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7' vs 8' vs 9' Would the 7' & 8' tables play better if equipped with Artemis cushions? Is that an option if ordering a table from Diamond? It would seem that cost at the manufacturers level for Artemis cushions would be in the $50 range at most which they could pass on for $100-150 to end user.

7' vs 8' vs 9' Why does Diamond choose to not put Artemis rail rubber on all their tables? Do you think they find people who play on anything but 9' more or less amateurs and mostly wouldn't benefit from or notice the upgraded rubber?

Vernon Elliott stories For the last 5--6 years of Vernon's life he and I had breakfasts together and he told me many of his life's adventures, pool and otherwise. The ones that were too outrageous for a normal person to conceive I checked out with the "cast members" who were involved. Not...

How age affects your game Reading these posts is interesting to me because I will too soon be 66 (I hope) Presently I am playing the best pool of my life, however, I didn't start until nearly 50. Sounds like all you guys started too young, lol. I became a 7 level player in APA (I know that...

Shane challengers It's interesting that there are so many people saying that Shane won't go to someone elses turf/room to play them but there hasn't been any posts saying they challenge Shane to come play them. We know all the players and/or their stakehorses are reading this forum. Lets hear...

Action vs tournaments True, but if results of the gamble, in pool or in business were known in advance there would also be zero losses in anything. Before I sold my businesses I had to place orders each year for millions of dollars of inventory at the beginning of each year. I can tell you...

Action vs tournament If players caught gambling were disqualified I would think spectators would want their expenses back when only 6-8 players show upto play, lol. But I agree the action players never give their best effort after staying up all night. A single hour of partying can deprive an...

Which Cue? Joel (Hercek) made a cue for me a few years ago which was stolen so I called Joel, told him what happened and he said that he was told by a friend of mine of the incident. He said he tried to give former customers a bit of priority so their wait would not be so long--that was nearly...

Sorry, the correct person was "Handsome" Danny Jones a player back in the days of Johnson City. Series may not be the correct word either but the cue was a limited edition model of 100 (?) cues or thereabout and was made on the standard 4 point bar cue platform. The cues were signed ie: 15 of...

Anyone have a sneaky pete Jensen cue that was endorsed or made for "Handsome" Danny Janes? Came out in the mid '80's (?) and was a limited production series.

Mentioning Keith going to the race tracks reminds me of a story my buddy Vernon Elliott told me several times about a time that Keith's stake horse (also a dangerous guy) gave Keith some money to play and Keith took off to the race track and lost. Vernon would laugh about that until tears...

Vernon's shot Not too long before Vernon had the stroke that paralyzed his left side I was talking with him about this shot. For over an hour I placed the object ball on the rail and watched him shoot it. I thought there was some trick he employed ie, masseing into the ball but he had me...

Re:Ferrule advice Why use a ferrule at all? What does it add to the playability or reliability of your cue even if you break with it?

Pool and alcohol Intake of alcohol will not improve performance in any contest that requires hand to eye coordination. This was explained to me when I was asserting that one or two beers didn't make a difference in performance to a Dr. buddy of mine. He said it had been proven that an expert...

People who depend on making money playing pool never intentionally gamble. People who have a regular job and family responsibilities and like to wager on their pool game with these people are not gamblers either; they're prey. If they worked all week and when they received their paycheck told...

Re:Ralph vs Efren There cannot ever be a true comparison of Ralph and Efren which is true when comparing Efren to other players. Everyone loves his big boyish smile, his humility, and perhaps the most congenial personality in pool. Ralph is the consumate professional and is the one younger...

Jack, I plan to spend the summer season working in Virginia City. How far is that from you? I'm not a pool player but I like to play pool. Been retired a while and thought perhaps I might get a cue from you before heading back to Tenn. in Sept-Oct.

Whatever he is using it is a safe bet that a few months from now he'll be using something else and it won't affect his game in the slightest.

Nice job! The pocket billiards community owe you a debt of gratitude and especially players from yesteryear. Thanks.

Quitting winner There is a well heeled businessman in my area (30 miles away) who loves to play pool and plays very good but not good enough to beat any good shortstops or pros and has routinely lost 5 figures. Jack Cooney can attest to this. At the room where I play a couple of road players...