Recent content by Richard S

I watched the stream from the Buffalo's Tournament for several hours and was really impressed with the skill level of these top pros. The ability of all of these players to shoot over balls and off the rail was really remarkable. This begs the question, in my ignorant mind, what kinds of cue...

Hope you get better soon, Col. Bille. I know two people who got those stents and are doing fine now.

Happy birthday Col. Bille.

I bought a brand new Gold Crown IV in 2004. It came from the factory with 4 7/8" corner pockets. In the late nineties the Diamond tables with 4 1/2" corner pockets first appeared in the New Orleans area. The locals seemed to think that one had to play on the tighter tables to improve and...

Very well done. I would not allow jumping.

Freddy, your book is truly one of a kind and truly entertaining, especially to pool hall reprobates like me. It's the kind of book one can open and start reading anywhere. You mention a guy named Freddy Sessions. I encountered him at a local New Orleans room called Gene's Pool Hall on Willow...

The tight Diamond tables that are used in many of the One Pocket tournaments generally have 4 inch pocket openings, I think. The hard rubber inserts on my Gold Crown IV have 4 inch openings and the pocket openings are 4 3/4 inches measured just inside the points. As we all know, playing on the...

Initial Impressions - Banking with the Beard Initial Impressions - Banking with the Beard This is easily one of the best books on technique I have seen. The diagrams are excellent and the process descriptions are presented in wonderfully clear language. I have found I need to go through the...

Looking Forward to The Beard's Book Looking Forward to The Beard's Book I just ordered Banking with the Beard. I had the opportunity to meet this gentleman at the tournament in Gulfport where he dispatched me quickly from the competition. I should have talked with him more as he was a nice...