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I always chalk before every shot. I might chalk five times before a shot. Maybe it is just a nervous habit - but I don't miscue. One day, I noticed my hands, particularly at the point on my hands where my index and middle fingers meet the palms of my hands, were covered with chalk. This...

I agree with your analysis. I believe that while there are basics to every shot, it ultimately comes down to feel. Just like using various diamond systems to bank the balls, most players, in my opinion, rely on "feel". I grip/stroke/aim differently depending on a variety of factors when I...

Using chalk is like position play, it's a passing fancy.

Gasaway is more of a family style game room. I have never played there, but I have stopped by a couple of times to eat lunch. Tables are in substandard shape. There are some other places in Sabine Parish that have decent bar boxes. One place has Simonis cloth with a mud ball. I guess you...

Has anyone witnessed someone getting an azz kicking over shooting air barrels? No names need to be revealed, but I am curious if this "urban legend" still occurs.

I headr from a friend that Mr. Bob died last year or the year before that. I played with him from about 1992 through 2005. He was one cool cat. Didn't drink anything but sodas. He always had young women (of all races) around him. I have hung out at all of the places in Natchitoches and...

Great set of pics.

Plus, I saw lots of people eating food there. The $12.00 steaks were great. They even had homemade cake on the bar for $2.00 a slice.

117 players at $40 per player is $4680. Plus, the bar threw in an additional $1000, I think. Therefore, the tournament money was $5680 and calcutta was approx. $26320.00.

Chris sounded like a preacher on speed while conducting the calcutta.

I left at about 5:00 on Sunday and there were quite a few players still in the tournament. There was some one hole action between Mike Black and David Parker during the tournament. I think David won. Scotty Townsend played a ring game ($10 I think) with some "kids" from Mississippi. They...

It is my understanding that Steve Linz from Texas won, with James Davis, Jr. taking second.

I played in the tournament at White Diamond Billiards this past weekend. There was slightly over $31,000 in prize money, 117 players. I really enjoyed myself. There was one big name person that everyone in the pool world has heard of - Scotty Townsend. There may have been some regional heros...

How many players have prepaid?

He tried to, but intially the media wouldn't let him dodge answering the questions. It sometimes is easier to identify with one group that is more inclusive, but I just couldn't do it. I still classify myself as "other" and I don't really give a sh*t what anyone else has to say about it...

That is why I put the word in quotation marks. Regardless, racial categories are thrown around too loosely. Barack Obama is probably 50.00000% "white" and 50.00000% "black", but he still is being labelled as the African-American presidential candidate. That bothers me. Back to the...

He does have an intimidating look when he is sighting in a ball.

Unfortunately, taking pride in who you really are can cause backlash. Take Tiger Woods for example. When he didn't identify whole-heartedly with the "black" demographic, some were offended.

Is Robles a Latin surname?

I recently read a thread about the "rumor" that Minnesota Fats was Etta James biological father. This got me to thinking about another thread I read about good "black" pool players. On that list were Joyner (who some claimed was actually partly or mostly Native American) and a couple other...