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I need to replace the flooring under my pool table, an old 9 ft Brunswick I got 3+ years back. Is there some way to lift & shift that thing - how bad is this deal? suggestions? Thanks!

I recently replaced my starter playing cue with this McDermott G428. The cue is new to 2017 and I really liked the design. Mine is turned down to 12.5mm with a Kamui clear black S tip. It also sports a stacked leather wrap from Ryan (Rat) Theewen at Muellers. I had him do a penetration wrap...

Blueberries Blueberries is a 2-player game designed for a Cut Throat ball set, where balls are not numbered but are of 3 different colors. These rules assume a set where one color is blue. The blue balls are reserved and are dubbed Blueberries, the players each select one of the remaining...

So what are the "Milk Dud" tips I keep reading about on the forum? I even went to Pool Dawg and searched for them there - the search engine recognized the phrase enough to bring me to their cue tips section, but did not reveal the product in question. Cute, right? What are you guys talking...

# - # - THIS IS NOT ANOTHER "WHICH TIP IS BEST?" THREAD! - # - # When I got my pool room and started training, 8 months ago, I ended up getting myself a cheap Lucky cue with a 12mm Kamui clear black soft tip. I REALLY like what I have, but do experience the 'glazing' hardening of the tip...

Just about 5 months ago, I got my adult son a Player cue. The Player is 21 oz, solid black, described as "stain", but has started chipping off like cheap paint in the middle of the stick - he has 2 chips about an inch apart. This is not from any contact to the stick - he's very careful with it...

Been looking at stacked leather wraps (or is it Stack(r) leather wraps?) and really like the appearances, but cannot find any pics which tell me which is which. This is a real Google fail for me and I'm going nuts because I see something really cool, but have no idea how to tell what...

Does anyone use logs or notebooks for their practice and/or games? If so, what's in them? I'm thinking I need to start a notebook... (I'm that kind of guy). Thanks!

So, shooting up and down the table do a lot of players switch between Left and Right hand shooting, or do most players always shoot only with their dominant hand? I've been switching between left and right (and drilling left and right) and it seems to be working for me fairly well, even though...

So my wife, sons, and I are all trying to get better at pool right now. I've never seen/read anything about playing P I G on a pool table (the basketball game), but I figured it would be fun and we played last night - good as in basketball, fun practice session and any number of people can play...

Thought of this in the thread about distractions, but wanted to break out the question in a separate thread. In chess, there's generally 2 schools of thought on how people play - many try to focus on the board very technically, almost to the exclusion of their opponent, :cool: others like the...

I've never used shaft paper or sandpaper on a shaft. Recently I've purchased 2 cues, and received a set of house cues. One of the cues I bought was turned down to 12mm and that cue is a smooth as glass to the touch - noticeably smoother than any of the other shafts. How do I do that? What's...

Getting ready to hang my scoring beads. I've been collecting pics of installs, and reading some other threads, but wanted to discuss location some. They will be near the wall that parallels the right side of the table, near the foot end. I'm thinking a foot down from the 9 ft ceiling...

Wednesday (Feb 3), I had my Gold Crown II delivered and set up. It has scoring dials which are stiff at points, roll together at points, and squeak. Being wise in my old age :wink:, I decided to ask the experts here how to best address the situation before experimenting recklessly with WD-40 or...

How are your tables marked? Right now my new (old) table just has the foot spot. Most places around here have a foot and head spot and no markings. Ewa suggested I might want to mark the head string, ShakesSea suggested tracing the triangle - I thought it was worth a separate thread. What do...

One thing I expect to change with the addition of a pool room is how often and how long I practice and play. Pool table arrives tomorrow. :D Generally, I've been slipping out to the pool hall with a buddy or by myself about 2-3x a month for a few hours of play after work, or sometimes with my...

Finishing up my pool room real soon now (table delivery Wed, Feb3) and wanted to collect opinions on what house cues I should have in the racks. 1. Not going to spend a lot of money, but even around the bottom $s there's a pretty good selection to choose from. Any suggestions on cheap, good...

Just got myself a measle ball, and am already appreciating the difference those red dots make... What is with kittens and chasing red dots? :rolleyes:

Why are all shafts Rock Maple? Seems like a good variety of woods would be perfectly suitable for a shaft - I mean they need to be relatively hard, fine grained wood, but in a market saturated with beautiful exotic woods used for the butts, why is nobody using anything but Rock Maple for the...

I've never left my cues in my car for more an hour or so, except in easy Spring/Fall weather. Living in TX, during our 5 months of summer even my well-tinted, light colored car with the sunroof popped can reach about a 100 F in the passenger compartment - and who knows if it is hotter or cooler...