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Hard to get a read on whether that is a joke, since it reads as an insult, but you did include the winky-face. However, if you want to bring up 'reading comprehension', you should re-try on the first part of my #1: 1) Is there a shortage in decent one-piece (house) cues-- I get that you...

I guess no one has any insight on the state of the commercial 1-piece cue business then.... :(

Depends on where you're staying, but Mr. Cues II in the Chamblee-Tucker area (NE Atlanta) is a big one. There's also the Red Fox up there--although I have not been to it. Another that I have not visited yet is the Pool Turtle in Decatur. It is very new. Decatur also has Twains. Downtown...

A couple of questions: 1) Is there a shortage in decent one-piece (house) cues--and what are the current "name" manufacturers? I know that Dufferin still has their Commercial and Hi-Run lines, but I've seen Koda "X-cel" cues and Nick Varner cues in a few different locations...

I'm asking regarding 'standardized' rules.

I know that the current, professional rules for 10-ball specify that the 10 is always the last ball potted for the win, but when I learned the game an early *called* 10-ball counted. I checked a few sites online, but have not found one that supports an early 10-ball win. Can anyone confirm...

In a one-and-out format, there's still likely luck involved, when a lesser skilled player beats a higher skilled player. Still, it's definitely an ego boost for players when they win 1 game, even though they would probably lose a longer race most of the time. As for the leagues, I agree that...

"You need to not only aim the cue ball to make the ghost ball and subsequently the object ball but you have to deliver the cue ball with the precise action to get the position for the next shot." Those are TWO different things, "aiming" and delivery. (It's three, if you fold in "precise action...

Re-watch the video. He said, "She was once called, the only reason to watch pool". At the end, he said that she was the only reason that *he* watched pool, and described how dominant she was, and that he thought her nickname was cool. Not condescending in either place.

So, would that mean aiming say the edge of the cue ball to the center of the target ball, or like the 1/4 or 3/4 quarter point of the cue ball, to certain points on the target? A more specific example: Left-cut, with left 1/4 point (half way from the left 'edge' to the vertical centerline of...

I have shown/informed others about these, but also the inverse--like for the first one, shooting the first ball long (but short of the cushion), and each following shot should be shorter (closer than the last ball). I also have restricted it to one or two diamond lengths, with all 15 balls...

Sure it is--scratch the cue ball!

If you sell a lot, you can also watermark your pictures. You can download GIMP for free, which is an image editing application (similar to Photoshop). You take your logo, or whatever you want to mark with, put it on a layer above the picture layer, adjust the opacity of the upper layer, then...

Do you happen to know the reasoning why he did so?

I'm fairly confident that if there were any simplification to be made, Dr. Dave would have covered it. :) Without the 'math', I think the only option is repetition and analysis (experience, but with focus). You could create your own drills--like repeating a basic shot but varying spin and...

I think this also points towards many players lacking a post (bad) shot analysis. It will inhibit their progress, if they don't bother to try and identify what they did wrong and try to dole out some focus to it 'next time'.

@cueball2010 As others have posted, you can check for a PBIA instructor. You might be able to ask in the "Ask the Instructor" forum as well, to maybe find someone in your area. That being said, I'm curious as to what you are looking to learn about "English"--which I am quoting, but assuming...

Thanks, everyone--and especially Bob, as this topic got no responses until his! I've seen several different head designs, and the rolling/sliding "bridges", but nothing with any variety to the handle. I've got an idea for something shorter, but was looking for rules that might be exclusionary.

There are several different head types for mechanical bridges, but they all attach to a long handle--essentially a cue with the head on the end. I've also seen shorty versions of these, such as one with about a foot-long handle, used by a player with only one arm. Within the last decade, I've...

Another ridiculous loss, from a couple of days ago--again, local Wednesday 8-ball tourney. My opponent was truly a banger. Hit hard but without any remote accuracy. He still seemed to be enjoying the game though. Anyway, I wound up leaving myself with the cue ball at the head end of the...