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I feel your pain. It's very similar situation with finding a venue for the USBA Nationals. Re: 3-Cushion National Championships. It seems only one room in the Nation is interested. Carom Cafe. I have no problems with Carom Cafe but what's wrong with this picture, where no room believes...

Wish I could see this in person. That bolt is to secure the cross member support assembly. Nothing else I can think of. Curious why anyone would remove that bolt during disassembly? Very strange! Seems that's what happened and just speculation from here on out.... the bolt was lost and...

Good thing I don't play with pockets much. I'd be broke in no time. Decided to go down there. Only 10 mins drive. I'm walking the room and in the corner of my eye I notice a very nice shot. Long nearly straight in with shape. I saw a chair and decided to sit for a minute, then looked at the...

Not familiar with the KC guys. Hmmm Diviney I'd like to meet and Durbin??? Don't really know him but have played in his barn/shop... Shook his hand. Really nice place to play!!

Here's the lesson you should take from this. Never order a cue that's not 100% completed and ready to ship. First "custom cue" I ordered was selected from a photo of cues in a cue rack. 18months later it was shipped. The Cuebuilder would call me, since I never called him. Later he...

I'm sitting in a Hotel room in Des Moines, IA about 10 mins away. Went there yesterday, a day early, and banged some balls on their Sogaard a short while. There were 2 vendors hawking stuff. Chalk Holders, Cheap Cues, .... junk basically. Wondering if I should shut down this computer and...

What are you saying?? Are you saying that Billiard balls don't need to be precision ball bearings? They just need to be able to be kicked around. Precision Ball Bearings aren't only the size of a pea or smaller. Makes no sense to me. What are you getting at. Just for instance, and I don't...

Even though I haven't played much for years. It a habit. If the habit wanders, I'll get reminded when I see the breaker already down before I lift the rack. Which brings up another technique, if you don't have your cue laying on the table. Lift the rack from the rear and keep the point...

Kind of proves my point. If Efren missed a safety call? So Efren calls safe but pockets the ball... Pocketed ball must be spotted. We're assuming there's no shot so Earl hands the table back. In this case Earl is LUCKY the shot went the way it did. The main point in my stance is The...

I assume most folks don't know that the largest share of business for Saluc, who owns the Aramith Brand, is manufacturing Precision Ball Bearings. This topic is sort of interesting to me and not to hijack ... Making a perfectly round object may be easier than making a peferct Cube... All sides...

Seems at least one skirt was replaced?

I'm going to call the Martin 3/8-10 I'm no expert on Schuler. I've only hit a few balls with 3 different ones. Geo Ashby, Robert Byrne and a local Billiard buddy. The look is exactly as I remember and the feel is similar. Very different feel than most cues. I like it but I play with my...

Was bored and thought I'd take a pic of most McDermott - Raffle cue Harvey Martin Meucci from Harry Sim's Widow 1975 Meucci Original w/Harry Sims Mods Harry Sims Cue Mendoza Schuler - Raffle cue Longoni ex Player Longoni compensation from Verhoeven Tiger Tiger Bert Schrager Dieckman Masse...

I used to use terry cloth before microfiber became readily available. The only issue I can think of with terry is it sometimes leaves little pieces here and there. No biggie to pick those up. That said microfiber cloths should be washed before use. Otherwise they have a tendency to leave...

I know there's no way to convince anyone to fully embrace my opinion. Why should anyone, I don't play this much at all. Maybe get on a table by myself a couple times a year. I'm not advocating for slamming balls around and hope for the best, but there's always the questions. What's a lucky...

Can someone tell me what Heyball is. The internet can't. Sorry but seems I need to rely on human beings. or I'm an idiot. It's ok to just say I'm an idiot, but please give me an answer to my question too.

Wet with water and wring out COMPLETELY a micro fiber cloth, then wipe, NOT SCRUB, your cloth. Fold the clothe 4 ways and wipe 1/6 of table/ cloth surface. Meaning turn the cloth over after each 1/2 of each slate. Assuming you have 3 slates... you clean 1/2 of each slate with one section of...

Not picking on you 9ball hanger. I don't play much pocket games but when I did 70's 80's "Call Pocket" was only part of a negotiation, not the norm. I enjoyed the Lack of additional rules beyond you gotta hit the lowest #'d ball 1st, foul the CB = your turn is over, miss the lowest #ball = go...

If a player calls "safe" and inadvertently pockets a ball(s), his opponent has the option of taking the shot or having his opponent shoot again. A player may not call safe and pocket a ball. I could live with this but what's the reason(s)?

Obviously my momma didn't raise me right. If she did, I wouldn't be talking about this! My first case was a Fellini or Fellini style case. If you didn't pay attention (and btw that was more difficult in the early 70's) your cue butt and shaft could easily fall out and go BANG on the floor. Of...