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I was reading something today and it alluded to how small, passing, seemingly insignificant moments early on change your life forever. It made me think of the first time I held a pool cue, and when, later on, playing pool became an integral part of my life. I'll write up my personal details...

I see the next iteration of Pat's International Open is scheduled for mid-November in St Augustine FL this year. https://www.intlopen.com/ I was thinking of going out there to donate to the 1pocket event but was curious if anyone has played in a previous edition and how it went in terms of...

I know what I see almost everyday -- just wondering if it is more common. Lou Figueroa

Post Masters win, Bob Rotella, Rory's psych counselor had this to say -- just transpose pool where the word golf is... "A former professor of sports psychology at the University of Virginia who has counseled golfers for more than four decades, Rotella said Tuesday that part of his strategy...

Gently used set of privately owned Duramiths. No scratches or chips. Your choice of Aramith Measles or Red Circle CB. $225 shipped in the US. Lou Figueroa

Shaft specs are: 12.9mm; 3.4 oz, SW 3/8 10 pin; SW white collars; SW ferrule; unknown tip with clear pad. Shaft is used but without dings. $140 shipped in the US. Lou Figueroa

Having just come back from the DCC (3rd Round), did not buy back in because I decided to "Cash" by skipping the Buy Back, and buying another hotel night mit food/drink -- the drink being a major expense, lol -- it made me long for the days of a two-day, double elimination event. I am no...

I think most of us here, amateur players, are chasing The Rabbit (cue the "Impossible Dream") looking to consistently play at whatever level we believe is just renumeration for our devotion to the game. We play, compete, practice... wash, rinse and repeat. We experience the occasional highs...

Does your game ever fluctuate? I mean -- like for a while -- you are firing on all cylinders. No shot is missable. Any position play is doable. And then... you come back the next day, or maybe even mid-session the same day, become screamingly helpless? Lou Figueroa just wonderin'

So here's my question: do you base any of your play on something so crazy, so out there -- but that works for you -- that you hesitate saying it out loud for fear of being laughed out of the pool hall. I mean even like Tin Cup, Bull Durham stuff. You don't have to reveal, just wondering...

Do any of the older/more mature players here ever, puposely "lay it down" when playing a younger/less experienced player to entice them into return engagements. Lou Figueroa just wonderin' if that was still goin' on

So, do any of you out there in radio land have particular techniques for certain shots? IOWs, when a certain shot pops up do you auto-magically utilize something different than your usual to successfully execute said shot? Lou Figueroa

I was talking to Gail tonight over dinner about playing with my newest cue and told her I was playing exceptionally well with it and with a high degree of overall consistency. I tried to describe the hit, feel, and... confidence I got from playing with it. Then I told her about "New Cue...

So I note there are some original Moori's for sale here. And I'm wondering: do tips dry out? Does it matter if tips are decades old? Nowadays, many tips come in blister packs -- I assume to preserve their minty freshness. My gut tells me it's better if they are sealed, but I dunno...

So, for quite a while now, I've been playing with my travel cue -- a John Davis ebony blank finished by PDF and it has served me well. But now, with nothing but the DCC coming up, and without the need to check a cue with an airline, it is time to take one of the girls, (one of my two Ginas)...

So I played in the Seniors event and was pretty unhappy with how I played. I replayed a couple of shots over and over in my mind, which normally I would have slammed in with any position play I wanted. But as soon as I got down on those shots at the tournament I knew I'd be lucky to even make...

Well, that's as good as I can play. Just wondering. We practice, compete, buy new stuff... and I was just wondering if anyone ever walks away from the practice table or after a match and says: "That's it. I can't play any better." Lou Figueroa

Stop making them so tall/thick. I don't know about anyone else's preference but I don't like 14 layers at the end of my cue, so when I'm ready to install a new tip, I cut off two or three layers right off the bat. And, I really don't like some of the new tips that have a black layer two thirds...

IMO, there is little that can replace attentive time on the table. By that I mean being conscious of what you are doing, how you are doing it, and the results that manifest themselves on the table. Yes, you need to know the physics, geometry, and theory -- books and videos are good in this...

Just wondering what the latest consensus is on the bestest, thinest, not really there glove. I ask because the pool room I play at has relocated next to a lake and there's a high level humidity. Normally, I've always been able to go "bare back" but current circumstances have me reconsidering...