Hey I think i'm doing double buffering right but it still flickers? any of you guys have ideas?:
import static java.lang.System.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class prob1 extends Applet implements MouseListener,MouseMotionListener,Runnable
{
int px=0,py=0,opx=0,opy=0,radi=10;
Image vMem;
Graphics s;
Thread pl;
ArrayList<Ship> ships = new ArrayList<Ship>();
public void init()
{
int aW=getWidth();
int aH=getHeight();
px=getWidth()/2;py=getHeight()/2;
opx=px;opy=py;
vMem=createImage(aW,aH);
s = vMem.getGraphics();
addMouseListener(this);
addMouseMotionListener(this);
createShips();

pl=new Thread();
}
public void run()
{
drawCrosshair();

}
public void createShips()
{
for(int x=0;x<5;x++)
ships.add(new Ship(x*30,30,10,s));
}
public void drawShips()
{
for(int x=0;x<ships.size();x++)
ships.get(x).drawShip();
}
public void paint(Graphics screen)
{
drawShips();
drawCrosshair();
screen.drawImage(vMem,0,0,this);
super.paint(screen);
}
public void drawCrosshair()
{
s.setColor(Color.white);
s.drawOval(opx,opy,1,1);
s.drawOval(opx-radi,opy-radi,radi*2,radi*2);
s.drawLine(opx,opy+radi+3,opx,opy-radi-3);
s.drawLine(opx-radi-3,opy,opx+radi+3,opy);
opx=px;opy=py;

s.setColor(Color.black);
s.drawOval(px,py,1,1);
s.drawOval(px-radi,py-radi,radi*2,radi*2);
s.drawLine(px,py+radi+3,px,py-radi-3);
s.drawLine(px-radi-3,py,px+radi+3,py);
}
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent evt){}
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent evt){}
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent evt)
{
px=evt.getX();
py=evt.getY();
drawCrosshair();
repaint();
}
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent evt)
{
px=evt.getX();
py=evt.getY();repaint();
}
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent evt){}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent evt){}
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent evt){}

}