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thanks again for the tips and advice. i do indeed have a time out for each match, so maybe i will start using it to confer when i get stuck. i have been practicing with clusters on my home table, and i am going to try to play at the local pool hall every week so I can get used to the barboxes...

thanks again everyone. I was placed on this team...I am new in the area and I don't know a soul in the league, so every session I will meet new players. The leagues is ACS, so 5 players on one team play all 5 players on the other team; at the end of the night I will have played each of the 5...

thanks for the advice so far. I don't complain to my teammates, I saved that for you all :) I guess the biggest frustration I have right now is playing with all of these new guys who are probably forming an opinion that I suck, when I really don't. I have a pretty good understanding of the game...

Last night was my second session in the local league that I have joined. I was pretty pissed when it was all over, so here's my story. I would like to hear from others on here who are in leagues and who might have gone through a similar thing. I feel like I am a good pool player. I can...

thanks for the tips so far. i hate that the league play is on barbox tables, because i practice so well at home and then i can't really use a lot of it during league.

i played my first night of league on Thursday night, and it was a lot of fun. I did pretty well considering it was the first time I have ever played in a league...my handicap is now an 8.2 out of 10. The one thing I had a lot of problems with was adjusting from my nice 8 foot Connelly with...

if he suckerpunched someone, it sounds like he does indeed need some help.

will it replace a meucci shaft or is the joint different?

i saw some great matches and the whole event was very professional. i was quite impressed by the players, the dress, the atmosphere, and everything else. I am excited to watch how the tour unfolds, I think it has the potential to be very positive for the sport of pool. BTW, the pool room is an...

i watched him play both the matches and Sigel seemed off his game. He missed some easy shots and his position play just wasn't there.

I am planning on coming up on Saturday to watch the matches. Is that a problem? Will there be room to stand and watch?

I have camel on mine and my dad has camel on his, which I played on for 20 years. for a home table i like it a lot more than green or blue. i have the simonis 860.

awesome, thanks a lot! the Drivermaker thing looks like fun.

I practice everyday and running racks is fine, but I would like to start playing some games in addition to the normal practicing. Are there any games out there that you can play alone where you accumulate a score that you can compare to other players...just to see how you stand?

well, the problem is that the only local leagues here are the ACS and the APA. I have heard a lot of negative things about the APA, so that is why I asked on here. I know the ACS is not as widespread as other leagues, but I don't know if that is a huge drawback or not, as far as I'm concerned. I...

very nice cue! someday I will have a custom...it would be a lot of fun to design my own.

Just wondering. There is a local chapter of the ACS as well as an APA league. I am wondering which one to join, and would like to hear opinions on the two. Thanks!

interesting discussion here. to hit on something else that was mentioned, how do you tell what level your pool play is on? when are you considered a beginner, amateur, mid-level, advanced, semi-pro, pro, etc? I haven't played a tournament in 15 years, but I have been playing pool my whole life...

thank you all for all of the explanations. it all makes perfect sense now. several of you advised not hitting english shots unless it is absolutely necessary for position. however, i see the pros hitting draw shots with left or right english all of the time...is it because they are so good that...

Nico, thanks for your advice as well. One more thing that I have noticed...it seems that if I hit a cut shot with extreme backspin, it sharpens the cut and I end up overcutting the OB. I have started aiming slightly differently on these cut shots, depending on how much draw or topspin I am...