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They new owners have done some serious renovations over the last 3 months. When I played with you in that room it was 2 owners ago.

That's my choice completely. I don't own the room. It's just my playground.

I asked the owners and they said heating the slate is not necessary because there is cloth out there now that is fast enough. I don't understand it either. I sorely miss a 3C table.

I understand that they won't be heated. Apparently there is a NEW cloth out there that is as fast as a heated table. Could be Royal Pro Carom or Simon's Hybrid S. https://caromsports.com/products/rpcc11g https://iwansimonis.com/carom-cloth/

I went to Pitt. Was friends with a lot of guys that lived in rural, very rural, Pennsylvania. Im still in touch with them almost 50 years later. They grew up hunting and fishing. They will tell you that there are streams in Pennsylvania that you can fish that haven't been fished in 20 years.

Small mountains. Part of Appalachian mountain range.

Pennsylvania. Greenest state you will ever see. Miles upon miles of beautiful green forrests. But Montana:

I find that in my room also. Some that play in the evening leagues on the Diamond bar boxes have little or no respect for the equipment.

I've had a couple of poolrooms close on me. It's terrible. It's like a kid losing their playground. Inconsolable when it happens.

For a couple of years a while back, I played in some weekend tournaments at a firehouse. Two rooms of Valleys. About 8 Valley tables that played incredibly well. There was a very fastidious table mechanic that played in those tournaments and he was absolutely dead serious about his table work...

Let's face it. People that play on bar boxes in bars enjoy the competition but enjoy the comradery even more especially in a league environment, teams like APA or TAP. Nothing wrong with that. To each their own. There is nothing like a poolroom with well maintained 9 footers I'm my opinion...

Bars in my area, southeastern Pennsylvania, do lease Diamond tables. They are 7 footers and have many tournaments. On a Friday night, Saturday, or Sunday you can take your pick of tournaments. Some bars have several Diamond bar boxes and the tournaments are well run. I have a thing for 9 footers.

I second that. When the open was still in Atlantic City he would stop in my home poolroom to practice for a couple of days before the Open. Genuine good guy.

That's a pet peeve of mine. Cases belong on the floor or under the table. Shelves and tables are for other stuff, not cases. Biggest pet peeve is a case across a chair. Chairs are for sitting, not cases.

For sure. Paralysis through analysis? Possibly. There is no substitute for pocketing the ball. You'll still be at the table after pocketing the ball. It's in the rule book, unless you scratch and a scratch is always your own fault. When you're at the table your opponent can't do a damned thing...

Just make the ball. When you know that you're gonna make the ball you can take what the table gives you.

For me the shaft and tip is everything. I like a long taper 12.25 diameter and a hard pressed triangle tip. The feel of the shaft moving through the fingers of your bridge must be familiar, comfortable. Currently playing with a custom Stephen Janes cue from Joss and using his kielwood shaft. The...

Then vs. now. My GC 3 holds 9 easy. By the way, who slams every ball into the pocket playing one pocket. They're mostly pocket speed anyhow. You want them to drop or hang deep in the pocket. 14.1 isn't a slamfest either most of the time.

Drop pockets are great. Get your exercise. Walk.

Agreed. If you're concerned move a ball or 3 from your pocket to a side pocket.