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Ok. A friend of mine is in AA and has quit drinking alcohol. And she has gotten her mom to quit finally. They mentioned they wanted to shoot pool again because years ago they shot a lot of pool down in Jacksonville. But I'm not wanting to take them to a pool hall that serves alcohol. So I"m...

A pool hall which I grew up in (Murphy's Brass Rails) was raided last night for gambling. Now the gambling charges are probably not what you think. It wasn't on a pool table. It was from slot machines. For the rest of the story you can go to Athens Online I personally am against vice laws...

A good friend of mine is in Rehab right now. But when she gets out for her Christmas gift I was going to get her a decent cue. However I don't know what a decent cue is for a girl. I've seen her shoot with my 19oz McDermott and it seems like she extends her arm out too much. I do have to...

At our shop we have an older Joss with the Jhooks. I shot with it not to long ago and just loved the hit of it. I'm going to buy it but there is one problem. I do not like the wrap on it. I like leather or tight wraps. This one is loose and you can feel the string. I have a Schon STL-6...

I'm in love with Straight Pool and 1pocket. But I noticed this. In the rules if your break shot ball is outside the pack of the 14 balls you leave it. IF it is within the pack you put it at the front. But what if it is outside the pack of balls but you can't rack without hitting the object...

Last year I played on an APA 9ball and 8ball team. Which I enjoyed. However some friends of mine wanted to play next session. A couple of them will be under 21. So I don't believe they can play in the APA. However the people over 21 wanted to play in a smoke free enviroment anyways. Which...

Last week I bought a table from a buddy of mine. The table is a Brunswick Gold Crown 3. It's in decent shape but I have big plans for it. I'll go into detail later. Right now I'm too tired. I did 4 tough jobs today plus my table. And our Box Truck basically blew up Friday. (For you deisel...

Our shop has a used Joss in. I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy it but wanted to know a little about it. Here are some pictures...

As many of you might know I am a pool table mechanic. I work for a pool table store here in Atlanta. Right now I am basically the help but have stuck with the job to learn a new job skill. Now I enjoy my job at my store. However, probably in the next year or two I want to break off on my own...

A friend of mine bought a bar that has some Carom tables. I haven't seen them yet but he said they are Hollywood tables. A friend of mine who works on pool tables saw some pictures of them and said they looked like Diamonds. I've never worked on a Hollywood table at all. I was wondering if...

I was thinking of this the other day. But what are your earliest memories from pool? I have a killer memory and if reminded by someone I will remember the exact event as it happend. Pool related or Not. (Providing I wasn't hammered) My very first memory of pool was on a "Fisher Price" pool...

I've played 2 sessions of APA both 8ball and 9ball this past year. However the next sessions I won't due to my work. Because of Christmas (Or Season Greetings) I'll be installing 5-6 tables a day. So having to show up to league is not an option. I'll be trying to play in tournaments mainly...

I'm not refering to the stuck up people who think that the APA sucks. But at what point or what do you have to do for the APA to say you are a pro and are too good to play here. Since the APA crowns it's self as the governing body of amature pool. Because if I had to play Efren Reyes or...

When I shoot I have many goofy things I do. Mainly because when I shoot I shoot by myself and go into my own personal little elysium. Which is weird because while playing pool I'm dead quiet. But outside I'll yak your head off. But playing pool is my escape from well working on pool tables...

I saw this place while on a job a while back. It's right there off of (I think) Powers Ferry Rd. Right after the hooch on I-285 right before you get to I-75. I tried to find info about it on the internet. I think I saw someone mentioned that it had 30 tables or so. I was curious if anyone...

One thing I have noticed about AZbilliards is the worship of custom cue makers and their sticks. Seems like everyone on here recommend getting a good one. I have yet to see what is so great about them besides looks and nastalgia. I have a Schon STL-6. Not a custom but still a high dollar...

I have a pretty powerful break. But when I do break I always break from the center on the rail directly onto the balls. It's an alright break but doesn't make balls that much. So now I'm changing it up some. I now like to break from the head string. With the cueball placed on or about the...

I got this from our shop. I think it was there for a while. We were selling it for $750 or so. I can't really remember. But none of us knows what it is because none of our dealer cataloges have it in it. Here are some pictures... I was also told that on Schons the "Schon" on the Butt...

I'm getting into 1 pocket and straight pool (14.1). I'm not good at it but I enjoy watching it. I know Cues 2 has I think a 1pocket league on Wednesday. And have viewed some 1p tournaments on Thursdays. I can't seem to find anyone into Straight Pool. Even players better than me will often ask...

I'm just curious. But what kind of table do you have at your house? I myself don't have one. I play on my shop table or go to a pool hall.