JoeyInCali said:

Yes. A young wide grain maple

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I own a Kielwood, my biggest issue with it is that it doesn't feel lively, is there a way to get a Kielwood to play soft and lively?

iusedtoberich said:

He could be an asset to team USA from a German training/coaching standpoint. As a player, he’s simply too old imo.

Then again, if he gets in on points…

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Alcaide, a Team Europe member this year, is older than Hohmann, which might inspire the hitman.

Michigan Mike said:

Hello all, long time viewer, recently joined member and first time poster. Like the title says, I need help selling my Mosconi Cup tickets. ...

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I tried to discover something on their website, and I couldn't get as far as asking to arrange a transfer, which I think is how you do it. That may be due to the tickets not being issued yet. It looks like they do not offer an "offer for resale" option (which Ticketmaster has), so you arrange the sale privately and then transfer. Maybe.

I think you won't have any problem selling the last two days. There are still seats for sale for the first day.

trob said:

That’s why it’s tattooed right on my arm… dead stroke. Pool nirvana.

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That boy hardcore

Unfortunately, there's no way anyone can accurately answer this. All cues from every era are going to have variations in how they hit as, even if they're the same design with the same species of woods, no two shafts or butts are exactly the same. I will say, though, if you can find an older one that's straight and hits/plays the way you want, you can't really go wrong. If it hasn't warped by now it probably isn't going to as long as it's cared for properly.

Also, judging a cue's playability by who made the finals or won a tournament with that brand isn't really a good way to look at things. The guys you mentioned could have probably done the same with just about any cue out there. They're just that good and they were playing at the tops of their games at those times. The best player I've ever had the chance to watch in in his prime on a regular basis won the all-around title at The Derby with a cut down house cue paired with a Schon shaft. But, again, there's zero doubt in my mind he could have done that with any cue he was comfortable with. He was simply playing that good at that time.

He could be an asset to team USA from a German training/coaching standpoint. As a player, he’s simply too old imo.

Then again, if he gets in on points…

I was there playing, I picked em to win, bet on em the last five matches with Cardone .
Helped pay for the trip.

Santin23 said:

Thanks for the feedback, buddy — really appreciate it. It’s kinda hard to try those cues around here; most pool halls I go to are full of Predator lovers or carbon-fiber guys, and that’s just not my thing. That’s why I’m asking for some opinions, I’m not really familiar with any of the brands i mentioned. Personally I have a Viking, which is good, but I’m a little bit disappointed with the inlays. Cheers

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All I can tell you is they all have a very stiff hit. Which is what I always liked to play with. Your correct.. the days of the custom cues seem gone. All you see is predator and cuetec

Ko Pin Yi has a 30k Zen. Has gold in it.

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melling maybe was a rookie MVP, and possibly boyes. it's pretty rare

I'm guessing the shots where you tighten your grip are outside your comfort zone, thus causing the breakdown in your mechanics. Progressive practice helps with this.

Set up the shots where you tend to tighten your grip, but make them very easy. OB close to the pocket, CB close to the OB. Shoot that over and over to get a feel for what a totally relaxed grip feels like. Because the shot is easy, your grip will stay relaxed throughout the stroke because there's no fear of missing and no desire to "muscle" or steer the cue. Just a pure, relaxed swing. Pay very close attention to how it feels--especially in comparison to your normal tense stroke on difficult shots.

Start increasing the distance slowly until you feel the tension creep back in. Then work on relaxing your grip at that distance. Rinse and repeat with increasing distance/difficulty.

VVP said:

Not sure why people are downplaying the "rookies" like they have an enormous weight on their shoulders. Filler and I believe Sky, we're MVPs in their rookie year. I'll take Pijus and Moritz over anyone in the USA team given how they are playing TODAY.

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Know where you are coming from. I don't think the "weight of the world" argument is valid when it comes to Mosconi rookies. I think what's hard for a Mosconi rookie is dealing, for the first time, with the crowd noise, that reaches a level not nearly found at any other event. Some get used to it, and some do not. Shaw seems to raise his level of play whenever the crowd noise is amped up, which is why he is the right captain for Team Europe.

Neuhausen will have been helped by having participated in the Reyes Cup last month, but the crowd will be a lot louder at the Mosconi. Labutis, on the other hand, may find the transition a little tougher, much as Mickey Krause did a year ago. It took Mickey three days to really get going, and on Day 4, only a double hit foul denied him a win over Gorst, so he eventually figured it out.

Admittedly, Filler in the 2017 event is the exception. Skyler wasn't MVP in 2016, but in 2018 he probably gave the best performance by any American player in the past decade. Tyler Styer wasn't MVP in 2018, but he was a Mosconi rookie that contributed significantly.

Interject between those two awesome days for me, one day in the middle I played a 600 capped and handicapped event. It was a “race to your handicap” type event, that heavily favored the stronger players. I could barely make BIH and wanted to take 2 weeks off and quit. Ha ha.

Such is pool.

My avg game might be about the same, but I feel my best game has come up some.

This shaft is in really good condition with low low miles.

ceebee said:

I was a Tooling Engineer for the BOEING Co, for about 30 years, I worked on the 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, the Space Shuttle & started when the Saturn 5 was the launch vehicle. I designed little Machine Tools & Major Assembly Tools... all over America, but Mostly Seattle.. When I Retired, I was designing Major Assembly Tooling on a Computer....

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What an amazing career, you should be proud and ready to take a break.

He is registered to play in the coming week International open in Saint Augustine

I had a early 90's that played great. That stl15 is nice