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Gary Medlin of Gem Cues In 1991 I chose Gary Medlin to build my one Custom Cue that has been my everyday player for 20 years. Until this year,when I purchased another GEM Cue that has become my new everyday player. Gary builds a solid hitting players cue. My benchmark was the same hit as a...

Very Nice Cases! Rusty, I see where Gary(Winners07) has posted here. I met up with him last week and I mentioned seeing your envelope cases and how nice and sleek they look. Gary is going to be working on a couple of old cues(old BBC & Wedge) I've had in storage for about 20 years. Because they...

Excellent reponse As a former Assistant League and Program Director at the Billiard Congress back in the 90's, I want to applaud the detailed and concise explanation that Mr. Eick gave for the OP situation. Determining infractions from afar isn't always easy, and the evidence must be thorough...

Yes This reference is closest to what should have been decided at the time. However, because leagues are filled with players who believe they shouldn't intervene to discredit a player or to maintain team advantage, you have situations like this that occur. The WPA Rule is derived from BCA...

Nice Job slach, that was a wonderful post. The diagrams were excellent. I hope that more 14.1 enthusiasts check out your work. Anytime I read about Oliver, it brings back fond memories of watching him play. His ability to recognize sequences of balls and manipulate position is truly a gift...

Interesting Bill Stroud. No comparisons. I like Bobby Hunter, makes a great cue, and a dang fine pool player. I had this exact conversation years ago on a visit with Burton Spain, and he said Bill was a helluva player back in the 60's and the way he approached cue making as an art form was...

Bob's Right Bob is exactly correct. While in the standardized rules scratches and other shooting fouls count for -1 point each, when there is no referee present and an inadvertent foul, as you stated requires the ball(s) moved, to be replaced at as near the original position as possible...

Reference Book I was using the number of Championship Titles afforded using the 50th Anniversary Edition of the BCA Rules and Records Book. Ralph Greenleaf is listed 20 times from 1919-1937. Willie is listed from 1941-1956 a total of 19 times. While Frank Taberski is listed 15 Times, so I erred...

Best List This is a great thread. Naturally, there are a lot of players that we admire that we like to see acknowledged as the best. Having worked at the Billiard Congress of America in Iowa City, Iowa some years ago, I had many opportunities to go through all of the old scoresheets and...

Continued As you have pointed out, the U.S. doesn't really have a national body that decides all of the particulars of the different leagues. Some National League Organizations are not-for-profit, hence they have only limited commercial capabilities. For profit entities, APA for example have...

Development as a Sport The German development of Pool has a foundation in the German idea of Sport. Schools do not engage in intramural athletics like here in America. There, you go to school to get an education. Your athletic desires are carried on after school in voluntary club systems in...

This Cue has potential value Any Richard Black Cue from the 1986-1989 period must be considered highly sought after. The price is a tremendous value not only as a collectible, but this period Richard was producing IMHO his best Hitters. This is a major playing cue. I do not know the seller, and...

They don't know because too many pool players have left the game behind for the sake of "modernizing" pool(9 Ball/Ten Ball/7 Ball and because bar table pool helped to drive straight pool down. When people enter a pool room today, they have seen ESPN or maybe Color of Money, and that's what they...

8 Ft. Straight Pool Yes. Adjustments are necessary. Avoid behind the rack break shots as the cue ball will not clear the rear area of position before balls out of the pack travel their paths. Secondary cue ball collisions are unmanageable. Use a little draw coming off the pack on side breaks...

Moving Forward in a Positive Way Thanks Mark. I also wanted to praise you on how the development of the USAPL is a positive step in the right direction. As we all know, things take time, but with the right plan the goal is attainable. Creation of the Pro side while developing the Amateur...

If If I were a billionaire, I would do the following for the game of pool: 1. Create a business model. 2. Hire Sports Attorneys(Agents) on retainer to handle the player related side of the Professional Program. 3. Gather with other Millionaire/Billionaire Friends to discuss the foundation of...

Not just Pool Brains He's also the brains behind the Callaway Golf Big Bertha Driver. Not too shabby for an old pool guy!! :thumbup:

Wisconsin Rules! If you pick any of the Wisconsin Cue Companies you will not be disappointed. If Nubs Wagner and Nova were still in business, they would be a top tier pick players cue. The old Vikings were a great players Cue. You could create a log jam with Pechauer, McDermott, Schon, Jacoby...

Hmmm. You might be correct in that observation. I once told an opponent, "Don't be afraid of what I Do, be afraid of what I Know!" Can't say if he was intimidated in the least. :rolleyes:

I think Jay was there! Hey, I think it was Fats who asked Jay,"Are You a Hustler?" Haha, he's been everywhere else, I figured he show up in Ames...Mister!:D