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You are basically comparing a persons hands to their sweaty private parts, lol. In that case, I guess you would never shake a players hand, before or after a match, lol. I mean, who knows where their hands have been.

Wow, that is so stunning. So cool. Very unique. Love it.

Hi, do you know of any bars in Austin that have nice, well maintained Valley's, with decent sets of pool balls? Thanks.

Looks like a Monster Player.

Yeah, have you ever seen a mud cue ball on a Diamond? I bet not, lol.

Gosh, I would not even know of a good source to buy one. Even this $50 option has a few bad reviews, saying that the cue ball does not work right...

Yeah, this table I hit some balls on the other day, the cue ball was not only a mud ball, but it seemed to have a wild roll, like you said. I did not find that enjoyable at all.

Yeah, the good Valley cue balls have some sort of a logo on them, like a green or purple logo, I think. The nasty mud balls do not have any logo on them.

Yeah, I do not get why all bars have Valley's with sets of balls that appear to be 50 years old, lol. If only they at the very least replaced the cue ball maybe every 5 years, or what it gets worn out or damaged, that would help make the experience more enjoyable. Sometimes, the cue ball does...

I read somewhere that Diamond offers a free lease, on their coin op tables, if the profits are split. Not sure if that is true though.

When I lived in Evansville IN, it seemed like every single bar in the city had Diamond tables. Here in Austin TX, it is all Valley tables, with Nasty old Mud Cue balls, in my experience. Maybe it is just me, but I just can't enjoy playing pool at all, using a Mud cue ball, and I understand...

I thought that huge wooden pin cues looked so cool. Never seen anything else like them in the past.

Amazing story. That is so cool. I guess, being from the Philippines, a lot of those guys are probably really good at adjusting to any conditions too. Very cool picture.

Yeah, I am speaking of the heavy normal sized cue ball, not the oversized one. At least, the mud balls that I always seen looked very normal size to me.

Curious, have you ever known any players who played really good with the heavy (mud) cue ball, that you see on so many Valley coin op tables? I always hated playing on a Valley with a mud cue ball. Really felt that I had to just use Center ball, or follow on any shot. Very hard, to impossible...

Yeah, he takes very little time (guessing under 5 seconds, on average), after he gets down on the ball, and seemingly only takes 1 stroke, which is the 1 right before final follow through. He plays really good. Austin Axe. I just find it amazing, about his playing style. Oh, and yeah, he drops...

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Allen Hopkins had a Poke stroke, right? I read that when he was growing up, playing on his home table, he did not have enough room to have a long back stroke (if I am saying that right), due to the walls being too close to the table(?), so he was unable to go back much, on his stroke, before...

Just imagine, a player getting down on the cue ball, and seemingly no part of their body moving, and them seemingly only going back once (1 stroke) before follow through on the cue ball. Like a statue, for maybe 5, to 10 seconds, and then pulling back for just 1 single stroke.

Edit: Watching this kid, Austin Axe, for the 1st time today, made me wonder about this question. Have you ever seen any really strong players who get down on the cue ball, and seemingly do not take any practice strokes, before their final follow through. Either that, or their practice strokes...