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I once made 7 9-ball breaks in a row in a race to 2 tournament. This was against 4 different players (rackers), so luck has a lot to do with it.

http://diamondbilliards.com/index.php/home-page/professional This is the best...

I would get the LD shaft and learn to play with it. As a new player it you need to get a good stick and feel comfortable with it. I would get the OB or 314 shaft, Play with house balls, break with a house cue (or buy a cheap light weight stick with big shaft and add a hard break tip).

I tried using gearing english per Dr. Dave's HAP DVD and could not make a ball. HA HA. Time to go back to playing with feel, not science... I know the science probably works well, but I find myself thinking too much. I have a favorite saying "Think Long, Think Wrong" which applies to my...

This has been a very good discussion and all the ideas are great. I play in several league teams and cannot take a week off (team needs me), but I do feel that would help...

I agree, It seems like the more I try to play my way out of a slump, the worse I get. I over-think things badly.

Yeah, I used to say "Think Long, Thing Wrong". That was my moto...

Everyone has them from time to time. I usually try to focus on fundamentals (Stance, Stroke, Bridge) and play my way out. Sometimes it takes me awhile to figure out what I am doing wrong that caused me to get in a slump. Last night I played a tournament and found myself shooting way too soft...

What is TOO and TOI?

Dale, that is the way I have always done it. I have been practicing some of the things on the Dr-Dave VEPPS DVD and HAPS DVD. They seem to suggest using what they call gearing english to compensate for CIT... http://billiards.colostate.edu/threads/English.html#outside Is where he has info...

This is what all pool halls need, a place where smoker can go so that the rest of us don't have to suffer because of their bad habit. Smokers kill us with their 2nd hand smoke, drunks kill us by driving with a buzz and don't get me started on what I think of drug users in public. My think is...

Yes, that is what I am talking about. The cue ball deflects over a longer distance when you try to use gearing english. So trying to overcome CIT, you induce another problem. Also, one thing bugs me on Dr. Dave tapes is when he uses the back hand to get right and left english. Looks like...

One thing that strikes me is trying to overcome Cut Initiated Throw (CIT) using a little outside English is that if I am at ghost ball spot, the cue ball deflection on longer cuts causes me to miss getting the cue ball into the ghost ball position. So is it really worth it to use gearing...

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Yes, I understand wallet for sure. I am building a garage / billiard room that is heated and air conditioned. It is 20' X 30' with 10's ceilings. I am going to make it primarily for pool in the back 20' X 20' room with a small 10' X 20' shop in front. So that is where I am spending most of...

Yes, I mean Rubber... The rubber may work, but I would like to make the table play the best possible. Since I got it FREE I can spend a few $$$ to get good rubber on the rails and cloth...

yeah, I thought about that, but I am going to try it out and see how it plays. In a year or so, I may sell it and buy a Diamond.

I just got a Connelly Conquistador FREE. It was barely used. I plan on putting new rails on it and Blue Simonis 860 Pool Table cloth. Person wanted it gone. I was going to buy a Diamond Pro, but hey I got to try the FREE route 1st. I hope Connelly's are good enough to use as a practice...

I just got a Connelly Conquistador FREE. Person wanted it gone. I was going to buy a Diamond Pro, but hey I got to try the FREE route 1st. I hope Connelly's are good enough to use as a practice table.

I always choose no smoking places. There are many places I won't go because I will smell like an ashtray afterwords.