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    Smoking at tournament matches

    I am all for this health kick movement and how who what and why gets regulated.lets kick it up a notch to protect everybody.private business has to qualify as grade A health certified.customers have to carry a grade A certified health card to enter.both customers and properties have to be re...
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    Fu***** smoking a$$ pool halls

    You can open an abortion clinic for killing babies,and you offer your customer the choice to enter or not.they kill 1 million plus every year.90% of their patrons are non smokers.the ability to make a choice is still there.they need to make a law that you have to walk through a smoking poolroom...
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    Fu***** smoking a$$ pool halls

    I have been there,it is a nice place.all he has to do now is franchise out 2300 more. bill
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    Fu***** smoking a$$ pool halls

    You would think with all of these non smokers available and packing total unity.some body could go to any town and open a non smoking poolroom next to any old room and bust them out in 60 days.plus add a 50 cent premium to all prices that the old room had.the non smoking patron will take and...
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    hey what should a 13mm shaft weigh?

    any where from 3.0 t0 5.0 length,taper,wood,joint size and material all make a difference. bill
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    Pool Rooms Going

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    Anyone Ever Make It In 3 Years?

    Archer,Earl,K.Bennet,S.Moore,T.Watson,Shannon,McCreddy,Hatch,D.Groseman,V.Elliott,Willis were all on the road playing $100 9 ball when they were 15,before they had a drivers license. bill
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    What do you think of this seam?

    silver stained embossed Chinese pig leather installed for 50.K-Mart quality maybe,but not Wal-Mart quality. bill
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    Cutting up the pot

    When you get them down to 8 places pay them off for the tournament,that will be their saver.then the 8 play for the finals.1st and 3rd get paid,2nd and the rest get nothing.let them do all of their deals and moves from there.1st place has to be won to get paid and the hot seat has value,3rd got...
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    Who would you like to see play

    I want to see a ring game -- 9 ball -- cash on the 3,5,7 and 9 4 to 5 players 6hrs a day play minimum 3 day event -- when down to 2 it can break up 5000 buy in -- 50 on the 3,5,7 -- 150 on the 9 -- on start up money balls made out of turn with good hit count and are spotted back in play. bill
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    What happened to pool?

    Rent and Regulation vs what people think they should pay is out of whack. big difference in taking in 200 a week during the 60's and 4000 a week in 2010 to keep the doors open for a 10 table room. bill
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    What happened to the chalk?

    now that you know about the wipe move verse the swirl move you will keep your eye open for who does what.you will notice that most of the champs do a swipe with a half twist.and they do it pretty quick. bill
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    For the gamblers out there

    Don't worry about the mule,just keep on driving. bill
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    If you could only play 2 games....

    one pocket. 3 cushion. bill
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    Does a good cue make the player or does a good player make the cue?

    you can play good with a bad cue and as the game wears on the bad cue will show its true self. the good cue will show its ability to stay repeatable late in the game with comfort and commitment in your shots. it is hard to play good shape late in the game with a cue that grows a hollow tin can...
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    Help! My son keeps destroying break tips...

    the next time you are around Shane and he bounces one,ask him how he hit it. bill
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    Help! My son keeps destroying break tips...

    watch the cue at impact. does the cue leave the table? answer == yes bouncing cue ball == no good stroke bill
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    Cuemaker quality standards.

    I build my way and they build their way.that makes two sets of standards right out of the gate. bill
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    Help! My son keeps destroying break tips...

    just use a triangle tip. he doesn't deliver the cue square,he is all over the place. if he was a stamping press he would have to come down for a overhaul. bill
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    Is this bad for the cue???

    laid one of my cues on my billiard table for 6 years.never took it apart or leaned it against the wall.rolled the stick and the balls out of the way when i vacuumed the table.all visitors would pick up stick,chalk up and hit balls.lay it back on the table.it never hurt any thing.the tip finally...
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