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thanks for all the help, I think I've got it now

Hi, I'm a beginner and my friends and i have been trying to figure out straight pool. I've just scoured the web for rules but can only find the BCA ones and have a few more questions: 1. If you make the 15th ball without hitting the rack, does the player break the 14 balls as usual, or do you...

ok, so apparently I don't know the difference between 8 and 9 feet. I have been playing on 9' all year thinking it was 8' and could find bigger tables. UIC has 16 9' tables, I was a little mixed up. On the upside, my long shots must be straighter than I thought

for clarification that is The University of Illinois in Chicago (UIC) in Chicago, IL

I'm at the University of Illinois in Chicago. The student union has 26 8' brunswicks with a good discounted rate. Not sure how often they get touched up.

Madison and Peoria, are you a chicagoan? where do you play?

I was wondering the same thing. I looked at one of the super sellers selling jackhammers and they were selling low end cuetecs (excalibur) for about the same price. So I would equate the two cues, but couldn't saw for sure. Let me know if you go with one.

actually it might be more like someone sitting at a poker table and someone tells them their opponent is much more experienced and maybe they should ask to always play position. Its not like pool skill is something people are not suppose to see (like which cards I hold), its just someone you try...

Just a thought but why has no one mentioned the harm of slice/hook, the value of draw/fade and the similar mechanical properties they have on the ball to inside/outside english. Not to mention the fact that people use a different swing for a drive often times because they are thinking about...