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I doubt it. This (to me) is part of being able to read your opponent. The look on their face, the way they approach the table, do they offer or respond to a hand shake, are they breathing hard or do they have white knuckles, do they respond to small talk or a "good luck", do you feel like you...

One of the things I always tell other players is you need to be able to read your opponent. So if you play the game like gentlemen (or gentle-women) this whole forcing you to mark you pocket thing is moot. But in The APA it didn't take long to learn that not everyone has the courtesy to be out...

He needed a lobotomy. I hate people like that.

I looked for "after market bumpers" a couple of years ago, more just to see what was there. I don't think anyone really makes them for pool cues anymore, but I did find a bunch that were for something else (though I can't remember what right off hand). These were pretty easily adaptable to a...

Playing in the APA you are sometimes forced to play on some some stuff that is below normal standards. We played at a VFW that had an 8 foot with a slatron bed. This table had some significant craters, but the VFW had cheap beer. But if there are tables that I flat refuse to play on they would...

Why not, the other ones are so much fun :rolleyes:

I'm not real familiar with VNEA rules. If this was APA event I would know a little more about the rules and rulings. I do know that even though the rules say "you should protect yourself by calling a referee for a close shot", I mean, c'mon, there was no need for a referee here. Also, in the...

JP - Male or Female?

Names man, we need names

Alright, I watched the video, was that an actual video of the shot in question? I have a hard time believing it was that obvious, but if it was how do you NOT call the foul on yourself? Is there anyone (even the blind people) that couldn't see that? OK, so you figure that you get a referee if...

A lot of APA areas are similar to that. No Chalk, no money, etc.... but all are permissible by APA standards, like chalk is OK - but not recommended. The APA allows local rules, but when those teams advance to Las Vegas they have to remember that their local rules are no longer rules. I can't...

Kind of a cheap way to win a game/match if you ask me, especially if there was no question about where you intended to put the 8, but still within the rules if your opponent wanted to call it that way. Don't let it get to you, it's happened to pretty much everyone at least once. In weekly...

Grandpas give doughnuts, it’s a fact. And when she turns 18 you really think it won’t work? That’s when she’ll be bringing her 18 year old friends around, it’ll work, if it doesn’t she’ll stop coming over and bringing her friends.

Isn't a magic eraser an abrasive? to me it feels like a fine grit sand paper

They probably provide some protection for the pin and maybe for the joint, if say your cues might fall out and maybe crack the ring or chip the wood or something like that. Probably not really necessary. I think other than that they are ornamental, an extra accessory for your enjoyment

Back in the day, probably early 90's late 80's Schon made a series prior to the CX series that was just 'C'. I don't think you see many of them around. Maybe look there, if you can find a catalogue or brochure with those photos. There are several Schon collector pages and a Palmer page that has...

Mattress, definitely the mattress

The point on #6 looks a little strange to me. I was talking to Evan Clark one time and was telling me that they experimented alot with forearms from one cue and the butt end and rings from other cues. Maybe it's a one-off? What does the joint look like?

I am. I hate the thought of getting older. I remember drinking until all hours and the going home and catching an hour or two of sleep if I was lucky then getting up on time and gong to work to start it all over again. Something interesting was said in a previous post that I hadn't thought...

I think maybe the health begins to fade, and I know someone mentioned stamina, that's true too, and if you're not a professional player I think as you get older there are other things that might occupy your time and concentration. Now you have house payments, and lower back pain, and your...