Archive for March, 2006

Jacoby Cues and the tournament at the Hyatt

Posted on 31. Mar, 2006 by Mike Fieldhammer.

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I just spent a few hours visiting with some people at the Hyatt in Minneapolis. Jarrod and Jessica from Iowa had a slick break speed test set up on a 7 foot table. The best I could do was 25.5 mph on my last try. I was steadily getting faster on each break, so perhaps [...]

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Are you a fox or a hedgehog?

Posted on 20. Mar, 2006 by Mike Fieldhammer.

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Ancient Greek Archilochus said “The fox knows many tricks; the hedgehog one good one.” Was Archilochus a pool player? Not a chance, but could his maxim help us improve our pool game? It seems that bar table 8-ball is the game of choice for most players in the Midwest. 8-ball tournaments draw numerous players while [...]

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