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Sep 6, 20182 min read
Kamui Roku Chalk Review ~ Garret Troop
The chalk it self has a new look and feel to it. The new Hexagon shape that Kamui has chosen just feels right in your hands. The chalk...
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Aug 28, 20184 min read
The Secret of the Half-Ball ~ Bill Smith “Mr3Cushion”
Bill Smith “Mr3Cushion” has been one of the top players in the country for all of his 40 year career as a professional 3 Cushion player....
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Aug 28, 20183 min read
HEADPHONES – PERSONAL BENEFITS AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES ~ by Peggy Mallen
It wasn’t that long ago a few players were using headphones during practice, and even fewer were using them while playing league or...
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Jan 13, 20184 min read
The Lag Blog Entry # 3 ~ Kelvin Greenleaf
Here I am again, sitting at my desk in the warehouse office. I am supposed to be doing “job related” activities like processing returns,...
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Dec 12, 20172 min read
Taom Chalk Review ~ Garret Troop
Ok ladies and gentlemen; Let’s talk chalk. We all need it and there is a ton on the market. Some like one and other like that one brand....
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Nov 24, 20177 min read
The Lag ~ Kelvin Greenleaf
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 This is the first entry of my blog called, “The Lag.” Let’s talk about added money, green fees, and coin-op...
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Nov 20, 20176 min read
APA Pool Diaries: Entry 1 ~ Ralf Greenleaf
APA Pool Diaries Entry One The pool hall calls the players to that perpetual sea of green felt that blankets the tables in most pool...
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Nov 5, 201711 min read
Preaching One Pocket: How to become a better pool player and wiser human being at the same time ~ Pe
Excerpt After I wrote about what one pocket means to me, I started arguing what one pocket can mean to you as a pool player and as a...
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Oct 22, 20171 min read
Purse Snatcher ~ Tim Chin
The Purse Snatcher is a classic set up shot that can get infuriating when you try it on an unfamiliar table. It was once in the Artistic...
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Oct 3, 20171 min read
The QuicSlick by the Billiard Engineer ~ A Review by Garret Troop
It’s hard to come up with something new in this industry much less recreate something and make it better. What the crew at the Billiard...
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Jun 14, 20172 min read
The Monk Helps You Move to the Next Level ~ Timothy “The Monk” Miller
www.theroadplayer12.com As you know I am always willing to help my fellow pool player. I have been doing that for thirty five years....
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Mar 24, 20172 min read
DigiCue ~ A Review by Garret Troop
The DigiCue is well worth the money and as a great price point of around $79.99. Considering the thousands of dollars that we as pool...
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Mar 10, 20176 min read
The Kilowatt, Part Three ~ H.W. Moss
Alfonso was born in Cuba, came to the States when he was 10, as part of the 1980 Mariel boat lift. His father was one of Castro’s...
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Feb 22, 20173 min read
The Ambassador ~ Dakotah Schmidtknecht
Okinawa Slim, a true professional and ambassador to the sport of pool. Slim is a professional artistic pool player, a Marine, and a true...
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Feb 22, 20174 min read
WEST MICHIGAN NINE-YEAR-OLD PHENOM PARKER JAKUBCZAK ~ Peggy Mallen
Nine-year-old Parker Jakubczak from West Michigan is tearing up the felt! This young man, who started playing at the ripe old age of...
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Dec 31, 20162 min read
The Balabushka “DIRECT HIT” Jump Cue Review ~ Jason McKee
First off I would like to say that the Balabushka “DIRECT HIT” Jump Cue would not have been my first “go to” Jump Cue if the need had...
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Dec 27, 20162 min read
James Hanshew Jump Cue, a Review ~ Garret Troop
NO BULL! James Hanshew Jump cue First, of I have to say that is was a pleasure working with James. As far as a cue maker goes he is on my...
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Dec 25, 20166 min read
The Kilowatt, Part Two ~ H.W. Moss
Rich is estranged from his 86-year-old father who ditched Rich’s mother and moved back to the Philippines where he hooked up with a woman...
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Nov 29, 20161 min read
Pool Tables Website ~ a Review by Garret Troop
Pool Tables is a newer site, and this is my review of them. This is an interesting site that I stumbled across that gives reviews on cues...
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Sep 14, 20163 min read
Charlie Marshall Jr. Interview ~ “Mighty” Joe Young
I am truly impressed and amazed by this 12-year old’s list of accomplishments that it gives me hope that the sport is alive and well....
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