Search results

Apologies if this has been recently asked (I sorta remember a thread about this but I can't find it.) What parts would I need to fashion an adapter for cues with the butt bumper attached to the butt via the weight bolt? I have a series of cues (Adam, Orchid, and Helmstetter) that all seem to...

I am not a golfer. I tried it many years ago and decided it wasn’t for me. I am watching The Masters. I have previously thought that golf is inherently harder and crueler than pool. And pool can be pretty darned cruel: the rattle leaving the $ ball in the pocket; the roll that lands 1/4” too...

Of all the ratings in the Fargo database, can anyone tell me the average (mean) and median values FRs?

I’ve searched the ‘net but could not find any info. Anyone know anything about this Orchid? Here’s what I know: The butt weighs 14.6oz. Shaft 4.4, total 19. 6-point. 5/16x18 joint. Questions: What model is it? Are these inlays or decals? Where was it made? I bought it from a good pool...

I have made significant progress in the last few months. I'll spare the details of what I have changed. This past weekend I played my best pool ever in competition. As a TAP SL 6, I played three rounds (matches) of 8-ball in the Title Holders Qualifier tournament. I had three BnR, one in...

Diamonds! Our league hall got four new 7-ft Diamonds and last night I played on them for the first time. New Simonis. Wow, really unpredictable. I overran some shots and came up short others. I don't know if it was because of new cloth, but I swear the balls rolled differently depending on...

I am a casual consumer of Professional pool. I attended the Florida Open in Orlando earlier this year. I reached out to Stu, whom I met early in the tournament at the venue, if only briefly. He was and I am sure always is friendly, extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and a true ambassador of...

or is "Ask The Instructor" sub-forum the place to post such things? I think the mental aspects of the game are important and discrete enough to warrant its own place. What do you think?

Warming up: how long does it take you to feel comfortable at a table, where you feel your stroke is relatively "on"? How long before you are "in stroke"? (I realize these may be two different things but let's just assume "comfortable" roughly equates to "in stroke".) I'm leaving room for "it...

Last night played an even match, 4-4 race, in 8-ball. I lost the lag by less than 1/2". First rack I attempted a jump over the 8, caught the top of it, and sent it six feet dead straight into a corner. Ugh. I was actually shooting well, just getting really bad rolls. My opponent made some...

NFI WPBA 9-ball event, Brunswick Borderline Billiards, Kristina Tkach v Kelly Fisher showing right now on Billiard TV: I don’t know who the female commentators were but these two talked about anything but the match being played for two racks (when I happened to start watching), including a nice...

When using a wooden rack, we determine whether a break ball is in the "rack zone" by whether the rack will interfere with the ball, and if so, it gets spotted up table. When using a template rack, which obviously has no width outside the 14 balls racked, is a break ball considered in the rack...

Here is a photo of my modest collection of cues. 1 Adam cue case, found via trading with a member here on AZB. I think I paid $75. 2 What I believe to be an Adam AS-1. A friend gave me this cue, which started me on Adam cues. It started out with a dark green wrap. I had it replaced with...

(Yes, I searched but got so many irrelevant hits it was fairly useless.) There are so many videos and books that suggest drills. Does anyone know of a comprehensive list of drills, a central place to go to work on specific topics? If not, perhaps we can start one here? What do you all think...

Saw this on Facebook Marketplace, nearby in Central Florida. Is this really a thing?!?

I'm excited! Here is my new custom EAP cue, built to my design and specs. Bocote and Purple Heart woods, medium dark blue and red acrylic inlays. 4-point. 19.5 oz, 5/16x18 pin (to match my vintage Adam cues). The "new" part is the butt; I had previously purchased an EAP CF shaft about two...

Regular BCA 9-ball league night: Opponent against one of my teammates took out his break/jump cue to jump a ball. He broke down the stick, and put the bottom portion of the stick sticking up out of the corner pocket, near where he was standing. He executed the jump, got a good hit. OB went...

I don’t really know how hard this is to do but I set up two golf tees on the head spot barely a cue ball’s width apart. I shot spot-to-spot. I tried it, missed two (barely), corrected and relaxed, then made two. Then I went to watch TNF and at halftime I tried it again, recording my attempt...

I just played a few “last pocket” 8-ball with some youngsters on a decrepit Valley 7-ft coin op. On an easily hit ball, it rolled off 4-5 inches lengthwise. Ok, I figured that out. But I wasn’t prepared for the condition of the balls. The CB had a hole in it in about 4-5mm. The balls...

Some of the recent discussions on shape, plus some recently viewed videos on shot lines got me thinking. I have been watching a number of "pro" videos (Billiard TV, available in my area via Xumo is mildly addicting! 24x7 POOL!), and I've been gathering some data. While watching, I noticed...