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Interesting variation, Bob. I think all three games above are excellent ways to improve the all-important end-of-rack-game in straight pool. On a personal note, thank you Bob for all that you do for this web site and for the billiards world in general. Your efforts are much appreciated.

Good suggestion too, SF. One reason I like the practice game is the ability to string together racks; I believe four racks is my personal best thus far. John

Contact me, John Matranga, by cell at 312-479-6192 or by email at faultfrontdoor@gmail.com. Thanks!

Thanks Hank. As I say, the inspiration was Bob Jewett's compilation video, so kudos to Bob too. - John

The real thrill of playing 14.1 is in making a high run. Every straight pool player knows what their personal best is, and whether it’s 17 or 97, a high run is a point of pride, a joy to produce, and a benchmark of your straight pool playing chops. As a student and player of the straight pool...

True, however, I would like to replicate the speed of the tables on which I play

Mechanic said he used K66 profile cushions. This is one thing that concerns me.

Using my break cue and starting at the first diamond, I can hit the cue ball four lengths of the table and return to my original starting point

Thanks for your reply. I visited Ken's web site. He mentioned the nose height of the cushion needs to be 1 3/8 to 1 7/16 above the table surface. After setting up a ruler and taking numerous pictures of the nose height, it appears to me that the nose height is spot on. A picture is shown of...

Hi guys, I have a 9' Brunswick table with Champion ProAm cloth. The cushions on my table are verifiably slower than the clubs in which I shoot in, and I decided to change the cushions. The table mechanic (recommended to me by two different friends) changed the cushions recently, but my...