justbigsis said:

do you want to know if he’d be your time? you wouldn’t have been his.

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Not sure what "he'd be your time" means... just curious about what Justin looked like.

No pic, no worries...

pj
chgo

Patrick Johnson said:

I've often wondered what Justin looked like - do you have a pic you wouldn't mind sharing?

pj
chgo

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do you want to know if he’d be your type ? you wouldn’t have been his.

a1712 said:

To all. I know that is Justins Sister. She posted this out of spite, nothing was accomplished from it. Justin was My Friend.
Ignore me. ban me, I don't care, that was ignorant. Brian.

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never heard of you. pound sand punk.

Zerksies said:

Why don't you just contact Searing?

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I did, got no reply. I'll give it another try soon

dquarasr said:

.... Is it worth "fixing" my back hand position by moving those 1 or 2 inches back, considering I am shooting very well at the moment? ...

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If you have trouble with power shots, such as power draw, you could try moving your hand back some.

Ahead of perpendicular was very common among top players in the 1970s. Buddy Hall was the first top player I noticed who was close to perpendicular.

powerlineman80 said:

Jim Lee-He even pm'd me first and we went from there. Has been VERY helpful in helping me design my dream cue. He has seemed happier than me that we're building this cue. I drew up what I wanted and he told me what he could and couldnt do, and even gave me ideas on what would work and what couldnt. Gave me a great price and never jacked them up on me. We even talked on the phone for about 3 hours one night about everything but pool.

Trudy Fuller-She is unreal when you email Judd Cues about cues or help building one. She helped me a ton even though I never could afford a cue from them.

I'd recommend both anytime.

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I have had the opposite experience with Jim Lee. I posted a listing for a specific cue build, looking for a reasonably priced builder to make it by a certain date. Jim replied, and all sounded good. He assured me it would be completed in 5months, in time to give to my dad for his Christmas/retirement gift. Well, the 5months passed and he still hasn't started it. After 7 months, same thing. I asked him for my deposit back as my dad had gone into I'll health and wasn't likely to be leaving the hospital. I, too had to give up the game due to my heart problems, and had no use for the cue. He said he never said it would be completed by then(I had emails showing he did), and then said he would not refund me, and also the he has a new pricing structure, and I'd have to pay an extra $300(the cue was originally quoted at $600), or forfeit the deposit. Ended up getting the cue almost a year later. It was nice, but I had no use for it and sold it to a friend for a loss. Yeah, real nice guy.



As for good guys, I'd add Jim Crouch to the list. When I took up the game again last year, I went to him for a cue. He was great to talk to, making sure to answer all my questions and just an overall nice person. It had been 15years since I was in a pool hall, and he took the time to fill me in on all the new trends and changes in gear and the game. The cue I got was both beautiful and perfectly done. Ive gotten a few more cues since then, but the Crouch is my daily player.

Not cues, but Al Kinghorn of King cases is also a very nice guy to deal with and very professional, with great communication and accurate estimates on his completion dates. I plan to buy my third case of his soon.

justbigsis said:

thank you for sharing this. it’s very insightful.

i knew he was arrogant and smarter than me and yes he’d say weird shit but he was a nerd, i’m not, either I couldn’t be bothered or didn’t know what he was talking about and just move on. there were times I wouldn’t talk to him because instead of saying “the” he’d use some super nerd shit i couldn’t understand. our parents are fucked up - they lied to me about flying to NY because “he only turns 40 once” (NYD mind you), when i told them it’s crazy to ask me to come home on 12/29 - pfft! then they told me he passed in his sleep, i took the red eye and landed 5 hours before his viewing before the burial. upon arrival in NY, the priest mentioned his state of mind and i was floored. i started asking questions and got a raised voice for wanting to know the truth … they still try to tell me the medical examiner got his COD wrong even though they found him in a room 30 ft away.

but as my kid brother and the most beloved in the family, i loved him always - even when he was little and i used to tell him fedex dropped or we found him in the trash. if he had a problem, he knew i’d always have his back. he loved to learn, was thoughtful, accommodating, attentive, caring and loving - especially to our niece & nephew, and his students.

bless your hearts for putting up with Justin and including him in your community. i imagine this was the only forum he could really get shit off his chest and have some relief. thank you.

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I've often wondered what Justin looked like - do you have a pic you wouldn't mind sharing?

pj
chgo

While the general consensus is to stay perpendicular, if you observe a large sample of good players, you'll find that a large majority are usually slightly forward of 90 degrees.
I'd advise maybe getting contacts or billiard glasses which might help with your head and upper body movement.

Island Drive said:

Why, not a straight shot?

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There is no passenger rail service to Dubuque. You can see this for yourself with a quick visit to the Amtrak site. Here you go:


If you ask for Dubuque, they will tell you they can get you to Davenport. Davenport is 70 miles from Dubuque. I guess there might be a bus. You could look into it.

skogstokig said:

with a young european and a filipino legend winning the big $$?

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I was referring to the financial issues, but good point.

Chopdoc said:

That Mali was designed to unscrew at that point and came with weights to put there, I believe brass. They had adjustable weights.

Some are missing the weights.

That's a very different design. The Adam does not unscrew.

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I suppose they could just be glue relief holes. But neither cue have any steel in them besides the butcap bolt. ultimately it's not worth cutting the cue in half to investigate any further. But both cues do feature similar construction techniques

skogstokig said:

maybe related to liam neeson with that snout

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May be related to Quasimodo with that hunch.

Members, I really appreciate all your replies. I have found they really help. I set up a bunch of long straight shots (again). I thought I had worked this out before. OB was going consistently a little bit to the right on the Mighty X long shot. Double checked alignment, put camera behind me, found the grip was just a little bit tight. Changed the grip to barely hold the cue without it falling or moving while stroking, and it looks like its straightening out. Now to test this on long difficult angle shots, but with known cut angles.
This reminds me of one of the older quotes. “ A good stroke is not owned. It’s rented, and rent is due every single day.”