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Japan Open Top 16 For the benefit of those who don't read Japanese and Chinese, here is a list of the names with Japanese and Chinese surnames in capital letters. PHI is for Philippines, C-T for Taiwan, and JPN for Japan. A few of the Japanese given names are best guesses. クレセンシオ･バリトン...

Reply to Dr. Dave's query about pool/snooker glasses I ordered a pair of special glasses a few years ago by email from Gordon Harrison Opticians and purchased a new pair more recently after the prescription for my regular glasses had changed. I've been very pleased with them. You can find out...

Thanks again to everyone for all the feedback. The most helpful replies for me have been those that recognized that I realize the space is way too small for a game table and I was just asking about using the table to practice shots and drills. (I think the other replies should be helpful for...

Thanks to all of you who kindly responded to my question. I like the idea of putting the practice table in one corner of the room as suggested by Xianmacx and Big Perm. That raises the issue of how to get the balls out of the far side pocket as mrsmith1976 mentioned, and out of the far corner...

Sadly the nearby pool hall is going out of business but I do have the opportunity to buy the 4.5 by 9 table I regularly practice on. The only room I have for it, though, is one measuring 13 by 13 ft. I realize that this is not enough for a game table but what about for a practice table? Is...

Fure The Japanese on the cue is pronounced "fure." 振れ (fure) would seem to be the imperative form of the transitive verb 振る (furu), the primary meaning of which is "to wave; to shake; to swing."

マスワリ (Runout in Japanese) I remember seeing several videos of 9-ball break and runs by Toru Kuribayashi posted a few years ago on Rabigon's channel on Youtube -- see, e.g., http://www.youtube.com/user/rabigon#p/u/23/4J28c36TqNM The labels given in Japanese are マスワリ1連 (masuwari ichiren) for a...

Fastolfe, Thank you for the effort and thought and consideration that went into your review. I have a question about an issue that is a minor point in your review but possibly quite significant for pool playing. You note that you adjust the height of your head over the cue for certain shots and...