Stripes and Solids

Stripes and Solids blog archive provides you with tips on playing pool, articles on pool tables, cues, leagues, and the history of the game.

Pool Cues

Before You Buy a Pool Cue, Read This! The Pool Cue – Let’s Break it … Read more

It was the mid-1980s, Bellingham, Washington. I was playing pool the way most people do … Read more

Pool has been played in American bars and billiard halls for well over a century. … Read more

Do You Remember Your First Pool Cue? Do you remember owning your first two-piece pool … Read more

Trigger alert. Some people might be affected when hearing ‘aholic’ tags. But you know what … Read more

If you played pool and have ever used a rack template, then you know how … Read more

What Table Is This? There has been a trend online where someone posts a photo … Read more