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June 14, 2005
Watchin' real pool players play pool
I had intended to play some pool at The Charlotte Room tonight but Monday's and Tuesdays are league nights so there were no tables available. It turns out that just standing and watching people who actually know how to play the game is just as entertaining. I was standing next to a table where a guy named Darrin was showin' people how it's done. It was refreshing to see that even he could miss a shot now and then. Interestingly, he had more trouble with the straight shots than the ones where he could bank or cut. I was intrigued with how he could hit the cue ball at a different point (upper right, lower left, etc) to achieve different angles on the object ball. For instance, I often have trouble hitting a shot where the ball is along the side so I can't hit quite at the correct spot to have it roll parallel to the cushion and into a corner pocket. I could see that for those shots he would hit the cue ball on the lower side closest to the cushion. This would smack the object ball just right to have it roll parallel rather than having it bounce off the cushion and off in to the wilderness.
The waiter was saying that their tables were some of the last Dufferin Challenger's ever made and that they're the truest in the city. Something about them having three piece slate tops which make them easier to level or something. I'll have to ask about that again when I've had fewer Corona's.
Posted by John at June 14, 2005 11:32 PM
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Tammy (org. for the urban exploration group...) is a member of the league at the Charlotte Room on Monday nights, and she keeps telling me that I should join the just-for-fun (or whatever they call it) league on Tuesday nights - apparently its a good time.
Posted by: Kerry at August 11, 2005 10:12 AM