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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...

I have two vintage Adams cues. One has a plastic joint; the other a metal joint. They are both 5/16-18 and weigh nearly the same. The metal joint gives a slightly better balance point, feels better at the bridge hand. To make the balance point equal, I am considering for the butt with the...

Here in the USA I have access to Billiard TV channel via Xumo and I have been watching some English 8-ball matches. Many of these players are darned good but with my access to Fargo (the free version of the app) I don’t find the names of the players there. So I’m wondering how some of these...

Here's an idea for a pool game with modified rules. It probably works best with 14.1 but can be applied to 8-ball as well. It's call pocket with a twist. You have to call your NEXT shot, too, not just the ball you're shooting. To get started, you call the pocket on the first ball of your...

Don’t know where else to ask…. For a couple of weeks now I haven’t been able to get stats for my BCA league. Anyone know what’s up with this?

Thread title says it all. I am looking for a regular book, not an eBook. Sites I have visited are iut if stock. Leads? Thanks