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I injured my shooting shoulder/arm a while ago and had doctor's orders not to play pool (or do much else) with that arm for a month. I'm a fairly serious amateur pool player who usually practiced 8-12 hours/week and generally held my own in local tournaments, etc. I haven't touched a cue for a...

In your opinion, is buying a set of pool balls (Super Pro or Centennials) and bringing them with you to practice in a commercial pool hall a good or bad idea? I'm going to be doing a lot of drill-based practice over the next few months. I thought using the same set of balls every time would...

I didn't see an official announcement, so... Hey DC/Northern VA players! Come watch me lose at the Sept 13-14 Tiger Tour 9-ball event! $1,600 added to open event $400 added to women's event Details here: http://www.tigerpooltour.com/showevent.php?113

Someone on AZB mentioned a way for beginners to learn straight pool. I don't remember who it was, but I call their idea "spread pool." (Someone correct me, please, if this idea has been around forever, and I'm only now just hearing about it.) Spread out all 15 balls and take BIH. Start running...

After the six preliminary rounds have been played, every player in the tournament has played 150 games of 9-ball and broken, on average, 75 times. (Really, every player has broken between 72 and 78 times, depending on how often that player won the lag.) Anyway, based on 75 breaks per person...

I plan to go Allen Hopkins's 9-ball tourney at the Valley Forge Convention Center either on Friday, or Saturday, or both days. I was wondering whether I should bring my cues. At the Expo held there in March, 7' Diamonds were made available for random challenge matches between whoever happened to...

If you only have room for a 7' table at home, but you almost always compete on 9' tables, is the 7' table worth having? Assume it's a great 7' table. I'm just wondering if practicing on a 7' table all the time will ruin your 9' table game. Discussing the same idea with a (great) 8' table...

Quote from an article on leadership capacity development by Jay Conger (Academy of Management Executives, 2004, Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 126) "...research suggests that successful performance in most forms of work endeavors can be attributed to experience and coaching, rather than simply in-born...

The thread about whether SBV choked or not against Alex P. got me thinking. I've done some statistical modeling of what can happen between two players of equal ability in a long race. The results may surprise some people. I gave "Player A" and "Player B" each a 50% chance to win each game...

I'll be in Phoenix for a mix of reasons during the Desert Shootout tournament. Now that SixShooters is defunct, where are good places for serious students of the game to practice? I've been out of the pool scene there for a long time. And maybe I could meet some of you, since I managed to...

Half serious quesion, half rhetorical question/vent. Last night, I lost a match because, in the game that would have won it for me, I blew a fairly easy runout by scratching with ball in hand. I recently watched Shane Van Boening lose what would have been a match-winning game for HIM by...you...

I've recently upgraded to a custom cue, and I love the hit and feel. It just seems so much more solid than, say, an $85 Sterling cue, or a similarly-priced Players or Fury. But I can't figure out why. These basic production cues, and I'll include low-end Vikings and McDermotts in that...

Last night, my first ever custom cue arrived. (See pics below.) I ordered it from KJ Simpson: 19 oz., balance point about 19"-20" past the butt, thinner butt like Schon cues have, Predator 314-2 shaft to fit, and Sniper tip. I just finished a four-hour "break in" session with it. Now I know...

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Hi everyone. I'll be going to SBE for the first time, but I'll only be there for one (long) day: Saturday. Question: If you were going for one long day, but you weren't going to play in any of the tournaments, would you still bring your pool cues? Also assume that you don't need any...

Attention pool world, especially Michael Landry if you're out there: When I received my order for two DVDs from the IPT web store, I also received a second package, containing a winnings check for Michael Landry. That package contained not just the check but an envelope that had "Return to...

Here's a ring-game/learning exercise/auto-handicapping pool game for any reasonable number of players. So it won't seem like I'm encouraging questionable behavior :) , I'll talk in terms of playing for pennies. As far as I know, I've invented this game, though it's clearly based on a combination...

This weekend, some of the world's best players will be battling on 7' Diamond tables at the Great Southern Billiards Tournament. Now I'm not trying to start a fight, but I'd love a strong debate about small tables. I, personally, feel that pool played on 7' tables isn't really pool. I'm not sure...

I've got a Predator 314, series 1, with a brass insert made to fit a 5/16 x18 joint pin. I'm wondering if it's possible for a cuemaker to take out that insert and drill a larger hole to fit a 3/8 x10 pin or a radial pin. If is IS possible, would the conversion cost more than buying a new 314...

My experience with Porper and Guiseppe cases is this: as good as they are, their shoulder straps don't last long. I've had to use safety pins to keep the strap connected. I once replaced a Porper strap with a homemade strap made out of a clothesline. It worked better, believe it or not, but...