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"unwire a dead ball" is disturbing, for sure. I hope Bob can give us a ruling on this.

Yup, probably so.

Closed bridge most of the time, it's the way I learned to play. I do, however, use whatever feels right/comfortable on whatever shot I'm about to shoot. At 69 I think I'm getting more arthritis in my hands and if I'm only hitting balls for a fairly short time I will use an open bridge just...

Never even HEARD of it being played that way! Edit: Now, I HAVE heard of having to make the 7 in rotation and not out of turn but the player getting the spot didn't have to make all the balls prior to the 7, which is how I read this. Sorry if I misinterpreted.

WOW!! Welcome back! I just saw a thing on Facebook about diabetes and my wife has had it for about 11 years now. She has it under control at this time but she does still have problems. Funny, I was just thinking about you the other day and wondering why we didn't hear from you anymore...

Just making an observation. It's all happened before and probably will again. Saw the same kind of stuff on rec.sport.billiard before I left years and years ago.

Amazing the amount of whining going on because somebody said they were taking some time off. So sad for all of you..............:rolleyes:

As I said above, Break Shot Patterns are all about the last 5 balls and seeing some of the top players shooting them is a HUGE help, in my opinion. Dave's stuff is great too!

Funny how most of the negative comments are from people who haven't been here very long..........

Yeah, looking again I can see it now. Love the designs, hate the hit.

Nice cue! I've never hit a Schon that DIDN'T have a steel joint. I might like them if I did;)

I get it! Lot of days, it's log in, quick topic scan, log out for me these days.

So sad to hear this. RIP Johnny!

Play Your Best Straight Pool by Phil Capelle has a chapter on break shots that covers this pretty well. Also, Break Shot Patterns book/DVD combination is great showing examples in tournament play about how the last five balls were picked. You can use the book, with diagrams, and follow the DVD...

I know that I've had what I consider a "heavy" stroke for years. It's only in the last twenty years or so that I've toned down my speed of stroke on most shots and it's improved my accuracy by quite a bit. I've also used mostly center, low, and high since the '80s, applying English only when...

I HAVE had Triangles that broke down faster but NOT on my two Southwest cues and not on any cues I've owned since. Both were on an Andy Gilbert and I had to mess with them EVERY time I played with the cue. Eventually sold it before changing the tips. Only time I've ever had that problem.

ABSOLUTELY!! I can't imagine why any pool player would neglect this discipline in favor of another but some do, most of whom have no idea of the benefits. And, before anyone says "Straight Pool won't teach you the long shots you need to play 9 ball", I never knew anybody who could play 14.1...

OK, but doesn't answer my question. Gambling, now you're talking about experience and mental toughness, not instruction or mentoring.

Curious. How many great players had instructors? I know that many had mentors but it's not the same thing, I would think.

Olhausen Remington, 5 inch corner pockets, BUT, a rather deep pocket shelf makes them a bit harder than you might think.