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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166306200236?mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335988529&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 Has anyone ever encountered this book before? It seems to be a very old book of tricks, including some billiard shots. If the ebay listing can be taken at...

I'm reproducing an old book on English billiards (Sidney Gillet's 1818 - 1843 The Earlier History of Billiard Tables and Accessories as seen from the sales journals of John Thurston of over one hundred years ago ), and wanted some feedback on my draft 'blurb' (which will be the description on...

I remember a while ago Fran recommended a book about habits. I'm now ready to read, but I can't find the recommendation with a search. Fran, what was the book you recommend? I was going to send a private message to ask, but I thought I'd make it a forum post in case other people are also...

Charle's Ursitti's full set of History of Pool and Billiards PDFs are now available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1f9RzLJSJJqkFVKYzW8eBZUAoUvVOSjSh?usp=sharing (Should be publicly accessible, but let me know if you have problems.) Courtesy of @kling&allen

What's the clearest way to explain size of angles into /out from rails? Some of the options that come to mind are: Steeper / flater Wider / Narrower Longer / shorter Bigger angle / smaller angle Ideally you'd have words that are self-explanatory and everyone understands intuitively, to avoid...

Here in the UK, most pool leagues use a simple format where players play one rack (and maybe also a doubles game), and each team’s wins and losses are added up for the final score. Most leagues have multiple divisions, which tends to separate the better players from the worse players, so skill...

Excitingly, I'm going to make an old book (1902) available on Amazon print on demand (the demand being a landslide that may eventually reach double figures!—Still, I want to make it the best I can.) Please could I have your feedback on covers and the short introductory and concluding blurb I'm...

(Inspired by Evergruven's 'Starting strong' thread.) At events where you have breaks between playing - let's say an hour or two - how do you rest and refresh yourself between playing? Any equivalent experiences about taking effective breaks in a normal work context or similar? (For context...

Bad geopolitical timing, but let's not take it out on an author from 30 years ago! I came across a Russian billiards book and was having a look at the pictures. A couple of them in particular caught my eye. These shots are similar to ones we would be familiar with, but look somewhat different...

I spotted this on ebay. Pretty interesting to have a look under to hood. Currently going for £7,500, in the UK... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233695163972?mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335988529&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

According to Hendricks, the earliest evidence of ground billiards is in English and French letters of excuse to magistrates after people had been beaten or killed playing the game. Not in fights or arguments, you must understand. The stick just slipped from someone's hand, it was an awful...

What do you lot do to look after your old books (as in, a hundred years old, that sort of age)? I did a little reading and the advice I found was just to put them on a bookcase, ideally lying flat, in little stacks, and try to keep the humidity low to moderate. It's less protection than I was...

When I used to play poker, I once had the opportunity to buy a t-shirt that said "CAN I POKE YOU?" I declined, and have regretted it ever since. If you remember the Greg Raymer 'Fossilman' glasses story, that's pretty much how I envisioned using the shirt, unzipping a top to show the text while...

One of the very early billiards books that authors speak of with hushed reverence is John Dew's A Treatise on Billiards, sometimes referred to as The Odds At Billiards. In the digital age, most of these illusive works are out there to be found, and since I've just done so, I thought I'd share...

I read a long time ago, in passing, that at one time (1800s?) a law was passed making it illegal for billiard parlours to advertise 'Billiards', and so they started advertising 'Pool' instead (I think back when the name referred to the old billiards game). The author suggested this was a factor...

This old cue appeared on ebay UK recently. Can anyone tell anything about it? The joint looks unusual, to my inexpert eye.

I was thinking about getting a new shaft for my cue. However, my cue is an unusual brand (nothing fancy), so I need to find a matching shaft type. From Seyberts' chart, I think it's a 5/16 x 14 pin, but this is the first time I've thought about the issue and I don't really know what I'm talking...

Is there a version of 8-ball where players take alternate (single) shots, instead of innings? I think the strategy would be interesting, more like chess (or at least checkers). If you've got more balls on the table than the other guy, you have to do something smarter than just pocketing a ball...