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Age & pool Regardless of the actual age of the poster there have been some very good advice given in response. One thing that is given over and over that I feel should have a disclaimer added and that is "practice, practice, practice". No one can practice endlessly, IMO, and still maintain...

My friend, Vernon Elliott, was known by those who really knew him to be quiet a character himself in addition to his pool notoriety. He was aquainted with Titanic Thompson. Not many people overly impressed Vernon and even less in awe of......except Titanic Thompson. Of all the people Vernon...

As the song says "no one knows what goes on behind closed doors". But my opinion is that it is "always" wrong, otherwise, it would not be necessary to close the door. It's a contest to see who is the best player that day in that event. The split cheats the fans, sweators, and further...

Closer analogy to difference in pool players is my close friend Vernon Elliott (RIP). Vernon hardly ever practiced once out of his teens. I asked him about that and his reply was he didn't need to learn how to play pool again even after not playing for a few months. Sometimes for several...

First: Always pay close attention to what CJ says. Second: Among select groups of competitors there are three types (IMO). 1-good, 2-great, 3-those that stand out among great competitors. My background is motorcycle racing. We had good riders, world class riders, and those who stood out among...

Joint type Thanks for your comments. To better explain, perhaps, what I am looking to find is a cue with a non stainless joint that, if possible, hits (resonates) as closely as possible to what a stainless joint does. I confess I am a cue addict and have bought several of both type joints...

It is my understanding (?) that a steel jointed cue produces a harder feeling hit than other type joint materials. Do you agree? Are there cuemakers who use other joint materials besides stainless who also say their cues hit as hard or nearly as hard as a steel joint? If so can you name a few...

Ken I agree with your thought process but since I wouldn't want to lose out on the work I would estimate what I would charge if I were building the cue and then double it. To put it into some perspective it would be like going to your pool room for free pool and then asking if you can bring...

If current pool players adhered to a similar dress code emulating Dallas when playing in ANY notable tournaments it would unquestionably change the publics perception of pool. While attending the most recent tournament at JOB's in/near Nashville, Tn the majority of the pool players looked like...

Well, maybe a big weekend for THIS WEEK, but a bigger weekend in yesteyear would have been wathching Keith and Vernon match up in Knoxville!!!

Neither is better but are different IMO. I have predator and OB shafts in different diameters but my favorite LD shaft is the Jacoby Edge Hybrid. Note because I think it is better but it is different and the difference is why I play with it the most. The taper and overall feel of the shaft I...

I too love gadgets and contribute regularly to improve the economy of pocket billiards. But I'm confused by your post and some of the others. You love the Everest but you're going to replace it with an elkmaster thats been soaked in milk and compressed? What the heck. Looking back I have put...

Jerry's retired too. He is on AZ and has read this. Probably Phil too. Most of the people I play pool with are retired. They let me out of the nursing home on Tue to play pool with them, lol.

Played pool with someone today you may know. Jerry Moody and Calvin Keeton. Both of them played pool with the people you have mentioned years ago and are very familiar with the happenings in and around Rossville Blvd. I didn't arrive in Chattanooga until 1968 and didn't play pool until '88 or...

This is verbatim the message/prompt shown when I click on: Send a private message to Horsetrader: "Horsetrader has chosen not to receive private messagesor may not be allowed to receive private messages. Therefore you may not send your message to him/her". Most likely if you click on the...

Blocked? Hello Horsetrader. Glad to know you can figure things out because I admit that I haven't figured this one out at all. However, the last time I responded to your PM I received a prompt from AZ that "Horsetrader has blocked replies". AZ will have to figure that out I suppose...

Bill Cox Bill was really a nice guy. He was one of the first "good" players I got to knoiw when I started playing in 1989. I was nearly 50 then and he would kid me about being so old to start playing pool.

I have an older Diamond light and, interestingly, it has six bulbs vs four on the newer ones I've seen.

From 1970 thru mid 1990's I owned several motorcycle dealerships representing many different franchises; one of which was Harley Davidson. In the late 1980's McDermott obtained liscense permission from HD to us their logo on three cues which were D series at the time. That established my...

How we play: determine playing order--on bad hits or no hits incoming player has choice of shooting where CB stops or giving shot back. IF he gives shot back he pays for all money balls made by giving shot back, luck or otherwise for all other players (keeps honest people honest--mostly)-- On...