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Kamui has just released a new chalk compound, version 1.21, which is a follow-on product to the previous release, the introductory version 0.98, and the one I tested about a year ago. Disclaimer: I am not getting anything for my review except the one piece of chalk they sent me in the mail...

It happened earlier this year, in April, when Johnny Archer and Nick Varner stopped by to give me a few lessons. We were taking turns (Johnny, me, Nick, me... so I got to shoot twice as much as they did). I missed my break shot, then left a bank into a 4 or 5 ball combination for Johnny, which...

"I was sitting on a pile of money, a new Caddy, and a new girlfriend. So I ..." "I was sitting on a pile of money, a new Caddy, and a new girlfriend. So I did what came naturally, I went on the road" This is one great line from Jay Helfert's new book "Pool Wars" which I have been enjoying a...

For your utmost enjoyment, here's the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxmwz_XFsUs Yesterday, Tony stopped by FastMikie's Fun House with the sole mission to video him executing a perfect run at this very challenging game. It is the only way they play pool in Honduras, where Tony was...

BEFORE AFTER Yesterday was a big day here at FastMikie's Fun House. I finally got the new cloth installed, and it is most excellent. After searching for the BEST, the Michelangelo of table mechanics, and based on recommendations of friends, I finally selected Steve Leistikow...

I was doing further research on my new cloth project... It was mentioned in another thread that the normal blue chalk shows up as black as it settles on the Simonis tournament blue cloth. So I called Simonis to see if they had a recommended chalk color that showed up the least on tournament...

I need to recover my Gold Crown IV and was thinking maybe I would go with the light blue you see on so many tables nowadays, rather than the traditional green. It seems that the blue would not show the blue chalk marks and the burn marks (from breaking and masse' shots) as much as the green...

Last night, Earl The Pearl Strickland and Johnny The Scorpion Archer walked through my front door and put in several hours on my pool table. Not your typical show doing trick/stroke shots, but giving me real, personalized high-intensity lessons. I'm not likely to forget the event for a long...

New license plate: In California, you are what you drive, and what you display on your license plate. For several years I resisted the urge to get a "vanity" plate, but somehow I fell prey to this one. 14.1, or straight pool, is the game I prefer. I shoot pool because I can not paint, or...

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I guess you could say I'm lazy, but I get bored with all the stuff involved with practice that is NOT actually stroking the cue ball, so I figure that if I can delegate the setups and record keeping, I can stay focused and get lots more strokes per hour, thereby building muscle memory faster. I...

Ok, you got this far, you may as well click this link for something you will NEVER see while standing around a pool table, except when it's my pool table: http://poolshooter.blogspot.com Enjoy! FM

I just found this direct quote from H.L.Mencken. My question is: Why did Mencken say that, and in what context was it said? Any ideas? Here is the full quote

I need some inspiration. Who was the oldest guy to run a hundred, and how old was he when he did it?

Please check out http://FastMikie.com for short video clips of a 4 real tough shots that my instructor ("El Maestro" Tony Sorto) has been showing me lately. I'd appreciate your feedback on these clips. I've started video-taping some lessons so I can analyze my stroke. There are more clips on...

You guys liked Samms last Sexy tie video so much, I figured you'd want to see more of her, and this time there's more real pool involved. Click here for Samm Diep's instruction video from The US Open She told me there would be more coming soon from the US Open, so keep tuned in to...

You gotta check Samm Diep's sexy video: http://www.sexytie.com/how-to-tie-a-tie-the-half-windsor-knot There's a pool table involved, but you probably won't notice it... ;o)

. . Fedex just delivered my new Apple iPod "Touch" model, (the one with the touch screen, no buttons) I just got it running on a wireless internet connection (WiFi) and, being a pool addict, here's the first things I did: 1. I connected it to YouTube, so I could watch pool videos from my...

I thought the movie would never get done, but the website is pre-selling the DVD for ONLY TWO BUCKS, including a ticket to see it live. What's up with that? Check the Special Offer at http://www.mainstreetproductions.com/9ball.htm I ordered one, what the heck, it's only two bucks! Another...