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The simplest way to check this is alternate straight in shots with putting the cueball on the spot and shooting it to the short rail center diamond. If you aren't hitting the cueball in the center, it will rebound left or right. You must shoot this shot hard to get the best results. If you are...

How does this week look for you? I can play any evening this week ... Someone asked the price of an elephant ear wrap. Mike charged me $300, which ain't cheap, but I feel it's well worth it.

Mike had a good selection of colors. I chose a reddish brown color that looks incredible together with the cocobolo. The feel of the wrap is just right. It's firm yet soft. It's not the least sticky, yet provides grip and feel. I wish I had done this years ago.

I had Mike Gulyassy install an elephant ear wrap on my Southwest. Wow, is it awesome! Great job, Mike! I am soooooo happy!

Another thing I forgot to mention, Mike Guylassy told me when he was cutting the Onyx that it cut much easier than Kamui tips. He really liked the feel of it. Interestingly, you might think the Kamui Black Soft I have on another shaft would be harder based on Mike's observation, but my...

Interesting, Corey. I read your blog after I posted my comparison with Everest, Sniper and Onyx. We seem to like the same feel in tips. I think you'd love the Onyx if you haven't tried it yet.

I really liked the Everest tip. It was one of the tips I tried when I tried many. I never found a tip I liked better until Sniper. But Onyx is better yet. What l liked about the Everest tip was its feel. It felt very much like a Triangle (my long time favorite). The Onyx feels a lot like...

I've been playing with Sniper tips for about 3 years. I had tried a multitude of layered tips before choosing Sniper. I still feel there is very little not to recommend a Sniper--it feels good (hit), holds its shape, lasts forever, and grabs the cueball amazingly well. It plays like a soft tip...

Larry Nevel is best known for his offensive power. But he is a sensational defensive player.

I grew up playing straight pool and it is still, by far, my favorite game. I do enjoy 8-ball and one pocket, too. But, like you, I never cared much for 9-ball. However, that is all relative. I LOVE POOL! So any game is still pool. I approach 9-ball as a game of lines, instead of spots like...

I think Fran is right, that a deliberate takeaway will accomplish pretty much the same as a pause. However, I do feel a pause is very useful as a training tool and as a means to get you back on track if your timing goes off. I found the same thing you did when I first tried to pause. I found it...

Fran, your monitor probably isn't inferior. My guess is, based on your description, the aspect ratio of your display is not matched to its native resolution. For example, 1024x768 yields an aspect ratio (Width vs Height) of 1.333. But, if, say, your monitor is 19x 12, you'll need a ratio of...

Tony Watson lost his ass to Lee Van Corteza a couple years ago, and told me afterward, he only missed 6 balls in a day and a half--and still lost big!

For years I treated my shafts with pure tung oil (no varnish or poly added). It's a pain in the ass to do, but very effective in protecting the cue. Once the finish hardens, it's slick as glass and highly resistant to dirt and chalk. I later found car wax plus polymers worked nearly as well and...

Ortmann definitely deserves to be in the HOF. He's been a monster player for 25 years. He's an incredible shotmaker, truly creative, fearless and rock-solid under the most intense tournament pressure. Simply a great all around player. Whoever said Oliver has great fundamentals must see a...

I used LePro for years. Tried a bunch of others, but always came back to LePro. Then, when I started getting some bad ones, I tried a Triangle and loved it. That's what I stayed with until the layered tips came out. I can't say that any layered tip is better than a good Triangle. But, the best...

I think the reason Tony hasn't done much in major tournaments is he's a gambler. He doesn't seem to care about tournaments, other than to find people to gamble with. When he's playing for high stakes, his speed and focus increase, while others melt under the weight.

Thanks for posting that match Gunzby. I had never heard of Tony Watson before moving to Greenville, SC, 5 years ago. So I was amazed when I first saw him play. When he is on (with the right blend), he is simply awesome. Anyone who has not seen him play, should watch this video. Tony's cueball...

The cues are made in China. Nick showed me some of them when he participated in a tournament here a couple of years ago. I hit a few of them and they were not bad at all. All had radial pins and decent build quality. Overall, for the money, they are good cues.

Wagon Wheel I came across this drill back in the late 70's or early 80's; I think it was printed in Billiard Digest. It is the basic core drill of the Wagon Wheel system. It helped me to understand the cueball so much, I still use the drill (as best as I can remember the basic setup) regularly...