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I want to learn more about design motifs on cue, such as points, rings, sleeves, etc. Are there good resources for this? With so many cues these days being generic and sporty looking, I really do appreciate cues with nice inlays and points (especially sharp, colored points) or other...

Agreed. My cue is not overly expensive, but it is pretty and that makes me love it more.

I think the good balance is to make the game skill based a possible, while not having rules that mess up the symmetry of the game or make the game less fun

I would say that it's cheap in this context because it gives you the option to play safe just by making a routine ball that you got out of position on. While in 9 ball, you need to not make a ball + move the cue ball appropriately to play a safety. I thought you were against call safe anyway.

Slop counting doesn't necessarily reward the shooter. One positive rule of APA 8 ball is that it requires some dexterity to pull off certain kinds of safeties rather than just pocketing a ball and calling safe. 9 and 10 ball being opposites in this regard allows both schools of thought to exist.

I think the appeal of the Bigfoot 10 ball event is the giant table which makes pro players look a little more human. I agree that call safeties are bad for rotation games, but doesn't the incoming player have the option to make the shooter take it? That at least prevents endless cheap safeties...

There's no point of 10 ball if it has the same rules as 9 ball. And you can't make the money ball early in 8 ball either!

What levels the playing field is playing many racks of 9 ball. Of course one rack can be decided by luck, but if you play 10 racks then the better player will prevail.

I think the new Balabushkas from Taiwan are actually very nice looking, and I would probably buy one if I had the money. But I have one question/gripe about them: Are the small butt caps like these authentic to the original look of original Balabushkas? I am oddly specific about these kind of...

In my Long Island APA league, most of the good players don't do the pocket marker thing unless it's playoffs

My local pool hall recently replaced one of the 2 bar boxes with a 9 foot Brunswick

Eh most of the teams in our in house league buy at least a bucket of beer and a couple orders of food. But we have a lot of people with disposable income. I usually buy a few beers but rarely food.

My team probably spends $150 to $200 on food and drinks per league night. For a slow night like a Wednesday, that's not too bad.

The Fargo 560s I've seen B&R on Valleys maybe once every 10 to 15 racks. That is not pro level, but definitely serious.

I find the 7 foot Diamond's 4.5 inch pockets to be perfect for recreational play The giant Valley corner pockets feel too big for even semi serious players IMO.

Average age of a league player in APA NYC is probably 35-40. But there are definitely a lot of young people into pool. That being said, most of the young people I see at the pool hall are casuals playing "bar rules" and not people who view it as a hobby.

By raised, I mean that it is extended towards the ceiling

My friend who is way better than me told me I should stop raising my shoulder in my shooting position, and it seemed like good advice. I have a tendency to chicken wing, which I'm trying to get rid of. It seems that a relaxed shoulder makes me have a straighter elbow, but I have two doubts...

There was no ball in hand yet?? Ball in kitchen seems nuts for 9 ball, I thought pro 9 ball had BIH by the early 80s. I guess I was wrong!

Correct, I was referring to 8 ball though. I don't watch nearly as many 9 ball APA matches.