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Thank you! This sure seems like the answer. It would explain why I'm always missing on the same side and by the same approximate amount. Plus, I'm right-handed and just like he predicted, I'm hitting to the left and throwing my object ball to the right. Gotta be this. "About 75% of the...

Sigh, I'm afraid I might be too old to try to figure out how do all that and then post it. Shouldn't be that hard, maybe I'll give it a try.

I just watched. Enjoyable stuff, thanks for putting it together. Also, for a pencil neck academic geek, you stroke that ball pretty well! What a waste, with more focus, maybe you could have been a pro pool player instead of having to lecture for a living.

There's a guy selling TS joint protectors on eBay. I believe he's making them and could make any thread you need. They're not cheap ($240), but they look nicely made / good quality.

I'm smart enough not to leave myself hard shots. My freaking opponents are pricks though.

You just cursed yourself to consistently missing long straight shots to the right.

I was initially thinking inadvertent spin / throw, but one of these might be it.

Oh, it's consistent. I'm hitting in the same spot on the rail consistently.

I suspect that. But why would I always be putting the same spin (in this case, left)?

So, as some background info, one of my biggest strengths as a pool player was always my shot making. Whenever I really, really need to make a difficult shot, for some reason I was able to dial in my concentration and stroke and pot the ball more consistently than my overall speed would predict...

I think cork could be considered exotic. :) Seriously though, that case has a cool / unique look to it. All Volturi cases are built tanks.

I'll also add that while I believe an inexpensive production pool cue can play as well as a $10,000 cue from a legendary marker, some cues, do, in fact, play better than others for some reason. In my 40 plus years of playing I had two cues that I consistently played way better with. One was a...

I filled my home pool room rack with cheap cues ($100 - $200 range). Yeah, the shafts don't feel as nice as an expensive custom, and they don't look as nice or artistic, but they don't play any worse either. Expensive / custom pool cues are like high-end watches. A Rolex doesn't keep as good...

Are you forgetting that the Turning Stone is adding 25K to every one of those tournaments? Sure, Mike can find another vendue (which will not be as nice), but good luck finding another 25K sponsor.

You guys ever see the wet toilet paper and cigarette lighter trick for removing shaft dents? A buddy of mine (pool room owner) showed it to me years ago. He picked up a house cue and banged it violently against the side of the table several times leaving several large dents. He then wet some...

I believe that's because besides being an unsightly bunch, pool players are notoriously cheap.

We ain't going to allow you to quit playing.

There's a long list to play. Maybe he should raise the entry sustainability to allure more pros. 200 is cheap nowadays. Doesn't a round of gold cost that? 20-25 years ago that tournament had a more exciting feel to it. Efron used to play along with dozens of other pros. I don't go to all of...

Because filling up with more pros would draw more spectators. A certain percentage of spectators buy cue raffle tickets, book rooms, gamble, purchase from the concession stand, and eat at Turning Stone restaurants. That may entice Turning Stone to keep the event there and keep adding that 25K...

For some reason, the Turning Stone is attracting less and less pros. 20 years ago it seems like the field was half pros. From a fan / audience perspective, it's more fun watching pros bang heads than recreational players bang heads with hobby players. The stands were almost empty for this...