TimeOut

After some odd 15 years, I finally had the privilege of seeing Art again last night. Unsurprisingly, the rendezvous was all about pool, and he sure showed me not only what it means to be 'in shape', but equally crucially, which tools (cues) to best achiev...  

Although I’m not sure I’m teachable in such a sport at this point.😔

It's never too late my friend!!

Tim, Art, Andrew Tim, Art (a bunch of random revelers running up and down the beach) All Mine Cazalea ...  

That would be fun HERE if it wasn't more than $2000 a night!!! Originally built in 1892 to provide water to power the Pacific Railway steam engines, this famous structure was converted in the mid-1980s from a Water Tower into a Water Tower House! Featurin...  

Then the expense would be quite reasonable 😎👍 !

. . . there. And protests to prevent it from being torn down.

I've always wondered what the water tower looks like. Now if that had a pool table inside it, that would be heaven! Art certainly has a huge collection of exotic woods in his pool cue collection! I don't think anyone I know has ever created so many differ... 

. . . in twenty or so years. Some guys are naturals, I guess. 🎱

Chuffed to bits dear Art, cannot wait to order a custom cue from Bob, and play much more frequently than I have allowed myself in preceding decades.... 🙏🙂‍↕️

that someone is returning to the game 👍

I imagine Art overloaded your brain with too many cues to choose from, but did get an idea of what you like?

. . . purpleheart, and ebony. Guess which cue he flipped over? 😉

It depends on his style. Assuming exactly the same tapper and diameter, a runner will go for maple. Much better control. A power breaker will go for purple heart. It just slams the ball. A person that just shoots long shots all day long...ebony. There is ... 

So when is your cue getting ordered? 😉 My mind would go crazy with so many options available from Bob Flynn

Art spends a Sunday every few weeks going for a visit, so I plan on tagging along when a given Sunday permits schedule-wise.... Being in a 24/7 line of work, scheduling is always in a flux to some extent, but this past month I happened to working every si... 

. . . to appreciate. The most underrated shaft wood might be oak. Most of my 3+ rail kicks are made with a red oak shaft fitted with an Elkmaster tip. It seems to have the most efficient transfer of energy of all. Art

I know it's always a matter of personal preferences. Super soft tips to me is like boxing gloves on a ninja assasin.

. . . of cue-ball spin. Try making this shot . . . . . . without follow and right English. Yes, it can be done, and I realize that's how the best play, but spinning the cue ball makes many types of shots more efficiently than perfect aim. My hunch is that... 

Last year was my first time playing on bar tables regularly. I used to play only on 9 foot tables until I got married 15 years ago, then had to quit. I still find bar table rules a bit different from BCA rules that I am more used to. Now as far as "hide a... 

. . . gotten around! Playing with champs and winning - that's gotta be the icing on the cake. Played a game of 8-ball with Mike Massey once, but he sized me up as no competition and took mercy, giving a few chances to make a shot before slamming the door ... 

one with a custom laser art done on the steel joint collar. It was a special order with Zeus as a cloud blowing wind that goes around the back to form into Zeus. That cue was the reason I nearly got kicked out of college ...  

. . . in my early twenties. That's when I stopped playing until retiring in my mid-fifties. Since then pool has been the other touchstone of my life, after Stones tours. Funny how we can be so obsessed with a game. And the equipment entailed. 🎱