Thursday, 12 June 2008
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| Re: Just Curious Ed McCune 01:27:30 |
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Jack Stein wrote:
Yes, you are probably right. Still, as you master the easier parts of the game, those little things that move you up seem harder to achieve and require a different sort of effort to attain. Often this happens just as your enthusiasm begins to wane a bit, so it becomes a downward spiral and you end up like your father, who simply does not put forth the effort needed to improve. My guess is somewhere in is physic he knows regardless of his efforts, he will never rise to the level of any pro in their prime and is basically happy enough with his game as it is.
This paragraph strikes a chord with me, Jack. You get to a point where
you know that a lot of effort and commitment is required just to stay at
the level you are at and you start to wonder if it is all worth it.
At Xmas I took on a new job that takes a lot of my mental energy and
since then my game has been very inconsistent. i still practice every
day but my mind is not really focused on pool anymore. Then we won our
year end tourney, after finishing first and we have to move up to city
masters level next year. This means an even tougher field and even more
commitment to stay on top of my game.
I'm not sure I have that in me right now. I'm hoping I can get the work
thing more automated by the fall and can spare more of my feeble
concentration for pool. I'd really like to give this division my best
shot. It's only 2 division down from the top in this city.
Ed
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008
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| Mansfield Ohio or Syracuse NY any regulars? K9way 05:42:32 |
| | Anyone here familiar with or ever hang out in Mansfield or in Syracuse NY?
Park Lanes in Mansfield
Syracuse rooms:
Cap's Cue Club
Frankies
JTP"s
or the OLD Cue Club
Holiday Bowl ( frequented by Babe Cranfield )
Spent a lot of time in both .. just curious if there are any old timers or
regulars on here?
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| Re: Conn. People suck! Pltrgyst 03:49:44 |
| | On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:10:24 -0700 (PDT), "Hustlin' Hank" <ninebal310@aol.com>
wrote:
We may be hicks here in Ohio, but I doubt anybody would just let a guy lay in the streets. Are all of the New England states this callous?
Well, CN kept Joe Lieberman in Congress, too, and allows Jimbo to run around
free, so what can you expect?
Maybe people in the area saw him stroll out into traffic to get hit and figured
it would be a bad idea for them to do the same?
Seriously, a cop was on the scene a minute and a half after it happened, and I
noticed that AOL muck-raking story didn't say a word about the city's 911 logs,
so I wouldn't get too worked up.
-- Larry
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008
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| Is there pool after surgury? Wendy 21:54:09 |
| | I had cervical spine surgury about two months ago. C-3 to C-7.
Titanium plates and screws, fusion. I can look left and right ok, but
it is difficult to look up and down. This was caused from genetics
(?). No accident. I'm 47 years old and I practiced pool for about an
hour the other night and the neck really got sore. Has anyone else
experienced this kind of surgury and if so, how is the game coming
along.
Thanks,
Wendy
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| Re: Short cue length all the time? John Black 21:00:59 |
| | In article <8802e82a-7aa6-4633-adb7-
40134e30e56a@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com>, jcobf@yahoo.com says...
I'm a beginner and never play or plan to play outside my own house.
This is an odd assumption to make. You like pool enough to get your own
table, but you think you will never want to play outside of your own
house? Anyway, it sounds like you are doing the right thing. Setup
some worst case obstructions to simulate where the wall is going to be
and see if the table is playable enough. Its rare to have the worse
case rail shot so its probably better to have a table than not.
John Black
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Sunday, 8 June 2008
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| Keep your pinky finger off the stick John Black 02:51:29 |
| | Well, I think tonight qualifies for another ah ha moment. We've talked
about keeping a loose wrist, not gripping the cue too tight, etc. I was
watching a decent player play some 9-ball before I started shooting
myself. I like to observe strokes, stances and pre shot routines to see
if there is something new I can try. Anyway, he has his pinky finger
totally off the stick verses just having a "loose" grip
When I start playing, I try this and I had a VERY good night. My stroke
felt straighter, more natural and more accurate. I was making
everything and I could really pound the ball or get lively action when I
needed to and still make the shot. Time will tell if this is one of
those techniques that makes a lasting difference or if its effect fades,
but I'm anxious to get back to the table tomorrow and test drive it some
more.
John Black
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Friday, 6 June 2008
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| Snooker Nat 14:55:44 |
| | I just bought a set of snooker balls and find my 14mm tips seem pretty big.
Where can I buy (in America) a 5/16-18 shaft with an 11mm tip for no more
than $40?
Nat
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Thursday, 5 June 2008
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| Anyone know Monk the 1P player from Reno ? K9way 17:21:59 |
| | lemme know if you do !!
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| Johnston City Lfigueroa 17:15:43 |
| | Someone said they liked the old stuff.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ekyLXFehvvk
Lou Figueroa
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| Re: Best Music for Pool SteveE 12:32:54 |
| | On May 21 2008 9:58 AM, Pat Hall wrote:
I think I can listen to just about anything as long as the volume is reasonable. If the balls start vibrating on the table because of the volume I just leave. PatH My sentiments exactly. I have two sets of ear plugs in my case, one with a
higher decible rating. I prefer not to use them because it destroys the
social aspect of the game and you can't hear the sounds of the game which
I enjoy. However, if the music is too loud it is destroying all that
anyway, so the plugs go in.
If I had to choose between music to loud and no music at all, I'll
definitely take no music at all.
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Monday, 2 June 2008
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| Relevelling a pool table John Black 18:52:07 |
| | Well, my new table gradually went out of level over 8 or 10 months. Its
not disastrous, but its enough to be annoying now. Its upstairs on
carpet so it probably settled. It could also be due to a ping pong top
we put on it when non-pool playing company comes over. ?
