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Let's say you have a longish, almost straight shot, just a few degrees off, object ball about mid way between the cue ball and the pocket. Do you prefer to shoot a slight cut or aim straight-in and use a little left or right to throw the object ball? I know there's a lot of other variables...

I was trying to visualize the effects of BHE vs FHE so I made this somewhat scale drawing. With FHE the bridge was moved and the butt unmoved to hit a spot on the cue ball about 1/2" off center. For BHE the bridge stayed the same and the butt was moved over so the same spot on the cue ball was...

Just when you think you've seen it all what are some new accessories you haven't yet seen? Let me start with a couple, can you think of any more? Little rubber hammer to tap down uncooperative balls when racking. Bean bags to put into the bottom of drop pockets to cushion hard shots so they...

On the opening break, if you scratch but still drive two balls to a rail, is this a 2 point foul?

Anyone try one of these... ? I've seen a few show up recently on Amazon/Facebook/EBay, named differently but they all seem to be the same machine. I'm wondering if they're any good. Appear to be Chinese.

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I'm pretty confident that in a blind fold test nobody can tell one joint from another, correct me if I'm wrong. Are some really better than another? It'd be so nice if cue makers (the production and custom people) could just standardize on a joint. So it goes, you like my butt you need my...

I've been playing with a nice McDermott cue with a solid maple shaft for over a decade. Served me very well. Mostly Triangle tips but tried a few others like the various 'Duds' and didn't notice much difference. Shaft is getting a bit thin from a lot of cleanings and getting too whippy...

Could someone with a diamond 9 foot pro-am table measure the distance from the floor to the bottom of the skirt? Trying to figure out if a ball cleaning machine will slide under the table. Appreciate it a lot, thanks.

The Clean Gleem 16-ball capacity cleaner/polisher with free shipping through 10/17. See cleangleem.com for details.

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Know of any pro or close to pro level players that are blind (or have greatly impaired vision) in one eye? I think Niels Feijen may have this problem, any others?

Is it just me or is the NPR forum gone?

I'm just your normal (?) Joe working on improving my game. I'm happy with my cue but appreciate all the posts about the latest, greatest shafts and tips. I love my table but enjoy the talk about cloth, cushions and pocket size. The stroke and shooting advice you won't find anywhere else...

This looks like it may be a very good deal... https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/spo/d/morris-8-diamond-professional-pool-table/7106454328.html Too bad they're not nine footers....

This virus has most of us are stuck home alone has. I thought I'd share this if you want to keep your game sharp, have access to a table and want to try something new. These drills were given to me long time ago and they're a big part of my usual practice routine. They're based on the German...

I was rolling some of my shafts on the table to see how straight they are (yep, I'm bored stuck at home). How much roll would you consider acceptable? My favorite cue (solid maple pro taper) is off about 1mm (a bit less than thickness of a dime) a foot from the tip. I think that's pretty...

I was cleaning out some drawers and found my old autographed copy of John Schmidt's 'Exactly How I Run 100s'. It's from 2008, John's miked up and runs 100+ as he talks through what he's thinking as he does it. Brings back some good memories. I'm not knowledgeable enough to tell if his style...

I've bypassed my usual week at the Derby being bummed that the Straight Pool Challenge was cancelled - really enjoyed that event. I've been thinking a lot about getting a LD carbon fiber cue and still have a chance to drive down for a couple days. Is there a Becue vendor there? From what I've...

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