The World Cup is nearly upon us, kicking off this Friday at 3pm. I’m looking forward to it, no doubt England will be knocked out in the quarter / semi finals but a month solid of football on TV will be enjoyable – it’s a shame I’m going to have to watch the games on [...]
Archive for the ‘Pool’ Category
9 ball run
by Stephen Hoult on May 18th, 2010I went Durham City Snooker & Pool last night to work on my game and had a relatively successful time. The table wasn’t in the best condition, balls (which were chipped) had been tapped – in the wrong position – too much so it was impossible to break, the cloth must’ve been on for 20 [...]
Big Pockets
by Stephen Hoult on May 16th, 2010Whenever I mention that I’ve been playing 9 ball pool the person I’m talking to always says, ‘Ah, the one with the big pockets?’ To which I reply, ‘yes’ – anything else would be a lie as American Pool tables do have bigger pockets than British Pool tables. It’s as if they’re saying it’s got bigger [...]
My Journey into 9 Ball Pool
by Stephen Hoult on May 13th, 2010I’ve recently started playing pool again, the 9 ball variety that is, and this time I’m taking it seriously. I’d always enjoyed playing pool but generally the only chance to play comes when I’m in the pub. I do have my own 7ft American Style table but unfortunately it’s been ‘out of commission’ for the last year [...]
