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It's my understanding that it's an "Open Break" so the original break shooter should have the option to "push out" just like in 9 ball. Your rule should not have come into question as the rules opted for a push out. Open break means you continue to shoot even if you hadn't made a ball. Hope...

Hello, My name is Aaron Berg and I am the creator of the Black Magic jump cue. This is a 2pc total carbon fiber jump cue with a 12.8mm straight shaft, textured carbon fiber handle and G10 tip. It's 5ozs, over 40" long and legal in all formats that allow a jump cue. Jumps close and far away...

Ok, so I've had a retip done on my SP. I took the top layer off and made the crown so that I left the shoulders sharp and defined. Those changes did make a difference. I also used a file for fine tuning the crown of the tip so I didn't risk overheating the tip with the razor blade. After I...

I had watched 2 out 3 of these before and appreciate the effort to locate some insightful videos. And I may be burnishing my sides too hard with leather and beeswax. I've been so used to doing single tips a long time ago before getting back into it again a few years ago now. Nice that some of...

Wow, thanks for all the support out there. I did cut the tip down on my shaft and reshaped it and it is playing better. I used to leave the edges sharp and then I started taking that off too. Going to go back to the sharp edge again on the finishing side of shaping the tip. Put about four...

Thanks Tom, me and my teammate both experienced a little glazing. I've taken my tip down to flat and reshaped the tip. I'm going to give this a whirl today at the table and see what happens. I keep my chalk on my belt so chalking hasn't been an issue for me. The sound of the hit is already...

I would rather take a layer off than take the whole thing off if that's what you've found to be better. It is flush I think it's more distortion from the page. I'm using Balabushka and predator chalk so I can't attribute it to a Master Chalk issue but my teammates are using Master.

Ok, well here's a picture of my soft. I still have it on my cue until tomorrow when I get back in my shop. Hope that helps or just tell me what you want to see and I'll provide whatever. Take care, Aaron

I installed a S on my teammate's cue and a M on my own cue and two Oinker's on my other teammate's cue. We've all had issues with miscues after a couple of weeks of use. I've picked and grit sanded and reshaped with hardly any long term result of avoiding the miscue. If it weren't for an...

Well I've taken on 5 of his cues and my heaviest one was 20.5 which I knew and wanted for some players liking a little heft. My other four are 19 and up. He's using the Audrick crew to create his line with his materials including shafts from Cue Components so everything should be stable for...

This turned out to be 11mm x 1.25 tap needed for the shaft insert. I typed in the tap size and found one on Amazon for 8 bucks. It's was the perfect fit and my customer is happy. The cue was one of the models that were signed at the but in stained Birds Eye Maple. Might help someone else...

Hmmmm, well this shaft insert I have is for 5/16x14 thread. but the teeth for my 12mmx 1.25 tap line up perfect as far as the OD thread so I'm figuring I'm going to need either a 10 or 11mm x 1.25 tap to install the insert into a blank new shaft. OUtside threads measure 11.20mm and the 10.20mm...

Tap size for shaft insert Hey KJ, I'm wondering what that size thread is for installing it into the shaft. Is that a 11mm x 1.25 tap size or 10mm? Take Care, Aaron