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Checking in from Northern California. The three that qualified at Shoreline Billiards are me (Eric Harada), Elmer Diwa and Mary Rakin (younger sister of Michelle Rakin). Watch out for Mary she has been accumulating many titles, plays extremely strong and is still quite young. I am old and wish...

the state of the USPPA I was extremely involved with the USPPA in the late 80's and 90's. Was on the board of directors along with founder Gene Stary. Ran local tournaments at different rooms along with the larger events like the recent one at California Billiards, was on the Reno staff at...

cuemaker tree I have been a close friend to Bert & Pat Schrager since 1975. Sometime back in the early 80's I was introduced to Harry Sims (former US National 3 Cushion Champion) who was working in Bert Schrager's shop making sneaky petes. Shortly after that Harry came to San Jose, CA and was...

Corey's soft break and rack pattern I watched the entire match. Corey surged ahead 3-0 using his breaking skills and running out perfectly. I knew that Moore couldn't keep quiet. He started complaining that he was being "outracked" and not "outplayed". Ran to get a TD to check the rack who...

Hustled or not? Walked into my local poolroom, immediately was called over by a out of town money player. Player said let's play some one pocket again. Said but this time let's post the money up front. Asked him why? Player said don't you remember the last time I had to follow you to the ATM...

Mezz shafts Caroline was nice enough to sell and ship me a new WD700 shaft. After test driving it, I have to say I prefer the hit, low deflection characteristics more than the Predator (Z2, 314-2), OB1, and the Universal Smart Shafts. The WD700 has a better hit, more feedback than the other 5...

Thats too funny John! I remember Hal and I watching one of his long time students struggle time after time with many of the easier things a pool player must grasp in order to become a "better player". Hal said to me "there are two kinds of pool players, one's that are "pool stupid" and the...

Wondering if anyone has a story involving Hal Mix (RIP). I was a pretty good friend to Hal for over 20 years. He showed me quite a bit about pool. He was always experimenting with aiming systems and knowledge he acquired over the years from many of the top well know players. He had many...

If you can meet me at Edgies in Milpitas or better yet Shoreline Billiards in Mountain View and we can play 14.1 all day long, I am practicing for the 14.1 tournament at Hard Times in Bellflower on July 26th, 27th. There are 3 14.1 leagues happening in the South Bay every week. Monday @ Lucky...

Just received my new Jacoby today! I went ahead and ordered a Jacoby D8. It turned out to be as beautiful as pictured in Jacoby's website. http://www.jacobycue.com/cue_detail.cfm?cue=d8 Very clean cue, inlays, points etc are perfect. No raising around the rings. wrap is smooth and tight...

Considering buying a Jacoby cue series R8. Anyone have good/bad experiences with a Jacoby? How does it compare with a Schon or Pechauer, quality and resale value?? Thanks!!

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APA regionals in Bakersfield Yup, I'll be there to enjoy the cheap food, beer and pretty gals :D as well as playing on those itty bitty tables.

If you hate straight pool, then you must not like pool Personally I favor 14.1 over the other games. I also enjoy playing one pocket, 9 ball, 8 ball, and 3 cushion with other "interesting players". My skill level is fairly high at all of the games I play. Have learned to use certain shots and...

Similar but the 314-2 has less deflection. The McDermott I2 used was a prototype that McDermott sent to me to try out. Not sure if the actual production shafts are the same or different.

Just received my new 314-2 4 oz shat from Seyberts Billiards today. I ordered this shaft hearing about the problems with the ferrule and tips coming loose and the fact that they are now made overseas. I must say that the shaft plays extremely well. All parts are very tight, well finished. The...

I heard Championship Billiards (Davenports room) has closed due to rent going up significantly. Property owner had some other plans for that spot.

Bryce is alive and kicking in San Jose. He's been in the bars and in a local league. I've know Bryce since he was 12. So much talent and tons of heart. Amar Kang, Tony Chohan and Bryce used to frequent the tournaments together. Unfortunately, only Tony seems to have behaved himself enough...

DP Cues Thank you all for the info, besides the bad rep, any opinions on quality, hit or comparisons with other brand cues?

Recent bought a almost new Dale Perry cue for next to nothing. I like the way it hits and the quality seems to be good. My sources tell me that resale is poor. I wonder why?