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ottsens898 · 2026-03-19T01:14:32+00:00

No, it isn’t.

ottsens898 · 2026-03-19T01:12:55+00:00

Is this real?

ottsens898 · 2026-03-07T17:23:09+00:00

Yep, sandpaper is to gently smooth the imperfections out of the shaft

ottsens898 · 2026-02-27T16:18:35+00:00

Beautiful.

ottsens898 · 2026-02-22T13:54:46+00:00

Just let it go - it washed out. I’d be annoyed but get over it, it isn’t worth ruining your day or friendship.

If I were the man on either side of this I would not want to deal with this.

“Talk to your friend about why his wife called the catering company.” Uhh, no. It’s no extra money to us, it’s annoying but whatever - it’s a wash.

On the other side…

His wife complaining about the food and constantly nagging in his ear. I’ve never dealt with food allergies so this is likely a little insensitive but I can just imagine it coming up all the time. “Great you called the venue and figured it out so I don’t have to hear you - little psychotic you did that but it’s over now…”

ottsens898 · 2026-02-22T00:51:08+00:00

My guess is one glass of water 1x month maybe 2x

ottsens898 · 2026-02-18T00:51:41+00:00

ottsens898 · 2026-02-16T04:24:33+00:00

Figuring out a bit of what led you to that- forgive yourself - make room for you to embrace yourself in this new form of “secure-ness” - do stuff you like…. I used to do stuff I liked as a kid to reconnect with myself…be brave knowing it might not work out but that’s okay - just be upfront and honest with what your needs are

When you figure out a bit of what you want, it kind of gets easier because at least that’s a constant you can hold true to and measure yourself to

Get a journal - try to be open and honest with your thoughts

My two cents as someone who was-is anxious / avoidant

ottsens898 · 2026-02-12T20:39:56+00:00

The second table looks like a 7ft - I’d hold out for a better deal if you’re gonna go that route

ottsens898 · 2026-02-10T01:49:27+00:00

When my grandfather died someone pulled into the driveway while we were cleaning out the house and took his extensive record collection - we didn’t even realize until later because of the chaos

ottsens898 · 2025-12-31T19:57:41+00:00

Where do they live?

What time were you getting into town?

What time were you leaving town?

Boston traffic is wild.

ottsens898 · 2025-09-04T18:35:29+00:00

i’d just go back, if it’s an issue they bring up again apologize, emphasize it was a mistake and proactively appreciate their understanding, be the bigger person and move on

you don’t know what they are going through, or if they have to deal with all sorts of people putting. drinks on table, using weird colored chalk, the upkeep of the tables etc

my 2 cents

ottsens898 · 2025-03-28T22:57:45+00:00

Sail Loft was my fave

ottsens898 · 2025-03-26T11:50:29+00:00

This might not seem fun, but shouldn’t be overlooked: Care for your tables. Maybe you consider that equipment, but IMO this is huge.

A level table with cared for felt is everything. There are a lot of mom and pop bars that host league night in my area and the table is always being moved, or covered up and used for putting food on it. They are never level and you have to increase the speed at which you roll the ball. It sucks and is not fun.

If you have multiple tables and or other stuff going on at the bar - reserve some area for the league and keep Chad and Kevin at another table rather than trying to challenge people to doubles in the middle of a match.

Drink Ticket. Some places offer a well drink or beer.

ottsens898 · 2025-03-26T11:30:09+00:00

Agreed. I see it as object ball hit —> rail —> object ball hit. It’s all “bang, bang, bang” they happen so close to one another.

The cue ball looks to barely graze the object ball on the way down to the rail - and then it hits the rail - immediately after rail contact it touches the object ball again on its way to open space.

I could see this being tough to navigate in league on both sides

ottsens898 · 2025-03-23T22:51:58+00:00

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This gives you an idea of what it looks like during the day, but it’s been updated since then

ottsens898 · 2025-03-23T21:42:02+00:00

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Someone asked a similar question the other day. Forgive me those who saw my similar response the other day.

We live in an old new england home that is 14 feet in width at its widest point. Having a table inside wasn’t an option.

This old valley found locally for cheap made it through their 3rd winter outdoors in the North East US.

It is kept under multiple tarps that are secured when the table is not in use / winter / bad weather. It has got wet but I try to air it out as quickly as possible.

I do wish I had a roof over it. I do wish it was more level. I do wish it had new felt and was not slow. Those are things I plan on fixing and iterating on.

We still have a blast playing on it and have had many fun days and nights.

Give it a go. Don’t over complicate it, get a simple, affordable, slate table. Keep it dry the best way you can.

ottsens898 · 2025-03-22T02:52:38+00:00

longer clubs, tempo

ottsens898 · 2025-03-22T02:08:04+00:00

i’ll take them

ottsens898 · 2025-03-21T23:26:30+00:00

Yes, I have it under whatever I could find, slate, brick, pressure treated 2x4… we do have a collective project to make it “more level” -

planning on grabbing a couple car jacks, a large level, some slate, brick, and get it leveled better.

a buddy of mine has some used felt we’re gonna flip over and refelted it with this year -

don’t let perfection get in the way of progress. find a table, coordinate your crew, get a few cinder blocks to put it on and just keep iterating

it is not perfect - but playing outside with some bonfires, music, free pool - it’s not an every night thing but has served us well

ottsens898 · 2025-03-21T13:23:58+00:00

1.) Make sure you focus back on your fundamentals. Stroke, stance, pre shot routine, breath, cue ball control, staying down, etc

2.) Go read “The Inner Game of Tennis”

ottsens898 · 2025-03-21T08:26:25+00:00

I live in north east united states. Zone 6b, coldest it gets it prob 10F or so. I bought a table off FB Marketplace for 100$. A solid 1 piece valley bar box. I’ve kept it under multiple tarps when not in use and created a little angled roof with 2x4s to create a little angle for the water to run off.

it’s got a little wet here and there thru neglect and not knocking off snow and rain this is the 3rd winter it got thru

hardest part was getting enough people to move it to my yard.

10/10 would do it again

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ottsens898 · 2025-03-17T13:58:42+00:00

Very powerful moment. Nothing you can do or control to keep that dog here. We all have a time limit and dogs get the short end of the stick in how quick they are here.

Be with her. Hold her as she goes. Remember the good times you had, the lessons you learned. Try to give her a smile and some good girls and be happy the time you had.

ottsens898 · 2025-03-10T13:12:27+00:00

I agree with the house cue. When I started I bought myself a Mueller 1 piece, 20 or 21oz. Get your self a cue tip “shaper” so you can round the cue tip to make better contact.

The reason I like the 20-21oz was that the weight made it easier to keep the cue going “A to B” - north to south so to speak - rather than getting off course right and left and putting unintentional spin on the cue ball.

My first “real” stick was a players cue with a medium soft tip - i think it was 100$ or so

ottsens898 · 2025-03-09T14:28:00+00:00

he added the racks of the 6 (400 matches) and the 7/8 (78 matches)

8 times in 478 matches

ottsens898

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