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I think he tried to roll it in, saw there wasn't room, and then placed it from the top.

Situation was awkward. I've seen this whole match before and the first time I thought Boyes was trying to see if it fit too. If Boyes wasn't such a whiny baby about it, play would have continued and that would have been it. When Ken called time out, Boyes should have stopped. I'm assuming that's...

My wife, and her whole family, collects crap....just old crap. They call it "antiques" but it's really just old, broken crap that someone dropped off at the junk store. I'm constantly cleaning this crap up, boxing it up, storing it, getting rid of it, etc so I don't have to live in a shrine to...

If you want it to be. I played with the same cue almost 30 years. I play just as well with a house cue (just as poorly is perhaps more accurate some nights!). If you want this to be about buying equipment, buy equipment. It's your money and your game so do what you want with it. If you want it...

With ONLY those two options available? Honestly, I personally don't like either option. I'd probably take the 1 if I absolutely had to, and just deal with the mess from there. The 3 would probably be a better option if it worked, but there's so much that can go wrong that I would look for...

You run a real risk of making a complete mess on the top rail. All the balls are going that way, and it's already congested. You're just as likely to tie everything up as you are to separate them...maybe even more so. It's good to clear out that area first, or to go into them towards the center...

I think if you aim to just nudge the 13 ball full, if you come up short you still have the 4 (which is what you want in the first place), if you come long you still have the 6, and maybe even an easy shot on the 13 in the far corner, and if you're anywhere around where you want you have the 4,6...

Curious why everyone tends to go one rail for the 4 instead of drawing off the 7. If I draw off the 7, the cue ball will drift to the right a bit, heading in the "right" direction for a nice shot on the 1 in the side, or even the 6 in the left corner, if I miss my mark on the 4. I think if you...

You're not the only one that wants to use the front axle to discuss something with Mr. Klapp.

Just wanted to give a big thanks to Mikko for pointing me in the right direction!

But he was quite well off, wasn't he? I dare say he probably made more money back then than most make today, even with endorsements, so he couldn't have been that bad, even if he did exagerate and make up exploits. I never took it too seriously and can't imagine that anyone would. Seemed like an...

My wife is Finnish. We brought the twins to visit with their extended family, great grandmother, and to see Moomin Valley. :) But I do want to get out a shoot a couple of times. Yeah, Finland can be fun. To be honest, I really don't like it too much around Helsinki. I much prefer Turku, which...

Chubby Checker rails play funny. Much prefer Fats Domino rails.

I'm near Helsinki for a few days. Wondering where to go to play. I'm not looking for any action...just some decent full size tables. I couldn't bring a cue so somewhere that has keeps decent house cues would be a plus. It doesn't have to be right in Helsinki and would prefer not, actually. I'm...

I'm a big fan of the D series. My favorite production cue is my old D19. I've retired it recently with one that I built myself, but the old D series can be had for not much money and I love them.

Not many of us alive today ever saw either one play in his prime. Look at the videos of Fats and Mosconi playing. They both played pretty badly. We're watching them 25 years after Mosconi's 526 ball run. Both old men (1978...65 years old at that time was beyond their life expectancy for when...

FWIW, Kamui are one of my least favorite tips. I've tried them twice and both were off my shaft after one playing session. Ditto for Tiger Everest. So far, the only layered tip I really like is the Ultraskin, although I have to say that I do need to rough it up rather frequently. It only takes a...

Oh, I almost forgot this rule, and again someone correct me if I'm wrong. I think in 9 ball, ball in hand was behind the head string, and if the lowest numbered ball was also behind the head string, I think it was removed from the table, or spotted on the foot spot. Is that right? Totally...

It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen. Not only did they play call shot everything, Mosconi even included the BREAK. You break, and if you sink balls you get to keep shooting but whatever you sunk got spotted. Someone correct me if I'm remembering that wrong. Totally bizarre way to play pool...

Wasn't directed at you. Just agreeing with Glenn. I'm sure the store prices are reasonable and it all works out in the end. It's different when you're a retail store. For example, I'm a dealer for some products. I typically have a MAP that I can't sell below, so everyone basically sells for the...