I tried to explain "speed shortening" a bank to a teammate, who was a better player than me, but it never sunk in.
"the angle is the same no matter how hard you hit it" Even demonstrated it to him, but he never got it.
Oh well, he is clueless in Columbus Ohio now.
My home town is just south of Springfield IL, home of one of the best dirt mile tracks in the country. Remember when USAC cars ran at the State Fair track, dirt champ cars with the "Indy" drivers. Back when all of those guys could drive many disciplines. Tony Stewart was the same, he won a...
what table/manufacturer has the truest/liveliest cushions?? I know Ohlhausen used to promote Accu-Fast? cushions on their tables. I like to bank the balls, and appreciate a nice true bouncy table.
resume your normal programming.
consider a standard joint, for buying additional shafts and not in some oddball size/specs. Many first cues, graduate to becoming break cues, so buy a solid strong stick, chances are it will have a bunch of banging in its future. Stick with well known brands, its a lot easier to sell a...
assuming that the lighter the cue, the more cue ball speed, the stronger the break, how much is TOO much??? There has to be a sweet spot of cue weight and velocity. look at the chart below.
20 ounce cue moving at 20 mph
18 ounce cue moving at 22 mph
16 ounce cue moving at 24 mph
14 ounce cue...
I got 2 break cues.
Heavy....25 ounce, sneaky pete style made by Guido Orlandi, and only 56 inches long
Light...18 ounce, cheap asian fiberglas wrapped stick
bowling pins are all the same, in fact a pinsetting machine has 2 full sets of pins, 20, in it. this machine needs to be smarter to rack 8, 9, 10 ball game racks, and with 8 ball to randomize the remaining balls in the rack.