Archive for November, 2008
What do you read?
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
You can’t be shooting pool ALL the time, right? And you can’t be reading about pool all the rest of the time, right? Isn’t there some saying like “All pool and no … makes Jack a dull boy”? So what’s your “…”?
Surely there is more to life than pool, right?
Recently [...]
Thanksgiving at the Fun House
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
It’s Thanksgiving, and a New Moon all on the same day. What more could you ask? How about the world’s best cookies?
Many years ago, my daugter Kendra made me a batch of cookies that were the best I have ever had, and that’s saying something for a cookie connoisseur like me. And [...]
New Cloth: Simonis 760 Tournament Blue
Submitted by DIARY OF A POOL SHOOTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Yesterday was a big day here at FastMikie’s Fun House. I finally got the new cloth installed, and it is most excellent.
After searching for the BEST, the Michelangelo of table mechanics, and based on recommendations of friends, I finally selected Steve Leistikow (”TableMechanic” at AZ Billiards forum) [...]
E-mail Inbox: Lester from Kansas City
Submitted by DIARY OF A POOL SHOOTER
Every once in a while, a pool shooter will discover this blog, and even more amazingly, actually read one of my pool short stories, which are somewhat hidden around here like Easter eggs. Today, “Lester from Kansas City” stopped in for a visit and found the story about my [...]
Why I pay $3.50 instead of 25 cents for chalk
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
About 5 years ago I was in Las Vegas for the APA team 8-ball national championships, my first-ever exposure to a big pool event. There were lots of companies selling stuff: cues, tables, cases, etc. I stopped at the Longoni table to check out the neat cases, and noticed something called [...]
Pool & Billiards Library: DVD Additions
Submitted by Pool Shooter Blog
It seems that the recent pool matches on TV have been mostly re-runs, so when the IPT offered competition 8-ball DVDs for less than 5 bucks each, I jumped at the chance to buy a few DVDs featuring my favorite players.
I play these, and others, when I’m on the treadmill in [...]
Billiards Industry Loses Key Executive to Private Business
Sean Cummings, President of the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) and Brunswick Corporation resigned both positions in order to pursue an opportunity in private enterprise. Brunswick Corporation has in been in business for 160 years. The BCA was established in 1948.
Whoever takes the position will be the chief of an industry that boasts 36 million [...]
Pool League or bar pool?
Written by Michael Vass
As I mentioned in another post (at my political blog) Monday is my APA 8-ball pool league. There is nothing more rewarding than playing a match that is hard fought and challenging.
Normally I have video of these matches, but today I was behind the 8 ball (bad pun I know). The election [...]
Defensive pool shots - big benefits from not dropping the ball
Written by Michael Vass
I want to take a moment to just go over an aspect of pool that many players have difficulty with. I have to admit that I have as much difficulty with this as most any player. The hardest shot in any pool game or tournament is the defense shot.
Now if you only [...]