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There are several different head types for mechanical bridges, but they all attach to a long handle--essentially a cue with the head on the end. I've also seen shorty versions of these, such as one with about a foot-long handle, used by a player with only one arm. Within the last decade, I've...

Instructors--When you work with a student that has a high stance, with their head like a foot or more(!) over their cue, and due to body size/shape simply getting lower is not an option, do you alter any of your teaching of fundamentals to accommodate--what are your considerations?

Playing at the local restaurant/bar, first in warmup game, and second in match--8-ball, Race to 1, 7-ft table, "call shot" rules. I lost the games via ridiculously low-probability shot results. This one--I don't remember the previous shot, but I think it was one that left me without limited...

I was watching a kid who had posted some practice videos of himself, and he had some elbow movement in his stroke--oddly, it was up/forward. The overall action is similar to a pendulum stroke, where the movement of the cue is limited by the closing of the arm. However, instead of his hand...

In APA 8-ball, I believe that there is a rule that if a player shoots the wrong suit (obviously, closed table), and pockets a 2nd ball of the same suit before anyone notices the foul, then they get to claim that suit--or are now assigned that suit. I have never heard of a similar rule in...

No spoilers, in case anyone is going to watch it on YouTube. I wound up watching the 2024 APA 9-Ball League Final live, and was probably more interested because one of the team was out of where I played for years (until 2018), but I was more entertained that when I watch pros. The most detail...

This came up in league last night.... One of my teammates grew up in London (IIRC), and I remarked on a player missing has "overcut". He said it was an "undercut'. We briefly discussed how we were describing the same thing, but for some reason from the opposite directions. I consider a...

Okay, please ignore any impulses to post, "That's why I don't play bar rules" replies. Also, I have apparently let this bother me, because my brain won't let it go. Also, I'm sure there's a thread somewhere on this, probably from the Bronze Age, but I could not find one.... I was recently...

Something that pops into my head every so often, is how jump cues are allowed now, but aluminum jump "rods" were banned in the past. I suppose it is simply that jumping itself became more prevalent, but is that the case, or were rods really that much easier to use? I also recall seeing a...

I was on a Discord server, and someone mentioned Jacoby making cues for Predator. I commented about Jacoby pre-dating Predator by about a decade, but that Predator successfully marketed low deflection shafts, and have managed to overshadow older cuemakers due to that (and other factors)...

Quick question for the room: What is your dominant "learning type", Visual or Aural? Also, please include any current league skill level, and rough number of years playing. I am currently an APA-6, but perhaps a 6.5 or 6.6, to provide an extra level of understanding. I've been playing in...

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