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Another game you might try is seven ball, like the old Seagram's Seven Ball series on ESPN. If I recall, rotation like nineball, one called safety per rack, then bih after any miss. Adjusting the safety and break rules you could make it competitive. It's also common to make two or more on the...

This is the problem. Bad players, when given the opportunity, won't use the easier equipment. They demand the equipment that is "like the pros use." It seems to be something to do with human nature. If there is an objective, consistent part of a game, human nature seems to demand that it be...

This is the wrong analogy. If I go play Pebble or Beth Page I get a choice to play from the tips or not. Pocket size would be like putting bigger cups in when the pros aren't playing. Golf has tried both bigger holes and encouraging people to "play up.". Playing up has been modestly...

The political nonsense, brutalist architecture, terrible traffic, useless public schools, middle-school carjackers, and sky high murder rate don't do it for you? But, we do have some great bars and restaurants.

And that's generous. With all the empty real estate downtown, I sometimes think it would be cool to get a private key club together. An otherwise great city with fewer than 20 pool tables, and none newer than 20 years or so is pretty shameful.

If you've not been to Q Masters in a while, you might be pleasantly surprised. The old bar boxes have been replaced with Diamonds. I think it also went non-smoking. They've really put some money and effort in recently.

Not among the very biggest but nice to see, there's a newer room in Bowie MD near Annapolis with 30ish tables, mostly Diamonds and a few Rassons. I think it's called Center Pocket. Really nice room that seems to do very well. Nice folks own the place and really seem to care.

The funniest inconsistency I've encountered was with fly fishing equipment. Flew into Costa Rica with my rods and reels in my carry on. Flying back I get stopped at the security checkpoint, and after an animated conversation I come to understand the security guy is not going to let me on with...

I shoot like this. I have a beard to help with lubrication. Sometimes I get a little dent in the beard from the cue. I also have a little lip where my OB Fusion meets my Schmelke butt. I like it, reminds me to stay down on the shot.

The world is divided between people who know "enbiggening"' is a perfectly cromulent word and those who don't know what "cromulent" means.

I grew up in Dorset, then southern VA, playing at Q Masters. Pickleball the game has nothing to do with my point, which is that as a business, pool will only succeed if it can turn players into spectators. The game itself isn't visually exciting when played at the highest levels on tight...

The MLB has gone completely in this direction. They don't think anyone is watching whole baseball games, but they are maximizing SoMe content, gambling, highlights, fan interaction etc.

Cool. So let's speed up events and make more interesting shot making by enbiggening the pockets.

I also grew up playing snooker. My suggestion is mostly for the US. At best pool is a participant/fan sport here. It's never going to compete with the NFL or other televised sports. It could succeed the way pickleball has, with big participation events that support pro events. DCC is almost...

I understand why the pros hate setups like this, but less tight tables would bring a greater number of players into contention, even just on a runner. It would be better for the game.

I came up with a little program for when I'm befuddled by such things. Based on the "bounce/hit" idea in The Inner Game of Tennis, I use back/thwack when I'm having trouble with tempo or standing up on the shot. Basically, I concentrate on the back of my stroke, and the contact between the cue...

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And, none when playing competitively. Though after reading, The Inner Game of Tennis I came up with "back, thwack," basically noticing the back of your stroke and the impact of the cue ball on the object ball. I don't know if that is two or none ideas, but it helps if you aren't shooting well.

I think that's exactly why it is. Nine foot tables are increasingly hard to find in the wild. The rooms, not to mention the bars, are 9:1 7ft tables to 9ft. Nineball on a big table is foreign to most casual players. Barbox eightball they 'know' and play. People seem to like pro English...

Promoting pro 8 ball in the US seems like a no brainer. Walk into any bar and a lot of pool rooms, what are people playing? English 8 ball in the US could work really well. It's close enough to the game people know but it's quick and somewhat immune to ridiculous house rules that plague...