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A guy showed me an unusual Schon cue yesterday. I failed to take any pictures, but was hoping someone could help identify it... It had sharp points, but all inlays had rounded corner. The ferrules looked yellow (micarta?). The weirdest part was that "Schon" was not written on the butt cap...

Enjoyed watching the 8-Ball tournament at AAA in Okc last weekend (Apr 27-29). Chip Compton took the $2000 first prize, Gordy took second, and Joey took third.

Back in the day, it seemed like everyone smoked, and that smoking, and hanging out in smoky places was acceptable if not the norm. By acceptable, I mean to parents of kids as well as to the general population. I never smoked, but was unavoidably around it most of my early life. People smoked...

My GF's 6 year old daughter has taken some interest in pool after coming to the hall with me on several (OK numerous) occasions. I would like for her to learn to play and enjoy the game. I got her a cue (though it would help her interest) for Christmas. I'm looking for help and suggestions...

Played for a couple hours on a double shimmed GC last night and had all sorts of problems. The corner pockets were probably around 4.25" - likely a shade under - but I don't think that was the biggest problem. The pocket cuts looked "funny" and they just didn't seem to accept balls well at...

I've recently found a room with a carom table, and have become addicted to 3C. I've been watching and playing as much as possible, but, until very recently, struggled on even the easiest (looking) naturals. The last three times I played were strange though. The first (of three) was odd in...

I contracted with Wayne Holmes to make me a cue earlier in the year. He was exceptionally easy to work with and definitely a no nonsense guy. It didn't take him long to help me sort out the details of what I was looking for in a cue. Basically, I wanted something with a classic, classy look...