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I always felt that the question "Is [some product] worth it", is a question about your personal finances, not a question about the product. So nobody here can answer it because we have no idea how much $235 "stings" to you. If you're bill gates and 235 bucks makes you play 2% better, then of...

The whole rule is COMPLETELY nitty. It's in the category of "Rules designed to make the ref's job easier and avoid arguments" rather than "rules that exist to improve the game and make it more fair and fun". I remember a controversy where a ref warned a player she was about to foul. Like...

Nothing like the first! I still remember mine. Now you're hooked for good. You'll eventually need to do it every day.

I know a lot of people say "eh, fb drama, who cares?" But lately, Facebook is the only place where you can see pro players say exactly what's on their mind, and publicly interact with each other and the promoters. You just don't see this stuff (much) on AZ. And I think it'd make for interesting...

Excellent news Andy. Hope he does well. Thanks for your part in keeping this tour strong.

I figured bobby would take care of you... the staff only knows to do what they're told. I'm guessing they were told "try not to rent that one out, so Bobby can use it". They don't know that you're or a friend of his, that you're the famous state champ and notorious balla. They just know that...

It's a cool idea. I think maybe financially it's not as profitable as it sounds. You're not counting the time and hassle of taking apart the table, marking the cut lines, and then cutting up the cloth into 100 little pieces and getting two signatures on each. Couple of hours of work. Also if...

Physics-wise, you want it firm enough to minimize collision induced throw (a slow-rolled ball causes shots to undercut a hair). Excessive speed can reduce your accuracy too, so you want "medium" speed. Also, on paper, all shots are easier if you avoid sidespin, draw, etc. But in practice, if...

Good idea. Are you using an iphone? One of the limitations of these apps is they can't improve the framerate of capture, just slow down the playback. A lot of the frames on the video are just duplicated. But I found out that it captures at 30 FPS in brighter light, and reduces to 24 frames per...

Racking for myself, I try to recreate corey's break outlined in this post. It ensures he has an easy run and his opponent has a crappy little cluster. Just when playing for fun. http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=354496 Racking for the opponent, or if playing in a tournament, I...

Well, in a nutshell, you suspect your teammate plays better than his rank. But you could be wrong. After all, if he was definitely better than his rank, the APA rating system should have moved him up by now. It's not against the rules or immoral to play someone who you think plays better than...

Awesome man ^^ Love those basement sessions with AZers.

A couple of people have mentioned that anonymity is different on AZ vs. Facebook, but from day one I never put up real info on there. Though I'm sure someone who was dedicated could figure it out. So for me, AZ and Facebook are the same in that regard. I think the real difference is just in the...

Never saw actual footage of Darren's famous table jumping incident. I loved that. You can see how thrilled and happy he was. Ran up and hugged the other guy and openly wept. Put a big smile on my face.

Don't need to see him, to know Mosconi was supernaturally dominant at the game when it was all anyone played. Think about it. In a game that is widely considered to have the least luck, Willie won something like... 15 out of 17 years that he entered the World Straight Pool tournament, against...

Awesome deal, though I suspect more work than you might realize. I've seen pool halls where the owner wants to shoot, but simply can't. Too much to deal with... if not customers then restocking, bills, whatever. Totally off-topic but, ever time I go to a korean-owned pool hall, it's run really...

Ask these guys, they'll tell you! No but seriously, I dunno. 8 hours is a long time to stay focused. I think the trick is to find a way to enjoy it. "Time flies when you're having fun" is not just a corny saying, they've done [studies on...

I dunno, I'm reading his exact wording, you basically said "can we do this deal next week?" and he said [exact words]: Yes, next week is fine. To me, 'yeah sure I'm willing to do the deal next week, that's fine.' is not the same as 'ok, I will hold the cue for you until then.' No part of his...

Has anyone actually consciously chosen BHE vs. FHE, or used some measuring trick for their pivot point, and seen their game go up? Does anyone know of a professional who did this? I'm generally a fan of being precise and sweating the small stuff, but this has always struck me as overthinking a...

Just because rules are equal for both players, doesn't mean they're fair. If we had a rule that said "If I make any ball on the break I win", that would also be a 'level playing field' but it would still be bullshit rule.