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A few different players, but mostly, since I first discovered pool on TV, it's been Efren. I even copied his whipsawing practice stroke routine for awhile. Always steal from the best.

I'm 52, 5'8" 165 lbs. with a bad shoulder, and I can draw the CB about 1.75x on a crappy Valley barbox. More than that on a Diamond. About 2x on a 9' GC. Not sure what the "jock" comment is about or why it's relevant. Sounds like a typical attempted excuse to me. Maybe instead of tyring...

Hahaha, oh, okay. You can't power draw at all, but you're going to argue how to do it anyway. And really I'd like to see you draw anywhere near what Massey does in that video. And then you tell us that Mike Massey, basically the King of power draw, doesn't know what he's doing or what he's...

Ah, I believe I wrote "note how level the cue is at IMPACT." Emphasis added. He isn't dragging his tip across the cloth BEFORE IMPACT, is he? And where did i say the cue was perfectly level? Right, I didn't. I said "how level," indicating that the cue was fairly level given the shot. Which...

Mike Massey-power draw demo: Note how level the cue is at impact. 'Nuff said.

Never had a single issue with a Meucci. I've had maybe two dozen, and been buying them since 1985 or so. My most recent Meucci (ANW-3) seems to be of pretty good quality. The points are pretty even, one inlay appears to be just a hair wide vs. the others, but that might just be the light or...

Why the hell do you care?

Doesn't really matter for 90%+ of pool players. I broke and played with any housecue for decades and won plenty. Then graduated to a McDermott back in the late '80s, and broke with a house cue mostly for about 5 years or so. Then started breaking with my McD after that. Got essentially the...

Hitting balls/racks hard isn't necessary to play well. I knew a guy (forget his name now) that played on tour for awhile back in the late 80s, and he usually would use a pretty soft break, and still usually pocket 2-3 balls. He told me it was all about solid mechanics and technique over just...

99% of the time I play the table; I could care less who I'm playing. This is in league or a bar tournament or whatever. I only consider the opponent if I know they can play as well as I can or better. And even then only when I think I can't just get out. If I have a trouble table and the guy...

I did not know that about LePros. I had one on a stick for a couple years, and never had a problem with it, but put a Triangle on another and decided I liked that one better for whatever reason. Good to know. Thanks.

There's a saying that I heard when I was just a kid that keeps coming around my whole life: "I'd rather be lucky than good." It seems antithetical, but I've personally seen it work out countless times. Especially since I'm only a moderately talented player, at anything really, not just pool...

You've probably already got a ton of suggestions for cues, so I won't go there unless you ask me specifically. Plus, a lot f these guys have a better head for the new cues out there than i do. My suggestion is don't go cheap on the tip. Not saying buy the most expensive tip, because I really...

Somewhat surprised no one mentioned supply vs. demand. Call some builders and they will tell you that the wait time on your cue is likely to be a few months. Then others will tell you "sometime next year," or even longer. Just like any custom/high-end product, whether they be cues, bamboo fly...

Been playing ion the same league for over a decade, so most of us have known each other for a long time. So there's plenty of intra-team conversation, including smack-talk, inquiries about each other's families, etc. Of course, there are a few that don't want to be friendly, and some new teams...

In every sport that I've ever spent more than a few years trying to master, such as golf (20 years), precision shooting (rifle/handgun-30/13 years), and pool (35 years), I was always taught the same fundamentals concerning grip : in golf it's "hold the club as if it were an egg or hold it as if...

What is the "predator crowd"? Never heard that before. And if all you get out of failure or losing is "losing," then you're not paying attention, because failure and losing are learning opportunities. Figure that out and you're well down the path to improvement.

That's funny. Because I don't remember saying anything about having to win, just becoming better. And I learned more and made more progress as a player by forcing myself to play against better players. Sure, at first they could beat me with one hand tied behind their back. But eventually I...

Little bias here, but I'd take the GCI, no question.

Sorry but I have to disagree. i every sport/physical activity I've ever reached a real level of mastery, there's always been a significant difference between practice and actual play/performance. Whether it be in golf, pool, martial arts, hunting, fly fishing, sales rep instruction, flight...