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These are pretty much the answers he gave when he was asked these questions during his TAR match years ago.

Ah, I see. Thanks!

I'm probably wrong, but didn't Taberski actually invent the game of 14.1 continuous? I thought I read somewhere that he came up with it, adapting it from a few other games, and it caught on...

That sucks! I had a Joss J15 that I saved up all year for (and only had for two months) stolen out of my car in Leesville, LA back in 1991...filed a police report, and as they took it, they basically laughed at me. Nobody ever seems to take pool cue thefts seriously, except other pool players...

I'm 56, happens to me, too. I can start off running racks, then hit a wall for an hour or two until it clicks for good. And whatever gear that is, that's it for the rest of the session. About half the time, I can find my groove within 15-20 minutes and be good to go, the other half it's a...

Wow, terrible. I used to play him in local tournaments in Monterey, CA back in the mid '90s, when he was house pro at Blue Fin Billiards. Everybody local needed a pretty big spot. I found him to be a pretty nice guy, overall.

Years ago somebody pointed out that the closer the radius of a tip is to the radial arc of the surface of a cue ball, the better the contact/grip it is. For most sizes of tips that's a nickel. I don't know, but I've always had better results from a nickel radius. I also learned to quit...

Looks like the other shoe has dropped...don't know if it will end here or not. From FaceBook...

Yes, he even bit a referee on the lip (ON THE LIP!) during a major tournament. Got banned for a long time for it, too. Bad boy snooker players got marketed as such, but there are limits...

Awesome show. Tevis makes the story about what's behind the game and between the ears. This could be about any game, but the human story is the thing. Plus the actress is stunning (and just plain good)!

Wow. This was really useful! I really like the ring finger-as a trigger part, with constant contact with the web of the hand. It's a cantilever effect that really does work well to keep the stroke straight. I'd advise everyone to try it for grins...the effect is immediately evident to you...

I don't know, but it appears to me that he's commenting on matches after the fact, adding his commentary post/recording. I, for one, really like these, and I hope he keeps doing them. Somewhere on YouTube there's a 14.1 match with Cisero Murphy guest commentating for a couple of racks...he...

I've never had lessons from him, but I know someone who has and they are/were a C+ player who swore he was great with them and taught at their level of comprehension. I got to spend about 8 hours with him during a tournament in Maryland, and he was great to talk to...none of the drama, lots of...

That long red to open his break was sick! He's come from behind almost every match...it's like he's shooting loose until he's behind, then he bears down, like he needs the pressure to catch that gear. Amazing.

Tommy Kennedy is another...I still vote Hopkins, though.

Thanks for this...to answer the OP, I don't know who's book this is from or what it's called, but I'm so glad I tripped over this. I tried it last night, and it worked very well for me--on all angles and distances. I'm sure I unconsciously compensated on various angles, but for me it fixed an...

He has a punch stroke with very little draw back...I just watched a series of videos from Stan Shuffet that he put up on YouTube that address some possible advantages of using a punch stroke over the traditional follow through. He advocates having both in your tool box (he likes the punch stroke...

When I notice a slight mushroom on a newly installed tip, I use a Porper tip burnisher, wet the edge of the tip and use the tool--it pushes the side wall back in and the burnish will hold...might take a couple of treatments and eventually the tip gets to a point where the sidewall holds for the...

You can get them in either 12.5 or 11.8 mm for $399. Seyberts has them as do suppliers on Amazon for that price. I like them so much I have two, both in 12.5mm. Been shooting with it for a year, I love it. The Sniper trip plays soft for a day or two, then firms up and plays medium. I just...

I'd like to know, too...my bet would be Earl Strickland in the 1990-1992 time frame...there was a tournament (either Sands or U.S. Open) on video where they showed his record through to the finals where he only lost about 3 games through all the sets. He put big packs on everyone back then...