The table is a Legacy "Kelly". Should I get it professionally re-
levelled or try to do it myself. Note, I know nothing about how to do
it. I heard for 1 piece slates you can put napkins or stuff under legs
until it levels out but this is a 3 piece slate and I heard that
probably won't work. Is that right? What is a reasonable price for
someone to come out and do it? Thanks.
John Black
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| Re: Ralph Greenleaf Video Studeman 15:15:01 |
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lfigueroa wrote:
ah, ya. That would be: lfigueroa wrote: I love the freight-train shot along the footrail... You hear Ralph in
the background..."C'mon you son-uv-a.....YEAH!!!!"
Ray
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Friday, 30 May 2008
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| different cue balls Bob Keller 17:04:19 |
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Finally back on RSB after Vegas and I see John Black asked why I had trouble
with a blue circle cue ball as compared to a red circle. Sounds like a
worthy discussion to me. I don't have much time right now, though. Hope to
hear some from the "science guys" too.
The red circle cue ball is, I believe, lighter than the blue circle. For me
this makes a huge difference in drawing the ball, the red circle comes back
much easier and I think distance control is also easier. Follow shots are
different also as the blue circle (being heavier) seems to "go through" the
object ball easier. Playing with either is not a problem it just takes time
to adjust and I have played more with the red circle, historically.
Here's an example on a bar table:
http://CueTable.com/B/?@3DYLa3PNKv3XYLa2XbSd3kNKv3kYDt3kbQE4kJdf4kbQu2kbNS2kPMp@
The CB path shown is easy with a red circle cue ball. But with the blue
circle you'll probably scratch in the corner pocket using the same stroke as
with the red circle.
Bob Keller
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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| Just Curious (2) Dean Boulding 21:23:06 |
| | All,
Lou's recent thread on playing better or worse with age has triggered
something in my mind that I've been wondering about for a while: Are
people who are good at other sports generally better at pool? Do they
start out a little ahead?
It seems to make sense to me that sports where folks with better
eye-hand coordination might start off from a better place than the less
coordinated of us. My experience is that this may be so, but not 100%.
Of course, given the way we all tend to put on weight, but in hugely
different amounts, makes it hard to judge how athletic someone was when
younger.
Any thoughts?
Dean <-- sucked at sports as a kid, and looking for excuses for a bad
pool game
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Thursday, 8 May 2008
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| I just wanted to say thanks!!! Thyme3421 01:23:07 |
| | League season's over for a couple weeks, so last night I went to a
different hall to practice.
I started out with throwing balls out and knocking them in... then I set
up the break shot from Corey's run's... the side pocket one.
Got a really good spread, then missed a few shots... then RAN A NEW HIGH
RUN!!! WHOOOOOOOTTTY TOOTY!!!
I ran 43, then got funny and had to bank a ball into what turned out to be
a dead rail.
This shot is what I call the "terminal phase" of the run.
Just wanted to say thanks (and brag a little) I feel that I ran the run
because of the discussions we've had here. The "9ball situation" post's
from Wei had a lot to do with it... and the videos of Allison, Jennette,
Corey, etc have helped a ton too.
The talks about A-B-C balls came to mind many times over
Lou.... Lou lou lou.... the small changes of english that you mentioned
what... a week ago? That made a big improvement in my techniques for
developing a break ball to get into the next rack.
So THANKS everyone!!!
this group is great
-Duane Edwards << Slump is over. Whoo!
"Good enough to win money, not good enough to make it."
http://diamondstopockets.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, 7 May 2008
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| SVB in CO Bob Keller 23:29:36 |
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Guess who is playing in our local big-table weekly 9-ball tournament
tonight? Only the reigning US Open Champ SVB! He's here for the Colorado
bar table 9-ball championship this weekend - he's the defending champ.
Remember, it was only one year ago when he was relatively unknown and still
considered to be a mere mortal. 
Unfortunately I couldn't play, but before I left I got to see Shane make
this out: he jumped the edge of the 9-ball with his full length playing
cue, sending the CB 2 rails for perfect position and then deposited the
9-ball combo center pocket. Sigh............. The guy is smooth, smooth,
smooth. It doesn't matter what angle or distance of any shoot, he just hits
it smooth!
http://CueTable.com/P/?@4BWYi1CRRC4DRxl3EErF2GYtG2HGCX1IWAU1PXpT1kXpT4kWIR3kMvi3kakn4kHUB@
Bob Keller
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| Vegas Dean Boulding 21:27:47 |
| | A quick "Good Luck" to Bob and the others going to Vegas this weekend.
May all the rolls be yours.
Dean <-- nowhere near close (not geographically, either)
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| Re: Hamster Hits the Big Six-Oh! Jim 20:04:22 |
| | Yeah Happy birthday KID!!!
Jim
"JAM" <jamalloy@aol.com> wrote in message
news:9f11257c-4452-46d6-a1b4-ba18bc6d2421@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
Hope you have a very Happy Birthday today! JAM
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Tuesday, 6 May 2008
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| Re: 9 Ball Situation (8) - Another great run-out! (Video + Comment by Ralf) Cuetable 23:40:08 |
| | Hi,
Please check here for the video and a comment by Ralf.
http://library.cuetable.com/showthread.php?p=1755#post1755
Ralf Souquet's Web Site: http://www.souquet.de/
Cheers
Wei
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| Pool in Wilmington DE Mark0 19:26:45 |
| | In my most Lou like fashion, I'm looking for info on the best pool rooms
in the area and to see there are if any RSB-ers that might want to bunt
balls around for a couple of hours in the evening. My alignment problem
has gone away so I might be able to play my best C level game (if my leg
pain doesn't shut me down). Anyone?
--Mark0
Author of Secrets to a Perfect Pool Table Recovering Job
http://www.mccauleyweb.com/secrets.htm
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