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Question for all of you - i'm noticing that in my warm up straight-in shots, the greatest variability comes from having my right hand position (i'm right handed) too high or too low on the cue. Keeping my feet, the Cue/Object ball position and subsequent bridge hand position on the table...

I know there is information online on how to become a BCA instructor, but I wanted to inquire the instructors here - how many of you would recommend the process in order to become an instructor? I'm going on year 3 of solid practice and really love the game. I would love to continue learning...

Hi, I currently have a fairly new classic OB2+ shaft that I don't want to use - i've gone back to my maple McDermott shaft that came with my Lucky cue - and I love it. Before I buy another one as a spare, would anyone recommend any other brands? I'd like to keep my OB butt so i'm looking for a...

I'm not even sure what my question is. However, my warm ups consist of stopshots, draw shots and follow shots - all straight in. I notice that I am most inconsistent with the follow shots. My thinking is that when I ground my tip on stop shots/draw shots, I have an accurate/better gauge of...

Something i've been wondering - what is the consensus on the amount of pressure that the bridge hand (left hand for me since i'm right handed) should have on the table? The reason I ask is because I believe it affects my stance, which in turn affects my stability. I feel that sometimes i'm...

Hi everyone, I am in the market for a table. Specifically, I am looking for a decent 8' table that (1) either comes with the top to convert it to a nice dinner table or (2) I can buy the dinner table separately. Honestly, I'd love to have a 9' table but it doesn't seem like that would be a...

I'm just starting out in the pool world and this has been on my mind. Recently, I played a tournament where some of the best players "appeared" to have hard tips (they were either hard or really worn down). In any event, although preferences are many, what hardness tip do you play with and...

I wanted to find out what instructors recommend in terms of drills for their students. To keep it simple, what would some of the instructors recommend as their top 3 drills? Likely, these drills would vary by ability. If you have different recommendations for experts vs. beginners, please let...

Hi Everyone, I am looking for some information and can't seem to find it. I am looking to purchase a new 2x4 case for my cues. Though they aren't super expensive, I'm looking for a good case for my tools such that as I progress and improve my equipment they will still be protected. To that...

Hi all, My dilemma is recently I changed my grip. It has always been tight and I loosened it up and it feels great - i'm no longer gripping the cue tightly. However, I noticed that I was being more inconsistent because my arm, for lack of a better description, was too loose causing me to drop...

Hi everyone, I've taken pool up seriously in the last few months and my first real cue has been a players cue using the HXT skinny shaft. I really like it, but am starting to think the balance point and the 11.75mm tip is keeping me from winning more games. So, few questions for the crowd here...

Hi everyone, I was playing a match against a friend and he was attempting to shoot with draw on the ball. Accidentally, he miscued as he was stroking under the ball and the ball was "scooped," jumped over his object ball and landed back on the table. The CB continued into another ball of his...

Hello everyone, As a novice pool player for many years, i've only begun to take the game seriously in the last few months. I have a friend who i shoot with on a weekly basis who I beat roughly 15-20% of the time. We seem to be challenging each other, which has been good for our games. I...