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Isn't there a standard warm up routine where you pocket the OB and leave the cue ball in the middle of the table to get a feel for the table and its rails? Seems I have seen several good players warm up in this way. This could also be a drill or a way to learn speed control, could it not? BTW...

Cancel post, I see that Dr Dave has it all covered.

Here is an idea for learning and evaluating your speed control. Set up a ¼ ball hit and try to move the cue ball one diamond after pocketing the ball. How close were you to the target area? One inch, six inches etc. Do this three times and take the average. This is your usual accuracy when you...

See Bob Jewett's progressive practice drills. They can be used to learn the basics of speed control. http://www.sfbilliards.com/progpract.pdf

We have four Gold Crown IIIs with seating for about 30. Plenty of space between tables. Nothing in the room but pool tables and related stuff. We probably have 20 regular players when the snow birds are here otherwise there are about ten regular users. And its all free. Retirement is great...

17 - 18 comments by other posters and not one negative comment. Got to be a record on AZB :thumbup: Somebody tell Shawn

Had an English Professor ask our class of undergraduates, “Can you install a toilet?” then he asked, “Can you put on a roof?” To all those who said “no” he said, “So what the hell are you doing in college? You can't keep a roof over your head and you can't keep yourself clean? As an “older”...

I had a CG III for 20 years, moved it myself several times. I would buy a GC IV in a heart beat. The industrial quality construction is not easily found in other products.

Here is one of the basic things I learned about contracting out services. If I go to them they want it cheap or for free. If they come to me, they pay my rate. So --- how do you get them to come to you. BTW in my area many of the contracts were let by RFP (request for proposal). I usually did...

#1 Pool School with Randy G. Set me on the right path. #2 and #3 of equal importance. The internet and other postings of Bob Jewett and Dr. Dave. Contain more useful information than I can ever master. #4 Internet videos of pros playing

Take a look at "The Hustler". Jackie Gleason's outfit is pretty cool, suit, tie and hanky in the breast pocket and especially a fedora and a carnation in the lapel. The photo is the second picture down the page, so you have to scroll down a little...

I partially agree with you Sean. The term "too cerebral" is much over used by pool players and probably often used inappropriately. To learn to shoot well one should verbalize, even write down, the things to be learned. This provides directions for the brain / mind and gives it specific...

Here is something similar to Bob Jewett's mirror system that works well for me -- usually. I use the cue stick as a pointer over the object ball. I center the stick on the object ball and place the cue tip over the rail. This allows me to see the angle between the cue stick and the rail the...

I suspect there are many ways to see the shot when playing pool. There is also a natural ability factor that is not often discussed. I have a friend who shoots similar to CJ Wiley, though he has never heard of CJ. My friend often one strokes and fires. Usually he two strokes and then fires. When...

You got a point there. Guess most of the time I play with people of similar skills where a run of 5+ is expected (not counting safety battles). And its true that the player at the end of the rack seems to take off a little. While the Pros might run racks as seen in the demos, I find that our...

I believe the Ten ball counts one point so you need to change the count routine a little. I sure don't agree with the counting and break rules that are used in American Rotation. We play "50 point Rotation" with one point per ball. Balls are racked with 1,2,3 in the corners and the 4 in the...

The WPBL web site says the next match is tonight. Pittsburgh vs Huston 9/06/2013 http://wpbltv.com/

In our retirement community old pool table cloth is used to make table covers. There is a lady on Etsy who will sew a rubber band type of thing around the outside of the cloth so it can be placed over your specific dining room table, game table or whatever to make a game table cover. Great...

What she said :) tap tap tap

I have a friend who plays pool as WestPoint describes. He is aggravating as all get out. He strokes twice and fires. We play 15 ball rotation with one point per ball and a game is 50 points. He will run a table in three - five minutes. Weaving the cue ball between balls, moving interfering balls...