Chopdoc said:

Yes, Adam made and makes good cues.

That's why I put "cheap knock off" in quotes.

Incidentally I really dig my Adam Rambow.

I am not sure what you meant "no metal used in the joints". It's obviously a full splice forearm. Many very high quality short splice cues use a metal screw in the A joint, including actual Balabushka cues. As you can see from your picture the handle joint is not in the typical A position but is under the wrap. This was a common construction type for Adam. Are you saying there is no metal screw in that joint and the one at the other end of the handle? Forgive me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression they used a metal screw in those joints.

This is an Adam R/A-10 with the same construction:
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Chopdoc said:

Yes, Adam made and makes good cues.

That's why I put "cheap knock off" in quotes.

Incidentally I really dig my Adam Rambow.

I am not sure what you meant "no metal used in the joints". It's obviously a full splice forearm. Many very high quality short splice cues use a metal screw in the A joint, including actual Balabushka cues. As you can see from your picture the handle joint is not in the typical A position but is under the wrap. This was a common construction type for Adam. Are you saying there is no metal screw in that joint and the one at the other end of the handle? Forgive me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression they used a metal screw in those joints.

This is an Adam R/A-10 with the same construction:
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gregcantrall said:

"Why did I miss?" Is dealt with immediately upon sitting in my chair. The best answer would be, "it's a safety not a miss." The most difficult to get over is, "uh I don't know." The important thing for me is to analyze, categorize and then put it behind, clear the mind of baggage and prepare to re enter the fray.
From experience, I know that my method Can work. It doesn't Always work but it gives me the best chance. Clearing the mind to give full focus to the problem at hand if and when I return to the table.
Full focus leads to me having negligible memory of anything other than seeing the game ball take the fall.
A favorite memory: At the handshake my opponent said incredulously, "You shot that 8 ball left handed!" It was indeed such a difficult shot that required Full Focus, so I had to look down at the cue in my left hand and reply, "I guess I did."
It was a shot that fit the left hand as the right hand was table hooked.

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jeephawk said:

Amtrak from Chicago (once you get to Union Station from the airport) to anywhere within an hour or more of Dubuque would be about the most inconvenient way to travel, if you even can. Likely take longer than the plane trip from California.

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Mensabum said:

Old school shellac?? Wow!!! I didn't know anybody still used that. Thot it had all gone to polyurethane.
Thanks for the info!!

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SBC said:

They love Billy....he will be on there for decades.

Styer won't be playing next year...that's what I'd bet.

Without sponsorship and a willingness to forgot his current life, Meglino won't be on the WNT tour. That's the same hurdle anyone has now with the expense of staying out on tour.

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nine_ball6970 said:

dont sleep on Laz's younger brother, Gabriel Martinez.

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Cicerone88 said:

That’s an interesting take it’s possible. Although technically Moselle beat Eddie in their first matchup, Grady beat Vince in their first match, and Amos beat Eddie as well. Moselle was the top guy at Chalkies, and Grady was the number one player in the world using a McDermott.

There’s also quite a few other McDermotts in the movie used by extras, but I can’t get a full view of the butt to identify exactly what D models they were. I wonder if the reason they never advertised it was because none of the McDermotts were used by main characters. The only cue that was highlighted was the “Balabushka”.

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