Shawn Gainey And Gainey Q’s. ~Hannah Blue {Interview}
I interviewed Shawn Gainey—founder of Gainey Q’s—last week, and it was an absolute delight. Shawn’s buttery southern accent makes it...
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- Nov 4, 2014
- 1 min
Smackin’ Pool with the Jack of All Trades: Walter Kelley ~ “Mighty” Joe Young {Cue
As a residential home building contractor and carpenter, Walter Kelley of Hallsville, Texas fell in love with the game as a teenager and...
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- Nov 1, 2014
- 3 min
Ebony Custom Made Cue by Shawn Gainey. ~ Garret Troop
Every custom cue maker has a certain feel for the industry and the way they want their cues to look and feel in the hands of the...
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- Oct 20, 2014
- 4 min
Don’t Get Beat by the Rules. ~ Jacqueline Karol
Have you ever heard anyone arguing over pool rules? First of all there are hundreds of different rules for pool and different games of...
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- Oct 4, 2014
- 2 min
The New Pechauer Shaft Pro. ~ Ocifer Pete {Product Review}
As a longtime Viking fan ( all of about 12 years ) with a standard or maple shaft, I recently purchased a custom Pechauer JP17L cue. At...
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- Sep 20, 2014
- 2 min
The Constant Provider: The Story of Steve Lomax. ~ Joe Young
If you frequent the national and regional league scene and the annual Super Billiards Expo, there’s a cue repair vendor that is highly...
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- Sep 8, 2014
- 2 min
OB Cues & Allison Fisher Raise $1,420 at APA NTC for the BEF! ~ Samm Diep-Vidal {Press Release}
September 8, 2014 (Englewood, CO): OB Cues kicks off third annual Juniors Pool Month at the APA National Team Championships by enlisting...
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- Sep 8, 2014
- 3 min
The McDermott G-Core Shaft. ~ Anthony Beeler {Review}
Throughout my pool-playing career I have had the opportunity to play with a variety of low deflection shafts. This month I was asked by...
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- Sep 7, 2014
- 2 min
Pre-shot Routine Element: Chalking up. ~ Max Eberle
Chalking your cue not only has an important physical function to playing the game, but it serves as an important element in your pre-shot...
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- Sep 6, 2014
- 3 min
Seeing the Drill Relieves Nervous Competitive Pressure. ~ Dominic Esposito {Video}
Every player who has played an important match knows that feeling of having nervous butterflies. Your breathing becomes short and...
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- Sep 5, 2014
- 6 min
My Life in Leather. ~ John Barton, JB Cases
For all of human recorded history and even well before we were able to make records of our activities, humans have used the skins of...
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- Aug 20, 2014
- 1 min
Billiards Trick Shots. ~ Jacqueline Karol {Video}
In this video I walk you through a trick shot and explain how to find a good playing cue. It’s important to find a good cue to make good...
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- Aug 18, 2014
- 2 min
Break Speed App Review. ~ Eli Ceballos
Breaking is the most important shot for table domination in most pocket billiards fame. Having a strong, controlled break is at times,...
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- Aug 7, 2014
- 3 min
A Full Spliced Family. ~ William Hurst
You will rarely find a full spliced cue broken in the forearm area where the different sections of wood have been spliced or joined...
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- Jul 28, 2014
- 4 min
Pool Cues: How They are Made. ~ Kim Walker {Part 1}
Most pool players have seen the many different pool cues used by players everywhere. Pool cues are different length, different weight,...
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- Jul 22, 2014
- 5 min
11 Tips to Keep You & Your Belongings Safe & Secure When Traveling to Tournaments. ~ Heath
I have been traveling to tournaments for almost ten years now. Sometimes I hit the road with my husband, sometimes with friends and...
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- Jul 6, 2014
- 9 min
Tools of the Trade: The Cue. ~ Kimberly Lecumberri
In order to play pool, you have to have a cue, or a“stick.” If you are knocking around balls in any other way, you are simply not playing...
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- Jul 4, 2014
- 5 min
Those Were the Days… ~ John Barton
In the old days serious pool players carried one cue and maybe one spare shaft to play their trade. Not a lot of players even had two...
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- Jul 4, 2014
- 3 min
Delta-13: The True Triangle—Made in the USA. ~ Peggy Mallen
Minnesota Fats once said, “Gleason used to rack balls for me when he was a kid in Brooklyn.” I say…“If only they had a Delta-13 rack…Fats...
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- Jul 2, 2014
- 2 min
The Delta -13 Elite: Is it Worth It? ~ Eli Ceballos
I am Eli Ceballos, a professional photographer at Cryfoto in Brooklyn NY, I play in the National Amateur Pool League (NAPL). I’ve had...
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