy... Mike

Thanks for giving me another opportunity to mention WONDERBOYS lol... My book WONDERBOYS was serialized on this website...twice...that was over a span of more than two years...and I didn't even join the Forum until about a year after it stopped. I spoke to pool players everywhere the best way...

Welcome aboard PegLeg... Mike Go Sox!!!

I don't get it...except Jude says the angle is more extreme than it looks...well it would have to be quite a bit more extreme than the example shown to change my mind...anyway from the diagram it's a very easy shot to bank...and practically the whole fairway to get shape on the 8-ball...I just...

My sincere condolences to his widow and two children...it is so sad for a family man to die so young. My condolences also to you and his teammates, and for other relatives and friends. It is such a good thing for his mates...which seems a better word even than friends...to gather for...

I am so sorry for the shock of this man's unexpected passing. My condolences to his family, to you and his other teammates, and to all his other friends and relatives. Would that we could all pass away while we are doing something that we love to do. Mike

I've played on tables faster than that lol...

Watched your video... Jason I must admit this is my longest post yet...I guess I had some time and got interested in what you were doing. Nice run...28 balls is pretty good...actually 29...and you can do much more. First rack - you were tentative...on most shots you didn't seem really sure...

Welcome from sunny Florida...high temp in Orlando today will be 77...I do remember cold and miss the seasons...I just don't miss them quite enough to live them lol... Anyway I hope your stay here is a long one...enjoy... Mike

This is interesting...we are definitely splitting hairs here...but it's an important hair...a 100 ball run is THE yardstick in straight pool. And anyone that can run 99 has in the past or will surely in the future run more than 100...and for the record I have a 99-ball run lol... If the match...

Sorry to say it's 99... You run 5 balls...then continue to run 84 (6 full racks)...at this point you are on a run of 89... You break open the next rack and run 11...and if the owner tells you that he is now closed and everyone has to leave then you could say that you ran 100 balls...on an...

Nice room... This looks pretty close to spectacular...the only thing that makes me wonder is why so many 7-footers compared to 9-footers??... Not a huge chance that this Florida guy gets up to Fargo...well anything is possible I guess... Best wishes... Mike

I'm not crazy about leaving the 4-ball as the key ball...it's easy to get the wrong angle on it... I like the 6-ball for the break ball...and the 12-ball for the key ball... I'll play 8,9,4,11,12... I'll play the 11-ball to leave the cue ball pretty close to the bottom rail...then nice and...

I really like this thread... Some very good ideas floating around here...and some very good and interesting personal testimonials... Roy Steffensen used the word 'nonprofit' which is definitely something to look at. Roy is in Norway I think and rules are probably different...but there are...

Funny you mentioned that... I was a partner, then owner of a room in New England way back when...and I seriously considered what you are considering. Keep doing your homework and make sure that you can make a living at it. Seems to me that you would need at least 8 tables...for tournaments...