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I'm curious what the players on here prefer.

Inspired by another thread, I started thinking about wether I've seen any short term fads in pool (that very wildly popular for a short while, then disappeared)? I'm not talking about cue/equipment brands , more maybe special cue types, accessories etc. Truth is, I can't really think of any off...

Over the years I've seen many explanations why otherwise great players (and less great ones) miss break shots. Frequently the explanation given is taking your eyes off the ball and looking at the stack, and for sure that is part of it. The difficulty of the larger angles should of course also be...

Like many on here, I've spent my entire playing life searching for that gem, the best possible pool cue. My first cue was an Adam. I loved that cue, but people kept telling me I'd get more spin with a Meucci. Like an idiot I believed them. I did get spin with the Meucci, but the cue would twist...

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Almost a year and a half since I last played. Been playing a couple of times a week for 2 weeks. So 4 times but for long sessions, entire days. Enough to get a good feel for the table, normally. No touch, no shotmaking. Funny thing, can't make a long shot to save my life and keep overcutting...

Who's closest to Lou Buteras 21 minutes?

How would you go about it?

One of the best books on cue sports ever written. Better than 99% of all books written about pool. I can't even think of any pool book that has taught me this much. https://archive.org/details/dalysbilliardboo00daly/mode/2up

Am I the only one who thinks that new ball sets suffer from a lack of original ideas. Yes, we have the marbled balls (that idea must be at least 40 years old) and all kinds of crazy color schemes that are made to make up for lack of change in any other areas. Vintage balls seem to have a lot...

When I learned to fly cast, the instructor quoted a guy that said to imagine you have a stick with a nail sticking out the front with an apple stuck on it. Your task is to fling that apple as far as you can without having it fall off mid cast or break apart. Really helped getting the "smooth...

I honestly must say that i was FUMING from watching the WPC this year! The slowness, the dungeon like atmosphere, the lack of interest...How in the world did this happen? How could the WPA stand by and watch this without doing anything? The most prestigeous event of the sport, reduced to a...

Simple question, but to clarify: Would a person who switches to a carbon fiber shaft (Predator, Cuetec, Jacoby etc.), play at a higher level afterwards, with the same amount of practise as before, after he has gotten used to it?

What if pool was still played on 10 footers? What if the table bed was higher, like in the old days and the game to play was still straightpool? I wonder if I would still be playing as much pool as before, or if I'd have to take long breaks from the game every couple of years like I do now? I'm...

I've played for some time now with a Chinese 8 ball cue, conical taper, small ferrule, 11.5 mm. And recently I've gotten a bit fed up with it. It's kind of stiff and harsh. Performance vise it does the job quite well, but the small tip is kind of taking it's toll on my nerves, especially on the...

As we know, for several years now, the WPC has been hosted i Quatar, and will be so until 2021. Can someone from the WPA please explain this decision and the thought process behind it? Specifically I (and I suspect others) would like to know how this fits into a plan of growing pool as a sport...

Some of you guys have been wondering why some choose to keep a spare shaft. This is why. During an international tournament, my trusty LePro suddenly collapsed on one side. This tip has been flawless for two years, and I honestly thought it would last for 2 more. I had a draw stroke and miscued...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH2PHaGl8Ik Interesting video from Barry Stark.

So, at my last tournament there was a sea of REVOs. I was kind of surprised, but people seem to have gotten hold of them in spite of being sold out. There didn't seem to be any connection between having that shaft and finishing high, however. Quite frankly, I'm astonished with how fast it has...

Many of you will be familiar with TOI, but to those who are not, a little explanation will be necessary. So basically, what it entails is to cue shots with a little bit of inside spin, quite firmly, and aim to the thick part of the pocket. Because of deflection, the cueball will be thrown to the...