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This is SO great!! Thanks, Mike. Walt in VA

Try http://www.poolndarts.com/product.cfm?sku=PS30 These will reduce pocket size by about 30% and force you to concentrate on centering the ball. www.Billiardsexpress used to carry them, too but they're not listed there now. I'm sure Hawley's would probably carry them, too. The nice thing...

Just a suggestion - Mueller's (www.poolndarts.com) carries pocket reducers - $34.95 for a set of 6. These are easy to remove and install and made of soft cushion rubber - if you don't center the shot, it'll come out. They won't give you the extra foot of table, but they'll definently tighten...

Check out Decot Hy-Wyd shooting glasses at http://www.sportglasses.com/ They sit high on the face and a lot of players swear by them, as the frames don't get in your line of sight. I got a similar type of oversize frame made by Safilo from my optometrist years ago and have used them ever...

Go to http://www.bca-pool.com/play/ and look under "Rules" on the left side. Walt in VA

BCA RUle 1.16.1 says about touching an object ball, "....and a ball set in motion as a normal part of the shot touches such an unrestored ball, or passes partly into a region originally occupied by a disturbed ball, the shot is a foul. In short, if the accident has any effect on the outcome of...

Mike - the site has always been THE source for the latest and straightest pool news; I know it'll just get better! All best wishes on your new arrangments. Walt in VA

Thanks, Mike. - Walt in VA

Re: Re: Re: Re: Question for Fast Larry Out of curiousity I checked Fast Larry's profile - shows his birthday as March 20, 1903. You gotta hand it to a man who's over 100 yrs. old and can type as much and as well as he can. Walt in VA

I think you're talking about the BreakRAK II. Check out www.breakrak.com - I think the developer posts here under the name ceebee; you can check the member's list for contact info. HTH, Walt in VA

Laura - I'm glad to see you post this. IIRC, some time ago you posted you were going to switch hands because of your cross-dominance. You mentioned it again more recently, "after the playoffs." Can you play catch? Do you worry about "aiming" a baseball throw, or wonder which hand to use...

14.1 - Far from flaming you, I think you have put your finger on it precisely. Once a player has a good concept of basics (stance, grip, stroke), they need to shoot the same simple shot over and over until they develop a feel for it, then move on to a slightly more difficult shot and do the...

The Brunswick Centennials and the Aramith Super Pros are generally accepted as top of the line - quality on both is excellent, just depends on which style you prefer. I happen to prefer the Super Pro style over the Centennials, which seem a little "busy" to me. Personally, I wouldn't settle...

Eydie - Bucktooth is C. R. (Richard) Cook - you can check out his website at www.crbucktooth.com or learn more about this legend by reading David McCumber's "Playing Off the Rail." Walt in VA

Depends on the rules you're playing by: BCA rules state: "4.17 - OBJECT BALLS JUMPED OFF THE TABLE If any object ball is jumped off the table, it is a foul and loss of turn, unless it is the 8-ball, which is a loss of game. Any jumped object balls are not re-spotted. " On the break: "4.7 -...

Re: What up Stick - I'd say you make a lotta sense. Best regards from another "old timer," --Walt in VA

Try www.hawleys.com, Mueller (www.poolndarts.com), or www.billiardsexpress.com. I know Mueller used to sell rail counters (just the mechanism) for around $10 ea. - maybe you could get someone locally to make a nice box to mount them. Hawley's also has several small scoreboards with brass...

Places to play - DC area Busy Kitty - Go to playpool.com and use the Tournament Finder and/or Poolhall Finder functions at the top. You can type in a range of miles around a given location and get all within that radius. You may want to call first to make sure they're still open - some of...

Larry, the webmaster at playpool.com closed down the message board, but the rest of the site is still up and the poolroom locator is still working just fine. Walt in VA