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"It puts the lotion in the basket..." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The places you play must have pretty nice house cues. I used to carry a piece of 600 wet or dry for smoothing shafts and some 180 grit for shaping tips. You gotta be slick though — the houseman generally frowns on such things. Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As has been explained here countless times, "hit" is subjective. With that in mind, I think the full-splice butt holds up better if you're swinging it like a bat. Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

He's quite the pitchman. He wants the cash authenticated by his credit union -- I wonder what he would do if a prospective buyer insisted on a cue appraisal? Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Might want to rethink that one -- have you ever had prison hooch? Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Even worse is when I'm at the archery range and overhear an old-timer telling a newbie equipment geek, "It's not the cue, it's the shooter." Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Great stories. I just watched the Accu-Stats DVD of that match, it ran only *28 minutes*. The Semi-finals went 45 minutes, when Efren beat Alex Pagulayan, 3-1. Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is a pretty wide and sweeping indictment. Can you put this in some sort of time frame, because I seem to have missed the lack of self-policing/professionalism which allegedly precipitated this transition. An example or two would help. I think what killed televised pool was televised pool...

So true. Ken

A local brew pub used to have tournaments on lingerie night. Tickets to win a nice lacy-dainty for the little woman were $2. ($5 for the ticket nestled strategically inside the model's top.) Always a good time. Ken

Good idea, I guess, but to be honest with you, I've never heard of Junior Mosconi. Is he in NASCAR? Ken

Unsportsmanlike conduct. Ken

There are ways. I will offer one, if I can have a full-size copy of your avatar. Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Doesn't a shaft weigh about 4 oz? I never messed around with shotguns much, but I'm guessing that's about 3x the weight of a typical load of shot. The velocity of the shaft would be considerably less than a load of shot, and chamber pressure would be dangerously high. But, good stories do...

Can't hurt... There is a school of thought which holds that it is a good idea to tell your opponent that they are on two fouls as soon as they commit the second foul. They might commit another foul before returning to their seat, and, depending on tournament rules, it may possible for them to...

Sounds like a good time — you might want to use a long string and a barrel you don't care too much about. (ref: "Elmer Fudd vs. Bugs Bunny"). I'm also having visions of a splintered shaft, ripped cloth and a ruined foot cushion. Maybe this is best attempted on a faux pool table made of plywood...

Yes, but by being so close to the pocket and just off the rail, the 9 ball is "big" enough to make the 14-9 a fairly high percentage shot. The 11 provides protection against that. Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One myth I'd really like to see busted is the one where a "Pool Hustler" can somehow captivate and hypnotize an "innocent" mark and relieve him of all his worldly possessions. (By many accounts, it is precisely this myth that keeps the general public from enjoying what is arguably the most...

I like playing around with these shots. However, from experience, I can see a couple of likely outcomes if I were to play it; A) 1 ball caroms off the 13 & 14 to make the 9, clearing the pocket, and I scratch. B) 8ball comes off the foot rail and stops the cue ball, leaving a plethora of...

I would tell a 9 ball player with an interest in one pocket to study videos of top-level 1P play, and play with more experienced players. I would also advise interspersing rotation sessions in order to maintain "stroke" and rhythm. Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk