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    layering chalk

    Using Kamui for practice as well as competition could get expensive. If we use alternative chalk for practice, should it be removed before applying Kamui for competition? If so, what is the best way to remove chalk? Or could the chalks merely be layered?
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    Predator bk2 tip

    I worked out with the Predator BK2 at Derby City today & was surprised to learn that it had a phenolic tip. It was much easier to chalk & to control than other phenolics I have experienced. H as there been a technological advance in the phenolic or is it a particular variety of phenolic that...
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    Predator BK tip

    I worked out with a Predator BK at Derby City today. I was extremely surprised when I was informed that the tip is phenolic, because it was so much easier to chalk than other phenolics I have encountered. It was also much easier to achieve control than with other phenolics I have encountered...
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    "dream cue" & placebo effect

    I have noticed that many people appear to have accumulated vast collections in the pursuit of their "dream cue." Cues seem to be like new lovers with most all being exciting during initial period of the affair. I wonder if anyone has conducted a test in which an array of cues were made to be...
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    Sledgehammer jump/break cue identification

    I have a Sledgehammer with Patent Pending & MG initials on the butt. Is this an "original" or where in the Sledgehammer evolution does it fit.
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    Jacoby break cues

    Can anyone compare & contrast the Edge vs the Heavy Hitter?
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    Derby City 2012 & AZB

    Will AZB have a hospitality room again this year?
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    comparing chalk

    If I wish to compare chalk A with chalk B, what is the best way to remove chalk A?
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    terminology

    Its time for me to get beyond bar tables & occasional pool hall competition & try myself in a Tournament. I was handed a leaflet which has some vocabulary, which is unfamiliar. 8 Ball Race to 4 Double Elimination $5 Entry Fee & Calcutta Please define "Calcutta" & "double elimination"...
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    CB against the rail

    What is the best way to shoot when CB is against the rail?
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    tangent line

    How can I influence the tangent line of the CB?
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    will trade Black Talon ammo for cue

    Black Talon ammo was attacked by ignorant gun grabbing Senators so Winchester is no longer manufacturing it.
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    chalk criteria

    There has been a great deal of discourse on Kamui & Blue Diamond chalk etc. If a chalk is easy to apply & most importantly prevents miscues, is there anything more which can be expected?
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    Blue Diamond chalk price

    Seyberts is now offering a case for $100 Why is the price going down?
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    Racking Secrets with Joe Tucker DVD

    I just bought it at Derby City today. Any experience with it or suggestions on maximizing its benefits appreciated.
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    Derby City 2011

    Will AZB have a room or meeting place?
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    switching cues during a game or practice

    On another thread, it was suggested that one should use cues of varying weights during a game. or in practice. It would seem that once the optimal cue is found, a player would want to stick with it so that it would become an extension of the body & the consistency help to hardwire the stroke...
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    high intensity workouts in pool

    When I play in the city, I find it useful to work out on the 9' Pro Cut, small pocket tables in contrast to my 8' Brunswick Madison at home. My game moves to a higher level comparable to interval training on the treadmill or periodization in lifting. Are there pocket inserts available for my...
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    pool in Salt Lake City

    I will be there 11/23-11/27 with wife visiting her sister. Will have time for pool. Suggestions?
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    Top 30 songs from the 60s

    Phil Ochs -Talkin Vietnam
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