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Looks like a real nice place, I wish it were closer too. The "About Us" and "History" sections are interesting as well, maybe it's my glasses... :D

I broke *TWO* house cues one day which I really kicked myself later for, as they were the only 22-ouncers in the place and fairly straight, and IIRC they never replaced them. My temper back then was like a gallon bottle of nitroglycerin on a paint shaker. I never broke my own personal cue but...

My choice is 14.1 whenever possible, though I've played a great deal more eight-ball in my life. For some reason I've never had a real fondness for nine-ball and I don't know why but that's just me; I don't dislike it but given a choice I'd take 14.1 any day. Just my opinion.

This app looks like a great usage for my iPod which does little more than collect dust unless I'm reloading. But my table needs to be purchased first, of course. -Measly P.S. Kudos to the host(s) of this board! I've learned a LOT in the 12 days I've been registered, and hope to learn more...

This was comical! I wonder if the tech advisor Was Willie Mousconi... maybe I've been up too late...

The braiding should be reversed if one shoots south of the Equator, due to the Coriolis effect. A form of double-braid should be employed when playing at those countries on, or near, the Equator. Just my opinion.

I agree, one per month per person is a good rule, IMO on the generous side. Interesting it's per calendar month and not per 30 days... probably much easier to keep track of, though! I think it is WAAAAAAAY cool to have live streaming of these!

That's only happened to me once- 1978 at the Elk's Club in KodiakAK. I slammed the six-ball HARD into the rail, it rode along the top and dropped in the corner pocket. I laugh every time I think about it... Back on-topic. In my opinion if it lands on the rail it should be re-flipped unless the...

+1, the clip was indeed hilarious! I don't think my situation is quite that severe, though... but I sure got a great laugh out of it.

I would also like to thank Jay and the rest of you folks for the advice given. I really do appreciate it! Thanks again. I reckon a nine-foot table it is!!!!!!!!!

As far as I know you are 100% correct. Length of potential cue stroke is what I used for my constraining factor.

It should be for a nine-footer- 8.33 feet is 100 inches and 4.16 feet is 50 inches. There might be some way to set my software to dimension in feet/inches but for surveying work we use decimal feet. OT but a few years ago in our office where I work we had a VERY penny-pinching secretary who did...

Indeed, I wish I could. But it's part of the concrete foundation and that particular section is holding up a longitudinal beam! Oh, well... Overall it seems likely to me that- even though the obstruction in that corner is not insignificant- the advantages of having a nine-footer or even an...

I wonder if it was subconscious avoidance of this statistic that I decided to grab but a single piece of chalk when I practiced at Golden Fleece a few days ago...!

I am reminded of someone many years ago who I used to watch play nine-ball at Palladium Bowl on 125th and Aurora in Seattle (closed 6/11/1980). He had polio in his left arm and would use his index and middle knuckles on same for his bridge. His name was Larry Kubah (sp???) or something like...

The circle is a 70" radius about point #15. As I mentioned earlier, there is 3.91 feet between #8 and #15 with this iteration. Pretty tight here. There is 5.66 feet between #3 and #14. The 1.64' on the far west is a "bench" in front of a never-used fireplace. If I do go this route I'll have...

Now if I could figure out... ...a way to attach or display a PDF- Spinning the table 90 degrees is definitely the answer IMO! The one issue I wind up with is in the NE corner where a short stick would definitely be required. I wind up with 3.91 feet of clearance from the NE corner of the table...

I think I'll change the orientation... ...of the table by 90 degrees. I would have fewer obstacles to deal with since the "short" dimension actually opens up to well beyond 19 feet. I really need to provide a drawing of what the room looks like and do some more math- both (hopefully) to follow...

I wish Diamond made an 'oversize' (pro-size) eight-footer... ...but they don't, at least not yet. Mr. Helfert's recommendation is an excellent one so I may opt for a Gold Crown if I go that route. I suppose I should mention that my main ambition is to practice 14.1 so sending the cue ball from...

Yep, I considered that, thank you for the reminder! (hopefully I don't forget it lest I be reminded again via perforations in da wall!)