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But that's the thing: I'm a decent enough player (although I do hate 9-ball and it often makes my game slip) and I can run tables, but if I leave *anything*, he'll play something bizarre and often sink the 9. If he doesn't, there's a fair chance he'll have moved half the balls and left the...

I just finished playing the poolhall owner for much of the evening. The guy only plays 9-ball and wins a lot, but many MANY of his wins are luck. Whenever there's a vague chance of reaching the 9, he goes for it, even if the alternative is an easy pot of the 8 and replacement on the 9. And more...

Nice room, I too am jealous. I don't dig the fluorescent lighting though. Also, I like how the camera was cleverly setup to point away from the computer junk :)

I go to my regular pool hall 5 days a week, at least 1h. Round trip: 15 miles. Twice a week I go to another pool hall that has tables with much tigher pockets, a quieter room, and costs a little less per hour. I go there for 4h minimum. Round trip is 70 miles. This is all very costly and not...

Well, I ended up buying a cheap Artemis cue. For 75 euros, it plays well enough.

I bought the cue The guy came back to the pool hall with the mini-cue and offered it for sale at 15 euros, complete with its mini-case. Needless to say, I bought it on the spot ;) I played 14.1 for an hour with it. It's just tough: the cue is so small I have to fold my bridge arm and bring the...

It's really quite simple: when you impart top or bottom spin to a cueball, immediately after you hit the ball, the cueball "slides" on the cloth and rotates on itself in the direction you chose (top or bottom spin). Then progressively, that spin gets converted into a forward or backward force...

I haven't tried playing carom with my pool cue. I know it's on the flexy side so I don't want to damage it by doing this. Hence my question. As for my carom cue, it's (it was I should say) an old 20 oz Chevillotte cue, and about the same length as my pool cue. And it doesn't feel very stiff to...

I see some things never change. The elitism in carom circles for one. And I thought it was only some of the old farts I play with here in Europe... I play straight pool and straight rail carom. I started with straight rail and 3C 20 years ago when I lived in France, and I was like you guys (and...

Duh, I forgot the minimum cue length rule. That certainly answers my question, thanks. Oh don't worry, I was asking out of curiosity. I don't like jumping balls very much anyway; It's not "elegant" billiard. Besides I probably haven't played more than 10 games of one pocket in my life, mainly...

...apart from the tip diameter and the height of the ferrule? Are shafts made of a different wood? are they balanced differently? I compared the ones I have and they don't seem that different apart from the tip size. I'm asking because my carom cue got damaged at the club and I'm not all that...

I read the following rule here: "Players may use jump shots in One Pocket as long as they are performed with the player's own standard playing cue using legal jumping techniques as defined in General Rules. Specialized jump cues are not permitted in One Pocket." So does unscrewing and playing...

I have a lot of respect for itty bitty miniature tables since I saw this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFbkG_6npAM It almost makes me want to buy one :)

A guy in our league came in the pool hall with his brother tonight. The guy is on the short side (less than 5'5), and said "guess what? My stupid brother bought me a miniature cue for Christmas. He thinks he's funny or something". Then he produced the thing out of his case: it was a small...

That device looks extremely cheap and third-worldish. I wouldn't pay more than $50 for something that cheesy...

I will take the PAT-1 test in a week or two. I don't know exactly how it goes yet, but I understand it lasts about 3 hours. I'd be interested to know your impressions on the test if you care to detail your experience :)

For me it's St-Saens, Tallis, Vierne, or Wagner depending on the mood.

Well, if the game had been important, I'd definitely have played a safety. A well executed safety is often a good way of getting an easy ball after your opponent tries to get out of the pickle. But in this case, my buddy and I were trying to set high runs. It's not necessarily a good winning...

Hey Pelican, Was your game settled before you noticed the side movement? In other terms, have you been playing for a long time with the same stance before noticing the unwanted movement? I'm no doctor, but aging (and other changes in your body) may well cause you to suddenly develop a bad...

Ah but that's what I don't understand: in my estimation, with the shot I did, the only difficulty is to pocket the 3. The rest is a "natural" shot, you don't force the cueball or anything. As for the speed, there's only one zone you're truly stuck with the cueball, and that's near the long rail...