Hello everyone.
My name is Josh, I'm 24 years old and I've been playing pool off and on for about 8 years now. I'm starting this thread to introduce myself and to ask for some friendly advice.
For the last couple of years, I simply haven't been playing much pool. I loved the game dearly, but the one pool hall in town I used to play at went through some serious changes and I got disgusted with all the players I knew. I used to play 2-3 hours a night, 4-5 nights a week for about 2 years. You know...when you can't drink and you need a place to hang out, the pool hall rocks.
So, recently I met my new girlfriend who loves to play pool and we've made a point to go out once or twice a week and play. I've played a few old friends that I've run into, all of whom are rated a 6 speed. While the games have been a little tough, I've consistently beaten them 2 out of 3 games. How ever, when I played the local pool teacher who I think is rated an 8 speed, I got creamed. So I guess this would make me rougly a 7 speed? I never learned how the ranking system works so I don't know.
Anyway, I'm enjoying the game now more than ever and I feel like I'm also playing at the top of my game (so far that is...), but now I've got a fire in me to start taking the game seriously.
We are planning on finding a new house with in the next month or two and we are hoping to find one with a large living room for a 9' table. I want to start practicing daily and get back into the swing of things. So here is where I need advice...
A) I've been looking around the net for 9' tables and it's really all over the board. Some people say get a brand new table and eat the huge cost so you know the table has been cared for well. I simply can't afford to spend more than $2500 at the moment, so can you give me some pointers on where I might find a good used table?
B) I also need to know of good brands. I've always played on Brunswick tables which feel great to me, but recently I've seen Olio tabes praised on the net. Are they worth the talk? Any other brands you would recomend?
C) Are there any books or articles out there that will explain the little stuff, like proper cue repair, diffrences in table cloth, ect? I've got a JP cue that I really like right now, but it needs some work before I give it to my girlfriend and buy a new one. I ask about table cloth because I want to know what I'm talking about when I call someone up and ask them to refelt the table I buy.
D) Any videos or books you could recomend to help improve my game would be greatly appreciated. The one time I bought a video on pool, it came highly recomended. I watched it once and after learning almost nothing, I felt burned.
Anyway, thanks for reading my babble. I'm happy to have found this forum.
My name is Josh, I'm 24 years old and I've been playing pool off and on for about 8 years now. I'm starting this thread to introduce myself and to ask for some friendly advice.
For the last couple of years, I simply haven't been playing much pool. I loved the game dearly, but the one pool hall in town I used to play at went through some serious changes and I got disgusted with all the players I knew. I used to play 2-3 hours a night, 4-5 nights a week for about 2 years. You know...when you can't drink and you need a place to hang out, the pool hall rocks.
So, recently I met my new girlfriend who loves to play pool and we've made a point to go out once or twice a week and play. I've played a few old friends that I've run into, all of whom are rated a 6 speed. While the games have been a little tough, I've consistently beaten them 2 out of 3 games. How ever, when I played the local pool teacher who I think is rated an 8 speed, I got creamed. So I guess this would make me rougly a 7 speed? I never learned how the ranking system works so I don't know.
Anyway, I'm enjoying the game now more than ever and I feel like I'm also playing at the top of my game (so far that is...), but now I've got a fire in me to start taking the game seriously.
We are planning on finding a new house with in the next month or two and we are hoping to find one with a large living room for a 9' table. I want to start practicing daily and get back into the swing of things. So here is where I need advice...
A) I've been looking around the net for 9' tables and it's really all over the board. Some people say get a brand new table and eat the huge cost so you know the table has been cared for well. I simply can't afford to spend more than $2500 at the moment, so can you give me some pointers on where I might find a good used table?
B) I also need to know of good brands. I've always played on Brunswick tables which feel great to me, but recently I've seen Olio tabes praised on the net. Are they worth the talk? Any other brands you would recomend?
C) Are there any books or articles out there that will explain the little stuff, like proper cue repair, diffrences in table cloth, ect? I've got a JP cue that I really like right now, but it needs some work before I give it to my girlfriend and buy a new one. I ask about table cloth because I want to know what I'm talking about when I call someone up and ask them to refelt the table I buy.
D) Any videos or books you could recomend to help improve my game would be greatly appreciated. The one time I bought a video on pool, it came highly recomended. I watched it once and after learning almost nothing, I felt burned.
Anyway, thanks for reading my babble. I'm happy to have found this forum.
They said if I was interested I would need to call back and speak with the manager tomorrow. 
