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The older I get the more I like to teach the young ones about the game, this isn't a game you learn in school so only we can teach the kids. This week I worked with two kids, 8 and 9 years old, about the basics and what I got in return was some very big smiles. You can see when the light bulb...

your A game when you don't feel well. I still play a good game but not my best. My health has been going down hill for over 3 years and I'm at the point of giving pool up. Very frustrating. I'm going to a tournament today and will probably just watch because if I can't play the game that's the...

Our family day event is coming up in a few weeks and I need some ideas to give away 4 prizes to our teens (12-15 years old) who attend. I don't know how many there will be but I need some type of pool game to have them compete in. I was thinking some type of 4 or 5 ball competition but I am...

Can performing a coin toss of the pool table damage it in any way? A tournament I play in will not allow you to do the coin toss on the table and I was wondering if they have a valid point. Thanks, BK

Which 8-Ball tournament rules are the most recognized when it comes to local pool rooms? I'm not talking about league rules or pro rules, I'm talking about the most common rules used in friendly neighborhood tournaments? Since I inherited the TD position at my local establishment I'm having a...

I'm need to recover the table at my local American Legion Post and would like quotes for Simonis 860 cloth for an 8' table. Please include shipping to Maine and forms of payment accepted in the quote. Reply to this post or PM me. Thanks, BillyKoda

Which would you prefer when competing in a pool tourney/season? I know you want the cash but for decorating the pool room, what would you want? Our 30 week tournament season ends this weekend and I bought medals for the season (statistical) winners and small trophies for the tournament (this...

I'm one of those guys who tacks various statistics of my pool game. Here is one that made me smile. I bought my equipment last Summer. Cue cost $135 Lucasi Hard shell case $40 Various items, tip poker, chalk, shaft cleaners, etc ...$25 ---------------------- Total Equipment $200 Weekly $5...

I can go back to one night as the night my game jumped several notches. It happened to be my B-Day last year, turned 46 years old. I was playing partners (8-ball) at the local hang out and we had 3 balls + the 8 left. Our opponents were sure they left me stymied but they were wrong. I proceeded...

I keep statistics for our weekly 8 and 9 ball tournaments and was wondering what other tournament directors do. The stats I keep are weeks played, number of finishes in the money, percentage of finishes in the money and I use a point system for overall ranking (3 points for 1st, 2 points for...

We hold a 9 Ball tourney every Sunday and yesterday I had something happen that I had never seen before. The player called the 9 in the corner pocket by kissing the cue ball off of the 1 ball, he made the 9 but the 1 Ball left the playing surface and on to the floor. I didnt have a copy of the...

Whenever I "wear long sleeve shirts" I play poorly. It can be 60 degrees in the pool room but I will be in a short sleeve shirt if I am playing. This is the same with golf, just can't have anything on my arms. Whenever I "wear one particular baseball cap" I play well, every time I wear it in a...

We run a 8-Ball and 9-Ball tournament every Sunday, start at 1:00pm and have to be out of the bar at 8:30pm. Only one table in the bar so we run the tournaments back to back. Yesterday we had 20 8-Ball players (partnered up) and 16 9-Ball players (singles), The 8-Ball tourney is the featured...

Sometimes I just need to watch people play pool. Anyone have links to webcams in busy pool rooms I could check out? Thanks, BK

At my local bar we have a lady in her late 60's, when I first met her, several months ago, she was a horrible pool player but she loved the game. She's the one nobody wants as a partner. I told her about 3 months ago that anytime she wanted to partner up I would be glad to do it. I'm not...

Opponent broke and ran 2 balls, my balls were spread nicely and I had the progression of the run in my head. Made 5 balls as planned but got out of shape for the 6th, I was so focused on the plan in my head I attempted to make that 6th ball anyway, I missed and ended up losing the game. After...

Thursday night I picked up a bar cue and broke with it, the thing shattered and split a couple of inches from the ferrel, the cork plug on the butt flew down past the foot end of the table. Friday night I was at the same bar and picked up a different bar cue to break with, the thing shattered...

I went to a local 8-Ball tourney yesterday and was invited to play $1 a ball 3,6,9 Nine ball while we were waiting for the tourney to start. I ended up winning about double the 8-ball entry fee but had questions about the format they used. There were 4 of us playing. 1) Head string on fouls? 2)...

How long should felt last on a bar box that sees 6-12 hours of play a day,7 days a week? What is a good, durable, semi-fast cloth Brand I should be looking for? I'm putting together a proposal to have our local American Legion table recovered and just need some facts to present to the Man...

I need a quote to have a table serviced in central Maine, not much out here as far as I can find. Anyone know of a company who can recover and perform general pool table maintenance here in central Maine? Thanks, BK