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    One Pocket - Which Pocket for Left vs. Right Handers?

    I,personally, being a short left hander, prefer breaking from the right side of the table & taking the left pocket & the way I figure it, at my speed, I am going to be spending more time taking my opponets balls out of his pocket than shooting balls in my pocket & for a short, left hander it is...
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    Best cue under $1000

    My thoughts & experinces with Schmelke also !
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    Best cue under $1000

    Why is no one mentioning Schmelke Cues here ? As far as I am concerned David Schmelke in Rice Lake, WI. makes as good of a hitting hitting cue as any of the other cues that I have owned & played with since 1964 including a Brunswick Titleist, 2 Hueblers,a Joss West. a Richard Black, a Jerry...
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    Large butt cues

    Can you please tell me what the end of nutt diameter is on your Hoppe cue ? I owned one a long time ago & would like to duplicate it on a cue that I am having built. Thank you 1
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    Gandy? How does it compare to GC?

    I cut my "pool teeth" on 2 Gandy 4x8 coin ops in a hot dog joint in Toledo, Ohio in the 60'S & 70'S that had constant action & don't remember ever having any problems with either of them other than they had noisy ball returns & you could shoot a ball into a side pocket & it would go down but...
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    Your Cue Stick History?

    It' amazing that I don't see one Gina or one Richard Black cue on any of these lists, Jus' Sayn' !
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    Bar Box monsters

    I do remember Tadd's break & it was Awesome
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    Bar Box monsters

    Who is OOP ?
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    Bar Box monsters

    Now that I think about it, why is nobody mentioning the late "Surfer" Rod Curry ? I always thought he played "jam up" on a bar box.
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    Bar Box monsters

    Walter Glass from Las Vegas,nv was one of the top 8-ball players on a bar box for the money for quite some time back in the 8o's & 90's. He did win a couple of major tournaments but he was mostly a road player who hustled all over the country got the cash more times than not. Another real strong...
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    The Toughest Shot in Billiards

    Mike is an acquaintance of mine & although I have never seen him do this personally, I definitely believe that he could do it,even one handed,he is an incredibly talented human being ! I am also sure that he could also do it on a bar box,which is somewhat tougher than a 8 or 9 footer.Jus' Sayn'
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    Has any top level player just gone to regular bars for 'exhibitions?'

    We used to call it "Snap pool" because of the sound your fingers would make when you did it right !
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    The Toughest Shot in Billiards

    In my mind, making a spot shot from anywhere behind the line on a 3 1/2 x 7 ft bar box without the cue ball touching a rail is about as tough as it gets. I presented this shot one afternoon to 4 of my pool playing friends & they took turns trying it & I left to go home around 9pm and no one had...
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    The Toughest Shot in Billiards

    In my mind, making a spot shot from anywhere behind the line on a 3 1/2 x 7 ft bar box without the cue ball touching a rail is about as tough as it gets. I presented this shot one afternoon to 4 of my pool playing friends & they took turns trying it & I left to go home around 9pm and no one had...
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    What's in your case?

    I always carried a small zip lock bag or small container of baby powder for humid conditions, along with a tip scuffer/shaper & a piece of # 4 brown bag paper for cleaning the shaft,along with the cue & chalk. I also used to keep a $100 dollar bill stuffed way down in the bottom of the case,just...
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    What's in your case?

    I always carried a small zip lock bag or small container of baby powder for humid conditions, along with a tip scuffer/shaper & a piece of # 4 brown bag paper for cleaning the shaft,along with the cue & chalk. I also used to keep a $100 dollar bill stuffed way down in the bottom of the case,just...
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    Favorite way to practice position play.

    We used to tune up in eight ball by breaking the balls & then where ever the eight ball lies you pick it up & set it on a piece of chalk on the same spot & then continue the game as normal until it's time to shoot the eight ball.at which time it would be taken off the chalk & shot at & if it...
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    Andy Mercer Tournament

    Anyone know who won the 2020 Andy Mercer or is it still going on ?
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    The Cue Collection

    Hello Denny & welcome to this great forum.What an amazing collection you have acquired, I have been playing pool since 1961 & know a lot of the older players form the 70's & 80's & i can only imagine an iota of the stories & yarns that those cues & balls could tell !! Thank you for sharing this...
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    What shot would you most like to make under intense pressure?

    i'd like something "dead nuts dead" in the rack that nobody else sees & just walk up to the table & whack it in without even looking at it & then tell the crowd "hey, i was just shown' off !!
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