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Hey everyone, It's been a while since I've posted here. I thought some of you might appreciate an update. Those that don't, just move along. I stopped playing altogether about 2 months ago. I burnt myself out from playing way too much. Well, it's not only that, there are other reasons, but...

Hello AZB, Another question for you guys. I'm curious about what is more popular around here. Open, closed, or a mix of both. Most sources I've read indicate that an open bridge is preferred, but when you look at the elite, they seem to favor the closed bridge, at least for the few I've...

Hello AZB, How long is your bridge on average? I've been reading from a few sources about the subject and it seems there are good advantages to both a short and long bridge. I've looked at the bridge length of many pros and even there it seems to vary a lot. I figured that a lot of people...

Just curious. How much time do you spend at the table on average per week? Around 20-25 hours for me I'd say.

FURTHER CLARIFICATION : I'll change my wording: Must you be looking straight at the shot line to achieve peak performance. I do not care for being comfortable or whatever like that. I am simply looking for the best way to go about this for peak performance. EDIT : Please refrain from starting...

Just curious, how often do you gamble when you play a match against someone?

Hello AZB, Here is my progress video for month 7. I play 10 racks of 9 ball. Unfortunately, due to a memory card format problem, the last rack has been cut out. I fixed the problem and thus it should work as expected for future videos. - Pocketing a ball counts for 1 point - The 9 ball counts...

Hello, Does anybody else have that problem? I am unsure what causes this problem, but it is definitely there. I have a much harder time pocketing balls when I need to send the OB to the right than when it needs to go to the left of the shot line. I figured it might have to do with eye...

Hello, A while ago I said that I would be streaming my practice sessions in an effort to stay focused and concentrated and to stop messing when at the table instead of making the most out of it. Technical constraints where I was playing prevented me for a while from streaming but this has been...

Hello, I was made aware of Predator currently developping a carbon shaft, there are some prototypes around. I am interested in buying one. The joint must be Uniloc. Contact me via PM for arrangements. Thanks, Sam

Hello AZB! Recently I was at the pool room and someone had a Balance Rite, I asked them if I could try it and I ended up really liking the forward balance / longer length / additional weight. Is there any reason why one shouldn't play with a Balance Rite? The reason I ask is because I've yet...

Hello AZB! In the last month, I've been trying to practice drills a lot more instead of just playing, but I feel it doesn't help me as much. I think I was seeing better progress just by playing the ghost. A conclusion I came to is that I should mostly play the ghost, and for the shots that I...

Hello AZB! In a previous thread, I asked how I should evaluate my progress (mostly for my monthly videos on my blog). Some people recommended that I try the Billiard University exams so I gave them a try. I didn't know whether I should practice the exams beforehand, I thought it was better not...

Hello AZB! Yesterday I had a really great practice lesson with Sylvain. One thing that we definitely noticed together is that my best game comes out when playing with some challenge. So as an experiment, I will start streaming all my practice sessions. The goal of this is to prevent me from...

When you pick up your cue with the intention of improving your game that day, what do you do? This thread is made with the intention of learning new drills. I am always looking for new drills and if they are fun to do, even better. Eventually any drill becomes boring, so it would be great to...

I have seen very few cues that did not have a white ferrule. I always thought it was a bit weird since the cueball is white, why would you want the end of your cue to be the same color (apart from the tip) as the cueball? So yesterday I tried something that many of you will tell me is...

I've been wondering about this for a while and gave it a good try yesterday. I picked up my old cue, which has a 12.5mm tip and played with it for a while. I usually play with a Z3 shaft turned down to 10.75mm. It seemed to be much harder to do exactly what I wanted to do with the cueball with...

How do YOU aim bank & kick shots? I am aware that CTE and other aiming systems might cover these shots, but please refrain from starting a debate about CTE. I have been reading about bank & kick shots today and the systems that are commonly used for them. I was wondering if there was a major...

Anyone else have done this before? I have a Break-jump that is fairly ugly and the clear already started coming off (it's really a cheap piece of poop), but it does the job well enough that I wanted to keep it. Well I thought why not add some hockey tape, gonna have that grip feel that I love...

Here I am with another question! Hopefully this one doesn't bother too many people :p I had a Ki-Tech Soft installed on my cue about 2 weeks ago. After installation and shaping, there was obviously still very notable length to the tip. I played with it that way until yesterday, where I decided...