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This is the exact opposite of what I thought was the case - A harder hit ball will shorten the rebound angle and a softer hit will widen it. (Also a ball with follow will rebound shorter and one with draw will rebound wider.) If you are shooting a bank and need to narrow the rebound angle a bit...

Plus c? change... Great thread and a nice article link to the Sports Illustrated archives. However did no-one else notice that the tournament organizer was apparently losing a ton of money. When Balukas won her first match with Harada, forcing a play-off, he took the step of throwing everyone...

Years ago I saw a documentary about how in Japanese prisons they have mandatory meditation lessons for the prisoners. The meditation instructor was a wizened old man who was shown walking up and down rows of motionless meditating prisoners sitting cross-legged on the ground. Every so often he...

Does "Bah humbug!" count as a season's greeting? (By reading this post you have technically agreed that it does ;))

Me me me me me me me. (IRIAAM)

Dear Santa, Seeing as how I've been *such* a good boy this year how about just once letting me break and run a rack without missing the accursed nine-ball. Just once, that's all I ask. I mean, c'mon. Oh, and peace and goodwill to all mankind, yadda yadda yadda.

Smorg is the wind beneath all our wings.

I'm in, but if by some chance I fail to win the DVD's can you please just sever Mr. Immonen's arm at the shoulder, pack it in ice and sent it to my surgeon. Thanks a lot. ;)

Very impressive! It shows the advantages a one-piece slate system can have if done right.

According to their sales blurb Brunswick added a built-in multi-point levelling system beginning with the GC IV. I assume the GC V has this system too, or possibly an improved version of it. Not being a table mechanic myself I was interested in opinions on how this compares to Diamond's system.

Did you know that there is an annual AZB tradition of playing Q-Skills and posting your scores on a dedicated sub-forum? The sub-forum is here. Perhaps the added pressure of the public humiliation and/or bragging rights will restore your focus?

Jack Koehler built a bunch of devices to be able to repeatably make shots with specific speeds for his books. There are photos of them in his "The Science of Pocket Billiards".

Can someone who has worked on one comment on how this compares to the levelling system for the GCV?

OK, now I'm just getting confused as all heck. How does this relate to the "9 Ball" movie that was/is under development by Mainstreet Productions that was/is a story about a female Pro player in the USA? Their website even lists the disturbingly-avatared Anito Kid as an official corporate...

Fair enough. I was told a long time ago that the difference between a good player and a great player is not how they play an individual shot but how many different ways they can think of to play it.

The other move I can see that no-one has mentioned would be playing the deliberate foul by hitting the 8 very thin and trying to send it up-table next to the 10 ball. (This assumes it is not some kind of loss-of-game foul to hit the 8 first under your league's rules, it is fine under BCA rules.)...

What is the $200 Paypal cash-back offer? Are you referring to the 15% offer if you sign up (And get approved for) a Paypal Mastercard?

Well I guess it could have been worse - She could have thrown "AZB 4 LIFE" up there.

The first American-style Pool cue I purchased was a red-stained Mali Spectrum from the Mueller's catalog for $75 in 1999. (I believe a model II with a 3/8 flat-faced joint) I had to send it back as it had a loose weight bolt, which they immediately fixed and returned to me. Other than that it...

I didn't realize they were charging more for it! Plus it appears from their website that the Tournament edition only comes in one color/finish, which is odd as it appears the only thing they are changing is the sub-rails which don't have any visible finish anyway.