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Straight Pool – The King & Queen of All Pool Games 27 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
If you think 9-ball is too easy and 8-ball one dimensional, then take a look at Straight Pool – the real game of pool. Play with all 15 balls on the table, but with the idea being that you pot… Read ...
Play Pool: How To Play American Eight-Ball Pool 2 Aug 2013 | 02:42 pm
Pretty much everyone starts playing pool by learning how to play eight-ball pool. It’s a really easy game to get to grips with, but are you playing the ‘right’ eight-ball pool? If you’ve learnt to pla...
Play Pool Better: Break Like A Pro With The Right Weight Cue 2 Aug 2013 | 02:41 pm
Back in the day, you really only needed one cue to play pool all day long. But with the introduction of faster (and some may argue more exciting) games such as 9-Ball, it’s become very important to be...
A E Schmidt – Oldest Manufacturer of American Made Billiard Tables: Part 2 :: 1870 to 1910 2 Aug 2013 | 02:40 pm
Young Oscar Schmidt would become the second generation to carry on the process of building Ernst’s business and (as would become the custom) at the age of 5, Oscar began his education in how to build ...
A E Schmidt – Oldest Manufacturer of American Made Billiard Tables: Part 1 :: 1823 to 1869 2 Aug 2013 | 02:37 pm
Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world had been making their way to the ‘New World’ since the late 1700s, mostly populating the rapidly growing east coast cities of New York and Boston,...
Brunswick Billiards – A History of the World’s Most Famous Pool Table Company: Part 4 2 Aug 2013 | 02:34 pm
The Great Depression of the 1930s killed off many American businesses. If it wasn’t for the strength of the company and the people involved, it may well have finished off Brunswick too. But with sales...
Brunswick Billiards – A History of the World’s Most Famous Pool Table Company: Part 3 2 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
By the turn of the 20th century, John Brunswick’s company that he had formed 55 years before, had by now become the largest billiard table company in the world, with six main offices and twenty sub-of...
Brunswick Billiards – A History of the World’s Most Famous Pool Table Company: Part 2 2 Aug 2013 | 02:11 pm
The mid 1800s were good times to be in business for John Brunswick. The Mid West cities were booming as thousands headed west in search of a new life and gold! The demand for high quality billiard tab...
Brunswick Billiards – A History of the World’s Most Famous Pool Table Company: Part 1 2 Aug 2013 | 02:01 pm
Over the past 165 years or so, many thousands of families have come to appreciate Brunswick pool tables for their playability, beauty and of course the ability to bring friends and families together. ...
How To Choose The Perfect Pool Table Pt5: The Final Touches – Laminate or Solid Wood 2 Aug 2013 | 01:45 pm
So if you’ve read all the previous parts to this series on How to Find the Perfect Pool Table, you should by now have a pretty good idea of what you need to look for. However, there’s one final area… ...
