Category: Equipment
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Thirty-One Tips: 9. Carry Nail Clippers
There are many items that come in extremely useful in your cue case. The one non-pool related item that I feel is the most important is a quality nail clippers. Snag a nail or collecting some dirt under a nail? Fix the situation on the spot. I consider having multiple nail clippers a necessity for…
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Thirty-One Tips: 6. Take Care Your Cue
Equipment Tip: Be Careful Loaning Out Your Cue. Be judicious about letting others hit balls with your cue. I am in the business of selling cues, so I’ve got to give people the opportunity to shoot with whatever cues I’ve got in my case. My advice to others is the opposite. Take care of your…
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Thirty-One Tips: 4. Cue Tip Confidence
Equipment Tip: Don’t skimp on cue tips. Whatever your choice of cue tip is, you must be pleased with the tip’s shape and condition. Nothing else will do. This will give you confidence in your gear and will translate to a confident stroke.
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The BCA Trade Show: 27 Years Old and Nearly Extinct
A comparison of my first BCA Trade Show in 1990 and the 2010 BCA Trade Show. By Mike Fieldhammer, Billiard Coach, LLC. Player, Instructor and Retailer. I really got the billiard bug in college. What a stroke of good fortune that the small private college I attended had four regulation 9-foot pool tables – two…